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Tramonto
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Dressy
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Dessert, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- No
7 reviews for Tramonto
7 reviews in English
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Review from Isabelle G.
Vancouver, BC
8/8/2011
Location: The River Rock Casino is nice in the first place. It is well hidden on the 3rd floor, an unassuming location. It is small but not too fancy that you felt excluded.
Service: Awesome service and very attentive, however, that comes with the price. We even had a mini conversation with the owner over our style of dessert first.
Price: I was gifted a Groupon for $100 worth of food and drink and even though it went far between us two, I wouldn't come back without a Groupon. The food is extremely expensive (5 star food) and the portions are small. Even for an anniversary dinner, there are other restaurants that I could hit up on my radar.
Considering the class and expensive-ness, I treated my review below as I would a judge from Iron Chief.
Rabbit Consommé
Braised leg meat, spinach and ricotta ravioli, tomato confit, picholine olives, roasted fennel. This was my first time having rabbit believe or not. To me the rabbit tasted like chicken. It actually tasted good and the broth wasn't too salty. The ravioli was lacking in flavor, I barely tasted the spinach and cheese balance. I didn't taste the tomato nor the fennel. It seemed as though it was lacking that spark. In other words, the dish looked good on paper, however, lost me at first bite.
Duck Confit & Foie Gras
Peking duck leg confit, pan seared foie gras, pain d'épices, caramelized pear, apple reduction. Holy fuck this was the saltiest thing that I've ever eaten. It was hard for me to appreciate the chicken 'cause I felt like a rabbit licking a salt lick. I really wanted to taste the gaminess of the foie gras but was lost in the sodium suicide. There wasn't enough caramelized pear to offset the unbalance of taste. The outside was nicely seared and crispy and the foie gras was melt in your mouth tender.
Risotto
Morel and chanterelle mushrooms, sugar snap peas, preserved lemon, mascarpone cheese, arugula. OMG the risotto was nice and tender, buttery, melty and nicely spiced. A good species of mushrooms were used which complemented the dish. Points off for the arugula which was too bitter and rather than complimenting the dish it unintentionally ruined it. Arugula is best left to citrus based salads, not good risotto.
Dark Chocolate & Mango
Dark chocolate and mango mousse cake, cocoa flourless biscuit, mango sorbet. For someone like myself who is trying to be gluten free, this was an awesome dessert. There was a good balance of dark chocolate and mango combination both in the sorbet and in the mousse cake.
Crème Brulée
Grand Marnier crème brulée, madeleines. I could taste the Grand Marnier in the crème brulee which was a good balance and not too over powering. I tend to be a little picky about my crème brulee.
Pineapple
Palm sugar roasted pineapple, lemon white chocolate mousse cheese cake, raspberry sorbet. I am not sure why this is called a pineapple when it resembled more of a white chocolate mousse cake with a thin piece of pineapple on top. This should've been called "White chocolate mousse cake." A little misleading and although the dessert was good, I was thinking about ways I could make this so much better from a culinary stand point. -
Review from James C.
Richmond, BC
9/5/2011 1 Check-in Here
Groupon deal. Never heard of this restaurant before. Took my mother to try it out. The restaurant is a little hidden away and opposite of the Buffet at the RiverRock Casino. Clean setting, friendly staff, gorgeous view of the bridges and northshore mountains. Read reviews prior to going today so wasn't a total shocker.
The service: waiter was very friendly, although really didn't come by to check on how things were going after the food was placed. Did fill up water frequently though. 4/5
The food: We ordered the Seafood platter for two $35, the lamb rack $37, and Wild Salmon $31. The seafood platter was... really a platter for one. 8 pieces of mussels, 8 clams, one tiny lobster tail and one claw, 2 spot prawn, 2 pieces of scallop. Sauce was okay, overall just so-so. Lamb rack was pretty good portion wise. Meat was tender, but nothing spectacular. The asian inspired sauce was a little odd. The wild salmon was... bland at best... there wasn't much taste to anything on the plate other than some gooey mixture under the fish, which tasted abit burnt. If not considering the price, i would rate it 2/5. Once the price is factored in, there are a lot of other restaurants in Vancouver, or even Richmond to choose from that have higher quality food. Definitely did not live up to the "upscale" italian restaurant theme... i didn't feel like i was eating italian food. 1/5
The presentation: I will try to put up photos. But seriously unimaginative. much like the taste of the food = bland. 2/5
Creme Brulee wasn't bad, a little small, but not bad. My mother said "we had better on a cruise ship" (thanks celebrity cruises).
Even with the Groupon, the final talley came to an additional $52 with tax and tip. But with the groupon's $10 slot credit paid to us as cash, and since neither of us gamble, it was really $42 with tax and tip in additional to the $50 groupon cost. Still overpriced for what we got unfortunately. I'm pretty sure the majority of the tables there that night had the Groupon. The restaurant needs to reconsider it's price point and quality of food served. If you're doing italian, do italian properly, not just fake it. -
Review from Annie M.
