This is a Nigerian restaurant with a modern ambience. We made reservations just in case but there…read morewere only a few tables occupied in the entire restaurant, which is surprising. However, the Vancouver location is located in a fairly sketchy part of town which may be a reason, but it is still nicely located in the midst of a lot of speakeasies. We tried the jollof rice with beef suya and the efo riro with fish served with pounded yam. We also got plantains on the side to go with the jollof rice. The jollof rice here is pretty spicy, and the beef suya is a flavorful but a bit dry. The seasoning for the beef suya is great, and it is served on the side as it is crazy spicy. I kept eating the seasoning since it was so good, but was wondering why everything tasted so spicy. The efo riro is less a soup and more a stew with spinach. It is quite delicious with the pounded yam. It is something that is out of the ordinary, and I recommend. Service can be a bit slow so be prepared for a minimum 1.5-2 hour experience. Music is terribly loud so it is almost impossible to hold a conversation. I had to ask the server to repeat things a few times since there is otherwise no way to hear, and they never turned the volume down.

Was in Vancouver with family and ordered food trays from Vansuya via uber eats. I want to clarify…read morethat although we ordered from both the location in Vancouver and the one in Surrey and they both did the job, the one in Surrey is the one that gets 5/5. We got jollof rice, plantain, ewa Agoyin, chicken, mostly from the Vancouver location and finally ordered from the Surrey location on my last day there and the difference was clear (from my mom who is based in Nigeria). Their Abula was delicious and the jollof (again from the Surrey location specifically), was authentic and fantastic. Both packed the food very neatly and food came hot. Delivery was also pretty quick. I can't comment on ambiance as we did not visit this restaurant.

Delicious as ordered the curry chicken patties at Kits farmers market, crust is flaky.read more

I spent most of my adult life living in Toronto where riding the subway is a way of life…read more Sometimes, I got lucky where a bakery is in the station and I could easily get a Jamaican patty to snack on. I had a few friends who brought me some from their favourite bakeries too. When I moved back to the West Coast, I missed those patties (amongst other Toronto eats.) And that's why I was so glad to find Morgan's Harbour was just around the corner from my home offering authentic Jamaican patties. They're currently supplying groceries around the Lower Mainland and seem to just started their their retail business up and running. They're open for pick-up on Mondays and Fridays only. I emailed them my request to order 1 dozen spicy beef patties for $32.50 and the following day, Friday, they confirmed that I can pick-up my order. Payment can be done by cash or etransfer to their published email address. Pick-up was at their factory at an industrial area in PoCo. (Almost missed it as the door wasn't labeled - kinda comical, actually!) The patties were frozen and had instructions on how to heat it. We were so excited to try it that we just popped them in the microwave. The crust was so flaky and the finely minced beef was so flavourful with the right proper spices to make me want to keep on eating! These patties are much better than my TTC patties! I'm ordering more next time and sharing them with my family!

It's 24th of December, 2020. Food is big part of Filipino events specially during Christmas. The…read moreorder was placed on Dec05 so things were in order for xmas eve. Food was supposed to be delivered in the afternoon when it didn't arrive I was told the driver made a mistake and gave the order to a wrong house and i was offered full refund and free palabok. My name and delivery address was on the order so how can the food be sent to the wrong house and i'm told the recipient thought it was a gift. I have nothing in my fridge with 3 kids and a husband that's benn working all week who is a frontliner that was looking forward to the food so he can bring some to work the next day to share with his fellow nurses. And the stores are close for holiday. Jamie from Nanays offered to pay for our dinner. All restaurants were busy and kids were hungry so i ended getting food at Hi-five worth $60. Sorry guys that this review is not about food but it's about my experience. Bad things happen to good people and to make it worst it's my dads 19yr death anniversary tomorrow. Worst experience and Christmas of my life!!!

Found this gem through Instagram. Nanay's Kitchen is truly good Filipino comfort food! Their photos…read moreon instagram are truly what you see is what you get. I ordered Palabok and Gulaman very easily on their website and got a tracking number that I could follow on Shop app. The food was packaged well for transit and I got free delivery to Richmond. The flavors are authentic! I love palabok and theirs satisfied my cravings! The palabok also included calamansi, the real deal, and enhanced the flavors (think Ratatouille, when the food critic was amazed)! Although the delivery was a few minutes late, their driver got a bit lost, they communicated that with me via email and it was worth the wait! I can't recommend this place enough! If you've never had authentic Filipino food, this is a must try! Can't wait to try more from their menu!

