The Bellini Effect - Take 3
May 16, 2008 | 5:43 pmToday was a gorgeous day in Vancouver and I decided to work from home instead of heading into the office (luckily I can and took advantage since the boss was way..sneaky I know). When Russ arrived he wanted to know if I would like to go out for lunch on this sunny day. Of course I took him up on the offer and we headed down to Yaletown and try to secure a place on a patio. Alas the usual places (Cactus Club, Milestones, Yaletown Brewing Company) were all full. As we walked down Maitland we came across Brown’s Restaurant Bar (also known as Browns Social Club). The patio was just starting to fill up and we secured a table outside.
As Russ started looking over the menu he quickly pointed out that they served Bellinis. I have written a couple of posts in March trying to find out the best place in Vancouver for a Bellini and thought I should continue that series.
As you can see their bellinis are the slushy kind, similar to the Cactus Clubs and Milestone’s. I do have to admit it was a very refreshing drink, though not as strong as the Cactus Club version, but I’ll add this to my second favourite of the city thus far!
The menu was standard fair, though my “Hollywood Burger” wasn’t anything to write home about and at $11 could have had alittle more beef. 
With all the construction around Yaletown these days, sitting out on a patio isn’t always the best, but on a day like today you can’t help but get out there and just bask alittle in the sun.
I had a horrendously bad experience with Brown's in Kitsilano
Raul | May 16, 2008 | 5:53 pmI had a horrendously bad experience with Brown’s in Kitsilano but only for brunch. But I haven’t yet managed to bring myself to visit again!
Yeah I wasn't overly impressed myself, but it was lunch
gusf | May 16, 2008 | 6:05 pmYeah I wasn’t overly impressed myself, but it was lunch and we were outside on a patio
The bellinis were great though! I can’t knock them down on that.