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Old Mar 24, 2008 | 6:43 pm
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Bouchon Bistro, Kelowna

This restaurant has received accolades from various sources and is supposed to be one of the best restaurants in the Okanagan. My partner and I went there on Good Friday. The service was very good. However, our consensus about the food is that while it is nicely presented, the flavours are not particularly full and strong, particularly when we compared it to memories of our meals in France. It's as if the food flavouring and seasoning have all been toned down perhaps to reflect the meat 'n potato fare that the majority of locals may prefer (and before anyone says anything, my partner grew up in the Okanagan and her parents have been there for 41 years).

FWIW, she had the Baked prawn strudels on a cream lobster coulis to start and Milk fed veal tenderloin and prawns with lobster coulis for a main (the coulis were different at least in colour and had a good if somewhat mild lobster flavour). I had a ravioli to start and a duck breast in kumquat reduction to follow. Even the cheese plate that came with my Table d'hote had a strong smell but weak flavour. The ingredients were all very good and fresh, but just not strongly flavoured. The fries served with all meals are just friend in canola oil and not goose fat (maybe expecting a bit much here).

http://www.bouchonsbistro.com/
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