Five Sails: The Vancouver Icon's Classic Caviar Service

  

Sitting down at our table overlooking Coal Harbour and Stanley Park, we were ensconced in the dramatic landscape which defines Vancouver as much as the people, landmarks and icons which shape it. Five Sails has long been Vancouver’s home of classical cuisine, and recently passed under the stewardship of Emad Yacoub and the Glowbal Group. Sure to become a fixture in the Vancouver restaurant scene, the new General Manager, Christophe Chabre, sharing his vision for the restaurant explained, “The menu is going to be taken to the next level.”

Beginning with an amuse bouche of lobster wonton with potato and leak soup, we ordered our appetizers, the classic caviar service and foie gras. Served pan-seared, the Quebec foie gras is accompanied with truffle sauce and caramelized apple, as well as a chilled terrine with huckleberry jelly. We had come, however, for the classic caviar service, which is perhaps the first of many future improvements, taking Five Sails to the next culinary level.

Formerly featuring Nothern Divine B.C. Sturgeon roe, the new classic caviar service boasts imported Osietra caviar from Italy. The Russian Sturgeon roe are dark in colour, with a mild flavour which blossoms into a gentle finish expected from this traditional delicacy. Served on ice with buckwheat blini and brioche toasts, the caviar service is accompanied with traditional garnishes of red onion, chives, crème fraîche, grated egg yolk and grated egg white. We highly recommend this as a classical and indulgent way to begin an elegant dinner.  

We followed the foie gras and caviar with the honey-glazed, smoked duck breast and almond encrusted rack of lamb and loin, long-time classics on the Five Sails menu. Finishing our evening, we sampled the Grand Marnier Soufflé with crème anglaise and house made rum and raison ice cream; the Luxe Lemon Mille-Feuilles, with layers of phyllo pastry, chilled lemon cream, lemon parfait and a berry purée; and the not to be missed Chocolate Opera Slice.

  

Although revered in Vancouver’s restaurant circuit, Five Sails promises to delight patrons with an evolving menu, crafted by the new and dynamic team at its helm. Watch out for exciting changes to come, as this Vancouver favourite for haute cuisine enters a new season of re-invigoration and renewal.   

Five Sails Restaurant

(Located on the R Level. Access from the front entrance of the Pan Pacific Vancouver.)

Address: 999 Canada Place

Phone: (604) 844-2855