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ZedZed
100
We were able to secure a table for 2 on a Saturday night at 5 pm the day-of through their online reservation system, which is quite handy. We had seen the restaurant when dining next door, but were hesitant to try because it seemed so busy all the time, and we hate lining up and waiting. However, after multiple different people consistently recommending it, we decided to give it a go. We ordered the “alla famiglia” dinner, which is like a chef’s menu. We were asked a bunch of questions about how we feel about certain types of food (e.g., olives, onions, capers, mushrooms, meat, seafood, raw food, truffle, etc.). Because we have no idea what we’ll be eating, we asked the server if they have wine pairing for the menu. The server set the menu and consulted with the sommelier to recommend two wines. We ended up trying both and they went well with the food. For our visit, we had: • Kale, pecorino, pangrattato, lemon pepper dressing: this was very well cooked, and thoroughly seasoned. I thought it was a little too lemony on its own but it went well with some of the other rich food served afterwards. •Truffle arancini, black pepper aioli: creamy and rich. The aioli was perfect. •Carne cruda, black truffle aioli, calabrian chili, focaccia: I don’t know if they hand dice the cruda, but it tasted very different from what you’d expect of “ground meat,” because it still had a bit of bounce to it. The focaccia were a bit burnt though, so left a bad aftertaste. •Fettucce ricce, venison ragù, red wine, sage pangrattato: this was my partner’s favourite dish of the night. I wanted to say it was very salty, but it wasn’t actually, just very flavourful and rich. The meat was tender and the pasta was perfectly al dente. We had to take home about 25% of it. •Primrose Farms pork chop, brown butter, mushrooms, lemon potatoes: butter mushroom sauce as very well balanced and super creamy. The fat on the edge was perfectly rendered. Cooked perfectly to a medium. We had to pack about 75% of it to take home. •Grilled broccolini, aglio e olio, chili, lemon: partner thought this was bordering on undercooked, but I liked the crunch. •tiramisu: fine, nothing special, kind of too late and lacking in mascarpone flavour. The service was professional and attentive. Dishes came and plates cleared promptly. The entire affair wrapped up in about 1 hour and 40 minutes. The restaurant was bustling and though we were able to hear each other and the tables next to us, it felt a bit loud, crowded. They’ve opted for the Scandinavian design of lots of white and light wood, which I appreciate over painting the ceiling black, it also requires more maintenance. It’s kind of unappetizing to look up and see a layer of greasy dust on the vents. All in all a fine experience. Will recommend and will return.
Gloria ChengGloria Cheng
00
Wow, what a meal. I cannot understate enough how delicious each of the dishes we got was. We had gone here once before, done the sample taster menu with friends about 2 years past. We have rarely done any course-style dining prior to this and were arguably apprehensive at spending a bit more. However, we were pleasantly surprised at how each dish was simple, unique and perfectly portioned. After a good experience then, we decided to then come again recently to celebrate our grandmother’s birthday and were similarly blown away by the food and service. As they note, their dishes are rotated so it is a new tasting experience each time you go (with some familiar favourites). We did once again go for the taster menu, which enables your party to try many different dishes (customized and curated by the amazing staff for what your preferences are), while being perfectly proportioned in that it allows second servings if you’re a big fan of a certain dish, while also not overfilling you for the following courses. The staff are very friendly and knowledgeable, while also being extremely respectful of your space and vibe. Our server for the most recent time (this past Sat) was Brayden (hope that is correct). She was fantastic, patient and very accommodating for those with preferences and allergies in our parties. Thank you for your service! Further, I am a big fan of the atmosphere and design of the restaurant. While limited to a singular “room,” the space does not feel limiting, though it should be noted that you will likely be in close proximity with other customers. However, I did not personally feel as though that negatively impacted me as their sound dampeners help with the echo of other conversations. The atmosphere, in my option, is as it should be; in a “family style environment” where everyone can enjoy the food in a common space. Overall, this has become a tradition anytime we visit Vancouver and I’m very glad we were able to come again, and have an even better experience. Cheers xx P.S. the Kale salad hits different. Invest now!
Nathan NgNathan Ng
00
April 2024 update: very sadly and unfortunately downgrading savio volpe to 3 stars. I made a reservation for 5 people and opted for the tasting menu for my brothers birthday celebration. The server was impeccable but the actual food and timeliness was questionable. Evening started great. Sparkling water and a bottle of red wine to start. 7:09pm, we get a beautiful plate of charcuterie, a deep fried pork appetizer and two bowls of kale salad promptly. Not bad and pretty good. Kale salad was a little bland - just tasted like salt but it was fine for salad. That’s when our experience soured. We waited ONE HOUR for the next round of food to arrive. This, to me, is unacceptable. We were starving and our server could only keep refilling our water … 8:11pm rolls around. We get risotto and two bowls of pasta. Portions were quite small for 5 people and we waited an HOUR. The long swirly pasta dish with capers was just so mediocre and bland. The tagliatelle, however, was the star. The redeeming part of our dinner… Now we wait again. 30 more minutes. Finally, main main entree at 8:40pm. Finally, steak, chicken, potatoes, broccolini. These all tasted good by the way, but at this point we were just miffed by the late timing. And at last, dessert. We just wanted to leave at this point. 9:25pm, tiramisu and cannoli. Tasted great by the way. Loved the airiness and flavors. Overall… I don’t think I would do the tasting menu again. Quite disappointed. I would only order the tagliatelle and broccolini and call it an evening. — Wow. 10/10 experience. Food, service, ambiance, vibes, everything! In Preston we trust. Preston was a phenomenal server and gave us the most amazing experience and culinary adventure. The three of us dined alla famiglia at $75 each for appetizers, two pastas, an entree and dessert. We loved being able to try as many things as possible and Preston asked us what we liked and didn’t like to curate the dishes and experiences. Every bite was amazing. For starters, we had the halibut croquettes. It was on special tonight and it was nice and crispy with a great aioli. Served next was the charcuterie board with an assortment of meats, grapes and plums. The star for me was the salad - wow. The dressing was stunning. Pastas were perfectly cooked. The spaghetti was so tasty and reminded us of an elevated carbonara of sorts. The other pasta whose name I forget but looked like/named after a rooster head was equally stunning. The entree - the feature specials - butterflied grilled fish, served with grilled zucchini and this eggplant stew. The fish was so soft but not over cooked and served over corn and beans. The eggplant stew was tasty but a tad oily. The star was the zucchini. Just grilled perfectly with a nice mint twist. A restaurant that makes vegetables taste good is truly a keeper. Dessert - we shared the feature gelato which was unreal - it tasted like a terry’s orange. I would’ve bought a whole gallon of it. The chocolate tart was also amazing - perfect dark chocolate, not too sweet with sea salt and pine nuts on top. I personally could have gone workout the olive oil. We also had a ton of great cocktails and wines recommended by Preston. Ended off the night with a digestivo - which is meant to be sipped and not taken like a shot! Preston recommended me a drink with an orange undertone to match the gelato, but my friends also really enjoyed the no. 82 amaretto and limoncello. Stunning meal, 10/10!
