January 24, 2012
[Dine Out 2012]
I've always heard of Dine Out Vancouver however never participated. Probably because I haven't had the $$ to spend on gourmet dinners. The crew decided that this year would be the year we try it out!
Lily planned it all and we decided to go with Copper Chimney, French style Indian cuisine. I really was not sure what to expect. Only about a month ago have I actually gone to Indian restaurants or had Indian food at a food court. Most of my Indian taste buds come from weddings! I wasn't too sure what to expect as everytime I have Indian food, it's always so yummy.
For $28, we got a 3 course meal, an appie, main and dessert. Usually the main course would have cost us $28 and everything else most likely $12-$15 if not more.
I picked the Potato Masala as my appie. It's a deep fried potato ball with SPICES embedded on the inside. Chick peas and sauces on the side.
Butter chicken as my main course which came with rice as well as 2 pieces of naan. Who could go wrong with Butter Chicken (I also did not like lamb curry or prawn curry, so this really was a no brainer)
For dessert, tiramisu cheese cake!!! :)
Oh for $28, we were all stuffed!
I can't really say it was worth $28 as the food was great but I feel like I could have had butter chicken at any other indian restaurant and I would have been just as content, but when I worked it all out in my brain, $8 for appie, $15 for main, $8 for dessert and $9 for a drink, it was as if I splurged at a regular restaurant. So I guess it was quite a good deal for what we got. :)
Photo courtesy of Lily Wang.
I definitely recommend Dine Out Vancouver to anyone out there interested in having a reasonably priced fancy night out.
Posted by jme at January 24, 2012 8:36 PM