Love absolutely everything about this place. Its small and popular though, so getting a table can be a challenge. This is where people who love food come. read more

I have been here a few times and were never disappointed. Everything you order will be above decent, but I have not found a dish that has WOW me that I must return to have it again and again. The service is always amazing as well. read more

A friend invited me to Dine Out here last year and I really enjoyed our experience - the food was fresh and delicious, and the service was great. Our server took the time to explain the dish including any garnishes. I later came back with three others plus a baby for brunch. The server was very accommodating with moving the chairs around and made sure we had enough room with the stroller. Two friends got the flat iron steak and eggs, and I wish I had as well! They raved about it. I believe I ordered the hash and eggs which also was good but the steak looked phenomenal. I'll definitely return for that. read more

I had heard about Fable through our CSA program, as Fable buys produce through local farms. We went for my dad's birthday, and the food was excellent! I had the milk poached chicken which was super juicy and delicious. Our table also tried the squash gnocci (so good!!), beef stiletto (they were out of frites), cheesecake, and sweet bites. The portions were generous, and we ended up with leftovers for lunch the next day! Our only complaint was the fact we had reserved a table in advance (and they asked if it was a special occasion which it was), but we were seated at the first table which has heavy traffic from the kitchen and front door. I regretted having the hostess hang up my jacket as every time someone opened the front door a draft blew over our table. I would have enjoyed our experience much better had we been seated further inside the restaurant and will keep that in mind in the future as we will be back! read more

Fable is hands down my favourite restaurant in Vancouver. I have been there on several occasions, including a celebratory dinner last night. I have never been disappointed. Last night we were the first patrons to order the trout pancake - so unique and delicious. (The canned tuna is another solid appy.) That is why I love this place - the food is unique and the menu is always changing! For such high quality and delicious food, I always feel like the bill is far too small. Service is always a cut above. read more

Make a reservation this place is bumping! The food here is well seasoned, beautifully prepared and the service is top drawer without being stuffy. The fritters were amazing, the cornbread was awesome, my GF's beef cheeks were perfect melt in your mouth delicious. ;0 I had the trout on a mountain of kale. I love kale and it was a bit too much kale :) I am please with the attention to detail by the service staff. I was offered more wine, my cutlery was replaced between courses. The Parfait was exactly that parfait :) The price is spot on when you consider the quality of the food and service. It is really nice to see the restaurant not getting lost in its concept as is common for restaurants of this style. At the end of the day no matter how great your concept is you still have to serve good food and have great service. Fable nailed the food and the service. Highly recommend. YPJ read more

LOVE this restaurant! Regularly indulge in their brunch, where you get a fantastic drink menu with your brunch menu (amazing!). They accommodate my many dietary restrictions and everyone is very friendly. I always feel welcome. Everyone should experience this restaurant's locally-sourced, farm-to-table atmosphere and menu! read more

I like Falble a lot. Yes, it can be a wait to get in (uh, cause its good maybe?) and I wish the tables we not so close together, but it doesn't deter me from returning. The staff seem to really care about, and be knowledgeable on the food they serve. AEverything is Always super fresh. Last time I went for girls night out, and we did not like the tuna appetizer. I wasn't complaining, I just said it was "ok" when asked by the waitress, and she insisted they replace it with something I would love. We were later approached by the manager who explained they looked into it, and realized one of the key ingredients was omitted in error. Excellent Service. I really appreciated the extra care, and I'm more then happy to recommend you try this place if you have not. read more

Went in for lunch today and the food and service was great. We had the chickpea fritters, the tuna salad and the lunch special which was a breakfast sandwich. Our server was there when we needed her and our waters were always topped up. Will be definitely back to try more dishes!! Love the farm to table concept they have! read more

Fable Kitchen - Chick pea fritters with curry sauce topped with pickled onions, pea shoots and cilantro - Canadian (New) Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

See all

For a full review click on the link here: https://befoodstar.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/fable-kitchen/ read more

One of the best breakfasts I've had in a restaurant. I had the "Pulled Pork Johnny Cakes" and the wife tried the "Meatball Skillet" -- both were very unique flavor combinations, and delicious. Even the children's "Big Breakfast" had sophisticated flavors and presentation. We're all eager to return here. read more

