Restaurant Grande Escale

With cuisine Viet-Thai (I wonder why most VNese restaurants usually associate their cuisine with Thai? While we have some similarities, but there is also a vast different of many based ingredients). Apparently, there is a trend now that customers prefer Thai foods than Chinese (well because there are not much offer for good Chinese here), that might be the reason, but hey, wait until I open mine ;-)), it will be real Vnese hehehe

Grande Escale was just opened a few months ago. It is quite big, and has about 200 seats, but is always full. The owner has definitely a big success with his restaurant business, his many previous ones usualy worked well, too. He also has another one in St Boniface.

I think Grande Escale is ok, nice ambiance, foods are ok, the bar looks cook, to be honest, with Asian restaurants, it is better to go for their menu, you will be sure that the ingredients are fresh ;-) because they have to fill them in every day. At Grande Escale, with the menu of 20E, you are full from potage as a start, then starter, main dish, and dessert.

No so bad.

The jewelry shop in the conner of my street is about to close again after a few months operating, it is normal, I don't see they are selling at all. David and I are planning of taking the place over to open a small snack serving noodle soups, salad, and VNese sandwiches, which I am sure it will work.