tapastree

Those of you that know me know that there are a few restaurants around the city where I will drop everything to go ... tapastree is one of those. So on Friday night when the Boy suggested we go, my answer was a resounding YES! We rounded up our mates and made our way through a torrential downpour to enjoy an evening of really good food and really good wine.

tapastree, in Vancouver's west end, serves up fantastic small plates for sharing with a fabulous wine list to match. They also have a good tap if beer's your thing, and full bar for those nights when a martini is called for. With our tapas, we had two wonderful food-friendly wines, a Pinot Noir from Oregon (Lemelson) and a yummy white blend from BC's Okanagan Valley (Joie Noble Blend). For dinner, we shared the marinated olives, tuna with ponzu sauce, sauteed prawns, lamb chops, root veggies, scalloped potatoes and chicken nuggets (pretty much everything they had on a somewhat limited menu). And you can't leave without having dessert so we shared creme brulee, sticky toffee and apple pie. All excellent. Check out the menu 'cuz the aforementioned list of tapas does not do it justice. Better yet, check out the restaurant ;-)

The service was casual but good and the restaurant was hopping -- surprising on a miserable Vancouver night. So if you do plan to go, I highly recommend that you make reservations (you'll find them on Open Table).

Another great meal at tapastree, hmmm, I wonder what this week has in store ...