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The Apron
Category: Restaurants French French [Edit]
3099 Corvette WayThe Westin Wall Centre Hotel
Vancouver Airport
Richmond, BC V6X 3A3
(604) 303-6565
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
5 reviews for The Apron
5 reviews in English
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Review from Ken H.
5/25/2012 1 Check-in Here
Tried their breakfast couple of times and tried their evening appetizers.
Portions are small for the price and my omelete did not come out as good as I expected, but they made great egg benedict. Thats very YUMMY so do order that when you go there.
Very friendly servers there throughout the day. I think if they can lower the price a bit and run some more promotions, they will able to attract more traffics (and please offer free parking for people who eats there). -
Review from Joanne L.
Richmond, BC
Verdict: A must try restaurant hidden in Richmond using molecular gastronomy cooking techniques! It has free valet parking too!
Details: The Apron is really a hidden gem in Richmond's new Westin Hotel. Bright greens and yellows paired with dark brown hues welcome you into the dining area. The servers were courteous and friendly, very knowledgeable and fun, it made the dining experience even better!
The chef specializes in molecular gastronomy, a very trendy (and truly spectacular) scientific way to cook and prepare foods by studying physical and chemical processes that affect the ingredients. Dishes created are absolutely delicious, artistic, and leaves you wanting for more since there seems to never be enough!
I took a look at their menu and just wanted to order everything! So we ordered the lobster globe, scallops, and their famous puffed foie gras as appies; lamb shank and sablefish for entrees; and matcha green tea mousse and baked apple tart.
An amuse-bouche was brought to awaken our taste buds and it was really interesting! A small little cup filled with avocado foam, topped with a mini cucumber, carrot, fresh mint leaf and shaved popcorn. Yes popcorn! The taste and textures was really refreshing, a clever creation!
The appies came all at once and it was like 3 pieces of artwork. The lobster was rolled into a ball, hence the name 'globe', with a delicious seafood reduction sauce, gnocchi and oyster mushrooms. The scallops were seared just right, with a bed of basmati rice and light curry. The puffed fois gras was really something new, no clue how the chef made it, but paired with port jelly, beets and baked pastry. It was so good! The port jelly had a squirt of liquid inside a very thin shell, what a nice touch!
Entrees are just as perfect, lamb fell off the bones, fish was done just right, need I say more? 2 more artistic creations are placed before us, green tea mousse, lychee foam, coconut ice cream, and baked black sesame sponge. Hmmm....! Need more mousse! The apple tart is not your usual 'apple pie with ice cream', this had a honey ice cream, with open faced cinnamon apple inside a round light pastry, and rose marshmellows!! What an excellent way to top off the meal.
I just fell in love with the food here, I will have to come back to try all the other dishes, or the 5-, 7-, 9-course set dinners! Go try it too!Listed in: First and Definitely Not Last
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Review from Brad C.
I discovered The Apron while traveling on business and every time I am in Richmond I make it a point to come here. The food is very light and clean and the chef introduces subtle combinations of flavors in each dish that create true harmony in the mouth. For foodies, this restaurant is a must! The only reason that I gave them four stars instead of five is because service, while always professional and friendly, can get backed up if many hotel guests order room service during a rush. This in turn effects patrons seated in the restaurant. The food is so good though that it's hard to even remotely complain. I'll definitely keep coming back.
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Review from joe h.
11/13/2010
Great food, very well executed by a trained chef. This is some of the best food I've had in the Vancouver/Richmond area. Portions can be too small at times (the black cod is an example; I was told it was 6 oz and it was maybe 3...). The TVs are in an odd location in the dining room, and should be moved to the wall behind the bar. Try the 9 course tasting menu with wine for the full experience. Wine is something I should mention too; it is hard to find non-Canadian wines at a lot of places around Vancouver, but they have quite a selection of new world vino here.
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Review from Janice M.
Vancouver, BC
5/2/2011
This place was trying waaaay to hard to be '"hip."
But decor aside, we were stunned by the low quality of the food here.
We started with green salads - and got wilted greens with no presentation.
My husbands got the slow cooked chicken - should have been called no-cooked; he was lucky to avoid salmonella.
I had the pork loin, which was okay, except the pickled cabbage was very acidic = instant heartburn!
The service was mediocre, and certainly not what you'd expect for these prices. Overall, we were disappointed with our entire experience, and won't be back.
