In the past, the Carden St. Cafe was always one of our favourite restaurants. I am a vegetarian and my husband is not and we always found the best of both worlds in the fabulous food and service offered at Carden St. Ownership and the menu of the restaurant has changed recently though. In the past, there were always several excellent and interesting vegetarian options for every course. This time, I had the option of one soup starter (none of the salads or other appetizers were vegetarian) and one entree. The vegetarian entree included goat cheese, a little heavier a meal than I desired. When I commented to the waitress that I was surprised by the limited options for vegetarians and not particularly desiring a heavy cheese entree (and indeed she surely had heard this from other former customers), she replied that they were not "a vegetarian restaurant." Most restaurants I have been to on the westcoast give the option of customizing other menu selections to be vegetarian but Carden St. did not. We were acutally both taken aback by the waitress' unapologetic response. My husband and both found our herbed mashed potates tasteless, although nicely presented. The prices also seemed to have been raised in the ownership change. My husband found his duck entree was "okay" but not worth the price. We will not be returning. We were so disappointed with the lackluster service, limited menu options and so-so food.