Galiano Island, BC
During the Victoria Day long weekend in 2011, W and I took a short getaway to Galiano Island, one of the gulf islands situated just a short ferry ride away from Vancouver Island. The small and quaint island is perfect to relax, enjoy nature, and of course, sample some West Coast cuisine.
For one of the nights we ate at the restaurant that was part of the inn where we stayed called, aptly enough, eat@Galiano Inn.
W had water while I ordered a cocktail to nurse throughout the meal.
Served in a martini glass, the Galiano Island Black Berry cocktail was fruity and sweet; something up my alley :)
Then we started with an appy to share - the Seafood Stuffed Portabellini. There wasn't anything special about it....
For my main, I had the Braised apple pork chop with brown butter herb gnocchi and beets. Om nom nom! This was a hearty dish! The pork chop was cut thick so it was actually a little tough to cut and eat. I found the gnocchi and beets to be the star of the dish though! The little dumplings were pan fried so it had a crispy exterior and a soft, chewy interior while the beets were sweet and nutty from the brown butter.
W tried the Tomato braised lamb shank with garlic mashed potatoes. I only ate a little bit of this but I remember the lamb was quite tender. The portions of our mains were quite large. I had a hard time finishing my dish. I was sad because it was so delicious and I so wanted to finish it all...
...But I had to save room for dessert!
After some deliberation, we decided on the Trio of Creme Brulee. From left to right, the flavours were: Orange, Truffle Chocolate, Vanilla Bean. The flavours were not bad but I'd have to say the most simple one (Vanilla Bean) was the best out of the three.
This was a nice dinner to end a lovely spring evening.
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