Palate Kitchen has been created by Pallet Coffee Roasters as a new brunch spot in the Financial District of Downtown Vancouver. You can never have enough brunch spots. Their goal is to pair good coffee with good eats.
I was downtown early in the morning, so I decided to pop in quickly for breakfast.
To Go Bar
In the morning, the to go bar is very popular where people grab a pastry and coffee before heading in to work.
I decided to sit inside to get the full experience.
Interior
This heritage building is stunning with its high ceilings. There are tables on the main floor along with a bar and kitchen.
There is also two elevated dining areas on the second floor, but unfortunately it was closed when we were dining here. I can really seeing it transform into a lovely event space because offices always need a place to hang out after work or for a special event.
Kids
There are high chairs available for kids, but we were unable to find a changing table in the washrooms.
Menu
Latte
I started off with a latte as it was fantastic. Perfect ratio of espresso and milk foam. Plus, the latte art was perfect.
Mushroom Toast
The mushroom toast has seasonal sautéed mushrooms, truffled hummus, fine herbs, and mixed greens on sourdough.
For $3 extra, I added a poached egg to it. The poached egg came on a side plate, so that was a bit odd. Even the staff commented how it was strange.
So, this $18 toast was very pricey and I could have gotten a nicer breakfast elsewhere. The wasn’t that much mushroom on the toast as it was hiding under all the greens. The truffled hummus also overpowered the taste.
I was full by the end of the meal, but there wasn’t anything new to this mushroom toast. The egg was poached nicely, so thats a plus.
Final Thoughts
As we only ordered a small amount of items off the menu, it didn’t leave me with a good impression to return. The coffee is fantastic and I’ll be back to Pallet Coffee Roasters, but the toast here is pretty expensive. The value get for the toast isn’t there. Best to stick to the other main dishes or go to the To Go Bar for a coffee and pastry.
Address:
848 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC
Website:
https://www.palatekitchen.com/
