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Originally Posted by sonick
Speaking of upscale places, I'd like some recommendations of restaurants and/or dishes for my upcoming birthday dinner.
A few I am thinking of, having looked at the latest menus, are Royal Dinette, Bauhaus tasting menu, La Quercia, Farmer's Apprentice.
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I'm not sure if it was because it was Valentine's day where things got too busy and affected the quality/service, but Bauhaus wasn't very mindblowing.
The food fell very flat, not saying that it wasn't good, but it was more like a "that's it?". They put a lot of effort on the plating and using extravagant ingredients, but it was like, "so what?". Portions are typical fine-dining tiny portions 2 bite sizes. I would definitely order at least 6-8 plates/person to be full if I were to be ordering off the menu. I definitely don't think the 5 plates for the set menu is enough but I guess this varies from person to person. I personally don't think it commanded the price that I pay but take it with a grain of salt as:
1) It was Valentine's set menu
2) I'm not used to paying that much for Vancouver food so that may skew my opinion on price.