Vancouver, BC
Cache Bistro and Lounge was not one of the participants of the Dine Out Vancouver program but they did devise their own "Dine In" menu during the same time period to attract diners. Along with some of W's friends, we paid Cache a visit to try their $35 3-course pre-fixe dinner.
Squid "pasta" on sea urchin soup
This was an interesting but tasty combination.I thought the meat of uni (sea urchin) would be blended in with the soup so I was surprised that there was a decent-sized piece of uni (sea urchin) lain on top of the soup! Aside from the actual piece of uni, the soup tasted like a blend of lobster bisque with uni as well. There were also some celery, seaweed, and onions to give it some sweetness. The squid "pasta" was actually calamari rings.
Smoked soft boiled egg with black truffle and caviar (salmon roe)
This was W's appetizer. I couldn't really detect the black truffle flavour despite its appearance on the egg. I liked how the salmon roe pops in my mouth giving some saltiness to the creamy soft egg. I love soft boiled eggs!
Broiled half lobster
with mushroom cream sauce and lobster sticky rice
I chose the lobster for my main. The sticky rice was very fragrant...I think some of the lobster "guts" were mixed in with the rice. The lobster itself was alright. The green beans were crisp and the roasted tomatoes on the side were soft with a crispy and spicy topping. I wasn't really wowed by this dish to be honest but it was still tasty nonetheless.
Veal tenderloin steak with pomme frites
Truffle butter, chipotle mayo and house made ketchup
W had the steak for his main. The pomme frites, as you can see, were actually lotus chips. Unconventional but very addictive!!
Tofu panna cotta with black sesame ice cream
This was my dessert! The panna cotta tasted like sweetened soya milk in pudding form haha (not to be mixed up with tofu pudding 豆腐花)... I wonder if the ice cream was house-made...the hit of black sesame was really strong. It's like two Chinese desserts (tofu pudding and black sesame soup) reformed into a French/Western style dessert.
Vanilla ice cream with lava cake
The cake was supposed to be accompanied with mint ice cream but no one liked mint ice cream... It was alright...didn't seem very special.
Overall, there were some hits and there were some "meh" parts of the dishes. No doubt about it, the chefs were kicking their fusion creativity into high gear. Their effort is commended and their reward is that I'll be coming back to try their other creations :)
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