Plate Invaders

I had an incredible time at Plate Invaders. The tiny old-​timey room is lit softly and arranged around a ten-​person longtable. Seating is first-​come, first-​served; we nabbed the seats nearest the window, which I recommend. The ambience was just lovely, and we got to chat with the other 8 attendees while we ate, which was a great experience.
First, there was the nice, fresh lemon water which was refilled as we needed it. There was the typewritten menu placed in the centre of the table. There were the mason jars, one for our water and one for the wine we brought along. There was the artfully placed cutlery and the cutely mismatched cloth napkins.
The food, though — the food! We started with a salad made with mixed spring greens grown at a Buddhist monastery in Burnaby — no big deal. It was lightly dressed with a meyer lemon vinaigrette with toasted nuts. Perfect. Next was a root vegetable soup drizzled with sumac oil with coconut bacon. The flavours really complemented each other in this dish. Our main was a packet of chard and fennel with duchesse potatoes, mushrooms, and sauteed kale flowers… absolutely gorgeous, really highlighting all the vegetable flavours. We finished up with a coffee soaked cake with coconut cream and toasted almonds.
Tim really took the flavours of the season and showcased them with a real dedication to the purity of the vegetables. I will be back. Worth every penny.