Dine Out Vancouver 2016 - Burnaby Mountain Clubhouse

Despite having been recognized as having the best $18 menu in the 2015 Dine Out Vancouver, this place has remained under the radar, possibly because it's out of the way and not very transit friendly.
I can confirm it has a really excellent $20 menu for Dine Out Vancouver 2016. Not only tasty food but excellent value at the price.

It's a small place, so it can get booked up fully. Last seating is 8pm and for larger groups, I recommend it.

Dine Out Vancouver 2016 Menu:

Appetizer

DIGGING IN THE GARDEN {V}
freshly picked vegetables, cashew, mushroom crust, hummus aioli
or
CALAMARI & TOMATO SALAD {GF}
sautéed calamari, roasted cherry tomato, arugula, spinach, red pepper, red onion, grilled lime, lemongrass & peanut vinaigrette
or
LAMB & ONION SOUP
lamb shoulder, caramelized onion, irish guinness cheddar crouton

Entree

FLAT IRON STEAK {can be GF}
charbroiled AAA steak, roasted garlic yukon gold mashed potato, hand-picked seasonal vegetables, crispy chickpea, dijon mustard, horseradish, red wine sauce
or
STEELHEAD
olive oil poached steelhead, house made linguine, hand-picked seasonal vegetables, grilled lemon, pesto sauce
or
PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM {V}
spinach & cream cheese stuffed portobello, roasted cherry tomato & baby carrot, basil & arugula flatbread, balsamic gastrique
or
JASON BURGER
fresh all beef patty, grilled double smoked bacon, gruyere, roasted garlic puree, roasted cherry tomato, arugula, red onion chutney, demi glace, chicken liver pate, horseradish aioli, brioche bun, truffle scented poutine

Dessert
BLACK & WHITE {V}
callebout dark & white chocolate mousse, oreo cookies, shaved chocolate
or
PERFECT CONFECTION {GF} {V}
honeycomb candy, cotton candy, toasted almond, mint leaf, raspberry sorbet
or
APPLE & BACON
granny smith apple compote, cinnamon apple donut, graham cracker, vanilla ice-cream, salty bacon caramel sauce.

Digging in the Garden

•  I'm guessing the bits that look like dirt is "mushroom crust".
• A lot of hummus "aioli" -- basically a hummus dip tasty by being on the salty side.
• The rest is just nuts and veggies. Use the dip generously or you will have leftover and no spoon or bread to scoop it up.
• Overall, looks deceptively simple but tasty if you like their hummus.

Flatiron Steak

• Strangely, the smallest plate of mains. Steak looked at most 6 oz.

Steelhead

• Strangely bland but large filet of salmon.
• Quite a lot of linguine, which helps to make this a filling plate as a main.

Jason Burger

• Winner.
• Moist patty. Tender bun not in the least soggy after plating.
• The description makes it sound much more interesting and stacked that it really was, and maybe more flavourful than it really was -- but overall still a really tasty burger.
• "Poutine" not overly drenched with salty sauce, which was good. Fries were very good - crispy on the outside for a long time, creamy on the inside.

Perfect Confection

• Crushed honeycomb candy I guess because I didn't see anything that looked like a honeycomb.
• Fun to see and eat, and refreshing for the sorbet. A very good way to end on a lighter note.

Apple & Bacon

• Very sweet apple compote at the bottom - definitely pair it with the ice cream.
• "Salty bacon caramel sauce" was more like just caramel sauce with tasteless, tiny, bacon bits. Disappointing for not having bacon flavour come through.
• Despite lacking in bacon-ness, this was a pretty tasty dessert, if you can handle the sweetness of the apple compote.