Marriott Hotel – Food Persuasion

Show Case Restaurant – Coal Harbour, Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hote

Food Persuasion Level : [rating=3]
Value: [rating=3]
Service : [rating=4]
Ambiance: [rating=3]
Price: $$
Cuisine: West Coast
Location: Coal Harbour, Downtown Vancouver
Showcase Retaurant

Tucked away in Coal Harbour, Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel. The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly. My friends and I decided to walk over to Showcase Restaurant & Bar, for a chilled night out.

Entrées..

Seared Sturgeon with Fresh Pappardelle, preserved lemon, fennel broth, bok choy. It was bland and so overcooked the texture of the fish was chewy.

Queen Charlotte Island Halibu - Show Case

TheQueen Charlotte Island Halibut with zucchini, fennel, tomato, fresh basil, lemon. This was also really overcooked but, at least the flavour was there.

The Prime Rib, was thoroughly impressive. The rib was cooked just the way we love it medium rare, juice, succulent oh so good. For $22 for a starter and rib how you can pass it up. We split it between the two of us and were so full we had to pack some of it.

The beef tenderloin with cauliflower purée, blue cheese, asparagus, fingerling potato – $28. The beef tenderloin was nicely cooked but, lacked the wow factor. That being said, we all agreed this dish was over priced for something so average.

beef tenderloin with cauliflower - Show Case

Dessert

We ordered the Local Artisan Cheeses with apple compote, candied walnuts, medjool dates. No one can really screw up on a cheese platter, it was pretty good.

Chocolate Caramel Parfait Chocolate Mousse caramel, vanilla toffee ice cream. This was too sweet for my tastes but, the texture of the mousse was perfect.

Preston, is a little piece of Yaletown in Coal Harbour. With its dark wood and black on red decor. Peering from the outside it looks pretty dead, going to an empty restaurant could be pretty creepy. I walk by this place daily and always make a mental note to try it but, always get creeped out when it’s completely empty. Thankfully, on a Saturday night it was half full, whew…

We decided on the Saturday Date Night menu, $49 shared appetizer and desert and, seperate entrees.

Appies

Started with the Sweet Prawn Gyoza and Scallops – Dumplings were nice and crispy. I wouldn’t say it was brilliant but, it was above average.

Entrees

Wild Mushroom Ravioli – Wow, it was so dry and undercooked it was like eating tree bark dipped in sweet and sour sauce. The flavors did not complement each other. The combinations of flavors were so odd, we were left feeling confused, what the hell am I really eating, sweet and sour, with wild mushrooms?!?

In replacement of the sweet and sour tree bark ravioli, we ordered the Pad Thai. It was a bit bland but, certainly passable. My dining companion mixed in some soy sauce and chili paste to the leftovers the next day and apparently, that was good.

AAA top sirloin – The meat was tender and juicy, albeit very salty. I’m guessing they accidentally dumped too much salt on the steak, so much so I could still see little chunks of crystals that I had to scrape off.

Strawberry Balsamic Cheesecake – I love strawberry cheese cakes with sweet balsamic reduction.

Strawberry Balsalmic Cheesecake- Preston

The service was exemplary, the hostess came around to each table and asked, using your name, and extra added customer service touch was pleasant and saved the dinner from being a complete failure.

Value: [rating=4]
Service : [rating=4]
Ambiance: [rating=4]
Price: $$
Cuisine: West Coast Restaurant
Location: Downtown Vancouver

Tag: Marriott Hotel

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