Vancouver, BC
2/26/2011 7 photos
My friends told me this restaurant was worth to try. The restaurant located in River rock casino, the atmosphere was great and service were excellent.
The foods were ok but I don't think the quality matches the pricing of it.
We had 2 starters to share:
Dungeness Crab Cakes - it's quite crispy but it tastes like pre-made one.
Platters for two - Antipasto: Smoked salmon was very fishy, lucanica sausage was very dry, grilled prawn and scallop was ok.
My friend ordered Veal - braised veal was tasty but nothing special
another friend ordered Lamb Chops - it came in 3 huge lamb chops but didn't taste good.
I had Linguini with grilled scallops and prawns, Dungeness crab in pesto sauce. Such a regular portion of pasta, it didn't worth for $31!!
The worst dessert I never had!! Most of the Italian restaurant makes a good Tiramisu, expect this one - I guess. The cake was hard and couldn't taste mascarpone cheese. -
Review from Cathy S.
2/2/2011
Although the restaurant is nicely appointed with a lovely river view, our meal was a total disaster.
Our party of 8 arrived 2 hours before we needed to get downstairs for a concert - a fact we told every Tramonto staff member we interacted with. We were seated promptly but did not even receive menus for 15 minutes. The wait staff rarely appeared at our table and remained stealth for the entire evening. Water was never refilled, the food was delivered and then the waiter would vanish immediately until the next course.
Our appetizers arrived at the 1 hour mark. Our entrees were delivered at the 1 1/2 hour mark. My pasta was delivered ice cold with an eyelash sitting on top of it. I eventually had to find the maitre d' and tell him that my meal was unacceptable because the waiter was nowhere to be found. I sensed absolutely no contrition and because of our time crunch there was no time for any replacement food. Their awesome solution was to offer up an empty plate so my friends could donate part of their meals to me. They did remove the price of my entree from the bill.
The food, service and customer service ranks among the poorest I have ever experiencedListed in: Train Wrecks
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Review from Katie F.
11/11/2009
I've been here a few times now and it's a solid restaurant. It's located in the east tower of the River Rock Casino. Windows face north and overlook the water.
Service is excellent and very consistent from visit to visit. They're quite polished, often mentioning your name, etc... even when you're leaving the restaurant.
Their brunch menu is solid. I love their Tramonto omelette which is very filling and their Benny selection is small, but well-done. For their regular meals, there is an Italian influence. Lunches are also good - you can order a la carte or they often have a 3 course menu that is quite good. Tthis isn't always on their menu, but they make a fabulous cream of mushroom soup with a touch of truffle oil which is FABULOUS.
This is a great resto in the River Rock and perfect for a pre-show dinner or business meal. Service is excellent and never any issues coming here. -
Review from Eddo T.
Surrey, BC
7/27/2010
At first, I didn't realize there was a gem inside the River Rock Casino. I guess I came across it last night while attending a friend's birthday dinner.
I was a little worried at first, because I thought this place would be very hard to find. But, it is literally right above the River Rock Theater (need to take that cool-looking, curvy escalator to the top).
Okay, let's get straight to the point. The service here is brilliant. I couldn't have been greeted any better, and everything from being seated 'til dessert, was absolutely fantastic.
Food: This is a place for fine-dining, and the food was ever-so-fine. The presentation was beautiful, and the taste definitely left an impression. My compliments to the chef for their skills and creativity. I had the chicken, which tasted amazing.
Ambiance: This would be a perfect place for a dinner date. The view is great except that the ocean is somewhat blocked by some industrial buildings when you look out in one particular direction. That was the only downer. If this restaurant was another 10 stories higher, then it would be absolutely gorgeous. Overall, the inside was very clean, roomy, and powerfully awesome. Oh, by the way....The bathroom was oh-my-goodness yum. I was very tempted to steal some of their towels in the washroom. Yes, I admit to it. Going to Tramonto made me want to steal things.
Value: Once again, this is a fine-dining type of place. If you really are eating dinner (not taking a look at the menu and then your wallet and then deciding to just have soup), it will be $30+. A friend of mine had a dish that was $50+. You will be full at the end, nonetheless. The value is what it is. It's a fine-dining experience. Expensive, but good to visit on special occasions.
Service: This is like the Denny's of fine-dining (LOL please don't be mad at meeeee). What I mean is that, the service here is ACE. As one of the waiters explained that night, they have been properly trained. They know to serve from the right, take from the left, and all those other amazing fine-dining etiquette. They make an effort to strike up conversation, and the way they delivered the cake in the end was superb. I give the service here 31289472 thumbs up.
Verdict: A solid 10 stars from me (this site only allows 5, what a rip). If you haven't tried this place before, go taste it for yourself. And you know what's the best part about this place? Well, let me tell you....
You can go downstairs after paying for your dinner and win it all back! =P
Cheers~ -
Review from Lesley M.
Vancouver, BC
11/15/2010
The big caveat about this one is that we went on a Groupon, making it a lot less expensive. With that aside, I felt like the food was good and the service was great. The creme brulee was great. Caesar salad, not so much.
