FAIL at Earls Restaurant Kingsway

The menu at Earls on Kingsway near Metrotown has changed since I was last there about a year ago and I still can't get a decent meal there.

Vegetarian Burger ($13) Brown rice and mushroom vegetarian patty, aged cheddar, sauteed onions, vine ripened tomatoes, lettuce, pickles, mayonnaise, and mustard on a freshly baked brioche bun.

Tender bun was the only good thing here.
Patty tasted like salt. It was salty. No other flavour. Total waste of time especially for $13.
TIP: Unless you want your burger to taste like pickle, remove the pickle right away.
TIP: Might also want to try distributing the onion more evenly inside if it's not too caked into the cheese.

Pot of Tea ($3.75)

Service was also fail.
At the time I placed my order, I asked for the hot water in my teapot to be topped up. The server did not take my pot. Neither did they take my pot when my order came. I honestly don't remember our table being checked on until the server came to clear our dishes and in the meantime I couldn't spot them more than twice and couldn't make eye contact more than once. When they cleared my dish I again asked for my teapot to be topped up. Still no action. Ironically they came back to ask our table if we wanted drinks or water. Still no one took my teapot. I gave up and just asked for the bill.

2016-Nov-9 - Earls Restaurant (Metrotown) - Vegetarian Burger

2016-Nov-9 - Earls Restaurant (Metrotown) - peppermint tea

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