Appearance
The Vallarta Grill
📍 Address: 102 Water Street, Vancouver
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐ (2)
Bland food. Cranky waiter. Experience similar to asking your ex to make you dinner from a Safeway kit. Avoid.
Coast Restaurant
📍 Address: 1054 Alberni Street, Vancouver
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (3.5)
Great food, and atmosphere. But the Yelp page says it's NOT good for kids so why do all these "international millionaires" bring their babies there? Do they any awareness or respect at all? Can't they see it's 8-9pm mostly adult couples having a romantic dinner whether their anniversary or an occasion or not, yet these families bring their screaming babies, I wasn't aware babies like fine dining so late at night. These high end restaurants really need a age and dress code, but then I guess they need business.
La Quercia
📍 Address: 3689 W 4th Avenue, Vancouver
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4)
Not disappointing at all. I had the pasta with Chicken Livers and it was really flavourful and different. We shared the squid and the Parmesan soufflé - both really tasty. Service was very pleasant and efficient, great cocktails, overall very lovely. Next time going to do the tasting menu - there can't be anything that wouldn't taste amazing I'm figuring !
Ghion Ethiopian restaurant
📍 Address: 2080 Cheshire Bridge Rd NE, Atlanta
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4)
Ghion Cultural Hall is a delightful hidden gem with some of the best Ethiopian food I've found in Atlanta. A friend and I decided to give it a try one night. The building itself is laid out in a bizarre, Escher-esque fashion, with a front bar-like area (where the real Ethiopians were congregated, drinking and chatting with one another) and lots of long hallways with nooks and crannies along them. The maitre d' led us down one such hallway. Where are we going? Do we have to eat in the bathroom? Such concerns were allayed when she opened the door revealing a delightful main dining area, complete with traditional Ethiopian mesob tables. I should note that we arrived at around 8PM on a Tuesday and, aside from the smattering of Ethiopians in the front vestibule, we were the only people in the restaurant. Bothersome? Not at all. Having the giant room to ourselves made us feel like dictators must feel when they eat alone in their palatial dining halls. The food was plentiful, cheap and delicious. We ordered a veggie plate as well as a serving of gored gored, a raw beef dish. Our waitress was both helpful and attentive, making for a warm and welcoming environment. After chatting for a bit about life, Ethiopia and women, she boxed up our leftovers and we were on our way. With that, Ghion Cultural Hall rocketed to the top of my favorite Ethiopian spots in Atlanta.
Thierry
📍 Address: 1059 Alberni Street, Vancouver
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4)
I had chestnut tart, hazel nut cake and chocolate cake. the chestnut tart was a winner although a bit too sweet. it had a nice crust of almond and chocolate flake on tops. the chocolate cake was very rich (a bit too sweet). they certainly used high quality of chocolate. the hazel nut cake looked very pretty. but the taste was just ok.
Thierry
📍 Address: 1059 Alberni Street, Vancouver
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4)
Sophisticated food! Really high quality and class! But so crowded and noisy.. And often lacks free tables..