The boat house

Review Snippet

Overall: A place of convenience, if you want a knotch above average diner food

Food: Pacific-northwest; steak; seafood
Price:$20-$45 per person Ambience: Romantic, by the water
Service: Good but the food took a little too long

The Boathouse Restaurant

2770 Esplanade Ave

Port Moody, BC

Tel: (604) 931-5300

This was a backlog from april, when we went to celebrate my mums' birthday. She considered a few places but eventually gave in to convenience as this was about a 15 minutes drive from our house. Also, since we had not dined at the Boathouse for dinner before, we decided to give it a shot.

Sea scallops & prosciutto

This appetiser was done well, with the salty fried prosciutto ham complimenting the sweet scallops.

House caesar

The caesar salad was excellent. It was simple but, the salad leaves were very crunchy and fresh, alongside the

parmesan and wonderful bite-sized croutons.

Sirloin & grilled jumbo prawns

This was not too bad, however the sirloin and the mashed potatoes were a little dry.There was little sauce to go with the sirloin and was rather bland and stiff.  On the upside, the jumbo prawns were very thick and juicy.

Miso crusted halibut

According to my sister, the sweet-tangy soy-glaze sauce which went alongside the crunchy-crusty halibut was really tasty. Also in this main, we felt that the mashed potatoes were rather dry and bland.

Creme Brulee

The creme brulee was not bad, it had a tinge of coffee flavouring in the custard and was definitely a winner. We thought it was quite an interesting twist as we tried guessing the extra ingredient.

Molten chocolate brownie

To our surprise, our server having found out that it was my mum's birthday, came out with a bang, with this dessert(on the house) in hand, sparklers atop the brownie, singing her a birthday song, definitely a memorable birthday dinner.This molten chocolate brownie was amazing. It was so chocolaty rich and warm, with the pairing of strawberries and vanilla ice-cream, its one we will order in the future. This indeed satisfied my chocolate craving for the night.

Overall, although the food was good, it felt run-of-the-mill similar to the other chain restaurants, such as joey and cactus club. The service was pretty good, even when it was quite a busy night. However, our food took a little long in coming out and left us sitting, wishing, waiting for more.In price comparison to the edgewater restaurant at whistler, this is definitely less value for money as they're charging almost similar prices for the appetisers, mains and desserts. We would go back again if we're too lazy to venture more than a 20 minutes drive from our house. -Isabel