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- Sarah W.Vancouver, Canada1994201144Feb 27, 2014
We finally made it to this restaurant after reading about it for a while.
This is located in a mini mall in the middle of residential neighborhood so parking is hit and miss.
We ordered:
Home made Croquette -2 pieces ($5) - quite tasty, nice crunch and gooey goodness inside. The server brings you a squeeze bottle of brown sauce for it but it was good by itself.
Japanese Curry Rice Special comes with Hamburger Steak and Fried Prawns $14.25 - portion is Huge, the curry sauce is mild with lots of veggies sauté inside, the Hamburger Steak is like a Giant Meatball, very tender and breaks apart nicely, the Fried Prawns are battered with panko so super crunchy. Japanese curry is sweet and not the same as Thai Curry or Indian curry.
Hashed Beef Stew with Hamburger Steak and Fried Prawns $15.25 - the Hamburger Steak is same as above, the Beef Hash is very saucy and sweet.
Dessert.. At $6.95 ea
Affogato Al Caffe Deluxe - this was heavenly, ice cream sitting on top of a brownie type cake with Hazelnut filling inside a small coffee cup, by itself it's good.. Now pour your espresso over it and you are transform to a different taste profile.. So good.. But I will be wired for a while, the coffee was strong.
Matcha Green Tea Pudding Parfait - ice cream, mochi rice balls, azuki bean paste on top of super green tea matcha pudding. Very light and tasty. The mochi rice ball is just gooey chewy, you have to eat it with the azuki bean paste and ice cream in the same bite.
Our server Karen was nice and pleasant, food comes out at a timely manner. The only downside is that the ventilation is not very good, we come out smelling like we have been sitting in front of the fryer all night.
We will return again to try different items next time.Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 1Oh no 0 - Justin W.UNIVERSAL CTY, CAMay 12, 2023
This is a very nice Japanese Italian fusion! The staff and inside is really like a mom and pop Japanese place!
The food is fantastic! Lots of food and lots of options!! I love my carbonara as it was very tasty and gave me the food coma right away!!
Def recommend for familyHelpful 1Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Apr 7, 2024
It's a small, cozy, and quaint restaurant/cafe tucked away in a neighborhood strip mall.
It gets pretty busy here very fast, but the staff try their best.
Food is very homestyle Japanese-Italian food. It's nothing super crazy, we had two of their pastas and my sisters definitely loved it since it's hard to get these flavors where we live.
I loved the desserts tho and I felt like the desserts were the best about this place. Their grapefruit cheesecake was very refreshing and their matcha pudding had a lot of matcha flavor which was balanced out by the sweet azuki beans.
The Shanghai fog was jasmine tea with white chocolate sauce but we didn't taste too much white chocolate.
Their fried octopus was great, and their croquettes were a nice experience but since it was our first time having rice in the croquettes, it was definitely different from the korokke we're used to which are mostly potato-based.
If we're ever back in Vancouver, I would definitely love to try their doria dishes and more of their desserts!Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Wendy C.Richmond, Canada50101Aug 9, 2024
Once we were seated at our table today, my 5yo child placed her water bottle on the table. The server questioned whether it is water. We said yes. She said "Please put it away, the owner doesn't like it." We put it away as requested. We went on with our meal, and though my child finished the small cup of water provided by the restaurant, the server did not come to fill it. We asked the server for water but no one came back to fill the water. I'm not quite sure what the issue is with a child's water bottle on the table. All other adults had their cups refilled, but for whatever the reason, the kids cups were not deserving of water. The table next to us had a child with her water bottle on the table and the servers had no issue with that.
Then as we were finishing our meal, right as I finished my last bite and put my fork down, the server brought over the bill. It had only been 45min since we sat down at the table. It's not like we were taking our sweet time and holding up their table.
The food is decent, but the service was so off-putting that I now have a hard time returning. I know it is a busy restaurant, but treat your customers with courtesy and respect if you don't want to lose the business.Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Oct 9, 2023Updated review
Must confirm what a great place this is. We've been back multiple times. This time:
- hayashi special is the bomb. Great hayashi stew and you get two pawns with the usual great hamburger steak.
- everyone loved the carbonara. Great sauce.
- masago has a great cream sauce.
They also have great desserts and cheesecake. Didn't have any this time.
This is definitely a place to come back to.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 1Jun 12, 2022Previous reviewThis is a legit Japanese style pasta/spaghetti/Hamburg steak/curry restaurant. It's like a Hong Kong cafe, but Japanese style. Portions are huge, staff are friendly, prices pretty reasonable.
We had:
- Wafu w Hamburg: Good blend of ingredients and a light sauce.
- carbonara: really liked this. Very creamy but not too heavy and it just goes so well with the bacon.
- hiyashi: this is the star. Everybody said they wanted to get this next time. Great flavor of the stew.
