There are so many good things about Dockside. We arrived here for lunch at about noon on Monday. The restaurant was pretty empty at the time, but quickly filled. The food: I started with the chowder, it had many different bits of seafood in it, all delicious and perfectly cooked. It was also a very sizable portion. Next, I had the wok squid. It was absolutely amazing, the garlic and spicy flavors were great. Others at my table enjoyed the CBLTAB and the Philly Cheesesteak. The fries were also good. There are also multiples gluten free options available (marked on the menu) and they are allergen friendly. The drinks: my husband and friend were unsure of which beer they wanted, so the waitress quickly offered tasters of the two they were deciding between. They both enjoyed their beers. The service was phenomenal. Very attentive and helpful. All in all, a great experience. I'd definitely return. read more

Dockside Restaurant - Chowder - Seafood Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

They're improving! I've been here several times over the years as I have family that love staying at Granville Island hotel. Recently, I've noticed they're upping their game (maybe a new chef?). The food tastes good, it's fresh and seems to be utilizing more local ingredients. The location is gorgeous, right on the water at False Creek - beautiful at night as well. It sort of feels like a tucked away hidden secret. The service is great but could be tad more polished. They're improving at modifications as well but it's still a little bit of an arm twist to get them to modify dishes to customer preference - not difficult just harder than it should be. In the summer time the patio might be one of the best in the city. Try it out, I think you'll like it. read more

The location and staff are awesome. The food not so much. The chef tries to hard. To fancy with what should be easy. Sent back the oysters - who does that? Paella not eatable. Seafood so dry not, laid on top of the dish. No flavor. Lovely Wait staff, great wine and the hotel - Awesome But can not in good conscience recommend this restaurant. Very disappointed read more

Their patio is beautiful! I was greeted by a very friendly host, she really started my experience off in a positive note. We had the option to choose which table we wanted to sit which was great because not often do guests get to choose. Our server, Robert was patient when we needed a few minutes with the menu. The food was absolutely delicious, everything we ordered was shared between 2 people. What stood out to me were their pork belly bites; super tender and flavourful. I wish the carpaccio had a bit more dressing on top but overall, really good experience. I would definitely come back for another visit! read more

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Come for the views! Stunning ! Food is great as well. Very nice dining on Granville Island. Fantastic and friendly service. Also a nice spot for a special occasion meal. read more

The patio is one of the best in Vancouver. You will be pleased to sit here for a few hours with friends and drinks on a beautiful sunny day, with the view of downtown Vancouver's skyline across the water. The service is excellent. The rest of it, is nothing to write home about. The food has never been the reason for going back to this restaurant. read more

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This place is great for a date night, family gatherings or a special event, like Thanksgiving dinner. We came here for Thanksgiving because they have a traditional turkey dinner for the long weekend. Overall, I'm super happy with my experience here. - 4/5 for food: we have Pesto Baked Brie for appetizer, super good. There're nothing you can complain about baked brie melting in your mouth with a mixture of garlic, sun-dried tomatoes and olive, serving with warm baguette (and by warm, it's actually super hot). We all have Turkey dinner (in the picture) which has everything you would ask for Thanksgiving dinner: turkey, mash potatoes, stuffing, cranberries jam, and grilled veggies. Super delicious! - 4/5 for drinks: I'm not super impressed with their cocktails but their seasonal beers are awesome! There's one that brew with chocolate and caramel malt that just blow my mind! They also have some healthy choice like tomatoes juice. - 4/5 for desserts: their desserts portion is often generous. The chocolate cake served w espresso icecream is huge while the apple pie is slightly smaller. A cake would easily satisfy 3 to 4 ppl. Both tastes delicious, especially the apple pie. - 4/5 for service: They do take reservations so it makes our lives easier, especially for a Saturday Thanksgiving night. The server came at a decent frequent. The place is quite fancy, in a hotel, so if you make a reservation and would like to have a dock view to the city, ask for window table. I was there at their peak time where all table are filled but it was not too noisy. - 3/5 for price: I admit it's a bit expensive but the portion is quite big. And with what we had, we are on the verge of exploding! read more

