Brunch Time!
I am a huge fan of brunch; it has to be my favourite type of meal to eat. I love that it has all the breakfast components but it (a) comes with some lunchy options (b) slightly bigger portion. Mmmmm! Today, we are headed to a tiny bistro down Granville Street in DT Vancouver. When I say tiny, I'm not lying; my friend, Louise, and I, were chatting while heading down there and totally missed the the restaurant! But after a quick google map search and we were back on track.
This was my second visit to Twisted Fork and it hasn't changed a bit. The atmosphere is homey and warm and the smell in the restaurant just made my mouth water. It is a small restaurant; there's around 6 tables/booths, a bar top, and some window seats. We arrived at the restaurant just past 11:30 on a Wednesday so it wasn't busy at all. Now if you are wanting to come on a weekend, expect to line up for your meal. But as you wait, you might as well do some window shopping along Granville. Alright, now comes the fun stuff...the food!
Their menus is quite simplistic but still gives you a good amount of options. They've got classic breakfasts like scramble eggs, french toast, frittatas and eggs benedict. For brunch, all their meals are at a set price of $13.50. You might think it's a bit pricey at first but wait until you see the food. Louise and I took forever to decide on what to eat but we decided on the following: Gruyere Baked Eggs and Sausage and Poached Eggs.
First up for judgement is my meal...Spicy Italian Sausage and Poached Eggs served with Chipotle Ratatouille, Fresh Fruit, Sourdough Toast and House Made Jam (today's was raspberry). When it first came to the table my first thought was how I was possibly going to finish it; it was huge! Loved the simplistic presentation of the plate and it just made me want to dive in :) First thing I check were the eggs; poached eggs are not the easiest things the make and I've been to places where they've done it wrong. I wish I took a picture of the eggs -- the yolk was so yellow and it just waterfalled down my ratatouille. I was super excited to try their homemade bread and it was to die for! Came out lightly toasted and slathered in butter; it had a really good chew and it just soaked in all the butter. Now you can't have toast without the jam can you? Made in-house, their raspberry jam wasn't too sweet and all I could taste was the delicious red berries - brings so much joy to my tummy. Now this is what through me off -- the italian sausage and chipotle ratatouille. On the menu, it said it would be spicy so I was expecting some spice. The sausage was good; came out piping hot and had some meatiness to it but no spice. Like I could taste some herbs but it was definitely not spicy. And same goes for their ratatouille; love my vegetable and I was hoping for some well seasoned veggies. Unfortunately, it was kind of a let down; it was cooked down nicely and the texture was all there but no chipotle or, in general, the spice. Overall it was a good dish and it was tasty; I actually was able to conquer the plate sans the pineapples (I'm allergic to them).
Louise ordered their Well Done Gruyere Baked Eggs with Sourdough Toast, Bacon, Tomato, Rosti and Baked Beans. I didn't actually taste the food so I can't critque that aspect but I will give you guys just a quick tour of the dish. When it first came to the table, it definitely looked imtimidating; just like mine, it was a fairly large portion. it reminded me a lot of a typical english breakfast with the baked beans and tomatoes. When Louise cracked into her baked eggs, it was piping hot and you could just smell the gruyere cheese. She did say it was a little salty but that's probably because of the gruyere cheese. I was about to order the baked eggs but when I read that it was going to be well-done, I back down since I am not a huge fan of well done eggs. Everything else looked really good; roasted tomatoes, toasted sourdough, crispy rosti (glorified hashbrowns), and crispy bacon. Definitely a more hearty meal for brunch.
If you are one for brunches and want to venture down to DT Vancouver, I definitely recommend Twisted Fork. One of my favourite dishes from here is their stuffed french toast. Don't forget to walk off the food and stroll down Granville St. for some window shopping:)
Sorry for the quality of the pictures; I used my phone and it was quiet dark in the restaurant. Alright guys, until next time!
Twisted Fork Bistro
1147 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC
Price: $$
Price: $$
★★★✩✩
http://twistedforkbistro.ca/Good Eatz Everybody!
- V
