108041 Mon Aug 30 22:11:00 -0700 2004 8 24 Canada 0 583907 I am curious about this new Belgian restaurant. Has anyone been there yet? Mon Aug 30 22:11:00 -0700 2004 0 Chocoholic 1 583908 Well I've heard many different things about opening dates. But the latest I've heard is that tonight Mon, August 30th was their soft opening, and that their official opening will be september 10th. I am very very excited. Hope that it does well. Here is a trial menu that Jamie Maw posted on the another site: CHAMBAR TRIAL MENU Chambar Lunch Menu á la Carte Les Salades Mixed green salad with endive, pears, blue cheese, pecan nuts and cherry vinagrette. $8 Salade Liegoise ? green beans, crispy potato, onion, prosciutto and red wine vinagrette $8 Roasted beets, smoked chicken, hazelnut and grapes on watercress. $8 Warm eggplant salad with black olive feta, basil and tomato on grilled foccascia. $7 Arugula, walnut and apple salad with herbed goat cheese, walnut oil and balsamic vinegar. Les Pains Garnis Grilled Salmon with roast tomato, arugula, parmesan and dill onion on a grilled baguette. $10 Smoked Chicken on fig-nut bread with mango, arugula mayonnaise and baby greens $10 Toast Canibal steak tartar with capers, preserved vegetables, harissa cheese and baby watercress. $8 Grilled Eggplant with tapenade, goat cheese and pesto on watercress. $10 Merguez sausage with tomato cucumber salad and ginger yogurt rice. $9 Fresh almond crusted crabcake, roasted red pepper sauce and sweet potato chips. $10 Roasted salmon with oranges, olive and radish salad with pomegranate vinaigrette. $10? Lunch Menu Main Courses Grilled Chicken cous-cous with dry fruit, cilantro, pesto, pinenuts and zalouk $17 Lamb Tajine - Braised lamb shank with honey, cinnamon & cilantro served with cous cous and zalouk. $12 Spicy meatballs in tomato, tumeric sauce with boiled egg, cucumber, yogurt and cilantro. $15 Plat du Jour ? Special plate of the day. $TBC Specialité Moule Frites Mussels and fries $15 Coquotte Cooked with white wine, bacon, vegetables, garlic and a touch of cream $15 Vin Blanc Cooked with white wine, and vegetables $15 Congolaise Cooked with fresh tomato, smoked chilli and cilantro with a touch of coconut cream and lime. $12 a l'Escargot Half-shell grilled mussels, with fennel, tomato and pastis Dessert Caramelized banana cream tarte $4.5 Tiramisu $5 Petite Suisse (mild French farmers cheese with fruit and brown sugar) $5 Warm chocolate cake with orange sugar Dinner Menu Appendix Chambar Dinner Menu á la Carte Les Petit Plats $7 Soupe aux Trois Haricot Trio of beans, smoked trout, chive and creme fraiche $8 Melimelo d’ete Organic greens, peach, tomato, proscuitto and with basil vinagrette. $7 Salade Folle Belgium endive, watercress, red grapes, carmamelized pecans, and blue cheese with walnut dressing and toasted fig bread. $12 Canard Confit au cidre Cider duck confit with apple and summer beet salad. $12 Carpachio de chevreuille Venison carpachio with grilled pear, foie gras butter and warm brioche $11 Coquille St. Jacques Seared scallops and grilled oyster mushroom on watercress, with parmesan twill. $11 Tomate farcie de Crabe et Crevette Stuffed tomatoes with baby prawns, crab with pea shoots. $11 Garspachio de thom frais Grilled tuna with candied ginger, Belgian endive and cucumber Dinner Menu Main Courses (Les Grosse Pieces) Turbot roti au lard å la Chimay Roasted halibut wrapped in smoked bacon with grilled greens and Chimay emulsion. $18 Tajine d?Aziz â l’agneau Braised lamb shank with honey, cinnamon & cilantro served with cous cous and zalouk. $17 Saumon de printemps Grilled Salmon, haloumie cheese, asparagus and braised fennel with sweet red wine glaze. $13 Gaufre de legumes au chevre Potato waffle with goat cheese and tomato herb concassé $18 Magret de Canard au pêche peket Duck Breast with peach, waffled potatoes with juniper berry infusion $18 Fillet mignon au beurre perigueux Beef tenderloin with Madera and truffle butter on potato mash with mushroom ragôut. $18? $5 Belgian Frites ? Mixed Seasonal