I wish La Brasserie was around when I lived in the West End – it’s a down to earth neighbourhood bistro with a hearty menu of rich Franco-German cuisine.
Can’t say I have ever been to a Franco-German restaurant before this one, but doesn’t the idea sound awesome? Take the best classic French bistro dishes combined with the best German food and you have a menu with steak tartare, mussels & fries, steak frites, homemade bratwurst and saurkraut, and schnitzel. Yum.
My first visit was a Sunday evening for a quick dinner of rotisserie chicken and frites for me, and the homemade bratwurst for the hubby. The chicken was huge – an entire half chicken on the bone, extremely moist and “chickeny.” The frites were super crispy and salty and lovely dunked into the housemade ketchup and mayo. The bratwurst came with sauerkraut and mashed potatoes – also delicious, but the flavours were a bit more muted than expected. When you think bratwurst and sauerkraut you think really punchy flavours, but it was much milder here. Perhaps to cater to the masses.
Overall, it was a great first visit and I’m looking forward to trying another dinner and the weekend brunch menu next time I want some gourmet comfort food.
La Brasserie
1091 Davie Street
604.568.6499
No reservations
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1 Amy // Sep 6, 2010 at 12:41 pm
I love this place! They did an incredible roast pig for the Pride Street Parade and we just couldn’t get enough of it. They were even giving out big chunks of salty pork crackling!! YUM!! As an FYI, the lamb that I had here once was amazing.
2 angie // Sep 6, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Oh awesome! Nice to hear there’s other dishes to look forward to!
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