Nu
1661 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC
Brunch is probably my favourite meal of the day. Well I guess it's not technically a meal but a blend of the best from both breakfast and lunch. Take the menu of breakfast, add some sassiness to it and serve it until the afternoon...good food without having to wake up super early! How great is that?
I love breakfast food...omlettes, sausages, GRANOLA!!! And there are plenty of places in Vancouver that serves up a pretty wicked brunch. But if you want a fantastic brunch, in a funky room with a SPECTACULAR VIEW to boot, you can't beat Nu Restaurant. Situated on False Creek right across from Granville Island, this place is a sensory overload for ALL your senses!
I went this past Sunday for brunch (I don't usually get to eat brunch on Sundays cuz i'm usually playing badminton) with Richard. I've been here before and was blown away by the food and the view so since it was such a beautiful day (hurray for sun in February!), we wanted to take full advantage of it.
You'd think that a place like this would charge a ridiculous amount for their food but surprisingly, Nu is a pretty good value. This place has won tons of awards, ranging from Best New Restaurant, Best Lounge..among others, so it can charge high. But they have great price points (their dine out menu was only $25!) but don't skimp on quality.
Lets start off with the room. This place is designed to feel like an alcove right on False Creek. With the floor to ceiling windows all around, you get an amazing view from the Burrard Street Bridge to Granville Island and Science World. It has such an amazing vibe to it and if you go on a beautiful day, you get the sunlight shining in while you enjoy your food! How fantastic is that? To make it even better, they feature a jazz singer for Sunday brunch. Jazz and brunch...such a wonderful combination! It really adds to the ambience of the whole experience. The decor of the room is definalty leaning towards the funky/art deco vibe and it works! They have these really cool swingy/bucket chairs with brass plated custom made tables makes you feel like you're in 70's room minus the tackiness. Everything about the decor has been well thought out and it really shows. Their use of the colour aqua also really gives the restaurant a laid back and relaxed vibe.
One of the things I love about Nu for brunch is that they give you an amuse bushe before you start your meal. Free food...gotta love it! They start you off with a tiny glass of "sipping chocolate" and a mini croissant that is as buttery as can be! It's sooooo decadent but it's so good! It really gets you in the "brunch" mood. For our brunch, Richard ordered the eggs benedict (his favourite) and I had the spinich and mushroom omlette (one of my favourites!). I think Richard really enjoyed his eggs benny and my omlette was cooked to perfection! No browning on the surface of the egg. Now that takes skill (and a really good frying pan). We had also ordered a side of pomme frittes but apparently, our meals were served with friens anyways so our waiter gave us an extra side of fries for free! Their fries were home cut but were of the skinny variety and it was YUMM-O! I had to push my plate away to stop eating them!
The service that day was a bit slow and it wasn't even like they were really busy. They had a large party there for brunch but the tables were not all full. I didn't remember the service being that slow last time but if you're not starving and you want to find a place to just sit and relax this is the place to go. Now that I've been here for brunch twice, I think it's about time I came back for dinner....anyone want to join me?
Eggs Benedict at Nu
Spinach and Mushroom Omlette
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