Fairmont Vancouver Airport has their dining area – Globe@YVR and they always have a rotating seasonal menu to keep their dishes as fresh and as local as possible. Did you know, if you spend a minimum of $30, you get 3 hours of free parking at the airport. Thats awesome because it isn’t cheap to park at the airport.
We are back again to try a few items for the Summer menu. To take note, our appetizers and desserts are served differently than that they are normally served, but you can ask the server to make you something like that if you want.
If you sit by the window, you get a great view of the planes going to and leaving their gates. My friend and I were sitting here reminiscing about past trips and thinking about future ones. We even had a thought…what if we just finished dinner and spontaneously bought a cheap ticket somewhere. Great thoughts but spontaneity would have to wait as I have a 5 month year old at home.
Pomegranate Palmer
I went with a non-alcoholic beverage – Pomegranate Palmer made of iced tea, lemonade, and pomegranate juice. Very good and refreshing. The dominate taste is of the iced tea and sweetened up and given more dimension by the lemonade and pomegranate.
Pomegranate Paloma
My friend went with the Pomegranate Paloma and it was made of 1oz casamigos reposado tequila, 1/2 oz cointreau, pomegranate, and fresh grapefruit and lemon. She really enjoyed it.
Signature Beer Bread
You can add this to the start of your meal and it’s really delicious. It is made with local honey and baked fresh from the oven. It’s a treat and we really liked it. We had to come back again for this.
It is served piping hot and you have to slather on the butter covered in pollen.
Appetizer Platter
They gave us a tasting of their appetizers by turning it into a platter. It was a nice way of trying everything without having full portions. If you want something similar, let the server know.
Fresh Shucked Oysters use pacific north west oyster and it was topped with caviar. It was an interesting change to have it with caviar as the salty eggs pop in your mouth as you eat the oyster.
Diver Scallops were served with apple and celeriac slaw, pickled blueberry, and bee pollen. Very well cooked with a nice sear on the outside.
Pan Seared Foie Gras is served on sweet pickled plums, and brioche toast, with cognac jus. Loved the buttery taste with the texture of the brioche toast.
Prosciutto di Parma has anna’s burrata, figs, aged balsamic, and local greens. So damn good. My favourite of the items on the plate.
16oz Bone-In Rib Eye
The 16oz Bone-In Rib Eye has pomme purée, grilled marchetto farm asparagus, and natural jus. It was made to a medium rare and super delicious. It was more medium rare closer to the bone, but some parts were more cooked like the lobe of the rib eye.
1/2 Lobster
We added 1/2 lobster to the steak. There is lemon, butter and an aioli sauce for you to dunk the meat into.
The first time I had lobster here, it was delicious and had a nice bounce to the flesh. This time around, it was overcooked.
Herbed Rack of Lamb
The Herb rack of lamb is sous vide, so it is super tender and juicy. It is served with eggplant, dauphinoise potato, and thyme jus.
Dessert Platter
What a good way to get a taste of their desserts than with a platter. It’s not on the menu, but ask your server.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar
It is decadent with nice textures. It is topped with passionfruit pearls to balance the rich chocolate. Our favourite dessert on the platter.
Mango Mousse Cake
It has three layers of mango mousse and then cake in between. A good ratio of mousse and cake. The mango is strong but not too overpowering.
Final Thoughts
It was good to try a few more items on the menu. I like that there is free 3 hour parking with $30 purchase as it’s easy to spend that amount here. There is a good selection of West Coast cuisine and it’s just relaxing to come here before your flight or during a layover to treat yourself.
For more dishes and what we thought, go here for our previous dining experience.
Address:
Vancouver International Airport, 3111 Grant McConachie Way, Richmond, BC
Website:
https://www.fairmont.com/vancouver-airport-richmond/
