YEW Seafood + Bar: 2019 Fall Menu

YEW Seafood + Bar has launched their 2019 Fall Menu. The menu explores traditional Pacific Northwest ingredients infused with international influences created by Restaurant Chef Evan Morgan. Executive Pastry Chef Suraj Karmakar has created a collection of desserts with local and tropical flavours.

We were invited to check out a few of their new dishes on the menu.

Appetizers

We tried a few of their new appetizers and classic items on the menu – grilled octopus, prawn cocktail, crab cake, and burrata. The grilled octopus is the new item on the menu and it was pretty tender with a lot of flavour. Loved the texture of the crispy grains, and the squash.

All of the other appetizers are solid and you can’t go wrong with them.

**Grilled Octopus**
Butternut Squash, Crispy Grains, Smoked Onion Aioli

**YEW Prawn Cocktail**
Salsa Verde, Pickled Red Onion, Cabbage, Cilantro

**Dungeness Crab Cake**
Green Apple, Celery, Tarragon, Piquillo

**Burrata**
Roasted Baby Beets, Greens, Cherry Vinaigrette Black Pepper Shortbread

From the Sea

The 3 new seafood dishes – seared scallops, Maple Gochujang Glazed Sablefish, and the Peppercorn Crusted Lingcod. All 3 dishes were very impressive. The scallops were cooked perfectly with a nice sear on each side. The gochujang sablefish was very flavourful and loved the rice cakes which adds great chewy texture to the dish. The addition of the beans adds a heartiness to the dish for the fall. The lingcod was moist and the cheese gnocchi was outstanding.

**Seared Scallops**
Celeriac Purée, Confit Sunchokes, Baby Turnip Chipotle Vinaigrette

**Sablefish**
Dashi Scented Beans, Jalapeño, Kale, Crispy Rice Cake, Charred Cucumber, Radish

**Seared Ling Cod**
Gnocchi Parisienne, Mushrooms, Dressed Greens, Peppercorn Sauce

Dessert

Executive Pastry Chef Suraj Karmakar has crafted 3 new desserts on the menu – ‘Fall-en’ Stone, Oven Roasted Pear + BC Blueberry Crumble, and Beyond the Black Forest. Of the 3, the Oven Roasted Pear + BC Blueberry Crumble was perfect for the fall weather. You have the warm crumble with the contrast of the cold vanilla ice cream.

**‘Fall-en’ Stone**
Banana Mousse, Makrut Lime Cream, Kalamansi Marmalade

**Oven Roasted Pear + BC Blueberry Crumble**
Spiced Caramel, Choice of Housemade Ice Cream

**Beyond the Black Forest**
Rosemary Mousse, Amarena Cherry, Chocolate Shortbread, Raspberry Sorbet

Final Thoughts

Overall, the new Fall items as it’s perfect for the season and some classic items are great year round. My favourite items were the grilled octopus, gochujang sablefish and lingcod.

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791 W Georgia St, Vancouver, BC

Website:
https://www.yewseafood.com/