Eat your heart out, Vancouver – Dine Out is back! The GLOWBAL COLLECTION of restaurants – glowbal grill, COAST, Sanafir, Italian Kitchen, Trattoria, and Society – is once again participating in the city’s annual culinary campaign, April 26 – May 6. The promotion, organized by Tourism Vancouver and presented by Visa, offers foodie fans the chance to dine at 200 participating restaurants over 11-days. Offering incredible value, guests will enjoy three-course menus at set prices of $18, $28 or $38 respectively (excluding tax and beverages).
“The GLOWBAL COLLECTION of restaurants is thrilled to be involved in Dine Out Vancouver,” says proprietor Emad Yacoub. “Our chefs have prepared delicious menus indicative of each restaurant and we hope our existing fans, as well as newcomers to the GLOWBAL scene, will take advantage of these amazing dining deals.”
GLOWBAL COLLECTION Dine Out Incentive
All Dine Out Vancouver reservations made on Sundays through Wednesdays will receive a complimentary Gift Certificate letter valued at $25 – valid at any GLOWBAL COLLECTION location from May 10 – June 30, 2010. Limit one Gift Certificate per reservation. Restrictions apply. Diners can make reservations online at glowbalgroup.com.
glowbal invites guests to check-out its fresh new look whilst savouring a delectable meal in one of Yaletown’s favourite restaurants. With a recent renovation and a new steak-centric menu, glowbal is offering a three-course Dine Out menu for $38 per person. Diners can choose between two starters – a roasted beet and arugula salad or sweet pea soup with Dungeness crab; three entrée options include Canadian prime tenderloin, Queen Charlotte halibut, or a creamy (and vegetarian-friendly) wild mushroom risotto. Pucker up for dessert with a sweet strawberry-rhubarb crumble.
COAST beckons with a tantalizing blend of both surf and turf selections on its three-course Dine Out menu, priced at $38 per person. To start, choose between the dungeness crab cake, poached prawn waldorf salad, or classic New England clam chowder. Entrées include grilled wild BC salmon, broiled Canadian prime beef tenderloin or jumbo sea tiger prawns. The Pastry Chef’s dessert platter is guaranteed to float your boat, with white chocolate-vanilla cheesecake lollipops, chocolate mascarpone brownie and pistachio cream.
Discover Sanafir’s signature tapas trios and indulge in its exotic three-course Dine Out menu for just $18 per person. Start the meal with either tomato and lentil soup or sake-marinated woodland mushroom salad. Entrées include one of the following trios: Land – goat cheese stuffed lamb kibbeh, hand-rolled oxtail ravioli and Punjabi-style butter chicken; Sea – miso bourbon glazed sablefish, kanafa wrapped tiger prawns, and spicy salt & pepper calamari. A vegetarian option of filo-wrapped lentils, goat cheese and grilled vegetables with marinated tofu and green tea vermicelli noodles with crispy Asian slaw is also available. Finish the evening with pannetone bread pudding or baklava.
Those seeking a generous helping of good old-fashioned Italian home cooking need look no further than Alberni Street’s sumptuous Italian Kitchen, which is presenting a three-course Dine-Out menu for $38 per person. Choose between a crab and mushroom torta or braised chicken cannelloni to start the meal. Main courses include veal parmigiana or roasted sablefish. Satisfy your sweet tooth with a slice of espresso anglaise tiramisu for dessert.
Comfortable and casual, Trattoria is offering a modern twist on Italian dining with its three-course Dine Out menu, priced at $28 per person. To start, try the farro soup (wild forest mushrooms and mussels) or fresh burrata cheese with crispy prosciutto. Entrée options include braised beef cheek pappardelle topped with pear and apple mostarda or pan seared halibut accompanied by fried potato gnocchi. A traditional tiramisu is served for dessert.
Offering an unexpected twist on classic favourites, Yaletown’s newest hotspot Society presents a three-course Dine Out menu for $18 per person. Start with the tomato soup with mini grilled cheese sandwiches; jalapeno, white cheddar mac ‘n’ cheese balls; or Caesar salad. Entrées include blackened wild BC salmon, penne primavera or grilled beef short ribs accompanied with house-cut fries. Of course, no visit to Society would be complete without something sweet — enter the dessert platter, consisting of bread pudding, donuts, mini cupcakes and cookies.