Cafe Italiano, Cafe Rustico, Main Street, Vancouver

My friends, Elizabeth and Phil, surprised me at the end of clinic today having just returned from Saudi Arabia where they are working in one of the country's fine medical schools. They were here on vacation for Easter Week, and like me planning on attending the Office of Tenebrae service that night at St. James Anglican Church. Gilbert, my cockapoo, was with me so we had to find a restaurant with outdoor seating, which given the balmy weather was in itself attractive.
How fortunate we were to come across Cafe Italiano, Cafe Rustico on the East side of Main Street between 12th and 16th. The manager/owner was a thorough delight, convivial and entertaining in the finest of European way. I saw there was pasta with a real variety, that night's specials being lasagna or canelloni. Phil and I opted for the lasagna while Elizabeth had the canelloni. The meal was superb. Having just been in Italy a year before I felt I was teleported back to the fine fair there. We had robust Caesar salads and exquisite afterdinner tea and cafe au lait's. We also had scrumptuous chocolate cookies. Gilbert had three meatballs he simply devoured and looked up wanting more.
What a feast.
What a marvellous place to bring friends and have good times. Italians do know how to eat well.
Caffe' Italiano, Cafe Rustico is such a fine place, I would recommend it to anyone and look forward to many more meals there myself.




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Elizabeth and Phil

It was a thorough delight to be greeted at the end of clinic by Dr. Feely. Elizabeth and Phil had just arrived back for Easter from Saudi Arabia where she is working in medical education and Phil is doing statistical analysis. Gilbert was ecstatic to see his friend Elizabeth whose been gone months but years in dog life. He barked and squealed and ran circles round and round her.

We had a little time over a delicious Italian dinnner at Cafe Rustico on Main. The lasagna was superb. The service impecable. We sat outside so Gilbert could be beside us on the street. He devoured the meatballs made especially for him. He wouldn't leave the sides of Elizabeth and Phil. They together regaled me with tales of expat hiking through desert wadis, learning arabic language, medical students and Saudi culture. Thanks to Phil's little camera memory I was able to see pictures of the ultra modern city and the rustic desert. They both looked terrific and were a thoroughly delight to see,

Friends. After dinner we went on to St. James Anglican Church for the Office of Tenebrae service.


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