[Hondaracer]

Le Crocodile 9.5/10

one of, if not the best dinners I've ever had. Stood above almost all the Michelin star restaurants I've been to last night.

Food was bang on, every dish. Party of 7 so we got to try a lot of different dishes but many of them we ended up ordering 3 or 4 of, and could have done more lol..

to start:
Tartare
Bone Marrow
Escargot (wow.. better than most places i had in Paris etc their presentation and sauce was insane)
White Asparagus
Pan Seared Foie in a demi glaze reduction
Le Croc's Gin Tomato Soup
Oysters (some of the best Kusshi oysters ive had, ever)
Lobster Tempura with Pan seared Scallops

Mains:
Braised Lamb Shank with gnocchi in a red wine reduction (This was my main, i knew i should have went with my gut and gotten one of the other 2 dishes i was looking at but ended up with the lamb.. i always find lamb to be rather bland, and even though this was fall off the bone tender, with an amazing reduction, the meat itself was not as flavorful as i had hoped, i would have taken anyone elses main over my own.

Lamb Chops with grainy mustard sauce
Veal Cheeks with Parpadelle in a red wine sauce
Prawns and Scallops in a cream sauce with angel hair pasta
Beef tenderloin with a Foie terrine on top in a reduction

It was 2 of our birthdays so as a special treat in between the mains and dessert they were nice enough to bring out the whole table a sample of their pear sorbet, 2 of them with birthday candles, really nice touch and great servers/Som working last night

The kitchen then sent us out a tart with shantrels and prosciutto mince, great little treat

for dessert i had the Cheese plate with a great sauternes along side it

few other people had the house specials going on, a grand mariner soufle, and a passion fruit creme brule with tart raspberry reduction, wow again, what a fantastic dish.

Wine was on point, went through 2 different magnums we had looked into prior to going and the Som was in full agreement with our choices. Great cocktails and martinis as well.

I had not been in probably 7-8 years, and had completely forgot my prior experiance, but man, it definately wont be that long till i return. Best Meal/Dining experience i've probably had in Vancouver hands down.