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Dockside should definitely be on your list for special events or date nights! It's so gorgeous and the patio is one of the best I've seen in Vancouver. Food is of higher quality for sure and upscale customer service. All dishes we ordered were delicious and so was the wine. I really enjoyed the beets with cheese!! It's such a great combination. I tried re-making it at home but I guess I just have to come back here for more. The chocolate dessert tasted more like a pumpkin dessert for me because of the spices. It was soo good, either way. I'll come back again! read more

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We were thinking of spots to enjoy brunch together with the fam today as it's one of the fleeting warm, sunny days in Vancouver this year. The criteria included an outdoor patio, preferably with a view, and a brunch menu as my husband's fave meal of the day is breakfast and my mum is not an early riser. We ran through the list of usual suspects when I proposed Dockside - surprisingly, I was the only one who had been here. We weren't able to make a reservation online for the patio, but decided to chance it and try our luck for a walk-in at 11:30AM today. Success! The front of house team welcomed us and actually scanned our vaccine passports (!), which we were super happy to see since many establishments are still not doing this despite the new laws. We got a great partially-shaded spot on their patio overlooking False Creek (see pic). I ordered the avocado toast (with organic whole grain & honey toast, alfalfa sprouts, heirloom tomatoes, sunflower seeds, za'atar and added a soft-poached egg), and both my husband and mum ordered the smoked meat breakfast sandwich (house-made montreal smoked meat, fried egg, provolone, alfalfa sprouts, horseradish mayo, sesame brioche) with salad. To drink, I ordered their breakfast tea, my husband had the coffee, and mum had the grapefruit juice. The presentation of my avocado toast was nice (see pic), and the egg was soft as requested though the flavour of the dish was surprisingly bland... Pretty disappointing for toast that cost over $20. It definitely needed something, even just a citrus/acidic drizzle of some sort on top. I wasn't super hungry this morning so the portion size was perfect for me, but I do think that they should adjust the price or add something on the side. Both my husband and mum loved their smoked meat breakfast sandwiches (see pic) - the meat was piled high, and the sesame brioche bun was a hit. Both mentioned it was quite salty (which is saying something since they are both salt enthusiasts), so if that's not a plus for you, you may want to factor that into your menu choice. Husband and mum agreed that getting the side salad was the right choice as it was tasty, fresh, and because they both probably could have done with half the sandwich and been okay (if taking the other half for later), though the fries would have been way too much. When it comes to service, this is where they lost a star for me. Our server was pretty abrupt and frankly, rude at the beginning. We had sat down and she asked us about drinks, we said we were just waiting on one more person before ordering and she stormed off. I'm not sure what was going on behind the scenes, because there was nothing on our end. She sort of recovered through the end of service and was more friendly, but it was a bizarre encounter. That being said, everyone has their off days and let's leave it at that. The sprawling patio at Dockside really is what makes the experience, and I would definitely recommend it if you're looking to enjoy some sunshine and a view. We look forward to going back for another brunch date and splitting the stuffed French toast, as we saw this dish going to a few tables today and it looked delicious! When life goes back to some semblance of normal post-COVID and the theatre and comedy shows start up again, this would also be a nice spot to go for a drink and a bite before or after a show. read more

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One star for service, three for restaurant. The food fresh and creative. Portions very ample. It was breakfast service that was quite lackluster. When confronted with lack of service, waiter responded with accusations of my being abusive. Will give restaurant a second chance. read more

Beautiful location, great view. We were seated right away, no wait time ! High quality breakfast., huge portions. Everything was so delicious, service was excellent. A little steep on the price but definitely well worth it. We loved breakfast here! read more

The food was good, nothing spectacular. This restaurant is actually in the lobby of a hotel. Our server ranged from cheerful to serve to annoyed for having to work. Note that there are no beverages log any kind listed on the menu. There are only 6-10 items available and when I visited, they were out of 20% of the menu offerings. For the price, Left feeling unsatisfied. read more

