Chez Rioux & Pettigrew

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4.5

My wife, daughter & I arrived for our 8:30pm reservation & seated along with two other groups who reserved at the same time. Our waiter was friendly, personable, & passionate about the food being served. To say the food here was delicious is an understatement. We ordered 9 of 12 dishes from their seasonal menu & everything was excellent!! The chef & his team know their flavours & how to coax the best from all the local ingredients they use in every dish. Each course was well-thought out-prepared & layered with complex flavours. It's rare that you find a place where every dish is both unique & tasty. The two other tables seated at the same time, were also in agreement. A foodie from Toronto said..." the food in Toronto is not as good as this!" I said, ..." unfortunately I will have to agree with you... the food in Vancouver is not as good as this (generally speaking). My wife & daughter who are not octopus nor beef tartare eaters, they loved those dishes- a surprise for me. I said I would come back tomorrow to order several dishes all over again, if only they were open for lunch! As I write this, I would easily reorder the: scallops n smoked clams tartare, octopus, amazing homemade pasta with perfect poached egg & carmalized goat cheese, & their smoky layered black pudding, although every dish we had was good. The tasting dishes are still very substantial & certainly worth more than what one is paying here compared to other fine dining places & I think they need to charge more for the time, energy, & detail that goes into every dish!
One needs to make a reservation , the waiter said they turned away so many requests that day because they are a small restaurant.
We loved the rustic laid back decor & the non-nouvelle -pretenciousness of other places without true substance nor the heart. of Chez Rioux & Pettigrew.
I give CRP a big satisfying recommend, we will return again, from Vancouve

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5.0

Celebrated my wife's birthday here & the staff was very attentive in our likes/dislikes when doing the tasting menu. Would recommend this place as a must in Old Town. Thank you Chez Rioux & Pettigrew!

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5.0

Absolutely superb dinner. We had the tasting menu with wine pairing & it was fantastic.