As couples become more conscious than ever about food quality, supporting local producers and eating sustainably, they are looking for wedding options that reflect their values. The Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver is happy to launch their new wedding menus, featuring dishes that would be right at home at the hotel’s Diva at the Met restaurant.
“If a couple usually cares about food, they’re not going to want to compromise the quality and creativity of the dishes served on the most important day of their life,” said Chef Romeo Bartyuk, who is responsible for banqueting events at the Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver. “Our new wedding menus carry the same food philosophy as Diva at the Met: we use the best seasonal ingredients sustainably sourced through our relationships with local farmers, fishers and artisan producers to create contemporary cuisine with a real sense of place.”
Dishes on the new menus include rare-seared albacore tuna with pea shoots, shiitake mushrooms, sweet onion and soy dressing; milk poached smoked black cod with charred lemon pomme puree and celery nage; and overnight braised beef shortribs with creamy spaetzle and sage brown butter. The new wedding menus include coordinated options for a high tea, brunch and a rehearsal reception, as well as plated and buffet-style wedding reception choices. To see the new menus, please click here.
The Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver is a favourite with those couples looking for a boutique-style space for intimate gatherings of up to 110 people. “Typically, when we have a wedding in-house, they’re the only wedding in the hotel,” says Winnie Chan, Catering Sales manager for the hotel. “Brides have the luxury of knowing that they’re not going to run into another bridal party right around the corner. It’s special, it’s exclusive and it’s all about the happy couple.”
Unique event spaces within the hotel include the 1,900 sq.ft. Cristal Ballroom on the lower lobby level with its warm wood and silk paneling, offering a private entrance off the street and direct elevator access from the hotel. The Vancouver Room on the second floor opens with an elegant marble foyer area, while behind the glass doors lies a romantic room rich with mahogany wood and an old world feeling. The neighbouring Connaught Room is perfect for a pre-reception, giving guests the freedom to move between two rooms as they dance the night away. To see floor plans of function space, please click here.
For weddings of 75 guests or more, the Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver offers a complimentary tasting panel for up to four people, as well as complimentary suite accommodation for the bride and groom for the evening of their wedding including turndown service, sparkle cookies and sparkling wine in the suite, continental breakfast in bed, late check-out and valet parking. For more information on planning a wedding at the Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver, please click here, or call 604-602-7760.
About Metropolitan Hotels
Metropolitan Hotels operates three luxury properties: Metropolitan Toronto, the Soho Metropolitan and the Metropolitan Vancouver. With more than 750 rooms, Metropolitan Hotels is committed to providing luxury accommodation for business and leisure travellers seeking an independent choice. A member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Metropolitan Hotels strives to provide superior service with distinctive accommodations. Award-winning restaurants at Metropolitan Hotels include Hemispheres and Lai Wah Heen (Metropolitan Toronto), Senses (SoHo Metropolitan), Diva at the Met (Metropolitan Vancouver) and Lai Toh Heen (mid-town Toronto).
