Dine Out Vancouver : Smileys (-:

Dine Out Vancouver 2010 was later and less exciting this year. Limited selection of $18 menus. Smileys is another downtown pub. In summary, cheap beer and mediocre food.





Cajun shrimp tacos. Sounds good, tastes of frozen shrimp.


Beef Carpaccio. A good surprise in a pub. Slightly too heavy on the sauce. Points for presentation.


Halibut is overcooked, and under seasoned.


Roast Beef. Yorkshire pudding tasted a bit stale. We requested medium rare and got a medium well roast instead. Seems standard pub fair.


Bread pudding. Very generous whip cream. Not your regular bread pudding: slices of bread doused in sauce and whip cream.

Verdict: A Yawn. Only the main was worth paying for, in which case $18 is over priced. Won't come back for the food, but may come back for the toonie beer.