Dine Out Vancouver | Gastropod Review

Following a good tip from a past culinary classmate, we decided to try out Gastropod during Dine Out Vancouver.

We had visited restaurants during a similar event in DC but found that either the portions were far too big for a 3-course meal or the restaurant was too pretentious and annoyed at the fact that they were participating in the affair.

Gastropod turned out to be a pleasant surprise. Having been open only 7 weeks, everything was spot on. Not surprising, given Chef Angus An's impressive experience! 

In the $25.00 prix fixe dinner, we each had beef brisket stew braised in espresso with croutons. It was piping hot and seasoned very well.

Marcelo's entree consisted of a very moist pan roasted chicken breast that was served with warm Israeli couscous, tossed with chorizo, capers, spinach and parmesan cheese. I had the roasted wild mushroom risotto with garlic foam. It was decadently rich and full of flavor.

Dessert was tasty. I chose the coffee brownie with vanilla crème fraîche and caramel ice cream. Marcelo had the creamy vanilla rice pudding with pine nuts, nutmeg syrup, and crushed nutmeg tuiles.

The ambiance was warm and the service was fantastic – attentive (but not overly), helpful, and refreshingly unpretentious. We both thought the portion sizes were perfect and the time between each course was well spaced out. We will definitely visit this restaurant again.

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