Stepping into this restaurant in Vancouver’s Yaletown district, felt like we had been transported to another country...like a Deli somewhere in Europe perhaps?  The antique tiling and distressed tables set amongst the steeple ceilings and reclaimed factory windows, in a historic building no less, create a distinctive and inviting atmosphere.

Meat is definitely the main feature of the menu.  To start, we had a serving of their savoury Maple butter pork belly, and as unhealthy as it sounds – a restaurant favorite – Crispy chicken skin.  Afterwards we squared off on our own dishes: me with the Chicken bacon tomato gruyere sandwich from their specials menu, Steve with their Chicken mushroom kale tomato pappardelle pasta special, and our hosts with the Smoked tuna and red wine risotto with roasted butternut squash and Quarter chicken rotisserie with pee wee potatoes and chicken jus.

The only break from this delicious onslaught of protein were the rich and sweet desserts.  We sampled the Chewy peanut butter cookies with Nutella cream, the Chocolate pudding with maldon sea salt, cocoa nibs, and honeycomb, plus the Skillet baked cheesecake with seasonal fruit.

Homer St. Café and Bar may have some menu items that would make your cardiologist cringe, but so what if you treat yourself every now and then?