Vegetables $10 Grilled asparagus with parmesan Dinner Menu Appendix Specialité Moule Fritte $15 Mussels and fries Coquotte Cooked with white wine, bacon, vegetables, garlic and a touch of cream Vin Blanc Cooked with white wine, and vegetables Congolaise Cooked with fresh tomato, smoked chilli and cilantro with a touch of coconut cream and lime. $12 a l'Escargot Half-shell grilled mussels, with fennel, tomato and pastis $17 Côte de porc a la Kriek Pork Chop with stoemp and cherry beer compote $18 Le Steak frite au poivre Grilled steak with peppercorn sauce, braised endive, and fries. $18 Watersooie de homard et fruit de mer Bouillabaisse of lobster, scallop, prawns, mussels and halibut on lemon rice. $15 Boudin Belge aux pistache sauce Duvel Belgian sausages with pistachio, onion jam and Duvel sauce on potato mash. Dessert Mocha soufflé Hot mocha soufflé with hazelnut ice cream $7.5 Mousse au chocolate Belge Belgian chocolate mousse with white chocolate parfait $7.5 Tarte au citron et frambroise Lemon and raspberry tart with citrus sorbet $7.5 Crème Brulé a l?eau de rose Rose water crème brulé $7.5 Dame Blanche Homemade vanilla ice cream with warm belgian chocolate sauce $7.5 Proire caramelise å la crème pistache Poached pear, caramelized with pistachio cream Plateau de trios fromages Trio cheese platter with crispy leaves, pear jam and nut bread $14 NOTE: Menu subject to change due to ingredient pricing and availability. Belgian Beer Menu 1. Abbaye des Rocs 2. Abbaye des Rocs 3. Abbaye des Rocs blanche 4. Abbaye des Rocs blanche des honnelles 5. Abbaye des Rocs mon tagnarde 6. Abbaye des Rocs Montagnarde 7. Abbaye des Rocs Speciale Noel 8. Abbaye des Rocs speciale noel 9. Achel 10. Belle Vue Kriek 11. Cantillon Gueuze Lambic 12. Cantillon Kriek Lambic 13. Cantillon Rose de Gambrinus 14. Caracole Amber 15. Caracole Nostradamus Brune 16. Caracole Saxo Blonde 17. Caracole Troublette 18. Chimay Red Cap 19. Dupont Saison 20. Hoegaarden 21. Hoegaarden - Fruit desendu 22. Karmeliet Tripel 23. Karmeliet tripel 24. La Binchoise special noel 25. La Binchoise Speciale Noel 26. La Chouffe Golden Ale 27. Liefmans Goudenband 28. Liefmans Goudenband 29. Liefmans Joudenband 30. Mort Subite Cassis 31. Mort Subite Gueuze 32. Orval 33. Pauwel Kwak 34. Petrus Oud Bruin 35. Rochefort 8 36. Saison de Silly 37. Stella Artois 38. Stella Artois 39. Westmalle Double 40. Westmalle Tripel 41. Westmalletripel James Tue Aug 31 05:28:10 -0700 2004 583907 0 Jamo 2 583916 Funny, my cell phone rang when I was reading the menu, it was Chambar returning my call. They are not open yet but will be opening some time next week. He told me to check their voice mail as it will be updated with the latest news. Menu is looking very interesting. As a Dutchman, seeing a good selection of Belgian beers makes me very, very happy! Tue Aug 31 17:59:28 -0700 2004 583908 0 Chocoholic 3 583917 Where is Chambar located? Tue Aug 31 18:34:51 -0700 2004 583916 0 JWh 4 583919 It is on the east side of Beatty Street, just south of Pender. Tue Aug 31 19:15:49 -0700 2004 583917 0 Peter R. 5 583941 Aaahh, it is about time. Have not seen a menu like that since I was in Belgium last. Can't wait. Anybody know when the "grand opening" will be? Thu Sep 02 12:53:47 -0700 2004 583919 0 Rubinsky 6 583979 Reportedly it will open today - September 7th Tue Sep 07 14:59:42 -0700 2004 583941 0 Anne, Vancouver 7 583987 they've opened...but no liquor license yet... Tue Sep 07 21:50:02 -0700 2004 583979 0 k 1 586411 I live in Tucson, Arizona and enjoyed my first Vancouver visit in May, 2005. I can honestly say I didn't have a bad meal, but by far the most incredible dish was Chambar's mussels with tomato, chili,cumin seed and coconut milk. I've never had mussels that good -- not even in Sicily along the Mediterranean! If anyone knows how I can contact someone to get the recipe, I would be grateful. I tried to duplicate it last night for a dinner party; they were good, but paled by comparison! Thanks! Sharon Mon Jun 13 00:59:36 -0700 2005 583907 0 Sharon Conner