Vg Lounge

Valentine’s Day high tea experience was phenomenal! The tea selection is very fragrant and the desserts were the star of the show.

Updated review: I have in the past given the Velvet Glove (Though renamed VG Restaurant) 5 stars. It continues to hold it. I went twice in a relatively short time frame. On my previous visit we were allowed to order from the new fall menu. We did Milk buns, pickerel fritters, tomato salad , Bison Tartare, Strip loin, Porchetta, Peanut butter dessert and Cake for two. The milk buns were a great highlight. They no longer serve a bread basket however. On this visit I tried the vegan menu and had the cauliflower fritters, gnocchi, boudha bowl and the cake. The cauliflower fritters and the gnocchi were outstanding. I do not believe they are on the regular menu, but I don't see why not. I am not a vegan (as you can tell from my first visit), but I think these two items would do well on their regular menu. Regardless of vegan fritter or pickerel fritter, you can't go wrong with either. I personally wasn't as much a fan of the tomato salad that night, but I think that was just personal taste. I think I have to be in a certain mood for it, as it is pickled. The bison tartare was a solid choice. I enjoyed the porchetta, but I feel it is more a sharing dish unless you have someone who very much likes to eat a lot of pork. It is a VERY large piece of meat and as much as I love meat, for myself it was too heavy. I liked the variety and the sides we received with the strip loin. Out of the desserts I was a fan of the peanut butter one, but that is personal preference. My friend ate the cake for two by herself, which I think says how good that was. Previous review ----------------------------------------- My meal tonight was outstanding. It was part of a special menu (the local authentic experience). Aside from the service going above and beyond, the food plating, presentation and flavors were all fantastic. Its been a long time since I've had a meal this good in Winnipeg (my other recollection would be Segovia which is in the Canada's 100 best list) Their price point is also friendlier than some other high end restaurants with comparable level of quality. Dinner includes parking but you do need to get it validated before you leave (Valet as well as self park). Lunch does not. Dinner is only open Friday and Saturday.

This is one of the best restaurants in the city. We went for our anniversary dinner and it was such a great experience from the moment we stepped out of the vehicle until we got back in it. We got there and our table was ready, our waitress was great and came out with 2 glasses of champagne wishing us happy anniversary. Throughout the rest of the evening everything that came to our table was just amazing. The food could not have been better and our dessert dish was such a nice touch. I think we'll make the VG a tradition