Sardine Can - Vancouver, BC

We walked by this place last time when we were waiting for a seat at another restaurant. It's a small unique restaurant. The seating capacity is about 20 people. The place is more for appetizers and drinks and not really meant to be for full meals. I am not sure if they take reservations. We got there at around 6:30pm or so and got seated right away at the bar. 

There was still lots of items to choose from on the menu. The decor is quite casual. The servers were super friendly. Because it was our first time there, we asked him what's popular or what is the best item on the menu and he said everything on the menu was good. That makes our decision even more difficult. We ended up ordering smoked ham wrapped prunes, the mushroom in sherry sauce and the fresh herb and garlic cheese toast. 

First came the wrapped prune. It wasn't how I imagined the dish would look but it was delicious. I didn't think the prune and smoked ham would go that well together. The sweetness of the prune balances the saltiness of the smoked ham. It was placed in the oven/broiler so the ham was quite crispy.

The fresh herb and garlic cheese toast was the dish at the back and it wasn't that unique. Everything was super fresh and tasted everything like it said. It wasn't too special. I feel like I could make something similar at home. 

This was the best dish for the night. We had no idea that sherry wine and mushroom were so well together. The mushroom was cooked to perfection. The mushroom was really soft but not too soggy. The sauce was well-balanced, very creamy. The sherry wine flavour was definitely there but it wasn't overpowering. We couldn't resist but have the sauce with all the bread we ordered. 

We really enjoyed ourselves at The Sardine Can. I don't think it will be a place for dinner but definitely a great place for drinks and small dishes.