Ricki-marie P.
Yelp
I was truly ready to give robba a rave review, however I truly cannot.
Robba is in the heart of the west end, attached to a hotel right in the middle of Haro street. It has the most amazing outside space surrounded by plants and flowers. The space is a dream, very put together nicely. Wonderful ambiance, with kind people.
We started with the charcuterie board, which was one of our favourites at the Yaletown location. Sadly this locations was a bit different, disappointing. There wasn't as much cheese, no sauces, it just didn't feel worth the price.
We had gnocchi, I loved it. The gnocchi is as fluffy as a pillow soaked in cheese sauce, wowZa It was good. I realize here in North America we often want our portions oversized, but the thing is, if I am going to pay these prices for pasta, yes I want a very decent portion. However it's very small, I was still a bit hungry. I also had the lavender creme brûlée, the cream wasn't dense enough or held enough flavour , and you couldn't taste enough lavender.
The wine selection is lovely, I don't feel this will disappoint you at all. We had a very nice full bodied red.
I was very disappointed with the service, the people working are lovely. Very kind and helpful, however they are very very slow. I felt they were understaffed. We waited for our bill for much too long. We were totally nice about it and patient, but it's worth mentioning because I could see it really upsetting someone who wants to get out of there. The food is cooked fresh, so it does take a bit longer, but for us it was expected.
Overall this place is missing nonna. That nice family feel the yaletown location has.
Robba I am sorry I couldn't give a better rating, I really wanted to love this place. I will hopefully be back soon so I can leave a better review.