Unfortunately a fairly large group (10-12?) was seated at the same time with us. 3 small children, sometimes running around and screaming. So not quite what I was expecting for a Friday night dinner on 4th ave at this price point ($50/person). Our server was quite honest and apologized for the delay of our service due to the large group. He comp'd an appetizer dish which was very generous. I think it took almost 35 mins to get our apps, and maybe almost an hour for our mains. By the time the mains finally came out I had already lost my appetite from the waiting. Also, my duck breast was on the rare side, I'm guessing because the kitchen was rushed to catch up on our order. Honestly I would have preferred eating somewhere else if the hostess that accepted my reso told me there wasn't any availability for my time slot because there was a large group. Our server did however offer a $50 gift certificate to come back which was again very generous but I'm not sure if I would go back. Alot of hype for this restaurant but weak execution. read more

Yikes! Such an awful experience! Firstly, my husband had the eggs benedict special and was violently ill a short time after we left the restaurant! A horrible experience to say the least. The grilled cheese was made with an oddly strange choice of cheese that had an overpowering onion flavor and did not melt properly! People, it's a grilled cheese! The other dish we tried was the fried chicken. While the coating had lots of flavor, the meat inside was tasteless. So disappointing! We came here because of the high yelp reviews but this was either a very bad day or they've changed cooks/management maybe? Be warned! read more

Have been eating at Fable since discovered it a few years ago. I cannot recommend this place enough. Amazing food every single time, the service is outstanding, genuinely warm staff and you could come here on a date, or for breakfast with your little ones. You might have to wait when you arrive for a table however, there is a good reason for that. I'm glad that other people love this place as much as my family and me do. :) read more

This is an overdue review. I have eaten at Fable many times, brunch, dinner, lunch, at least 7 times. My wife, son and I went for an anniversary dinner. We had a table for 3, which was actually a table for 2, OK I get it., they want to maximize seating but we were squished, it was mid week, and there were many empty tables for four, like right next to us. Our waitress had attitude, not sure what was up that night but sense of humour of zero and patience, none. We order the Halibut collar and a couple of other appetizers. The collars are amazing, second time I have had them, which is amazing as they don't have many when they have them but it is a big plate and took up 1/3 of our table, we were not even half way finished our cheeks and our other appetizer came, as did our drinks and with our waters on the table it became a challenge not to knock anything over. Oh wait what is that smell everytime one of the waiters walked by.....aftershave, qualify this by saying maybe the stench was not coming from an employee but everytiime he walked by I smelt an overdose of aftershave so with every bite of my meal there was aftershave. ( Fable has informed me it was more than likely not their staff as they have strict rules about wearing aftershave, I will give them the benefit of the doubt that it was another diner). The food, awesome, all of our meals were great, the fish, the steak, no complaints there but the experience is part of the meal and it ended at 1.5 hours of our allotted 2, with the bill basically being brought to us before we could order more. This is not the Fable I know, there are a lot of choices in Vancouver, when spending 50-70/person, if not more, I can come up with several restaurants that would not sit 3 at a table for 2, would make sure their staff are in good moods, even if they are not and look at a table to see there is no room for anything else. In other words ensure the experience is as good as the food. I hope this was an anomaly but it will be a while before I find out again. Fable management has taken the time to investigate the evening and address my concerns. The sign of a good restaurant is caring. They also encouraged me to speak up when things are going wrong and they are right, I don't want to be a chronic complainer but if something is not right, ask, and if it can be corrected it will be. I have in the past been unhappy with a dish at other restaurants and it has been recooked, comped or I have been given another choice. Not sure why I did not speak up that evening but I didn't. I am confident that Fable cares, as a good restaurant should. and my experience was an anomaly, I will return. read more

Extraordinary food, pleasant atmosphere. Every dish we've ordered was very flavorful and delicious. Mushroom pasta was a big hit. Broccolini that came as a side with my husbands salmon were incredible as well. Seriously, I could eat a serving of those as an entree and be happy with my meal. read more

Such a modern, yet cozy place. I ordered the smoked duck breast dish (medium-well), and it was the best duck dish I've ever had. It wasn't grainy nor chewy, no duck smell, either. All the ingredients in the dish went well together and was very flavorful and well-balanced all together. The only thing I thought was it could've been better if the duck was a little jucier & more moist. Overall, the service, food, and atmosphere were all amazing! read more