Audrey TAudrey T
10
First of all, we arrived 15 minutes before our reservation and be treated unfairly with no complimentary like other guests treated because we observed one of the front desk with blond hair ignore and avoid served us complimentary while we were waiting. The reason why we said this because other guest who came after us 5 minutes received all the complimentary like wine and snack while also waiting for the table. Also, the second front desk with long black hair didn’t even approached us when we arrived to check-in unlike other customers and also avoid to talk to us as well. Also, the blond hair front desk said we would get the table but it ended up giving it to other customer as well as the long black hair with black t-shirt also did the same by giving our table that she said it would be ours after cleaning to other group of the customers who arrive 5 minutes after us Luckily, the third front desk with blue dress was very nice and talked to us very nice and professionally which it was supposed to me. Next, our Tortelli di zucca, pecorino toscano, pumpkin seeds, brown butterwere were cold when they arrived. And our service tended to be avoided us as well since we ended order dessert with other waitress instead but she did expressed unprofessional face with eye rolling when we only ordered on dessert because we wanted it for the photo and we already kind like not enjoyed the food, vibes and service. Finally, after we paid and were leaving, no one cared about us and avoided talking to us because we wanted to get our jackets back. We ended up walk to another side and asked other waitress to help us with jackets instead. And we saw the long black hair front desk was sitting in guest waiting area playing phone and comfy on the chair like I didn’t care if there still customer inside. We were very disappointed and felt because we are not local that why we deserved to be treated differently with disrespect and carelessness even we paid the bill as other customer. By the way, we are Asian. We observed that two out of three front desk (1.blond hair with black t-shirt and 1 long hair with back t-shirt) only welcome local and ignore people who are Asian or trend to be Asian. We felt that it maybe because of our race and skin that was why we were treasured differently. However, The only good thing we got was well treat with great customer service from the lady with blond hair with blue dress from the front desk. Other than that “ WE ARE DISSATISFIED”
Mark KuwanMark Kuwan
100
DO NOT ORDER CHEF SPECIAL !!!! I’ve seen a lot of good comments about this restaurant so decided to dine here for my one year wedding anniversary. Unfortunately, I did not have a good experience. We sat down around 6:45 and the server has recommended the chef’s plate where they cook for you and surprise you instead of ordering things from the menu. It is $85 per person. The server told us we could tell him what you like and not like and they basically design the menu for you for the night. However when we decided to go with that they only asked us if we had allergies and I had to add that my husband is a meat lover. So then we had a starter bread dish then started to wait for 1 hr for our salad - served us the kale salad. What’s really disappointing to us was the pasta that we waited another 35 minutes for. It was plain pasta what they called classic and so far we have not seen any meat in our dishes. We could of order the regular menu and go with the beef or seafood pasta. This is not what a chef plate is and the server do not check in or make eye contact with you when you are just waiting for the food. I had to talk to someone else and let them know we have been waiting for a bit. Our neighbour tables all got food keep coming in nonstop and I don’t know if it’s because they ordered the menu instead of the chefs special. At that point we really wanted to leave but again no one even come talk to us so we waited again. This is also on a Tuesday night by the way which I wouldn’t say it’s the busiest. We then got our main dish the steak which is on the menu anyways so no surprise at all. All the plates are shared between us.The Brussels sprout came along with it was really salty. So for $85 X 2, you get a salad, bread and plain pasta steak and Icecream to share with your partner. It was really frustrating as we could of just order whatever we wanted. we still paid 18% tip. I just hope they don’t ruin people’s day like this and if you can’t do a good job or chefs special then don’t do it and don’t recommend it. This totally explains why the menu doesn’t display the chef special courses because they serve you whatever they want and totally not worth the value. I would not go back again at all.
nina luonina luo
120
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615 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC V5T 3K5, Canada
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Housemade charcuterie & wood-fired Italian fare served in an industrial-chic restaurant/bar.
attractions: Kingsgate Mall, Guelph Park, China Creek North Park, Brush Salon - Best Hair Salon, Robson Park, Prince Edward Park, Heartbreaker Salon, Heritage Hall, Field Trip Hair Co., Centrepoint Mall, restaurants: Sal y Limon, Anh and Chi, 49th Parallel Café & Lucky's Doughnuts - Main Street, Lucy's Eastside Diner, Fable Diner, AJ's Brooklyn Pizza Joint, Burgoo, Sing Sing Main St, Les Faux Bourgeois, Afuri Vancouver
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