I was invited to preview Cardero's Restaurant's Dine Out Vancouver menu and I couldn't believe how big the portion was! I liked the fact that a lot of these items are available in their a la carte menu, so you are really sampling their food at a discounted price. These days, we often chase after the new restaurants in town, and forget the OGs like Cardero's, so I'm glad that their Dine Out menu is something I can stand behind.
Mr. and I recently went on a 10-day road trip to the States. Kicking it off was a celebration of our 4th wedding anniversary and we spent a night at the quaint Willows Inn on Lummi Island, Washington. The upscale inn serves up a 21-course tasting menu every evening, yes 21 courses, that changes regularly and seasonally. It features locally grown produce and other locally fished, foraged and farmed products. And in addition to their kitchen, they also have an outdoor wood-fired BBQ and smoker.
Not many places offer a $15 Dine Out menu but I was most intrigued by Popina on Granville Island. The restaurant concept is created by some of the most celebrated chefs in Vancouver. The space is made up of shipping containers, located right by the Granville Island Public Market. The $15 menu is pretty straightforward. A sandwich + a side of fries and its signature puffcream for dessert.
Another restaurant that we previewed for Dine Out was Dockside Restaurant. They are also offering a $35 menu. Dockside's menu offers 3 appetizer options, 4 entrees, and 2 desserts.
Last week, prix fixe menus of Dine Out Vancouver 2019 were revealed. With that, I was invited to a menu preview at a few restaurants on Granville Island. One of which was The Sandbar Seafood Restaurant. Sandbar offers a $35 Dine Out menu, with a couple of entree options that you can upgrade with $10 extra. What you see below is what you will get, but what I tasted may not be the best representation of the dish as I only had a small portion of it.
VanFoodies.com 
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