Group night out

[Chocoholic]

I am trying to organise a night out for a medium sized group of people (16-20) to a not too expensive restaurant ($15-20 entree range) that is also vegetarian friendly on a Saturday night (3 weeks away so it should not be too impossible).

My first choice was Pair, but they don't take reservations. Chambar was my second but their menu has exactly one vegetarian item on it.

A good wine list and bar are also something I'm looking for, yummy desserts a plus!

Any suggestions are welcome.

[chef koo]

the naam?

[PaoPao]

Have a look at this link: http://www.nwfolk.com/vegvan.html

[Mooshmouse]

Are you talking strict vegetarians, pescetarians, poultry-tarians?

What about Zin Restaurant and Lounge on Robson Street? Hip party room and they're great at accommodating large groups. There are small plate and main dish vegetarian options, even broader if you include seafood and chicken, and their dessert menu speaks for itself.

[Chocoholic]

Thanks for the suggestions. The group actually consists of a wide vareity of eaters, from the very omnivoric (like myself) to the strictly vegetarian so a good mix is important.

So far it looks like Vintropolis is going to be the venue for our little party, my 10 years in Canada anniversary.

[Mooshmouse]

Not wanting to be a nay-sayer, but my two experiences at Vintropolis have been less than stellar... rather "meh" IMHO. Overpriced and overrated. Still, I'd be willing to give it one more shot at redemption.

If it's any comfort to the vegetarians in your crew, I found the seafood salad to be the most palatable of the menu offerings I've sampled.

[Chocoholic]

Vintropolis was actually suggested by a few in the group so I thought I'd go with it. I'll report back here after the visit and let you know how it went.

[Mooshmouse]

Looking forward to your review!

[Chocoholic]

We had our night out at Vintropolis on Saturday. There were 16 of us, everything went very well. The service was great (separate bills for all without any glitches), the place was full but our food arrived very timely and the wine flights were a hit with my friends. Most of us went for the trio of Italian reds that went down very well. I was starving and on a bit of binge so I had a big plate of fries with some aoilis (chipotle and chili) followed by a double-bone pork chop. Details are vague I'm afraid, blame the round of bubbly we had to start and the rest of the wine after that. I also had dessert but I remember little about it other than that it had chocolate in it, that is all that matters really.

I must admit I didn't pay as much attention to my food as I usually do, I was hosting the evening and was busy socialising (and getting a wee bit plastered). But overall it was a very positive experience and would recommend the place to others. I had several of my party (including some of the more picky ones) tell me how great they thought it was.

[SBonner]

Try Fiction Wine Bar. The food from small plates to mains are in the price range you mentioned. They have a decent wine. martini, and whisky list. We were there last night with another couple. Our bill for two bottles of wine, a cheese plate, and two other sharing plates came to $150 with taxes.

Cheers,

Stephen