23 ~- North Shore News - Wednesday. July 12, 2000

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Grilled Ahi Tuna, Roasted
Pork Loin, and Roasted Free
Range Chicken Breast.

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found the tapas to be more
imeresting than the entrees.
Grilled Lamb Chops, for
example, are served beneath
mildly curried lenuls. You get
three chops. A crisp pappad-

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accompanies. Combine chops
with Saltaire’s sweet starch
Yam Wedges — French tried
vams served with a kiwi raita
dip.

Add Grilled Prawns —
Alyers preps them ina
smokey cilantro marinade
then finishes the prawns in a
wasabi vinaigrette that packs a
distinctive Japanese horserad-
ish bite. The prawns are
served atop a soft roast com
and chipotle pancake.

Good dish. All three tapas
make tor a full meal.

The sampled Spinach
Leaves salad was fess impres-

sive. ft included hearts of
palm, Stilton cheese and can-
died walnuts — a good idea,
but drowned in citrus vinai-
grette.

Sampled entrees included
Grilled Beef Tenderloin and
Five Spice Dusted Sabletish.
Both were good, if somewhat
unambitious.

The beef, more rare than
medium, came with green
beans and potatoes mashed
with mascarpone cheese. Jt
was finished in an espresso
reduction.

On the plate with the
Sabletish (similar to sea bass):
mashed yams with ginger

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undertones and grilled red
endive. The fish was finished
in a slightly sweet soy honey
laze.

Sahaire’s wine list starts ar
about $20, West Coast
Western Hemisphere (Chile
to B.C.) is well represented.

Kortles trom Australia, France

and Italy are also listed.

A baker's dozen are avail-
able by the glass ($6 to $9).

‘There's also a martini list
for the shaken-not-stirred
crowd.

Saftaire’s biggest coup was
securing its rooftop terrace.

It gives the main second-
storey restaurant something

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it’s never had: an open-air
venue. [rs a key summer
addition — West
Vancouverites being nosori-
ously keen on fresh air and
bracing sea breezes.

And Saltaire has spared no
expense in its development.
The view from the terrace is
wonderful: West Vancouver
shoreline and Vancouver har-
bour to the sourh and even a
snapshot Mountainview to the
north.

{t’s finished in light tan
paving stones with etched
glass walls, Royal blue blan-
kets, gas heaters and a west-
end fireplace provide warmth
when the sun gocs down,

The terrace is furnished
with teak tables and deck
chairs that, thankfully, are
arranged with ample breath-
ing room betwixt.

A rooftop herb garden and
a string of bar stools along
the north wail dining counter
will likely be in place by the
time you read this column.

Some minor kitchen
adjustments aside, Saltaire is
one of the best new restaurant
developments to grace West
Vancouver and the North
Shore in years.

—trenshaw@nsnews.com

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