6330 Bay St, West Vancouver

Tel: (604) 921-8184

Web: http://baymooringsrestaurant.com/

Instagram: @bay_moorings

Advice: Takes reservations, walk-ins welcome.

Located in Horseshoe Bay, specializing in Italian and Westcoast cuisine, the restaurant boasts one of the nicest views in the area from their outdoor 2^nd floor patio. Chef Danillo and his wife Elena, have been running the place ever since taking over from the previous ownership over a year ago. Danillo’s family had a restaurant in Italy where he learned his craft, he then spent a few years working in our local kitchens getting accustomed to our incredible variety of local seafood and ingredients.

As we began our meal together, we were served a complimentary basker of house-made bread. I then had the house-made French Onion Soup in a bread bowl, a tasty blend of caramelized onions, baguette croutons and swiss cheese to start while my friend Lawrence had the Seafood Chowder which was filled with seafood and creamy.

We then shared a few of their house-made pasta dishes, the Plin filled with beef, pork and rabbit, was unique and delicious; the Fagotini stuffed with salmon, prawns, and ricotta, made with buckwheat flour in a sage butter sauce was exquisite and flavourful; the Spinach and Ricotta Ravioli in a tomato sauce was bright and fresh.

Rack of Lamb with a red wine sauce, served with vegetables and purple potato, was next and the presentation was incredible as it was served on a wooden tree stump type of plate.

For dessert, the Tiramisu in a flower pot to share, was a yummy creation layered with sponge cake infused with coffee, mascarpone and chocolate shavings.

The restaurant offers a daily High Tea every afternoon which makes for a great stop when heading to or from one of the islands on the nearby ferries. They also offer a selection of pizzas, soups, salads and so much more for their lunch and dinner menus, this is a gem worth the drive from the North shore or the city.

Review by: Richard Wolak

West Vancouver, BC V7W 3H5, Canada