The Grille at Country Meadows, Richmond, BC

It was another hot August summer Sunday in Richmond.  It’s been weeks since we saw a drop of rain.  We decided to drive out to the farming area of Richmond along No 6 road to a place called The Grille. We heard that the place was in a golf club.  I never knew there was a golf club in this area but it seemed to be quite busy as the parking lot was quite full of cars.

The Grille is located at 8400 #6 Rd. Richmond, BC, in the Country Meadows Golf centre.

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A big bronze bull guarded the entrance to the club.

The Grille was not that busy as we were seated right away.  We got a nice table next to the window with a nice view of the green.  Although it was hot outside we were able to enjoy a nice breeze throughout our stay.

The menu was simple but had enough variety to fit different tastes. 

 

Ok there were three of us today and we ordered the following items:

1. Clubhouse with salad:

 

Strangely it only had 3 pieces.  Usually a clubhouse is cut into 4 pieces isn’t it?  The green salad came with a house balsamic vinaigrette.

2. Halibut burger with salad:

The Halibut was fried and came in a fair size serving.  Same salad as the clubhouse.  Halibut was quite fresh.

3. The Meadows burger:

I chose fries as I was not in the salad mood.  As you can see the beef patty was quite charred and you can also see some char on the bun too.  This was quite disappointing.  However it was a late lunch for me and i was hungry so I still chomped it down.  Next time I will sure return it.   The fries were really good though. No endless fries unfortunately.

The meal prices were quite competitive.  Considering the view and the ambience it was a good deal.  My charred burger was $10, the club was $12 and the halibut was $13.  The food came quickly but no one bothered to refill our water.  At one point in time it seemed like all the servers and waitresses suddenly disappeared.

Despite the charred burger and the lack of service after the food was served, the view and atmosphere made up for it.  However, it was not good enough for us to make another special trip just to come here for lunch in the future.

SFDD fives 3 out of 5 delights.

Ramen Satouka

This new ramen joint popped up on the west side of Robson street earlier this year with quite a bit of hype. We noticed line ups every time we passed by so we decided to try it out to see what the excitement was all about.

It's called Ramen Satouka and it is located on 1690 Robson St.  I think the hype is from the fact that this place originated in Japan (www.santouka.co.jp).  Did they copy the name or really expanded out to Vancouver? It is operated by Japanese people unlike other Japanese places which are run by non-Japanese Asians - so perhaps they deserve extra points in the authenticity category.

We visited here on a weekend afternoon and waited patiently in line for about 20 minutes before we were seated. Plastic samples of their menu item were at the window for customers to view and feel hungrier while waiting.

When we got inside, the place was packed with people. It was really hot and stuffy inside and the tables were set very close to each other. The good thing about this was that people seemed to generally eat and go since this was not the environment to take your time and chit chat.

The pictures are taken from a camera phone so please forgive us for the crappy quality.

We both ordered a ramen with a different soup base. The first was the shiro ramen which a pork bone soup base.

The soup was very tasty and creamy. Must have been from the pork fat :) . It came with a few slices of pork, some bamboo shoots and some onions as toppings.

The second ramen came with miso soup base. The toppings were the same as above with the only difference being the soup being not as fatty. The miso was still very flavorful.

The ramen noodles seemed to have the perfect al dante like texture.  Both of the ramens were about $9 + the dreaded HST.  That seemed to be a tad pricier than other places.

Overall the food was really good. The one downside is the lack of air conditioning. As the eating area is small, customers can really feel the heat coming out from the kitchen.

SFDD fives 4 out of 5 delights.

Busy

The last few months have been extremely busy so we haven’t been able to update our delights.  We should have some new posts up soon.