my wife and i were in downtown vancouver for the halloween walking tour. sidebar(nice to see more businesses and vg restaurants/bars on main st)
la bottega while small, is quaint, inviting and warm. the wait staff was very pleasant and friendly. my only criticism like so many restaurants these days is usually hard chairs...just not enough cushion for the pushin. mind out of gutter please. i know restaurants don't want you tying up there table all night. but would a little padding kill ya?
anyway the food was excellent. we split the charcuterie plate(nice size), and split the caesar salad also excellent, fresh and not too much dressing. i did the wine tasting with dinner (3 delightful reds $14 if i recall) then i had a full glass of red from australia with my main course $14 as well. excellent wine slection. so i'm pushing almost $30 in drinks.
entrees: my wife had a delicious hanger steak w/greatflavor and very tender. the demi-glaze on the steak was outstanding! i had the shrimp about 6 nice large ones. cooked perfectly. and we finished off splitting the holiday pumpkin spice cake and two coffees...vg! ok she had a single bite of cake then i told her to get her own... kidding i shared. ok no i didn't, but i digress.
like high quality restrauants (and this is absolutely one of them) and particularly if you drink alcohol...why yes i do and i believe i will, with the tip per couple our meal was just over $120.00. for those of you who like to dine and eat good quality food. la bottega should definitely be on your list of places to go. i really give this restaurant 4.5 stars!