My friend had raved (as well as other people and reviews) on their gelato. But every time I wanted to check it out, there was a huge lineup near the Waterfront location.
When the second location opened, I thought of finally trying it out, but took until now to even see it in person.
I knew that this location was a restaurant, as I had read some other reviews. We waited on the sidewalk for a while, as a couple was waiting to be seated for dining. Other people arrived and we all wondered it we were allowed to just walk in to the ‘gelato’ part of the venue.
The place was high-end chic like place. Modern and very Yaletown-ish. However, when I looked at the menu for dinner, it wasn’t outrageously expensive, so I thought it wouldn’t be bad to come back for dinner, especially when the weather is nice by the water front.
The gelato were kept cool in the metal bins with lids – something I had not seen before.
I ordered 1 cup of gelato $5.50. I sampled Earl Grey Tea. Mmmmm! Yes, the flavour is much richer than other earl grey flavoured chocolates that I have tried, so this was a pleasant surprise. In fact, I have never tried Earl Grey tea ice cream. I also tried the Thai Organic Coconut which was really good too. But in the end, I went to a cup of Earl Grey. The portion was small, but it was enough for me. It is pricey – when I think of authentic gelato from Italy or even in Germany which were only 1-2 Euros, paying over $5 was expensive. However, it seems to be the norm in Vancouver, and they are located in a pricey area.
After the staff scooped the gelato, she asked if I wanted dark or white chocolate poured onto it. I was like, no! Why would I want to destroy the subtle taste of earl grey with chocolate? I could understand if it was vanilla. I thought it was strange to add/mask the main flavour with chocolate, especially coming from a high-end place. Is this what real gelato has? Though I don’t recall it in Italy. It felt like all those fancy sushi rolls (that does not exist in Japan) in North America where they try to drown everything in sauce – the same sauce, for whatever roll you may have, so you end up feeling like every roll is the same.
Good professional service and gelato. I would return for dinner next time!
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I had a half Montreal Smoked Meat. $5 on whole wheat bread with all veggies except the hot chilly peppers.
The sandwich came wrapped in waxy newspaper wrappers which can be interesting to read.
For those of you who are allergic to nuts, they are in containers that open and sitting along side the veggie containers.
