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Audrey T.

Wanted to love this place but sadly did not. Cute neighborhood bar but very, very small. We got there at 5pm on a weekday and left our names before venturing off to another restaurant nearby (8th in line). We didn't get a text back until 7pm. At that point we made our way back. Restaurant itself is quite charming. Appreciated the complimentary popcorn. We got a glass of red each (the Markus was very nice) and liked the logo on the glasses. We got the charcuterie as a little snack and found it very underwhelming and mediocre for the price point. Getting to the washroom is a little maze and requires a fob.

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Dru C.

I came on a Tuesday night, right after work and arrived at 4:30pm. They were offering their "happy hour" from 4-5pm and it was a fun menu. I know their venue is a little bit small, but I had such a fantastic time with me and my friend on the wine and their food menu. I dove right into the place with a half carafe of their red wine for the night. Their house red wine is a bottle of Cerejeiras, from Portugal and it was a very comfy red. I could literally sit in front of the TV and finish this bottle easily. And when I saw down, I was offered a small plate of popcorn to start off the night. It was perfect and a great entry snack while having some wine. It felt like I have arrived home. I look around the venue for a bit, and then looked at their offering. I loved the little menu, stamped and printed on a simple piece of paper. I heard so much about their house made bread with cultured butter, I had to order some to start off my night. Sitting right at bar, I kept seeing how busy they were and all the action of their tsuedo open kitchen. It is small, but a very strong one. You can see Chef Jorge going at it all night as he passes the food to the servers and the swift movement of him moving about. As I waited, I smelt the bread coming from the oven, with a good simple browning of the edges and a very soft, fluffy inside of each slice. I ate the first slice with some butter, and the emmaculate saltiness and savoury of the butter was amazing. It was creamy and perfectly doused with salt all over the plate. Simple but delicious. 4/5 Waiting for my friend arrived, I went ahead and ordered the pil pil prawns with smoked chili oil and garlic crunch. Once my friend had arrived and I poured him a glass of the red, we dove right into the shirmp. It was plated like a small mountain, and the chili oil looking like a bright red snow as it dripped down. I cut the prawn and smelled the smokiness of the chili oil, amazing. The perfectly cooked prawn was bouncy but yet not hard. And the chili oil is just carrying the whole plate. I wish I had some more of that bread to dip into that chili oil. 5/5 We then ordered their variation of the bagna cauda with seasonal veggies. Very simple but divine. Their Bagna cauda tasted like a variation of the chili oil, but made it creamy and a hint of paprika. Their seasonal veggies were endives, white beets and some brocolini. Love how the bagna cauda mixed well with the bitterness of each veggie. A good plate, but as the season changes, I hope their bagna cauda changes to match the veggies. 4/5 The last plate blew me away, the Ricotta Gnocchi is just spectacular. I love how each gnocchi is extremely pillowy and their butter base, confit garlic and lemon was the perfect cut to the flavours of the abundence snow of ricotta cheese on top. Would 100% recommend this gnocchi. 6/5 I had a fantastic visit and I love this place a lot. Will be adding this as a must visit spot in Vancouver and an amazing time was spent here. Thank you Tom and the staff here. Such a good little snack bar~!!

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Tried a few things from their menu (pork belly, charcuterie board, house bread) and all were good - it's a place to go for drinks and a nibble, not necessarily a full meal.

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Brix & Mortar - YARROW MEADOWS DUCK BREAST

Brix & Mortar

4.1(352 reviews)
1.7 kmYaletown, Downtown
$$$

I came here for an event, and the venue was set up beautifully. I can totally see why so many…read morepeople choose to get married here. The customer service was excellent. The servers that brought out hors d'oeuvres were very friendly, professional, and attentive. The bartender was great as well. She worked efficiently and also checked that my drink was to my liking and even offered to add more simple syrup if needed it. I throughly enjoyed both of my mocktails; blush hour and another drink that isn't normally on their menu that had ginger. My favorite hors d'oeuvre was hands down the scallop. It was perfectly cooked and seasoned. We were offered a 5 course meal, thai soup was amazing. It had a kick to it thay clung to your throat but kept you wanting to coming back for more Chicken and waffles was too battered and salty for me, although I liked the pickled purple cabbage that came with it. The sorbet oalate cleansers was refreshing I had asked for my steak to come really rare and found it to be a bit overcooked. The texture seemed slightly different too. I would have enjoyed this more if there was a bit more sauce. Thr mashed potatoes were delicious and so were the Brussel sprouts and garlic carrots. Dessert was chocolate mint pot de creme. I normally don't like pot de creme but I will say that theirs was pretty decent.

Really enjoyed Brix and Mortar's covered heated patio in October. The wine selection is excellent,…read morethe ambiance is gorgeous and the service was wonderful. Their recommendation to try the pork chop was perfect. Delicious, great portions and sides and warm bread. This may be a hidden gem in Yaletown. Thank you for the lovely patio and dog friendly dining experience!

