Saturday 21 June 2014

Silvestre Deli and Bistro

Wandering around Gastown on Saturday morning around 9:30am. Not many restaurants were open serving a big breakfast. We originally wanted top try Calabash; however they did not open until 10:00am. We were hungry and ready for breakfast. Along  Water Street, a store that looks like a gelato shop was serving all day breakfast, sandwiches and their regular Peruvian menu.

Tortilla Ham Breakfast ($12) came with warm and crispy ciabatta bun and a choice of coffee or tea (English Breakfast). Tasted average and was not worth 12 bucks.

Side sauces: wow these three side hot sauce were delicious. They tasted homemade with distinct levels of hotness. We both thought that the sauce was lovely in addition to our meal.




Tortilla Chorizo Breakfast ($12). This omelette like dish was topped with lots of meat and garnished with parsley.This was really salty for veggie girl's palate. To make matters worse, it was a tad greasy underneath the dish. There are many other places we could check out if we waited until 10am.

The service felt rushed as a group of 6 was coming in. They wanted to combine our table of 5 with another 4 top.  We were waiting for the rest of our party to return from the restrooms, and while this was going on they started whiping our table while we were still sitting there, and the next group to arrive was standing awkwardly, and apologetically behind us waiting to sit down.  There were plenty of other tables available, and there was no request from the staff for us to move.  We would've been happy to move if requested, but we were not expecting the group to sit in our table, and felt this was not the best way the staff could've handled the situation.  Ultimately this experience will be tarnished by the events that occured at the end of the meal.

OVERALL:

+ Has dinner potential with authentic Peruvian menu
+ Good location for gelato and convenient to get to
+ Casual dining and funky decor

- Service was non existent: didn't get to ask about the hot sauce, did not get coffee or tea refills
- Expensive for breakfast and dinner options

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