Dine Out Vancouver 2017 Preview – Minami, House Special, La Pentola

Dine Out Vancouver 2017 officially begins today and runs until February 5th. Every participating restaurant offers a carefully curated “Dine Out Menu” which falls within the $20,$30 or $40 category allowing diners to experience some of the restaurant’s signature or “Dine Out Special” dishes for a set price. While it is a great event attracting lots of new customers to restaurants which they may not have previously planned to go, it can also be an attractive event for diners with a more sophisticated knowledge of the Vancouver food scene. In addition to the the set menus, there are also events like Nightingale’s Chef Tables Experience, Ocean Wise Pop-Up at the Vancouver Aquarium, and Cocktails Masterclass, just to name a few.

I was invited by Tourism Vancouver to preview a few of the restaurants in this year’s line up and we visited three establishments in the Yaletown district. I’ve included the photos and menus below.

To find your favorite restaurants this Dine Out Season click here

Some of us were invited to different parts of town to experience the Dine Out Preview, at the bottom of this post I’ve also included links to other PREVIEWS of DINE OUT VANCOUVER 2017 by my blogger pals.

I hope you enjoy Dine Out this year, I’ve already booked at Ancora. See you all out in town 🙂

XOXO,

Mimi

MINAMI – YALETOWN DINE OUT VANCOUVER 2017

Minami, along with it’s sister restaurant Miku, is one of my favorite restaurants for aburi sushi. I was happy to taste some of my favorite aburi sushi and indulge in one of the best sable fishes I’ve ever had – the Miso Baked Sable Fish. It is featured in both the $30 lunch and $40 dinner menu. Take a look at the menu below. It is very well thought out and introduces new diners to the Aburi Restaurant chain to their signature sushi and allows regulars to revisit their favourite items.

tel: (604) 685-8080, 1118 Mainland St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2T9,

Entire Dine Out Lunch Menu: Aburi Sashimi, Sous Vide Octopus, Miso Baked Sable Fish, Obie Braiser, Signature Sushi & Housemade Ice Cream (not Shown)

Minami’s Signature Sushi

Minami Dine Out Dinner Options – 2 entrees to choose from. Surf and Turf (obie briaser & lobster) OR Surf (sable fish & lobster)

Dine Out Dinner Menu: Miso Sakekasu Baked Sable Fish & Coconut Poached Half Lobster Tail sunchoke cauliflower purée, shaved candy cane beet, spiced broccolini, wasabi ginger relish

Dine Out Dinner Menu: Hojicha mousse dessert – white chocolate shortbread, ginger crumble, raspberry coulis, fresh berries

$30 Minami Lunch Menu

$40 Minami Dinner Menu

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HOUSE SPECIAL – YALETOWN DINE OUT VANCOUVER 2017

I’ve been to House Special on many occasions in the past and have always had great experiences which ultimately led us to bring back our friends. Since we have sampled many items eating in a large group setting, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that House Special created special dishes for Dine Out. Here are some of them:

tel: (778) 379-2939, BC V6B 6K3, 1269 Hamilton St, Vancouver, BC V6B 6K3

Some options from the Dine Out Menu at House Special: Hainanese chicken (Appetizer), Beef Wellington (Entree), Canh Chua Sablefish (Entree)

Canh Chua Sablefish (GF) – Taro stem, marinated Sablefish, tomato puree, paddy herb extract, chili oil, canh chua broth

Tasting Church and State Wine pairings.

Passionfruit Custard Meringue Meringue sphere with passionfruit custard and coconut whip cream, on smoked paprika graham cracker crumble with yuzu and chrysanthemum gelee

LA PENTOLA – YALETOWN DINE OUT VANCOUVER 2017

This is my first visit to La Pentola located in the OPUS Hotel. It was a nice surprise to find out this was going to be the last visit on our Dine Out Preview Tour since a week earlier, I had wanted to book dinner here with my girlfriends but it was booked out. Everything was delicious and I appreciated that there were several options available for each course in the 4-course dinner menu. With an appetizer, a pasta course, a protein and a dessert, you and your guests will definitely be satisfied.

tel: (604) 642-0557, 350 Davie St, Vancouver, BC V6B 5Z6