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Food were superb. Great service. The scallops were perfectly cooked. Just melts in my mouth. The overall experience was very satisfying. Kudos to the chef and staff! Very impressed Great menu for $45.00 value. (The Dockside is part of the VDO 2020) Highly recommended! A must read more

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I had lunch here a couple of weeks ago. I ordered the chicken Cobb salad which contained lettuce, chopped egg, blue cheese, bacon and a very small amount of shredded chicken and no avocado . Such a rib off for $31. Other restaurants would have a chicken breast or bigger chunks of chicken! read more

My experience at Dockside unfortunately wasn't the best. I'm not sure if they were just having an off day but, we came to this restaurant for our friend's birthday and the service here wasn't up to par. Long wait on the food & they were not even busy but, the plating for mine (Smoked Sablefish) was nice so props to them for presentation. Some of my friends didn't enjoy their meals and I got to taste my friend's mashed potatoes and it was not good... I think the worst part was that when we asked to split the bill it took ages for us to be able to pay for our meal. The atmosphere is okay, they have a nice entrance read more

I came here on a Sunday during a visit to Granville Island. Unfortunately they only have their brunch menu on weekends but I made the best of it. Our waiter was very attentive and happy to give us some suggestions. I love French toast so I ordered their stuffed French toast. It was a pretty large portion and I loved the fruit toppings. I was also happy to see they had sangria on the menu so I ordered some of that. You also get a great view of the dockside and nearby park. read more

Dockside Restaurant - Stuffed French toast - Seafood Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

We used to love this restaurant. Not so much anymore The ambience and location are still drawing cards, but their menu choices have been limited We ordered the beef wagyu pizza Where's the beef? Micro hints of beef 6" for $20 No thanks They won't accept their own entertainment coupons either Understaffed No thanks read more

Wonderful location on the water. Fantastic food and service. This is definitely a nice treat. We went for a Sunday brunch, 12 women and everyone was loving their dishes. Fresh and perfectly cooked. read more

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We were at Dockside , 4 of us, about 2 weeks ago. This is not the first time I have been there but it is likely the last. We ordered the steak frites, bouilliabase, a pasta dish, one other dish (not memorable) and octopus carpaccio We dine out often and have decent palates. None of the meals was close to pleasant with the steak frites being the least appetizing. This restaurant used to serve a popular chili squid dish which the new chef took off the menu. What a decision, don't give the paying customers what they have demonstrably shown over the years to be a popular favorite. This is our third time back since the menu and chef change but not giving Dockside any more chances. Disappointed. read more

This is review for the breakfast menu only.. A great way to start off the morning.... eating breakfast at a table with a great view of all of the hustle and bustle of False Creek. There's a large variety of delectable breakfast treats. The Eggs Benedict and The Breakfast were our favorites. A big highlight of Dockside was our waitor, Taylor. Every single part of our experience... from our greeting, to taking our order, to getting out food and bill... and everything in between was with a smile and lots of positiveness. We love him... read more

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Best place to have a drink on the water in Granville Island. We shared a bottle of Rose and the crab cakes which are really good (weird though they they're served with mustard?) Make sure to get a table outside read more

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Went here for the first time recently. It's in the eastern end of Granville Island and I can see that he view is really the star of the show at this place. We opted for an outdoor patio spot - at one point it did get chilly but when I asked I was able to get a fleece blanket to stay warm. The service was pretty decent. The waitress we had checked on us and made sure we were okay throughout the night. I ended up getting the beer flight and a Seafood Carbonara. Unfortunately the beer flight while served in a unique way didn't live up to my expectations. Only 1 of the 6 beers were to my liking. The Seafood Carbonara was a bit on the pricier side but someone has to pay for the view! It did hit the spot and I had to pack half of it home. It's a lovely dinner date sort of place. read more

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We had out of town visitors so wanted dinner on a patio with a view. Most restaurants don't take reservations for the patio so as Dockside did, we decided to try it. We were not disappointed. We were a party of 8 and all of us were satisfied with our meals. Two of us had the halibut which was good but not the best we had had but the steak, calamari, pasta.... was all outstanding. The view was lovely, the service was good. Would go back (in fact have already made reservations to go back with other company) and would highly recommend. read more

