Forage in Vancouver for Brunch

On the previous day of my birthday in December, I asked Collin to have brunch with me on my birthday. I was thinking to go to Market again, as I liked them when we went on his birthday. But I also wanted to try a new restaurant. So, I chose one from my list. 🙂

Forage is a new restaurant after O’Doul’s in Listel Hotel in downtown Vancouver. They serve food using fresh local ingredients. There are bar counter and tables, and at least 30 people can seat.

We ordered from their brunch menu.

Fresh Orange Squeezed Juice

Coffee

Collin had already put milk before I took a picture. 😦

My choice, Buttermilk Pancakes
(Valley Blueberries, Honey Butter, Maple Syrup)

Collin’s choice, Classic Benny
(Back Bacon, Free-range Eggs, Crispy Potatoes, Hollandaise)

And, some pictures of interior.

Food was good. Just small note of what I didn’t like was when I eat pancake as sweet, I don’t want to taste potatoes or bacon. (They probably use same flipping for cooking savory and sweet. I understand that, but I just didn’t want any savory taste in that morning.)

I looked at their site, and the price seems slightly up since then.

Want to see more pictures for this restaurant? click here.

Forage

Address: 1300 Robson Street, Vancouver, B.C. (map)
(In Listel Hotel at the corner of Jervis street)
TEL: 604-661-1400
Facebook: page
Twitter: @foragevancouver
Urbanspoon: page
Opentable: reservation?

Breakfast/Dinner
[Mon – Fri] 6:30 – 10:00, 16:00 – 0:00
[Sat – Sun] 7:00 – 10:00, 16:00 – 0:00

Brunch
[Sat – Sun] 10:00 – 14:00

Menu

Price Note
– Fresh Orange Squeezed Juice $4.00
– Coffee $3.50
– Buttermilk Pancakes $10.00
– Classic Benny $12.00

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Fable Kitchen in Vancouver for Brunch

I asked Collin to come with me to winter sports shops in Kitsilano one weekend in September. I couldn’t find something that I wanted, so we decided to go for brunch nearby. We walked around, and I remembered there was a restaurant that a finalist of Top Chef Canada second season opened.

Fable Kitchen is on 4th Avenue, close to Burrard street. Like their name means, you can feel all ingredients are delivered from farm to your table. The menu seems to change quite a bit, which is understandable if they want to serve what is the best of the season.

We ordered from their brunch menu. As Collin knows their manager, we got some complimentary side dish. It was very nice of him! 🙂

Small Fresh Grapefruit Squeezed Juice

Small Fresh Orange Squeezed Juice

Side Bacon with Apple Sauce

Side Sausage with Tomato Sauce

Both bacon and sausage were tasty. Bacon was so crispy, and homemade sausage was well-seasoned. And, both sauce was matched to each one. Sauce was more like jam, and I think the one for sausage was sun-dried tomato jam, but I can’t remember.

Ham Egg Benedicts with Olive Oil Hollandaise

Halibut Brandade Egg Benedicts with Olive Oil Hollandaise from Today’s Special

What I liked was their salad. These days, most of the restaurants serve just mix green salad that is packaged in the bag, which I can even make at home. Their salad was simple but included a lot of different kinds and taste was good. Don’t get me wrong. Of course, halibut cake was good as well as homemade hash. 🙂

Complimentary Cookies

And, pictures of restaurant exterior.

I hadn’t been attracted to their brunch menu a few weeks back when I looked at their website, but I was wrong! I enjoyed their food.

Fable Kitchen

Address: 1944 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. (map)
(1.5 block from Burrard street, between Cypress and Maple streets)
TEL: 604-732-1322
Facebook: page
Twitter: @fablekitchen
Urbanspoon: page

Brunch/Lunch/Dinner
[Mon – Fri] 11:30 – 14:00, 17:30 – 22:00
[Sat] 10:30 – 14:00, 17:30 – 22:00
[Sun] 10:30 – 14:00

Menu

Price Note
– Small Fresh Grapefruit Squeezed Juice $3.50
– Small Fresh Orange Squeezed Juice $3.50
– Ham Egg Benedicts with Olive Oil Hollandaise $14.00
– Halibut Brandade Egg Benedicts with Olive Oil Hollandaise $14.00
– Side Bacon with Apple Sauce ($4.00)
– Side Sausage with Tomato Sauce ($4.00)

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Crepe Montagne in Whistler for Dinner

Back in August, my friend and I went hiking on Whistler Mountain. After 6-hour hiking under 35 degrees, we were totally exhausted. We decided to have dinner in Whistler.

As my friend hadn’t been to my favorite crepe restaurant, we headed there. Crepe Montagne is located in Village North, behind IGA market and close to 7-Eleven. It was really nice to sit at their patio in the summer time.

We ordered from their lunch/dinner and dessert menu and shared.

Fresh Squeezed Juice
(The first one is orange and green apple, the second one is carrot, orange, and green apple.)

Ham & Asparagus crepe
(With 3 cheeses in Bechamel sauce)

Belle Marie Crepe
(Sweet strawberries, chocolate sauce, vanilla ice cream and whipped cream)

Want to see more pictures for this restaurant? click here.

Crepe Montagne (Village North)

Address: #116-4368 Main Street, Whistler, B.C. (map)
(Behind IGA marketplace, close to 7-Eleven)
TEL: 604-905-4444
Facebook: page
Twitter: @crepemontagne
Urbanspoon: page

Breakfast/Brunch/Lunch/Dinner/Dessert
9:00 – 14:30 daily (since Nov 09, 2012)

Price Note
– French Squeezed Juice $7.00 each
– Belle Marie crepe $11.50
– Ham & Asparagus crepe $20.00

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