Dedes Bar and Grill - Abbotsford

If you have a relatively generous pocket this is a nice place to eat.
I say this because in general the MAINS are a fraction overpriced and lack a bit of finesse.

If you dine in JULY you will get 20 dollar main courses except for the whole lobster tail and lobster surf n turf.

The entrees didnt seem all that appealing either. So much so we opted for a half lobster tail main, which we got for 15 dollars off because of the specials. It was lovely and so were the accompanying scallops but, VISUALLY they didnt offer much. Very plain looking. Flavours very simple not very profound lol I like to throw that word in just for Nerida's benefit LOL

Since we had the lobster for entree I opted for the 400g steak, which was served with 3 hand cut chips lol yes only THREE! lol and 2 micro cherry tomatoes. They were sweet lol but, if u want a good hearty meal then this is not ur place to eat. We required a couple of sides.

On ther flipside, You may just want to dine just for the beautiful dessert and the lovely windowed views on the water.

I have to say that the desserts were almost to DIE for...
I am fussy when it comes to desserts, and dont like anything too sickly sweet, but every dessert on our tasting plate for 2, were absolutely sensational.

We discussed going back just for the dessert lol.

The service was excellent, the table the best in the restaurant right at the window overlooking the water. The only issue of the service was clearing our mains, that took a little while. Then when we informed them that we had a ferry to catch in 10 mins, and that was the last 1 of the evening, there was no apparent urgency. It wasnt very busy and our waiter acted like he didnt given a tinkers cuss lol. We had to stand and flag down another waitress and get our coats and the bill all in 1 motion and then we fled lol...

I will also make good mention of the appetiser which was on the house, i think so anyway, we were in such a hurry to catch the ferry, maybe they did have the HIDE to charge us lol
But we were told it was compliments from the chef, and it was a beautiful asparagus soup served in a shot glass lol.

The only other tarnish on the service was the waiter's lack of knowledge of the wine. They couldnt even recommend any wine for our courses. With myself not being well informed about wine and food matches, I had to poke and hope i picked the right wine lol.
I kinda thought that choosing a bold Cab Sav with the lobster tail was not prolly the best thing, however it went well with the big juicy steak I ordered, and since i prefer the Cab Sav in general I went with, Chateau Tanunda, The Three Graces, and it was absolutely beautiful. It had incredible LENGTH... At 13 dollars a glass it wanted to lol. I was tempted to go for the bottle but it was 55 per bottle. It does retail at 28-30 dollars, and is quite difficult to find, and i think its a limited batch from SA. A Bordeaux grape I would love to taste it again just to make sure I wasnt just very THIRSTY on the night lol.

The waiter couldnt tell me what wine to match my food, and I was so surprised lol. It was a mere fluke that I picked one I liked lol.

At approximately 70 dollars per head, with only 1 glass of wine, and main courses at 20 dollars each lol You can see that it was a little hefty on the wallet. It was a borderline fine dining experience. I had a fantastic night, i enjoyed the food, the steak just wasnt up to speed and they charged me for the bloody sauce for it.

If they spruced up their mains a bit, and had a better entree menu, it would be a real good place to go back to...I could go back to have the half price lobster tail and dessert tasting plate lol.

Heres the link to their website where you can view the menu, particularly the dessert menu lol

Stay tuned for my 30th Birthday, "The Garfish" experience lol and a few recipes I cooked recently...

Its hard to score the entrees for Dedes because nothing really stood out, and we didnt try any because they lacked appeal.

Entrees: 2/10
Mains: 9/20
Desserts: 9/10
Ambience: 4/5
Service: 3/5

Total: 27/50

I really enjoyed the experience, but it was quite expensive even with the half price mains lol
If we went back again, the specials wouldnt exist, and the mains offer very little.
For that reason id hesitate going back, except if I would just have the desserts.
Despite the desserts being so good, they were expensive for a testing plate and rather small morsels. If i created an extra scoring category such as VALUE, then they would really get a poor mark. You cant expect to pay so much for food which is not complemented NOR presented well.

If i had an endless wallet lol Id return.