Reviews for La Forêt in Burnaby, BC
A 4 star for the ambience! The ambience is amazing - the artwork, plants and set up. The entire cafe gives this chic, yet retro... yet urban vibe. However, not much can be said for the meals. I had only pastries, because I was 6 minutes late to order brunch(one would think they?ll allow us to still order with the long line up they had, but that?s okay). I got two croissants and abanana bread - and in all honesty, I have had waaay better pastries from Safeway or Save on Read more
The Good: - first time coming here so wasn't sure what to expect. It looks like small place from the front, so I was pleasantly... surprised to see how big it is when I walked in. Easily could sit a 100+ people as the pics will show. So no problem getting atable for 4 on a Sunday morning brunch time (I arrived at 9am; left around 11am and still plenty of room). - place is clean andat no time did I see dirty dishes and plates left about. That said, I cleaned up after myself when I was done. - food comesquick. You get a buzzer with your order so that you can sit down and not stand around waiting. Ordered two 'platters' for 3 ofus. The Bad: - "platters" are smaller than a normal breakfast plate at Denny's or Cora's, which are similarly priced (low$20s). The Ugly: - Coffee is $3 for a regular size cup but is NOT refillable so I had to nurse my one cup of coffee;supplemented by cups of water. Read more
The food surprised my expectations and the menu was quite unique. I enjoyed the bulgogi sandwich on squid ink bread and we also... got the chicken platter. The vanilla lavender drink was really good. The natural lighting and all the plants made this a niceplace to visit, hangout and take pictures. I wish I could try some of the cakes. Read more
Lovely spot with amazing conception! So spacious with high ceiling and skylights where natural lighting, a nice mini-tropical... forest in the centre of the space, plenty of seating options including a concrete bench, modern decor, wide food and beverageoptions. Tried the chicken and waffles. Looks amazing! Chicken was tasty and cut into handy bitesize pieces. Waffles also weredelicious. On the other hand, it?s pricey :( The LONG waiting time could upset you though. Looking forward to seeing morelocations. Read more
This was the first time we visit this place and we liked it. The entire design was quite modern with very high ceiling. The menu... was has a reasonable wide selection of items that could meet the expectations from all kinds of people whether you are a meatlover, vegan, vegetarian, or on a more restricted diet temporarily. Food came out rather quickly and the service was good too.The inside was kept clean and tidy. The only down side is that they don?t have a lot of parking space compare to the number oftables they have. Read more
Beautifully set up brunch spot! The aesthetics are top class. The food was good but I though it was too pricey for what was... served. The 5 different types of sausages in my $22 platter, seemed like the run of the mill deli type. The Spanish latte wasvery good, the waffles chewy and nice. I might go back for the vibe, but will try out something other than the platter. I alsofound the plate size to be on the smaller side, so it was hard to get to the salad without dropping a bit on the table. Read more
Beautiful and aesthetic place to hang with friends and family to eat some fun food! We ordered double chocolate pastry, chicken... sandwich, chocolate and banana waffle and chicken with fires. Everything tasted delicious l, loved the fluffy waffle andchocolate pastry one of the best I've had around the city. The place is very spacious and beautiful and kids absolutely loveit. Read more
Very nice atmosphere. Can't believe this place was transformed from a auto body shop. Food is good but unfortunately the pasta... got cold so quick that it really made it not enjoyable. The croissant was very good. The squid ink bun was delicious. Read more