Go to this restaurant when on Granville Island. Always solid food and service. Not to touristy. Was a nice treat after some bad spots lately. Server was an older gentleman and total pro. So he received an excellent tip for a job well done. read more

Beautiful view, but that is all I can say for this restaurant. The host/hostess's are rude and make you feel like you are doing them a favour for coming to their restaurant- when you are a guest of the hotel. 3 times now it has been awful. We went for breakfast to an empty restaurant and they said they couldn't take us, we didn't have a reservation. There were maybe 3 tables taken. Apparently overwhelmed and understaffed. Hoped for a good experience but all around the host/hostess ruined it for us too many times. read more

Beautiful restaurant. I was seated in the patio and the view and patio area is amazing. The food was good for the most part but I tried their cioppino which was just okay. I started with the confit duck salad which I enjoyed. I didn't love the dessert selection either and went for whatever chocolate option was available, I think it was a torte. It was delicious but extremely rich and the serving was generous - enough for 2. Share dessert! Our server was great, and service overall was good. It got a little chilly in the evening and unfortunately the standing heaters did not work but I was given a couple blankets to stay warm. read more

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Dockside Restaurant does classic dishes in the bask of twinkly lights from boats on the harbor. Not trendy, but definitely solid. A nice place to take older family / your in-laws. The menu has many familiar favorites (think turkey dinner, prime rib, NY striploin, roast salmon) and something for every palate. Dockside excels at dessert. On a recent visit my party tried the creme brûlée, the flourless chocolate cake, and the tiramisu, and while they were all very good, the flourless chocolate cake cake really stood out as some of the best I've ever had. read more

service was decent but menu price has skyrocketed recently - new chef with a new menu? $48 for a rack of lamb that came with two, maybe 2oz. chops. the risotto it sat on was good, but not worth the money. I've never seen a "rack" of lamp with only 2 chops read more

My boyfriend and I came here for dinner during our stay in Vancouver. The food was presented beautifully and importantly the taste was delicious! We shared the pork belly bites, scallops and I had the Cioppino, my boyfriend had the steak (picture wasn't taken). I'm a huge fan of pork belly and I'd go back just for that! read more

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Just left Xmas brunch. This year was a la carte style (bottomless) due to covid. The only drawback were the portion sizes... too big! They were all full size servings so we weren't able to try much before we got full but everything we did try was excellent! Even the desserts were full sized so we left very full and very happy. Would def go again! read more

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I reserved a table for two on OpenTable.com for the dine out Vancouver at Dockside restaurant. When my friend and I arrived at the front desk of the restaurant, we reported to the server and thought that we would get a table right away. However we had to wait for a while before seated. The server finally gave a table right beside the windows and we could see a night view right beside us. It was too dark that we couldn't see too much and it was raining but the view must be very nice during day time or in summer. The server gave us the dine out Vancouver menu right away. We chose what we would like to eat and ordered right away. The food arrived quickly. Once we had finished one dish, another dish arrived right away. The server checked with us and made sure if we enjoyed the food or we required anything. He did not really bug us a lot. The appetizer legendary chili squid was okay. It was like the Chinese style of crispy, hot and spicy squid. The other appetizer roasted pear and arugula salad was better than the squid. We both ordered the same main course, grilled flat iron beef. It was alright. Nothing really surprised us. We both liked the desserts, apple tarte tartin (puff pastry, roasted apples and cinnamon gelato) and Creme caramel (French vanilla custard, strawberries and vanilla crisp). The atmosphere or interior was quite nice but the restaurant was full of people, so it was quite noisy. My friend and I had to speak louder at our table. The price was set at $30 per person as per the dine out Vancouver menu. The price was reasonable for a three course meal. I came here for lunch before. The food was great. I would actually like to come back and try their brunch menu. read more

