Sala Beckett

Advantages: Excellent food, excellent service, excellent prices
Disadvantages: It's a ten hour flight away

...INTRODUCTION Myself and Ms Larsbaby were in holiday in Vancouver and found ourselves in a decent downtown hotel. We explored the area and found many fine Asian restaurants. Having sampled Japanese and Chinese, we were looking for something else to add to our list. A Thai restaurant from across the road of our hotel caught our eye and maintained a spot on our "to do" list. Towards the end of our stay, we finally cracked and went to eat there. THE RESTAURANT Sala Thai has two locations, one on Burrard Street, the other on Cambie Street. Cambie street is someway south of downtown. We went to the one on Burrard, at the heart of downtown, which looks pretty big from the outside. When we went, the restaurant was pretty full and we had to wait a short while for our table for two. A good sign then, that the place was so... Read review

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Advantages: Fabulously decorated restaurant, lots of choice
Disadvantages: A little heavy handed on the Chillies

...bits of vegetation I wish they'd just passed it through a tea strainer before serving. This particular soup had enough bits to be tasty but not enough to cause annoyance. The satay was pronounced delicious and the hors d'oeuvres were presented on a high footed bowl with 5 or 6 different items and a bowl of spicy dip in the middle. I snaffled a wrapped prawn and a little nest of fried noodles with some prawn in the middle. ~ The main courses ~ My local Thai in Northamptonshire does stunning food but the portions are always a bit on the mean side. I was therefore amazed at the size of the dishes at the Sala Thai - nearly double the size I'm used to. Thank goodness we didn't go with the set menus or we'd still be there now, forcing down the leftovers. Even when the carrot flowers were pushed to one side there was still a good plateful... Read review

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Advantages: Cakes, cakes, all homemade, atmosphere
Disadvantages: Having to share with the dog

...Whitby has now become an all season resort but sadly in the last few months it seems someone forgot to tell Whitby. Looking around and at the amount of retail trading that is disappearing it seems everything this delightful fishing port has to offer is sadly going amiss. Despite this I love Whitby to bits and am looking forward to the imminenet Goth festival which I think is around April. Love to see all the pomp and ceremony and am fascinated by people's enthusiasm. Whitby has so much and thre friendliness of the people doesn't go unnoticed. One valuable asset I discovered was on Skinner Street where a fab coffee shop opened last year called Becketts and is so dog friendly. Another reason to visit Whitby is the miles of coast walks and how better to end your day by the friendliness and great cakes at this cafe. Welcoming to see dogs... Read review

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