Thursday, March 22, 2012

Heather Hospitality Group Sets the Gold Standard


This year’s Golden Plate awards in the Georgia Straight saw the Heather Hospitality Group clean up, taking eight awards in total, including first place in two categories.

The Irish Heather retained its status as not only the best pub but also home to the best pub food in the city from last year’s awards. For an authentic Irish pub experience and a menu that takes the best the best of traditional Gastropub cuisine with plenty of modern variety and flair the Irish Heather can’t be beaten. 

Meanwhile Salt Tasting Room picked up recognition separately for it's status as a top wine bar and it's extensive local wine selection. Voters also decided Salt is one of the best spots in the city to take a date you met online.

It wasn’t just old hands in the Heather Group that received praise this year though – Judas Goat and Bitter Tasting Room were recognized as the best location for an imported beer list (Bitter) and best Tapas and best Spanish cuisine (Judas Goat). As new locations Bitter and Judas Goat have succeeded in earning reputations as some of the top spots in Vancouver amid fierce competition and we are rightly proud of their achievements.

The Heather Hospitality Group is also proud of another award as well – as Gastown was voted the best spot in the city for restaurants. 

Congratulations to all your staff, are fellow Gastown restauranteurs and every Georgia Straight Golden Plate Awards winner.

Awards Won:
Best Pub Food - Irish Heather Gastropub  - #1                            
Best Pub - Irish Heather Gastropub  - #1
Best Restaurant for a 1st  Date w/ Somebody You Met Online - Salt Tasting Room  -#2   
Best Wine Bar -  Salt Tasting Room - #2                  
Best Restaurant Wine List (B.C.) -  Salt Tasting Room - #2
Best Restaurant for Imported Beer Selection - Bitter Tasting Room - #3  
Best Spanish - Judas Goat Taberna - #3  
Best Tapas - Judas Goat Taberna - #3   
Best Neighbourhood for Restaurants - Gastown - #1        
     

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

March 17th, Irish Heather

Saint Patrick banishing the snakes from Ireland 
      

March 17th, Irish Heather 2012

This March 17th marks our 16th St. Patrick's Day since opening the Heather and the 4th since we moved across the street.

As with previous years we have chosen the hugely successful (no cover/no fee) option. So, if you'd like to visit with us on that faithful day, and we'd love to see you, to make a reservation please email reso@irishheather.com


Even though we have 200 seats, we could probably fill the Heather/Shebeen 4 times over on the 17th. So to ensure that as many of you as are interested, get to experience the only Irish owned, Irish pub in Vancouver, we have to limit bookings to 2.5 and 3 hours. Please don't hold it against us.

We will have dancers and music passing through, but we won't know the times until 30 mins in advance. As a result, we can't guarantee that their visit will coincide with yours but it probably will, as they'll be passing a couple of times.

The menu will include Irish standards like Irish Stew, Corned Beef and Cabbage and lashings of Soda Bread along with Irish Heather favorites’ like Bangers “n” Mash, Baked Gammon, etc.

Slan,

Sean Heather 


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ST. PATRICK'S DAY/NIGHT MENU
SERVED FROM 11AM TO MIDNIGHT
IN THE HEATHER/SHEBEEN

STARTER

SOUP $6
LEEK AND POTATO SOUP WITH TRADITIONAL IRISH SODA BREAD

PORK RILLETTE $8
WITH FRESH SODA BREAD AND GUINNESS WHOLEGRAIN MUSTARD

 POTTED SALMON $8
WITH FRESH SLICED BAGUETTES

PLOUGHMAN’S PLATE $14
CURED MEATS FROM OUR LOCAL BUTCHERS
WITH IN-HOUSE MADE PICKLES/CONDIMENTS

CHEESE PLATE $15
3 IRISH CHESSES WITH TRADITIONAL CONDIMENTS & CRACKERS

VEGETABLE TERRINE $8 (V)
WARMED TERRINE OF ROOT VEGETABLES WITH LOCAL FRUIT CHUTNEY

MAIN COURSE

BANGERS “N” MASH $16
WITH CARAMELIZED ONION & MUSTARD SEED JUS

TOASTIE $14
SMOKED HAM, GUINNESS MUSTARD & AGED IRISH CHEDDAR
SERVED WITH A CUP OF POTATO & LEEK SOUP OR MIXED GREENS

IRISH STEW $17
LAMB, ROOT VEGETABLES, BROTH AND A SLICE OF BUTTERED

CORNED BEEF $19
HAND MADE BY LOCAL ARTISAN BUTCHER “MIKE VITOW”
SERVED WITH BACON BRAISED CABBAGE & COLCANNON POTATOES

RISOTTO $14 (V)
PEARL BARLEY RISOTTO, WITH ROASTED SQUASH AND AGED CHEDDAR

PUDDINGS

BREAD PUDDING $8


STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING $8