Derek Vanstone Accessibility: Great. Easy to find, easy to enter the parking lot. Easy to park. No stairs. Wheel chair accessible washrooms.
Parking: Free and adequate spaces.
Aesthetic: The restaurant is clean and has a nice appeal to it. There’s even a large aquarium with tropical fish.
Noise: Even though the restaurant was quite busy, it was not too loud and there was not loud music playing.
Washrooms: Clean, wheelchair accessible, fully functional, fully stocked, and include a baby change station.
Staff: the servers are very friendly and polite and came around multiple times to ensure everything was to my liking.
One gentleman(I couldn’t tell if he was a manager or supervisor because he was just sitting at the bar the whole time) asked me not to take pictures. This was while I was discreetly taking photos at the table where I was seated.
While I understand his reluctance, this is how the world is now. Everyone has a camera in their phone and most of us want to share our experiences with the world. If a business won’t allow patrons to take photos and post reviews, then they probably don’t have what it takes to be a competitive and successful business.
Drink: I ordered a glass of the house red wine. For the price of $8 it was decent, but not outstanding. I’ll leave to the sommeliers to review that fully.
Food: I ordered the beef pad thai for $19. It was a sufficient portion to be enough for an entire meal. It was good but not great. The ingredients were all of decent quality, but the meat tasted and felt overcooked. I was not asked if I wanted anything customized, but in hindsight, I should have asked if they could make it extra spicy.
* I am a white male so it is very possible that they assumed I am unable to tolerate spicy food so they didn’t ask. I say this because they provided me with a fork and knife. I had to make a special request for chopsticks.