- curry with rice and Hamburg steak: this is what I had. Flavor is quite good though it's not the traditional Japanese curry flavor. There are bits of veggies in the sauce which I personally like. Anyways it goes well with Hamburg steak and fried egg.
The grapefruit cheesecake was the special dessert and everybody loved it as well.
We would all come back. That makes this a definite 5-star recommendation! - Jan 15, 2024
Small place that's pretty easy to miss. Limited seating but didn't have to wait when we came. Not the most comfortable seating but decent. We ordered the pasta carbonara with burger patty on top and the poutine. We did have one person in our party with allergies to nuts. We asked if they were able to tell us what dishes may have nuts in them. They were very aggressive and not willing to answer us. Rather, kept stating "we take no responsibility if you have a reaction". They were not very accommodating for a pretty common allergy. Food was decent.
Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Jul 5, 2023
Rice and noodles and a curry I've wanted to try this place out, it's a modern Italian Japanese fushion restaurant which is very family friendly cafe spot.
We did try their homemade croquettes 2 pieces for $6. It was a small croquette for $3 it was tempting to get because they say it's homemade, it was quite soft and putting the croquette sauce made it better.
I got a pasta with carbonara sauce it had a little bit of meat and some mushrooms. I liked how soft the noodles were and the sauce it was nice and hot plate of pasta and very Asian style indeed.
Then we got curry rice with pork cutlet. The meat is super tender and the curry makes up for it nice to eat with the rice and meat.
Overall, it had a homey feel to the meal and very nice atmosphere where staff is friendly and people come here with their kids because I'd think kids would enjoy the homemade feel of the these dishes.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Dec 19, 2023Updated review
We finally decided to come here for dine in and E got the chicken nanban set while I got the pork katsu curry. I was a big fan of the pork katsu curry and thought the pork katsu was fried perfectly and there was lots of curry to add flavour to both the rice and and katsu. R thought that the nanban wasn't that great - a bit dry and have had better at other places. We also saw other tables having the pasta and it looked absolutely delicious. Very interested to come back and give their pastas a go!
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0Jul 11, 2021Previous reviewWe got takeout and got the following - Hayashi rice with pork cutlet, Wafu spaghetti, and Hayashi rice with hamburger steak. Curry had great taste and I enjoyed the mixture of Japanese and Italian inspired tastes. I did wish in the spaghetti there were more mushroom and bacon bits to add more substance. For dessert we got the blueberry cheese tart and grapefruit cheese tart both of which were pretty good. I'm interested in trying them out as a dine in experience next time to see if it may change the tastes.
- Dec 1, 2023
came in for a late dinner on a weeknight with a party of 5 and we were seated right away. the restaurant had a cozy vibe and is small inside so i can see it possible being busier on weekends.
food:
carbonara pasta with hamburger steak ($18.50) - carbonara is one of my favorite pasta dishes but i didn't really like it here. the sauce was too eggy and dry as opposed to being more creamy and cheesy. the hamburger steak was sweet which i didn't really like although i recognize that these are all personal preferences. my fiancée got the same dish and she said he liked it. and they gave a very generous portion!
poutine with hayashi sauce ($17 for large size) - this was soo good, the hayashi sauce was very flavorful and the fries were super crispy. i would come back for this.
as a japanese fusion restaurant, they have a lot of interesting items on the menu so despite being disappointing by the carbons i would be open to coming back and trying something else. i give it 3.5/5 starsHelpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Apr 22, 2023
Though have been to Cafe de l'Orangerie a number of times over the years, it doesn't always pop up in my mind because it's literally tucked away in a corner underneath the Granville Street Bridge. However, my friends and I were at Marine Gateway to watch a movie and was hungry for dinner afterwards. A friend suggested Cafe de l'Orangerie and off we went!
There's free parking at the small plaza and street parking nearby, which is a plus. We were seated right away and during Covid, they opened and are still operating a separate small take out window that is right by the main entrance.
I ordered the Masago spaghetti and it was a good sized portion for $14.50. Flavourful and creamy without being too heavy and overwhelming. There are some mushrooms and small cut up octopus pieces within the dish but if you love your protein, would recommend that you order the dish the restaurant's known for hamburger steak.
The Cafe is also known for desserts but I couldn't finish the pasta so didn't order any. One of my friends ordered the Grapefruit cheesecake - a nice portion with creamy silky cream cheese and fresh Grapefruit on top. I tried a bite and it was really refreshing and not a heavy dessert. Makes a perfect summer dessert!
Recommend Cafe L'Orangerie if you're around the area for some tasty fusion Japanese dishes and desserts.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Apr 21, 2023
Haven't been here for a while and they are still pretty busy
I had the Mentaiko spaghetti and added the Hamburg patty. There were seafood pieces and a light creamy sauce
I am not a fan of the Hamburg spices but the patty was pretty tender
I actually enjoyed the dessert more, especially the matcha cheese tart
The tart shell was buttery and the matcha cream was very smooth
Prices were pretty fairHelpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0
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