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My family went to Dockside for dinner to treat my sibling for a Birthday dinner and sadly for a fine dining establishment, it was disappointing. Pros: Relaxing atmosphere and nice view of the false creek harbour. Servers friendly and unobtrusive. Cocktails are tasty (I recommend the Georgia peach). Cons: Prices for the food and cocktails are steep and the quantity and quality they provided were inconsistent. Cocktail prices are on par with the Appetizer prices- $16 + . My sister & sister in law ordered the $25 Seared scallops for appetizers to share. The portions were small and @4 pieces. Unfortunately they were still raw inside. The asked to have new ones and this time they were fully cook but they only gave 3 pieces (not cool!). My other siblings both ordered the Caesar salad-1 was over garlicky & the other under garlicky. Burger was dry and bland even though it had tiny speck of onions. The Carbonara pasta was ultra salty (Felt like eating a box of salt). I tried squeezing lemon to counteract the saltiness but It could not save it. I had to return it back and instead tried the $21 warm mushroom salad plus $12 chicken. It was delicious but I compared it to my sister in laws dish who ordered the same and my portions were way more bigger in size!!! Her salad size was the portion of an 6 oz. Bowl while mine was@10 oz. I would not recommend Dockside for Dinner. read more

One Star for the service ! To begin with, It took 20 minutes for our waiter, Alan, taking our orders! We sat down at 7:50pm, and our main course didn't get to served till 9:23pm. Yes we ordered appetizers : bread & butter , 6 oysters, Burrata and Wagyu carpaccio. All this time he DID NOT check on us or update us once!, He seemed too busy taking care and chatting with other tables. When we asked what happened to our food, his excuse is that he's trying to course it out. Really, is that the reason ? Only he knows!! read more

Patio patio patio!!! What a beautiful view!! If you are looking for a great summertime patio for happy hour or a special occasion dinner, then I highly recommend the Dockside. Situated in Granville island, their very large patio has wonderful Marina and ocean views! Great for photo ops or just kicking it with a glass of vino! Happy Hour is 3-6pm. 5 ounce house red and white wine for $7. The vineyard is Open. In house sleeves of beer are $4, and high balls are $6. Happy also includes a small menu of light (but fried) bites ranging from $8-10. Service was pretty good, which I anticipated at this more expensive restaurant, and our server was well informed of both the wine list and the menu. She was also both personable and friendly, which made for fun chit chat. I wasn't in the mood to eat anything from the happy hour menu so I decided to try out their Forno pizzas. I choose the Cilantro Cashew Pesto Chicken pizza. My pizza was presented tastefully with 8 pieces of pesto-cheesy goodness on a hand-made and hand-tossed crust. $22, but very flavorful and not greasy at all. Provolone cheese, tomatoes, chicken, and green onions on a pesto sauce with a very yummy crust. The kind of crust where you want to eat it all! I blinked at it was gone. Yes, I almost ate the whole thing myself. :D I will order it again when I go back, or another pizza because they all sound creative and yummy!! read more

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You're mostly paying here for the view. I ordered the paella but it had many shrimps still with bits of shells mixed in (had to chew through to find it). I don't think it was cleaned carefully. There were also carrots and peas in the $30 paella - they looked like frozen store bought vegetables. My boyfriend got the salmon and it wasn't particularly impressive or special. The best part of this place is the customer service. read more

Came here for the Mother's Day bottomless brunch. Location is great and the had tons of options but I'm not sure if that makes up for the subpar food that cost a pretty penny. It was $89 per person which is on the higher range compared to other restaurants providing a similar Mother's Day service. The first batch of options were baked items like croissant, lemon loaf and banana loaf. All of them were dry, and tasted like they were store bought. As for the main dishes (ex. Eggs Benny, rice pudding, yogurt parfait), there wasn't anything I planned on ordering a second time. Would I go back? Probably not, but maybe one day with some improvements. read more

We were visiting Vancouver from US and wanted to check this place out. But I can say for sure we received the worst service we've ever had!!! Every item we ordered came out late and not in order. Waiters and waitresses were rude and unprofessional. We had planned to celebrate my sister's birthday there as we were looking for a memorable night at a nice restaurant but their awful service was not even close to what we were expecting!! Such a pricy place with low quality food and not respectful staff. read more

