Here’s a follow up from the previous post on the family reunion. This morning, we met up for brunch at the Glowbal Grill & Satay Bar in Yaletown. I haven’t been to the restaurant before and had read some not so great reviews but the menu looked decent so Kally and I decided to host our family brunch there. Originally Kally and Vivian were going to treat everyone to dim sum but I thought we could do something more western (since they can have dim sum in Hong Kong) so the three of us gathered our piggy banks and changed dim sum to brunch.
During last week, I had contacted Glowbal regarding a limited menu (we picked a short list of items for the menu) as well as having a special plate for my grandma. We know grandma isn’t a fan of western food but she will eat pasta so Kally and I had requested for a chicken pasta in white sauce for her. However, they had never confirmed that request prior to our brunch. Also when we arrive, the menu is the standard brunch/lunch menu and not the limited menu we had thought we’d get. So I was a little disappointed.
Everyone arrived around 11am and we all got seated at the back corner where we got a lot of privacy. We can be pretty loud so that location is perfect! I helped everyone order their drinks as well as explained some of the menu items to the aunts and uncles who aren’t familiar with the dishes. The most popular items seemed to be the P.E.I Lobster Benedict and the Woodland Mushroom & Havarti Cheese Omelet. The Lobster Benedict had chunks of lobster between the egg and crispy pancetta with hash and greens on the sides. Grandma’s pasta was really nice. Lots of grape tomatoes, sliced asparagus, and chunks of chicken with spaghetti. She also loved the hash (potatoes) since I caught her taking them from grandpa’s plate a lot. Oh another interesting thing to note is that they gave us mini donuts in a bamboo steamed basket instead of the usual bread and butter.
Here’s the slide show of the family, the food and the baby jar of ketchup:
The food turned out better than I had expected. My experience with one of the restaurant under the same umbrella, Italian Kitchen, wasn’t that great so I was really glad that Glowbal pulled through for the family brunch. Our server, Ben, was excellent! He was very patient with us and had met all our needs, such as getting more baby ketchup bottles (see slideshow). I would definitely recommend Glowbal for brunch/lunch.