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Bar Gobo - Ambiance

Bar Gobo

4.6(8 reviews)
1.2 kmStrathcona

Cute lil date spot! My review is only wine and dessert as we came here after my husband's bday…read moredinner for a nightcap. We both ordered red wines to start which we both enjoyed. Good wine list! Hubby switched to a negroni that he liked and I had more wine but this time late night happy hour had started which was a nice treat! We ordered the Dolce de leche dessert and the kitchen was lovely and gave us both desserts on the menu as a bday treat. The rice dessert was incredible - it was like sticky toffee pudding but with a rice base. The caramel sauce was killer! It blew the dolce dessert outta the water. The service was also kind and attentive! The music choices were odd for our night, I love vinyl and collect it myself but just wasn't feeling the vibes that evening, it was a lot of house style music and the same beat over and over with no lyrics. Some folks loved it tho and had asked to move closer to the speaker so to each is own. The tables are also really close to your neighbor so you catch quite abit of convo around you and it's a touch distracting especially when it starts to get little loud as the room is small. It was fun to people watch though.

I'm so split on Bar Gobo. Small but mighty wine selection including natural wines…read more We went in considering the prix fixe menu thats $65 per person but ended up ordering off the menu to try the things we wanted to as we weren't sure if the prix fixe menu would include all that piqued our interest. Ordering style was interesting, after we ordered our small plates we were ready to select our main courses but the staff just took our menu away and we had to ask another server to put in our main entrees. I understand they were busy so they may have assumed we were done ordering but it was a bit of an off putting experience. Overall food was good, the bread was divine. The highlight item for us was the tuna tar tar with chinese donuts, the chili crips totally brought the dish together. Everything else was pretty good, but wasn't amazing as I hoped. The citrus notes in the canton noodles threw me off and the chicken liver mochi balls felt more like a dessert dish than an appetizer for some reason. Highlight was having the DJ also be one of the servers!! Love the vibes that Bar gobo had, definitely a good date spot. Will have to come try it out again next season.

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TWB The Wine Bar - Sandwich board outside the patio, on Marinaside by Davie.

TWB The Wine Bar

3.6(32 reviews)
1.4 kmYaletown, Downtown
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I live near this wine bar, so I've passed it a gazillion times over the past 4-5 years, always…read moremeaning to try it out. They've a lovely patio facing the seawall, and especially in the summer, it looks so inviting, and patrons often bring their dogs, and I just love the whole vibe. In the winter, too, it always looks like people are enjoying themselves here, with the warm lighting and twinkling lights. Since this wine bar is attached to the restaurant Provence, I've often passed here and heard live jazz musicians and singers who perform certain nights of the week, and man, they sound GOOD. It just always felt like this would be a super place to mellow out, have a glass of good wine, relax with friends, either on a summer day or at night, any season. I finally got to check it out in person today. I went with a friend for a drink mid-day, sitting outside. The weather was lovely, and it was a perfect day. Carmen was our server and she was great. I appreciated how knowledgable she was regarding all the wine and cocktail selections. My friend had a glass of white wine which she loved, and I had an amazing cocktail with lavender and rose. They have a decent happy hour selection which, unfortunately, we were too early to partake of. Their regular wine menu is extremely extensive. What a great neighborhood place! Will definitely return.

I ate instead of drinking only this time. I came for dinner. See my pics…read more I don't have liquid dinners or lunches all the time. Really, I don't. You'd think I have alcohol in my veins or something. The food is good and very reasonably priced. I'll have to eat during their happy hour sometime. I know I'll be back. Pro tip: The Sterling Vinyards merlot is the bomb.

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The Stock Room - Old Fashioned

The Stock Room

4.3(38 reviews)
1.7 kmYaletown, Downtown

Behind Hundy Burger you'll find The Stock Room, a speakeasy with a playful mix of tropical charm…read moreand refined cocktail bar energy. It's cozy, stylish, and the drinks are crafted with serious skill. We tried their This or That summer cocktail feature (running until August 31), along with the Lost Luggage cocktail. For food, we had the featured sandwich (beef patty, truffle dijonnaise, smoked gouda, red wine mushrooms, pickled onion, and arugula) plus the classic bacon cheeseburger (stacked with bacon, cheese, pickles, lettuce, and Hundy sauce). Cocktails, burgers, and a speakeasy setting...what more could you ask for? Food 5/5 (one of the best and juiciest smash burgers I've had) Service 4.5/5 Ambiance 5/5 Parking 4.5/5 (paid street parking)

We spent the evening of Valentine's at The Stock Room recently. Arriving around 6:30 p.m., the host…read moretold us there was only bar seating available. This was fine with us since the goal was to have a couple of drinks and stuff ourselves with some burgers and fries from Hundy (the burger joint we needed to go through to get to Stock Room). I started with the dangerous liaison cocktail (beefeater gin, peach, lemon, sugar, butterfly pea flower). This was a solid drink, refreshing and hit the spot. My second drink was spreadsheet (beefeater, st. germain, lime, strawberry syrup, green strawberry bitters). I enjoyed this drink better as it wasn't too sweet and the flavor profile was more to my taste when it comes to cocktails. I'm happy to have found another bar to add to my list of places to grab a good drink in Vancouver.

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