Dine Out 2012 - Monk McQueens

 

Took the family out to Monk McQueens for our first Dine Out Vancouver dinner of the year last Saturday. There was a wedding banquet happening at the same time so all the street parking was gone! We had to suck it up and pay the $8 valet parking in the front of the restaurant. 

We were given a complimentary baguette bread basket to start - fresh from the oven.

Buck-a-shuck was also available so I tried one of each of the oysters available: Pacific Rim, Summer Breeze(?) and some other one I don't remember the name of. I liked the Pacific Rim one the best. It is the smallest one.

For appetizer, I tried the roasted parsnip & duck veloute. It was a rich white soup kind of like chowder. I didn't post a photo because it didn't look like anything special. No decorations, it was just a bowl of soup. 

Spring Lamb Chop & Pot Pie

I was the only one in the family who didn't order the salmon. I had the lamp chop which was delicious! By this time I was so full I didn't need the pot pie that accompanied it.

Cedar Jelly Glazed Roasted Sockeye Salmon

The salmon as great too. I tried a little of it and it comes with a few tiny pieces of candied salmon. Yum!

 

Chocolate brownie creme brule

I loved the dessert. The brownie was imbedded in creme brule was so yummy! I liked the fact that there was gelato in addition to the creme brule. I wasn't really a big fan of the chunks of avacado in it though.

All in all a great meal and we were all stuffed in the end! Here is their full $28 Dine Out menu:

Appetizer

CARAMALIZED ONION & MATSUTAKE MUSHROOM TART
Amaranth Braised Prune Salad Burrata Cheese, Bristol Cream Vinaigrette

or

ROASTED PARSNIP & DUCK VELOUTE
Duck Leg Confit
 

Entree

SPRING LAMB CHOP & POT PIE
Expresso Rubbed Double Chop,Soft Blue Corn Polenta,Sour Cherry Cab Franc Demi

or

CEDAR JELLY GLAZED ROASTED SOCKEYE SALMON

Roasted Tomato, Eggplant &Portobellini Mussel & Clam Froth

or

HEIRLOOM RED BEET RISOTTO
Crispy Tofu, Sautéed Wild Mushrooms Grana Padano
 

Dessert

CHOCOLATE BROWNIE CREME BRULE
Avocado White Chocolate Chip Gelato Fresh Berries