Archive for the ‘Granville Island’ Category

DOCKSIDE RESTAURANT

1253 Johnston Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-685-7070

Web: http://www.docksidebrewing.com

Advice: Make a reservation thru Open Table. If someone in your party is celebrating a birthday tell the Manager not the server.

Grilled Wild Sockey Salmon

Oven Roasted Alaska Black Cod

Roasted Wild Pacific Halibut

My family and I had dinner recently and were delighted with the great menu of seafood as well as many other selections  Large and spacious Dockside has one of the best views in the city, situated on Granville Island overlooking False Creek, the marina and the downtown core. After looking at the menu we decided to skip the appetizers. For our Entrees we enjoyed the Grilled Wild Sockey Salmon ($26) with four citrus vinaigrette; Roasted Wild Pacific Halibut ($28) with herb crust, dill beurre blank and Oven Roasted Alaska Black Cod ($28) with katchumber salad and raita.

Almond Pear Tart

Deconstructed Tiramisu

Pistachio Cardemom Gelato

For Dessert, we enjoyed the Almond Pear Tart ($9) with green tea ice cream; Deconstructed Tiramisu ($9) coffee chocolate cake with brandy marscarpone cream and the Pistachio Cardemom Gelato ($9) with poached apricot.

The restaurant missed the mark on the service aspect, I reserved thru open table in advance telling them that one person in our party was celebrating a birthday. When we sat down we made a reference to the birthday and the server never even acknowledged it neither did anyone refer to what was indicated in the Open Table reservation. I was surprised as to how good the food was in relation to the poor service.

Review by: Richard Wolak

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LA BAGUETTE & L’ ECHALOTE

LaBaguette

1689 Johnston Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-684-1351

Web: http://www.labaguette.ca

Advice: Get their between 10:30-11:30 am to get your choice of sandwich before they are all gone.

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I have been coming to this bakery to pick up my bread for years, the bakery has been on Granville Island opposite the market for so many years. As you enter the smell of freshly baked bread fills the air, they often have samples of their breads and pastries for tasting. My favourite of the breads is the Multigrain ($4.25), other delicious items here are the Almond Chocolate Crossants ($3.50) filled with almond cream, chocolate and roasted sliced almonds and the Almond Bear Claw Danish ($3.50) a light Danish pastry filled with almond custard topped with powdered sugar. They feature a daily selection of freshly made sandwiches, my favourite is the Vegetarian ($6.95) and they specialize in French pastries and cakes that uniquely made and spectacles for enjoyment.

Review by: Richard Wolak

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SIEGEL’S BAGELS

Siegels Bagels

1689 Johnston Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-685-5670

Web: http://www.siegelsbagels.com

Advice: spend over $5 to use debit, otherwise it is cash only. Get the Sesame or Poppy bagels within minutes after coming out of the firewood oven.

Siegels

At this local outpost for Siegel’s located inside Granville Island Market, the line-up forms with people asking for their favorite bagels or baked goods. My favourites here are the warm Cream Cheese filled Bagels ($3.50) made with sweetened ricotta cheese, personally my favourite from the line-up of Montreal style bagels ($ .95) are the wholewheat sesame and the rosemary rock salt. You can also get the bagels with a variety of cream cheese shmears and you can get packages of Lox from the fish vendor who is less than 15 feet away.

Review by: Richard Wolak

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LEE’S DONUTS

Lees

1689 Johnston Street, Vancouver
Tel: 604-685-4021

Advice: Make sure to get the Glazed donuts fresh out of the oven and you are pretty much guaranteed to do that at 9:05 am daily.

Lee’s has been in the Granville Island Market for 30 years, many of Vancouver’s top chefs visit Lee’s often when they are in the market such as notables Dale Mackay (Chef at Lumierre) frequents Lee’s for a glazed donut which he says is the best in the world. For a donut shop to be in business after 30 years it is obvious that the recipe is stellar. It is all about donuts it this tiny kiosk in the market, the Glazed donuts ($1.33) reign supreme, they also have frosted donut rings, maple rings and bars, powered donuts, lots and lots of donut holes in all type of varieties too.

Review by: Richard Wolak

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