We were visiting Vancouver from US and wanted to check this place out. But I can say for sure we received the worst service we've ever had!!! Every item we ordered came out late and not in order. Waiters and waitresses were rude and unprofessional. We had planned to celebrate my sister's birthday there as we were looking for a memorable night at a nice restaurant but their awful service was not even close to what we were expecting!! Such a pricy place with low quality food and not respectful staff. read more

I came here with a group of 13 people for my birthday celebration over the weekend and was disappointed with the level of service. The poor service started when I called to make reservations. I was put on hold for a very long time and when they returned to my call, it turns out that they had forgotten that they put me on hold and I was greeted again with their standard opening hello message. This first incidence did cause me to be slightly concerned about the service however I wanted to give them benefit of the doubt. They called me a day before the event to confirm the reservation and left a voicemail, however they noted the wrong date in the voicemail so I called back to confirm. The same thing happened as the first time I called and they were very confused whether I was confirming a reservation or making a new one. It was a very frustrating process to what I thought should be pretty routine for a restaurant. The service during the event was mediocre at best. Our server barely cracked a smile and seemed generally annoyed throughout the night. We were the only table on the patio, we were all 30+ adults having light conversations and were never loud or rambunctious. We asked for the heaters to be turned on towards the later end of the evening as it started to get cold - the request was met with the same annoyance. I felt little-to-no effort on the server's part, could this have been because there was an automatic 18% gratuity for our group already? Despite the poor service, I was very happy with the large patio seating with fantastic views of the water. The patio is equipped with plenty of heaters and blankets for those chilly nights. They do not guarantee patio seating but make note of the request when you make a reservation. The patio is spacious and partially covered in some areas. For my entrée, I had the halibut which was fresh but slightly overcooked. My boyfriend had the lobster pasta which was very delicious. We also shared the mussels which were fresh and tasty as well. The cocktails were disappointing. The Pimm's Cup had way too much mint which overpowered everything else. The Blood & Sand was mediocre. The Moscow Mule was absolutely terrible and tasted nothing like what it was supposed to be - I had to send it back. The saving grace was the Old Fashioned, which was quite good. read more

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We attended dockside as a group celebrating a special occasion. Our group size shifted from 6 to 8 people rather last minute and the staff was happy to come up with solutions to help us. Enjoy our time and future Vancouver's lovely view. With a number of guests visiting from out of town, it was important to be situated close enough to the windows that they could look out for the city view on the water. Our service person Laura was wonderful. She had a great personality was knowledgeable about all the dishes on the menu and unruffled buy a small child being part of the party. Now, sometimes in group settings, it can feel perhaps unfair, or burdensome that the gratuity is added automatically irrespective of the service during the meal. Laura was so helpful we increased the gratuity across-the-board. Regarding the food, dockside chefs are always top-notch in my experience over the years. I was a bit hesitant around the current menu, but as a seafood eater, I thought there were lots of choices, including a delicious sable fish that was cooked to perfection and served with a surprisingly tasty blend of lentils, sun-dried tomato in a very plentiful creamy sauce. Of course items that were previously gratis Now have a definite cost, namely the bread basket of four small rolls at just under $10. The dinner portioning was small to average. At the table we had mains of sable fish, salmon, seafood paella, skillet mac & cheese, children's menu; chicken strips, and fries, brisket, and starters of fresh oysters, seared scallops, squid with fingerling potatoes and french fries with a spicy aïoli. The after dinner tea had a lovely presentation in a clear tea pot that served at least two portions. Between the sides and the main courses, everyone felt quite full and happy with the choices. The only course which we felt needed some review and reconsideration (not around the lovely presentation), but the truly extra small portioning for the double digit pricing. One of the truly lovely things about Dockside and it being part of a hotel is that folks are comfortable with a range of outfit choices from casual to dressy eveningwear. It's a great location to showcase Vancouver food and local drinks with out-of-town folks. read more