The Point

Sadly the Point has closed permanently.

This place is CLOSED… I had a Groupon for this place and tried using it to find it was closed way before the expiration date on the voucher –_​_​-​… thanks Point!

Unilocal has led me to some amazing discoveries. This is another one of those.
Brunch was required and this was close to our ultimate destination. Bennys were desired, but what we found was even better. Great location, polite and prompt service. Re-​bookmarking this to remind myself to return — for brunch, lunch, or dinner. Soon!!!
MMMM hash!
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I’m trying really hard to be nice about this, but the fact is we actually felt a little grossed out after lunch at The Point. We weren’t too worried about being the only customers in the restaurant, because it was a very late lunch, but the sketchy décor should have been a warning sign.
My husband and I were both in the mood for lobster ravioli. Lesson learned; the next time we try out a new restaurant, we’ll be sure to order different entrees so all our eggs aren’t in one basket, as they say. There’s a difference between al dente pasta and undercooked. Our ravioli was too firm, really salty, and fishy. The portion size was fine, but the too-​oily, tasteless, barely warm liquid seemed like straight cream, not sauce.
We have been slowly working our way through all the restaurants in Steveston and looked forward to visiting The Point since we moved here two years ago, but with all the great food in town, we won’t give them another chance.

The Point has a nice selection of options from soups, salads, sandwiches/​burgers, pastas and some fish. It’s just outside Steveston Village and Garry Point Park, so it’s a nice place to have an inexpensive dinner if you’re in the area.
The night we were there, they ran the $ 15 special that Brian S. is talking about — it’s a great deal for the soup/​salad or dessert plus a choice of 3 mains that included salmon, a pasta dish, and something else. We were more in burger moods so hubby and I shared the chorizo appetizer and had oyster burgers and bison burgers. Food was A-​OK.
Service could be improved… I guess it’s a pretty quiet resto so they had one server for the whole restaurant and drinks sat empty for long periods of time.
It’s a good value but there are better options in the area.

This restaurant is situated near Garry Point Park in the ex-​location of La Pergola, the best Italian restaurant in Richmond-​ever. 4 of us ate there on a Saturday night and by 8PM were the only table left. The food was reasonably good especially considering they had $ 15 specials including a soup or salad or dessert. The disappointment was that they had no fresh crab left.
Everyone was reasonably satisfied with their dinners, and the salmon was cooked perfectly and the lobster ravioli very tasty although a smaller portion than the others which were adequate. The only dissenter was the pork eater. Service was good-​as it should be when you are the only table. They were missing a couple of the wines we wanted but their replacements were satisfactory.
Overall, an OK place that runs special dinners from time to time that are apparently excellent value, so be sure to check out their website to see what they’re up to.