See all

Great atmosphere amazing food!! The few items we tried on the brunch menu were delicious. 100% recommend the Eggs Benedict and the pulled pork pancakes. Also the Bloody Mary was one of best I've ever had. read more

Fable Kitchen - Canadian (New) Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

See all

Fable's Boozey Brunch (the last Sunday of each month) is definitely something to check out! Offering orange or grapefruit mimosas and ceasar's for $4 . . . how can you go wrong? I will admit that the caesars taste a bit ketchup-y, but for $4 on a rough Sunday, I can't complain. The restaurant was completely packed and there was a great buzz about the place. I ordered the Fable Eggs and my boyfriend ordered the Farmer's Muffin. We also ordered a side of their homemade bacon . . . yup, I said it, HOMEMADE! (yum, yum, yum). Despite it being so busy, our meal arrived within a reasonable time frame. My Fable Eggs came with sunnyside eggs, lardons, mushrooms, potatoes, kale, rustic bread and tomato jam. The dish was nice, but certainly not the best brunch dish I've ever eaten. The bottom of the plate was filled with a liquidy substance - I'm guessing it was from the mushrooms, but I'm not entirely sure. It was just a bit strange and not something I would have expected to see in my dish. A friend at the table had ordered the same thing and also had a plate full of "mushroom juice" as well, so it seemed that this was part of the dish on not a mistake. Surprisingly, my favourite part of the dish was the tomato jam! It added just the right amount of sweetness to my savoury dish and helped wrap it all together quite nicely. My boyfriend's Farmer's Muffin included sausage, scrambled eggs, cheddar, tomato jam, salad and a potato rosti. It looked like a deconstructed muffin sandwich on the plate. The sausage was very tasty, as was the hit of the day - the tomato jam! Everything on this plate went very well together. No complaints in the flavour and taste department. We will absolutely be back to Fable very soon! We love the boozey brunch idea and thought that the prices for the brunch menu were extremely reasonable. The portions could be slightly bigger, but overall great value for the quality of food. Although the Fable Eggs on the whole weren't my favourite, there are other items on the menu that I'm excited to try! Cheers! read more

Great food, great atmosphere, great people working there. Really recommend Fable. Only thing I disliked was their soft drink, felt it came just from a grocery store around the corner. I took duck and my gf took the Slow Cooked BC Halibut and both had great taste, waves of different sensation came to your mouth. The duck had Quinoa, nuts & seeds, cherries & peaches, which came out in different times every time you chew. The Halibut just melted and was great with Bouillabaisse, chorizo, polenta. It also came with mussels, I don't like them, but I could tell they where really well made =) read more

I really like the food here, very fresh and tasty! But make sure you book in advance, as this place is always full. I had the duck breast as main course and scallop as appetizer, very happy with these choices! read more

See all

Visited this place last week during lunch. Nice weather, but it was completely swamped with people. Lunch took more than an hour, which was the downside. Otherwise, food was decent, I wanted to order the burger, but it was sold out. It was a big disappointment. Hence, I ordered the Vegetarian pasta with Chorizo added. Tasted like cream-pesto pasta, which was good but nothing crazy. I liked the overall ambience but service was relatively slow. My brother had the eggs benedict which was above average. Will return again but I hope that they would stock enough burgers for me next time :) read more

Smoked duck breast and gnocchi with pea puree were all great tastes! Overal ambiance and service quality are satisfying. Cheese cake with goat cheese tastes great and probably the best option among deserts list. read more

The food was decent and I love the farm to table concept. The waiter was also French and hilarious. We stood in line for maybe 30 minutes before getting a spot- it's definitely a Vancouver favourite. However, the portions were soooo small. We had to order multiple entrees before we were full. We probably wouldn't choose this as a go-to; more of an experience that you know will be stable and decent. No socks were blown off! read more

Honestly, this is one of the best diners in town. The only reason why I didn't give this place a 5 star is because of the wait time and the fact they don't do reservations. We went there around brunch and had to wait around 40 minutes. When we were seated, the servers were friendly and the food was A++. If you come here, you have to try their eggs benedict. Instead of english muffins as their base, they use buttery scones so the knife slides right through them and it gives it a chewy texture. Honestly, this place has phenomenal eggs benedicts. Best I have ever had in Vancouver. It might be even better than Yolks! read more

