Came up with my dear for a good sit-down lunch, was thinking Sidecut, but they were closed so the…read morenext best altenative was to sit at the place you have to walk through to get to the restaurant we wanted to go to. As many were already sitting outside, on this wonderful summer day, we found a table, near the entrance to the main lounge area. We were quickly greeted by our server, I think his name was Joey, who asked for our names, and everytime he came by the table he would refer to us as Mr. and Mrs., classy I do say.
This bistro is enclosed on the Four Seasons property, not as accesible as the one at the Fairmont, so you won't see many of the stragglers walking around right in front of you like you would at other hotel properties up in Whistler, there is a sense of privacy, calmness, which is sometimes needed as Whistler is a tourist trap, good thing there are places like this around. So we sat, under a big umbrella over our table, to cover some of those powerful rays, they brought over some popcorn in a small bowl (I guess this is a replacement for the nuts?) and presented us the menus. We decided on two nice fruity alcohlic drinks, one with a lychee on top (nice weather, tropical feel?). and the other was a berry variety. Our table constantly had two glasses of cold water filled and the cutlery was tucked nicely in the hand napkins.
We did order food on our visit, and picked out their New York cut steak, served with salad on the side and also cremed spinach. Cooked, rare, we shared this steak, and the server, without even asking, brought two plates out and an extra cutting knife. The steak was prepared perfectly, I bet they were using the Sidecut in-house rubs, right down to the very end, sometimes you get to the end of a steak, it gets dry, not this thing, every bite, mouthwatering, even the fats in it, every bite, pure goodness. Served with a little sauce on the side, you really didn't need it, sure the steak isn't cheap, but I wouldn't say it was crazy expensive too, with the fresh greens on the side, and the creamy spinach, it was balanced, but also enough for me and my dear on this day.
Our server came by a few times to check up on us, and still always curtiously always went by Mr. and Mrs. with the surname, quite impressed, but I guess this is the Four Seasons afterall. At the end of the meal when we asked for the bill, we had some credit from a prior visit we had not used, and we gave it to them, they eventually came back, with a small receipt on top of our card showing how much was on the card. We didn't know if they charged the card or not, and they did not, as they wanted to know what we wanted to do with this balance, to put all of it on the card, or use a partial portion. I find this very respectful, and also not assuming things on their end.
For the drinks, the food, and the service, this one is a winner, and the next time I come back to Whistler and need somewhere quiet and relaxing, I'd come again.
