Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Italian Tomato

website
8380 Bridgeport Road
Richmond
604.247.0040

Meal
Dinner

Cost
$$

Entree
Whole Wheat Linguine with Capricciosa Sauce

The Low-Down
Disappointing

Review
I have been here before and was expecting something quite decent. I remember large portions and a tasty sauce, similar to Anton's. As I walked in, the place was unusually more quiet than I last remembered. I thought nothing of it, attributing it to an early dinner perhaps. After I ordered, the bread came out and was far from appetizing. It was quite the normal piece of bread that was cold, which does not go well at all with the hard butter that it came with. The deck was starting to stack against them. When the pasta came, it looked hot, delicious, and bountiful. Unfortunately, the more I had of my pasta, the more I disliked it.  If I could choose one word, I would choose salty. I drank a lot of water that night and only managed to finish half of my dish. I am quite disappointed, but I think I might give it one more shot. If it fails that attempt as well, this place is off my list for good.


Bread and Butter

Whole Wheat Linguine with Capricciosa Sauce

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

BoatHouse

website
1795 Beach Avenue
Vancouver
604.669.2225

Meal
Dinner

Cost
$$$

Entree
Lobster Bisque
Fire-grilled Sirloin with Lobster Thermidor

Wine
Jackson Triggs Esprit Chardonnay

The Low-Down
Delicious

Review
I was super excited about this meal since I had tried their crabfest back in the summer. I started with the Lobster Bisque. It was absolutely delightful and full of lobster flavour. The only thing was that it was lukewarm to cold. Next came the sirloin. This was cooked perfectly to a medium-rare. The thermidor topped it off and gave it all a lobster taste. The sirloin was an excellent piece without any sinews. Instead of the normal dessert, BoatHouse offers a glass of wine instead which I think is a wonderful idea. I rarely eat dessert to begin with and usually I'm too full when I'm out. The wine was a great compliment to the meal. I'm definitely looking forward to another fest at BoatHouse!


 
Fire-grilled Sirloin with Lobster Thermidor