We love it here. It's always delicious. They do a great job of accommodating my food allergies. Service is always friendly and professional. Excellent place to eat any day of the week. read more

I am a regular here, and I usually think the food is great, but the staff is horrible. They treat all their clients as children. The vibe is that the older staff members can't catch up with their younger, more successful clients so they treat them like shit. I mean, young lawyers, business professionals, and doctors go here from the nearby professional towers. It is JUST like the staff screwed up in life and can't handle that their clients are younger, far more successful than they are and smarter than they are. Just bring me my coffee and don't tell me some sad story about how you were 18 and you never went to college and had your baby at 16. read more

Good service and delicious food. The dishes are good but nothing to wow about I would say. I did enjoy the octopus salad appetizer and the spaghetti and meatball appetizer. The appetizers are better than the entrees I think. The pulled pork gnocchi was alright but too heavy. Would have been better as an appetizer. Charging for bread and butter is a big no no in my books. That was a bit of a turn off. read more

Fable Kitchen - Octopus salad, lingcod, pulled pork gnocchi, maple syrup cake - Canadian (New) Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

The three stars conform to the Yelp rating system, where three stars = "A-OK." This describes perfectly my experience of Fable. By no means was it bad. But it wasn't great, either. It was a solid, plain, uninspired 'good.' The space is that weird long room on 4th & Cypress that has never housed a successful restaurant. I think there used to be an Asian fusion place there, then maybe a crepes place, then a burger joint? Inside, through a long, cramped hallway, the dining area opens up. It's dimly lit & homey, with wood panelled walls. The accent wall is a blackboard covered in a chalk mural. It's all very cute, but for the dumb light boxes on the accent wall. These feature meaningless word-slaw aphorisms about looking into one's heart & finding lost time (or some such), & seem to have been purchased from LuLuLemon's garage sale. These stupid light boxes irritated me because their inclusion is clearly intended to soothe the Kits yoga droids who are frightened by the hipster decor. Every time I looked up from my meal, there were the light boxes, glowing with smug complacency, imposing an irritating gnostic philosophy on a space that was otherwise relaxed & open to interpretation. An otherwise homey & comfortable room made totally cheap. A real shame. Our server was very friendly & knowledgeable. When my friend told her about her gluten blah blah blah, the server knew her stuff & checked with the kitchen about anything that gave her pause. I was informed that they were just getting their cocktails sorted out & didn't have a menu as such, but could likely make anything standard. Well, maybe anything but a Manhattan. Mine was, uh... well, it didn't taste bad, but it wasn't anywhere near a Manhattan. Now, I won't be too critical because the cocktail menu was clearly in flux, but did they only have limited ingredients or something? Because that's really the only excuse for what I received. I could taste dry vermouth (not sweet) in there, but no rye & definitely no bitters. I don't know what the other ingredients were, but they amounted to a khaki-coloured drink that was served in a martini glass & garnished with nothing (as opposed to a brown drink served in a tumbler & garnished with a maraschino cherry). Now, again, we're dealing with a cocktail bar that is obviously in transition, but part of that transition would really benefit from a book of bog-standard cocktail recipes. Or asking the person working bar to download one of the ten zillion free cocktail recipe apps onto their smartphone. Or just coming back & telling me that the person behind the bar has no idea what a Manhattan is & asking me if I'd like something else, & recommending that I just stick to the wine list. Hint: stick to the wine list. The food: it was good. I was happy to pay for it. But it wasn't great, & it wasn't very memorable. My friend had the obnoxiously-named "urban salad" (beyond the senseless name, when we're talking fresh produce, I don't want connotations of urbanity, thanks). I had the canned tuna, which was a cute idea (albacore tuna & lemon & potatoes in oil in a little mason jar), & which tasted nice. The lemon was very overpowering, though, & the tuna was pretty sparse - two chunks about the size of quarters. My friend's main was the salmon, which I didn't sample, but it seemed to involve a lot of green. She said that it was 'nice.' My main was the feature, which that night was pork shoulder & some kind of pastry stuffed with ricotta & pork. The pastry was lovely, but the pieces of pork shoulder were dry & the teaspoon of gravy & compote provided weren't enough to enliven them. For desert, I had a lemon thing, which, too, was 'nice.' It was clearly trying to get into molecular foodie territory, with its gin foam & lemon ice, but the combination didn't quite work for me. Every forkful just tasted like a lot of lemon. Even the tangerine slices tasted of lemon. Pretty boring. My friend had the dessert platter which came with lots of cutesy tea-room desserts. The meringues were truly excellent. I didn't try the pink macaroons because their neon colour put me off, but my friend said there were excessively sweet. All in all, this place is good. For Kits, which - given the other offerings in the area - is an area that doesn't know much about food, it's an absolute oasis. This is the best restaurant you'll find on that Kits strip of 4th, but that's a pretty hollow victory. The food is good, the service is lovely, the space is cute (light boxes aside), & I'm sure the cocktails will improve. But, given how much choice there is in the city, 'good' and 'nice' just aren't enough, & I'll try somewhere else before I return here. Sorry, Fable - no hard feelings. read more

