Originally Posted by EndLeSS8 (Post 8726123)

- Fois gras, where have you been all my life?!!! First time I have ever had fois gras, and IMO, it's the best thing I've ever had. Wife was complaining I was making too many "foodgasm" faces when eating this. For me, this was the highlight of my year, let alone meal LOL
- Escargots, it was the lowlight of the meal, very average. Escargot with a baked crunchy shell, with basil and butter
- Scallop and truffle with fetuchini. Good, but needed some salt.
- Main course for me was Tenderloin with mushrooms and chilean sea bass with saffron sauce. Both were good, tenderloin was very good. Not the best I've ever had, but still very good
- Braised rabbit legs with double smoked bacon + shallots was very good. I enjoyed it a lot, was not gamey. Sauce was not overpowering
- Grand Mariner souffle was very good, felt like eating an orange flavored cloud
- Passion fruit creme brule... was the best dessert I've ever had in my life. Perfect blend of sweet, sour, tart, and creme brule. Was not overtly heavy tasting

Originally Posted by Obsideon (Post 8727824)

I also went to Le Crocodile for the first time, except I went yesterday so right after the V-Day rush. They said were not offering the regular menu on Sunday anyway.

10/10. I would rarely give a perfect 10 anywhere but they deserve it. IMO probably best restaurant in Vancouver. However it would not be fair to compare to Chef Eric Ripert's Le Bernardin in NYC as that was my truly mind blowing experience.


Dinner began with these little complimentary quiche tarts which Endless already mentioned was a great starter, light and fluffy.
Appetizers:
Lobster Tempura and Grilled Scallops - Juicy and delicious with a hint of refreshing lemon zing.
Seared Foie Gras - Pleasant surprise to find a big diver scallop on top, bonus haha. Soft, fragrant and yummy.
Bone Marrow - Creamy almost like butter, place on slice of toast, a dallop of the sweet tomato paste to balance the flavour, heaven!
Entrees:
Caribou Tenderloin - Light gaminess which I enjoyed, the greens underneath were seasoned perfectly and complimented the meat perfectly
Angus Steak - The way the server described it made my mouth water already lol, they cook a fatty hunk of foie gras on top of the steak so the oils, juices and fat just flow into the meat. Orgasmic!
Dessert:
Lemon Tart with Passion Fruit Sorbet - I'm not much of a dessert person and this was probably my fault, but it was way too sour for me. (duh genius, lemon tart?)
Apple Pie - Warm, great crust and perfect sweetness paired with vanilla ice cream, nice and simple.

Service was impeccable but I expected nothing less from this top rated restaurant. The server was super friendly and was not perturbed at all when I requested to repeat all 6 specials of the day again because his French accent was a little thick and by the time he got to the 5th special I was still mentally digesting the 3rd one lol. They brought out little "in-between" bites, the potato sticks reminded me of the bags of Hickory sticks I used to eat back in the day.

I will definitely be coming back again - for the next special occasion. Once my wallet recovers haha. Expensive but worth it.

Originally Posted by extracrunchie (Post 8728134)

I have been to Le Bernardin and can't say I was impressed with the service...none of the servers are smiling. They just place the plates down described it and left. Don't know maybe it just wasn't my kind of place to be but I expected friendlier service.

Originally Posted by jinxcrusader (Post 8728191)

Mama Lee - 8.5/10
It was my first time ever at Mama Lee's. I was actually on the look out for some good roti canai - the last place I had really good roti canai was at Bo Laksa King about 3 years ago but I heard Laksa King changed hands a few times so I haven't gone back since.
Mama Lee's roti canai was impressive. It's been too long since I had good roti canai - this might be my new go-to place for it.
Also tried their Hainanese Chicken + rice. It was pretty good, but I wasn't super impressed by it. I'm aware that the chicken should be served cold but it was a bit too cold compared to what i'm used to. The hainanese rice was good too but it wasn't as hot enough. Lol. I do appreciate that their rice was not oily though - as I spooned mouthfuls away from the plate, the plate under the rice was oily.
I tried a drink as well - Iced Bubur Chacha. It's like a taro tapioca drink with small pieces of carrot. I couldn't taste the carrot but the taro tapioca drink was delicious. I would probably come back again - and order JUST their drink to go.

Originally Posted by Verdasco (Post 8728225)

had ebisu aburi last time around fall (robson location)
love their drizzled sauce on top.... what was it?

Originally Posted by Galactic_Phantom (Post 8728034)

^Obsideon did you decided on a price for the foie gras sushi yet? Coming by tomorrow for some tantan ramen and foie gras. Not sure if its the angle but it looks pretty small. I wouldn't mind paying more for a bigger piece.

Ehhh...the rabbit leg at le crocodile wasn't that special. I guess I went in with too much expectation

Originally Posted by Obsideon (Post 8728239)

The stock we have for the next little while will be sold for $4.50 each! :)
IMHO the pieces we cut now is just about the right size. We tried many sizes but when you pop a bigger piece in your mouth it's a bit overwhelming because it's so rich and fatty. However if you really prefer it bigger it shouldn't be a problem just let us know!

What was your fave entree at Le Croc instead of the rabbit?

Originally Posted by rageguy (Post 8728256)

Offered only on Robson or also Broadway? I tend to go Broadway more because of location.

Originally Posted by Galactic_Phantom (Post 8728034)

^Obsideon did you decided on a price for the foie gras sushi yet? Coming by tomorrow for some tantan ramen and foie gras. Not sure if its the angle but it looks pretty small. I wouldn't mind paying more for a bigger piece.

Ehhh...the rabbit leg at le crocodile wasn't that special. I guess I went in with too much expectation

Originally Posted by EndLeSS8 (Post 8728411)

Whenever I go to a new restaurant, I always try to order something "that I can't normally get anywhere else". That's why I went with the escargots and also the rabbit legs.

It's the first time I've ever had rabbit, so I didn't have crazy expectations, but I thought it was a good solid dish. The sauce IMO was very good, and it wasn't overpowering the meat. The meat was tender/fall off the bone and the texture reminded me of chicken/braised pork. The bacon and shallots were good too, and again I appreciate them not overpowering the sauce or the meat. I would have preferred if they fried the shallots, but all good. Portions IMO were very good and very fair considering the upscale nature of the restaurant and price
If I had to give a grade to the dish itself, I'd rate it 8.5 or 9/10

Originally Posted by Verdasco (Post 8728860)

u guys are risky to order something you never tried (you might not even like!)

Originally Posted by Verdasco (Post 8728860)

u guys are risky to order something you never tried (you might not even like!)

Originally Posted by Vansterdam (Post 8729323)

Im pretty adventurous so Im down to try anything at least once. (nothing gay)