Grove Inn Restaurant
The Grove Inn serves breakfast, lunch and dinner every day of the week and has an extensive menu. Set in a depressing decor of brick walls and brown everything, people clearly do not frequent this spot for the atmosphere. There is no pretention or sophistication here: even the wine comes from a box.
We arrived early and this restaurant was one of the few open before 10 am on Denman Street. The place was already packed with an older crowd and what appeared to be a handful of regular customers. This, along with the numerous Stars Of Vancouver / Best Of The West awards on the wall, got our hopes up for a great breakfast. Unfortunately, while the Grove Inn has won many awards over the years for "best bacon and eggs" and "best cheap eats", we soon understood why some of these award haven't been won since 1999.
When: Sunday, July 31th 2006 (9:45 am)
M says: I went for the Blueberry Pancakes with Bacon ($4.95) and was quite pleased with the generous amount of berries in the batter. Unfortunately, the grill in the kitchen was too hot and my pancakes were only partially cooked - I managed to eat half of my plate but even that required a big effort on my part. Also big disappointments were met in the bacon, which was overcooked and appeared to be of the pre-cooked variety, and the Orange Juice ($2.25), which was not real.
T says: M ordered what had caught my eye, so I went with the French Toast with Eggs and Sausages ($5.25). The toasts were flavourless and rubbery and had to be drenched in (fake) maple syrup to be edible. The eggs were well done but lacked seasoning while the sausages were of the cheap kind: pale and flacid with many cartilage bits. I also did not finish my plate.
Pro: It's cheap.
Con: Who cares about the cost of the meal when the food isn't good? Also, please be advised that the Grove Inn was closed down in 2002 due to a mouse and cockroach infestation.
Verdict: T says nay, M says nay. This was by far the worst meal yet.
Grove Inn Restaurant
1047 Denman Street
Vancouver BC V6G 2M4
604-687-0557
We arrived early and this restaurant was one of the few open before 10 am on Denman Street. The place was already packed with an older crowd and what appeared to be a handful of regular customers. This, along with the numerous Stars Of Vancouver / Best Of The West awards on the wall, got our hopes up for a great breakfast. Unfortunately, while the Grove Inn has won many awards over the years for "best bacon and eggs" and "best cheap eats", we soon understood why some of these award haven't been won since 1999.
When: Sunday, July 31th 2006 (9:45 am)
M says: I went for the Blueberry Pancakes with Bacon ($4.95) and was quite pleased with the generous amount of berries in the batter. Unfortunately, the grill in the kitchen was too hot and my pancakes were only partially cooked - I managed to eat half of my plate but even that required a big effort on my part. Also big disappointments were met in the bacon, which was overcooked and appeared to be of the pre-cooked variety, and the Orange Juice ($2.25), which was not real.
T says: M ordered what had caught my eye, so I went with the French Toast with Eggs and Sausages ($5.25). The toasts were flavourless and rubbery and had to be drenched in (fake) maple syrup to be edible. The eggs were well done but lacked seasoning while the sausages were of the cheap kind: pale and flacid with many cartilage bits. I also did not finish my plate.
Pro: It's cheap.
Con: Who cares about the cost of the meal when the food isn't good? Also, please be advised that the Grove Inn was closed down in 2002 due to a mouse and cockroach infestation.
Verdict: T says nay, M says nay. This was by far the worst meal yet.
Grove Inn Restaurant
1047 Denman Street
Vancouver BC V6G 2M4
604-687-0557
Labels: breakfast, restaurant, review
posted by Magalie at 2:50 PM
2 Comments:
Groove inn restaurant got sold so... i don't think the food taste awful. its all new. the owner of groove in were going to make new walls but u need to carve them out. so.. i prefer go to grove inn again. if u think its horrible.. well it u who thinks its horrible. yes there may be Chinese conversation but it doesn't mean they're talking about u. true some employees r bad with English but still they r learning and gaining experience.
I have eaten here innumerable times over the years and have never been disappointed. Unpretensious, basic and tasty with best prices on Denman. I am told I am ctitical Not at these prices or for this quality or service I have paid much more for far inferior food and service.
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