Showing posts with label dineout. Show all posts
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28 Jan 2012

Joe Fortes: Dine Out Vancouver #2

So for round 2, we ended up at Joe Fortes downtown. This place feels very welcoming and their style is old French which T and I both like. We made reservations only 30 mins prior to arrival but they still gave us a really nice booth in the corner away from all the crazyness. The restaurant was still crazy busy at 10:00.
 Jumbo Prawn Cocktail. SO GOOD. I want more.
 Caesar Salad. I really liked their dressing. It was really garlic-ey but the lemon soothed it down and made a delicious dressing! Yay!
 Scallop and Prawn Pasta. No complaints. Im a little on the fence about whether I like it or not. As much as I loved those little peas, I don't think they went well with this dish. Feels like something I could've made at home. Not that it was bad though, cause I gobbled this thing up in minutes!
 New York Steak. This sauce was AH-mazing! So were the mashed potatoes. I would've preferred a tenderloin but this was still awesome and well made.
 Don't you love the plating of this? Other than the fact that it looked nice, it was equally yummy! I would order this again, with extra ice cream.
This is almost as comparable to the Tiramisu at the Sicillian in Emonton. Not AS good, but still awesome. I also gobbled this thing up.

Both 3 course dinners were $38. I think it was an okay deal. Obviously $28 would be better but what can you really say. I would come here again for their regular menu. Overall a great dinner.

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25 Jan 2012

The Boathouse: Dine Out Vancouver #1

Spent our first Dine Out at the Boathouse in New Westminster. They've got a choice of 2 menus, $28 and $38. I had the $38 and T had the $28.

Lobster Bisque. I didn't really like it but I'm sure its just me. The lobster part was good though hehe.. duh
 Caesar Salad. The dressing was spicy so .. meh. It was a pretty huge salad though!
 This was awesome. I ordered a Firegrilled Tenderloin Filet and Prawns, medium rare. And it came out exactly medium rare, exactly what was in the description and no surprises. Plus, it was the perfect amount for my belly to leave room for dessert. 10/10.
Oven Roasted Chicken. Not much to say about this one. It wasn't bad or amazing.. it was just a chicken, roasted in the oven. I should say though, that the portion was bigger than I was expecting. 
As the boring people we are, we got the same dessert. It was GOOOOOD.

We saved $12 a person which is a great deal! Can't wait to try more Dine Out reastaurants! 

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