Lunch in Vancouver: Bier Craft (Commercial Drive)
Looking for a place to meet a visiting realtor from Calgary last week I put the question out to my twitter (follow me @604homesguy) followers and received a number of great suggestions. I decided on Bier Craft Tap and Tapas on Commercial Dr. THe location was conviceince for both of us and I have drive past the Cambie St location numerous times.
If you haven't heard of Bier Craft this is the new name for Stella's. There was some legal issure (apparently it had nothing to do with Stella Artois) and they had to change their name. Honestly I do not like the new name, but they didn't ask me and probably don't care what I think. This place has an amazing multi page beer list, but they also do darn good food.
After finally making a decision about a beverage we took a look a the lunch menu. There was a fair selection of choices and I settled on the Philly Cheesesteak sandwhich with salad (fried or half fried half salad was also an option, but I am trying to watch the fat intake). My colleague had the Montreal Smoked Meat sandwich and was warned that the meat here is sliced a little thicker than usual.
Our server was very helpful and seemed to know the beer menu well (no judgemet here) which was goo because the options were bewildering and most of the beers I had never heard of. They are mostly from Belgium an include many interesting varieties of beer each poured in the appropriate type of glass.
The place was not very busy and our food arrived in good time. I really enjoyed my sandwich and beverage. My colleageue though somewhat regretted his choice with the thick cut meat. The taste was good he said but the chewing was a bit challenging.
Overall I enjoyed Bier Craft in Commercial Dr and hope to make it back here, or to the Cambie St location soon. Have you been to Bier Craft? What did you think? Please leave a comment below.