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Convivia Bistro Cuisine

I know I have talked about this establishment recently, but never for a dinner sitting. On Friday night, four of us went to celebrate two birthdays. When we arrived it was almost full but there were a couple of tables out on the deck. Even though it was nice and warm, we sat inside and enjoyed a wonderful meal with ambience and a terrific server.

My girlfriend (birthday #1) ordered the Calamari with a Provencial Aioli, followed by the Pirate pasta dish consisting of shrimp, scallops, crabmeat, fresh cream and mozzarella cheese. She loved it. Her wine choice was the Pinot Gris.

Her beau ordered the French onion soup and a goat cheese pizza. His choice of beverage was a sour apple cider.

My husband (birthday #2) started with a Tropical Ceviche. This was seafood, lime and cilantro. No crumbs left here. Then he ordered the lasagna. Meat sauce, fresh cream, parmesan and mozzarella cheeses. He proclaimed it was the best lasagna he had ever eaten. Believe me, that is really saying something. His choice of beverage was O’Doul’s.

I ordered the seared scallops with saffron cream. Okay…if we had been at home, I would have licked the plate. Never have I had anything that was this good in a restaurant, ever. Then came my pasta of choice, Carbonara.  Spaghetti , fresh cream, bacon, ham, egg yolk and parmesan. The amount of bacon and ham was truly amazing. OMG this was delicious. The Pinot Gris was fabulous.

Three of us had the Crème Brulee. This, my friends, was like silk. They added sparklers in the two birthday servings.

The best part of this restaurant? They serve half portions and it is without a doubt the best size as it allows you to actually finish your meal. Oh yes, we will return. This is a wonderful establishment. From the Management, our server and the Chef – kudos. Job perfectly done.

If you are ever in this part of the Province, please go. You will not be disappointed, I promise.

 

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Liquidity Winery Bistro

We were treated to a lovely Brunch at Liquidity by two of our friends. We had vaguely heard of it but were delighted to be  introduced to this lovely establishment with a terrific and different view of the valley.

We were invited to a wine tasting before we sat down and tried a few of them Yum. After being seated the men went outside and came in suggesting we go on the patio to enjoy our meal. It was so warm outside.  We ordered a glass of wine and then perused the menu. There were four of us and yup – you guessed it – we tried the entire brunch menu.

Two people ordered the local cured ham and farm potato skillet. It has a fried egg, bell peppers, spring onions and a house heirloom tomato hot sauce. They devoured that and got to sample what the other two had ordered……sort of.

My friend ordered the braised short rib melt and loved it.  Her order was a Terroir Cascadia cheese, grilled bread, herb scramble, arugula and a smokey cherry merlot ketchup. I ordered the brioche bread pudding French toast with white chocolate shavings, almond crunch, raspberries and crème fraiche. OMG!  Of course mine was the best.

Not to consider the meal over, we ordered (you guessed it) two different desserts. Three of us ordered the gingered pear tea custard (like a crème brulee), topped with a vanilla braised summer peach pear compote and almond crunch. The other lady ordered the warm skillet brioche bread pudding with house churned white chocolate ice cream and a mulled red wine caramel. Oh my! We won’t be having dinner for sure tonight.

Our server was exceptional. Throughout the entire meal for us and others on the deck she served from the right and removed from the left. Very few servers get this. It was lovely. Yes, we will return. It was a super treat and a wonderful way to be introduced to a new venue.

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