The Vancouver Sun from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada • 27

VANCOUVER SUN: OCT. 30, 1978 WI II SJ KM JR TM El II I3II II III! 11 I iM WSSk. Nm 13 KiS Ml II K3 I Ml BIE 63 I I Fit- Mniwhd wz xra I Mills a iuss xaniiM it DBsdlfluiiFdl CHEZ JOEL he American Express' Card is all you need to enjoy some of the best food and entertainment in town. So tonight or whenever you go out, show you Ve arrived: Take out the Card. MCI1I1SS The owner, chef and waiters are all European trained so you know you're getting true continental eon French cuisine.

Try the scampi with beamaise sauce, or the bouillabaise. They're magnifique. With wine, dinner for two is around $40. Chez Joel is closed Sunday and Holidays. Reserve Fridays and Saturdays.

Chez Joel Restaurant Francais. 217 Carrall Street 6854910. The Georgian architecture and country setting make you feel like you're dining on an old English estate. The menu offers a jolly good choice. Try roast duckling or rack of lamb.

Bedford House is open every night for dinner, Fridays for lunch. Dinner for two with wine starts at $3540 a couple. Please reserve. The Bedford House Restaurant 9272 Glover Road. Fort Langley.

530-9338. kZut in in tl z2T3iJL4 in I "if tM'Hl liq Le Napoleon has its own farm where they fatten geese, quail and pheasants till they're plump as a partridge. Then they prepare them as only the French know how. Le Napoleon also has its own wine cellar for you to browse in. Add to this a private dining room and garden terrace, Le Napoleon is a restaurant the Duke of Wellington couldn't resist.

Dinner for two with imported wine, approximately $50. Reservations suggested. Le Napoleon. 869 Hamilton Street 688-7436. i ofo The William Tell aims for The Beach House exudes country inn elegance.

And connoisseurs of French cooking will tell you few Vancouver restaurants can compare with it. Order the seafood extravaganza, fruits de men Or one of the beef entrees. Also, be sure to sample the wines from the newly opened wine cellar. The Beach House is open Monday to Saturday for dinner. Weekdays for lunch.

Dinner should cost $40-50 per couple with wine. Reserve. The Beach House Restaurant 2099 Beach Avenue. 681-9951. William 1 (M only the best in Swiss cuisine.

Order veal escalopes with morelle sauce. Or beef fondue. They're always on TOULOUSE the mark. There's a large staff for firstrate service. And plenty of wood, velvet, brocade and artifacts to make you fed like you're back in legendary Switzerland.

The William Tell is closed Sundays and holidays. With wine, dinner per couple is about $50-60. Please reserve. The William Tell Restaurant 722 Richards Street 688-3504. LAUTREC What do The Supremes, Bobby Riggs, and Lome Greene have in common? They've all eaten at Francesco Alongi.

And for good reason. From unique recipes, the Italian chefs create splendid veal and lamb dishes every day. And when the time is right, Mr. Alongi (an opera singer as well as restaurateur) entertains. Dinner is served every evening.

Lunch through the week-Dinner for two with wine should be in the $30-40 range. Reservations recommended. Francesco Alongi Restaurant 862 Richards Street 689-7018. This French restaurant is named after Toulouse-Lautrec, the artist. He had the curious habit of sketching dancing giris on tablecloths and he made poster art popular.

Prints of his aCotedtaur work decorate the walls. The menu features food that's delightful from plate to palate, such as crab baked in a brioche, and duck with green peppercorns. The lunches are leisurely. The dinners romantic. For two, about $45 withwine.

Toulouse-Lautrec Restaurant 1427 Howe Street 685-7731. La Cote dAzur is small, intimate, and ires charmanL The chefs are from France, and their specialties are out of this world. There are veal kidneys flamed in armagnac. And sweetbreads served in a cream sauce with mushrooms and calvados. Come to La Cote dAzur for a drink in the lounge and then dinner, served every night.

Per couple, around $40 with wine. La Cote d'Azur. 1216 Robson Street 685-2629. If you're hunting for a top fowl and game restaurant, set your sights on II Giardino. There's quail stuffed with pate and grapes.

Reindeer filet And other choice favourites. 0 Giardino is like a Celebrate the evening with Dover sole in champagne sauce. Or rack of -Iamb for two. Both are Fado specialties, prepared in the Portuguese manner. The ill Florentine country villa-white tablecloth and courtyard.

Dinner for two, around $45 with wine. Open Monday to Saturday. Lunch on weekdays. Reservations necessary. II Giardino di (Jmberto.

1382 Hornby Street 669-2422. service is fast and friendly. And the white tablecloth, Mediterranean decor makes it very cozy. Fado is open every night for dinner. Lunch on weekdays.

Expect about $50 for dinner for two with wine. Reservations a must Fado. 811 West Broadway. 8746531. A in -A I 1 Don't Lmve Hone toir If 6.