Fresh Prep is available in Toronto/GTA! So I was lured in by their 50% deal and paid $100 for $200…read moreworth of credits, which seems to be open to all first time customers. If you sign up at their booth at the Autoshow they also offer some swag on sign up. Since it was free delivery for the first delivery, we decided to spend all the credit at once... now maybe we ordered way too much but we ended up splitting the order with another household. I think the best value is if you stick to 1-2 recipes and order more portions of that as I see sometimes there are specials for additional portions. However, since I want to try a variety, we ordered a few different recipes. Pros: - Love the packaging and how all the things are precut, portioned and you just dump it in the pan and cook. However, I did notice I need to spend some time reading instructions but it wasn't too hard. I've tried recipes so far. - Easy to pause your account indefinitely or skip a week on your profile settings. - You can schedule for bag and container pick up so it's a bit more sustainable than the alternative meal prep delivery services. - It's cool to try some new recipes and ingredients I wouldn't usually buy. However, I don't think the recipe cards are easy to replicate yourself afterwards because the provide you the marinades, spices and sometimes things come pre-mixed. Recipe tried: - Spicy Apricot Chicken Rice Bowl Kit - it was okay, probably not something I'll return to. It also was a bit more sweet than spicy. It's just a regular stir fry with some sweeter sauce and doesn't feel as special. - Greek Chicken & Pumpkin Soup - my favourite, I love their pumpkin soup with garlic bread. I never would've bought or cooked with orzo. So I tried something new - Bean burrito - We enjoyed this dish, it was very hearty with lots of protein. Some sauces and ingredients I tried that I normally wouldn't buy on my own. We add in our pumpkin puree soup from one of their recipes into the bean burrito. - Surf and turf - The salad was really good has this lovely dressing. Though I feel like the salad comes with a small portion since it doesn't come with carbs so more salad for 2 servings would be better. Cons The website is a bit trickier to navigate and get used to at first. The way they break it down on the subtotal, it's hard to figure out the cost per portion per recipe without breaking out a calculator. The discounts are only applied to one tallied line. Sometimes there's a promo with an additional serving, but it doesn't tally under the one recipe so you can't tell how much on average each serving is for that specific recipe is after discounts. It does seem a bit pricier than just cooking but that's not exactly what I'm comparing to... the alternative if I'm lazy to cook, is we go out to eat, which is generally more expensive. After delivery, the optimal freshness is within 4 days so it makes me cook it so I don't waste it. Delivery is on Wednesdays and Sundays. For example you need to opt in by Wednesday and select your options for Sunday delivery. Usually I like to decide the day before but I suppose with logistics of packing the ingredients, I don't think they can allow for later decisions. Overall I'll consider going back again... but perhaps 1-2 recipes a week with more portions to get a better bang for the buck. It just doesn't make sense for us to cook with a little portion of rice they give us in some of the recipes. It's just easier to cook a larger serving size one time. But if you want variety and have time to cook different meals each day, this is not a bad option. PS if you need a referral, get $45 off first order: https://www.freshprep.ca/?r=0c5yfaz8_kblwru5e

Nearly two years ago, my neighbor went on vacation and forgot to pause her subscription to Fresh…read morePrep, so she emailed me, asking if I wanted to take her two meals that were being delivered that day, her gift to me. Who am I to refuse such a gift??!!! I knew nothing about meal delivery services so I had zero expectations. But, OMG was I impressed! My daughter and I cooked one of those meals together that first night and it was such a great experience for us. And the dinner was excellent. We kept saying, it was "restaurant quality". Super easy to do, with idiot-proof directions, and super fresh ingredients, all pre-measured and labelled. Quite frankly we were blown away. We cooked the second meal for dinner the following night, wondering if we just got lucky with the fabulous meal the night before. Nope, the second night's dinner was as excellent as the first, and as easy to make. We were hooked. I'm not one for indulgent spending. I am unemployed and am on a budget. But I calculated, for me, the money spent per meal at Fresh Prep is a good deal, as my dinners for 2 nights a week were arranged, I knew said meals would be healthy and well-balanced, as I'd be selecting them myself from a wide variety of options, I'd be saving a lot of time as I wouldn't have to go to a bunch of different stores to track down ingredients (some are not common. And let's be honest: who wants a lot of some esoteric spice or product that you'll never use again? I hate waste, so it appealed to me, to have just the exact right amount of ingredients needed for each recipe), and, bonus for me, this turned out to be SUCH a positive bonding experience for my adult daughter and me, choosing our weekly FP meals and cooking them together. We have been so impressed how this company minimizes waste, simply by reusing the majority of containers and ice packs. We've been so impressed with the selection of meals each week and the quality of ingredients and the straightforwardness of directions. And it's kinda become a joke, how every night we've had a FP meal, we look at each other and say "THIS one is my favorite!". lol. (I'm not kidding, they've all been excellent). Yes, the prices have increased once in the few years I've subscribed (minimally, but it does make a difference), and they've recently instituted a delivery fee ($4.99). So that stings a bit. But they have a reward program that offsets the costs a bit, and for my daughter and me, the advantages of subscribing offset the disadvantages. We stopped our subscription for a while and we really missed it. We REALLY missed it. So I re-subscribed and I haven't looked back. I have friends who've subscribed to other meal prep services and they all agree, FP is by far the best. I also must say something about their customer service: the few times I've called with an issue, they were ALL over it, immediately. That alone blew me away, too, how receptive they were and how quickly they resolved the few issues that arose. Oh, and their delivery people are the nicest, too. If only all companies operated like this one. I honestly can't think of a negative thing to say.

I've tried Jenny Craig and Nutri System before and they don't compare to Movement Food. I felt like…read moreI was eating cardboard with Jenny and Nutri. On the other hand, Movement Food is eating real food. I've only tried 1 item. I just received my week's supply yesterday and started the meal plan today. So far so good. My food arrived on the day it was scheduled to be delivered. I willbe updating my review once I completed 7 days of having just meals from Movement.

I ordered from Movement Food and their service is AMAZING!…read more They send me tracking information and they also have a staff that calls me to inquire about their service. I will continue to order from Movement Food because their food is also really yummy!

The homemade kombucha they have right now is so good. I tried both flavours (raspberry and mango)…read moreand it completely blows the stuff you buy at the store out of the water. All the points from my last review still apply (except I feel that the current summer 2023 menu has less of a salt problem than previous menus) but I feel so strongly about the kombucha that I have to write this update to bring attention to it.

They constantly have the Bogo deal for grilled boneless lemongrass chicken on rice dish. $21.79 for…read more2 seems like a deal but when you get it, it is a much smaller version with one chicken chop. Lemon grass flavor was on point but the skin was a bit tough. The regular price is $15.45 which still seems expensive for 1 chop since every other place serves 2. This deal would be good if you wanted a small meal.

Ordered the lemon grass chicken and the portion was small. The food was ok but they really need…read moreto work on their portion size. They managed to find a much smaller take out box. Never seen one so small. Disappointed. I probably won't be back.

Wow! You see fancy charcuterie photos online and think "it'll never be as good as it looks." I was…read morewrong -- it was SO much better in person. It made our afternoon park picnic a truly special occasion! There are a handful of charcuterie box places around Vancouver and I chose this one because the box looked best in show and had the best variety. The business also appears associated with a bakery so the boxes contain pastry elements that make it stand out from competitors. Our box contained sweet (chocolate covered strawberries, brownie cookies, and macaroons), savory (5 types of cheese, 4 meats), jam, honey, mustard, almonds, pistachios, walnuts, olives, grapes, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries. And, crackers! (some places have an added charge for crackers). A few fresh roses and thyme made the overall box even more special. The photos are from the 2-person grazing box which was more than enough food for two hungry men. The box is loaded - they don't skimp (there were like 3-4 thick wedges of brie). When I originally bought it my husband felt the price was kinda expensive ... but after eating our way through it, we feel it was a deal. The variety, quantity, quality would be hard to replicate for the same price. Dip & Sip doesn't have a storefront at the moment but you can order online and pick up from a commercial address on Robson. They had it ready on time and brought it out promptly.

Looking for a local charcuterie and cocktail delivery service? Check out the brand new Dip & Sip…read more Creating deliciously curated charcuterie boards, hummus dips, snacks and cocktail boxes. They use quality ingredients to create gorgeous grazing boxes that are only $44.99 for a 10×10 filled with goodies. They have the Sweet & Savoury box, Queso Y Fuego and featured here is La Méditerranée. In each one you can expect some meats, cheeses, dips, dried fruit, nuts, crackers and more! I'm absolutely obsessed with their prosciutto wrapped pickled asparagus that they have in the sweet and savoury box, luckily they sell them separately too so I would definitely suggest added more of those! Their hummus dips are freaken awesome too, I'm obsessed with the Beet Horseradish and the Mango Curry. They are mouth watering and the perfect addition to any box! The cocktail mixes are so fun. They make their mix and the garnishes in house, so they actually make those dehydrated citrus wheels themselves! I love how the curate the box specially for you, adding the special touch of your name and what song to pair it with. You can choose between a small box for $19.95+ for 4 cocktails or a larger box for $32.00+ for 8 cocktails and they have sooo many fun cocktail recipes to choose from! I've tried the Cinnamon Old Fashioned, Paloma Blast and the Velvet Moscow Mule, which was my favorite and soooo flavourful. Loved the spice! They have so many other fun cocktails I want to try including the Blueberry Smash, Green Blossom, Spicy Mango Tonic, Moroccan Mojito and Fashionable Fig. Yum!