The service was excellent, and the food was amazing. We had the eggs Benedict and the steak sandwich, and both were delicious.

Went there for brunch and it was totally overrated. Luckily the wait time was fairly quick. The service and ambiance were good, but the food was nothing special and the portion size and value were really lacking. Three egg omelet...I think not. We found the flavors totally unbalanced; everything was too sweet despite the fact that all of us ordered savory dishes. The condiments, sauces, jams, that were served alongside the johnny cakes, sausage, scrambled eggs were so sweet and overpowered everything. Do yourself a favor and go to The Oakwood or Cafe Medina instead. read more

The number one rated restaurant in Vancouver on Yelp and man did it come through! The best beet salad ever!! If you're in the NW make a trip out to this North West jem read more

Every time I visit here I always get to the realization how much I need nothing-fancy-but-really-good meals. Located on the old ReFuel in Kits, this cool restaurant has been serving for that exact craves of mine for a while now. My go-to dish here is Steak Frites. Yeah, it's good ol' steak and fries. Boring this dish may sound, but it is not. Steaks, potatoes, mushrooms, and kai-lan broccoli. And add a cup of lemonade to that mix, I'm in my perfectly peaceful weekday evening. Seating can be a short wait, so a planning would be recommended. read more

On vacation from the East Coast and had dinner here due to Yelp reviews. First off I want to say that the service was excellent. Everyone was very friendly, helpful, attentive and was 5 star. The 2 star rating was more for the food. There was 4 in our party and we each ordered something different to get a taste of as many items as possible. For appetizers we ordered the Canned Tuna, Chickpea Fritters and Flatbread. The Canned Tuna was too sweet for my taste and overwhelmed the subtleness of tuna...more jam than tuna. The Chickpea Fritters were okay but nothing special as I have eaten a lot of falafels at half the price. Overall it was not special enough be an elevated, deconstructed falafel. The Flatbread was okay, again, nothing special outside of the nice crispy pork belly chunk. For our main course we had the duck breast, potato wrapped chicken, salmon and steak frites. I had the duck breast, medium rare, and the problem was that the fat between the skin and flesh was not rendered. I love crispy duck skin but the skin was underdone, soft and with the raw fat it was inedible. I had to cut off the fat and skin to only eat the duck flesh thereby rendering it only half an entree in my opinion as the skin is a key component of having a duck breast entree. The potato wrapped chicken was disappointing as the potato around the chicken was a dense 1/8 - 1/4 inch layer of tasteless potato. Overall the dish was bland. The Steak Frites was skirt steak and it was tasty but the portion was smaller than expected. It came with mushrooms on top of a spicy hoisin sauce, interesting. My eleven year old son had the salmon and he thought it was too "lemony" on some bites but I had some and didn't have any issues. Overall the food was average but given the price paid and expectations from all the excellent reviews it was a disappointing dinner. As I said before, the service was great and the waitress came by a couple of times and asked how everything was giving us ample opportunity to mention these issues. Maybe the duck was correctable but the others were what it was so we left it alone and just nodded that things were good. read more

After hearing loads of great reviews about third place, my Fable cherry has been popped. This place was chosen for my birthday dinner, just me and my other half. A super rare (like unicorn rare!) Date night away from kids. While I don't really fault anyone for this, I feel it's worth mentioning... the yelp attributes for this joint indicated that it is not good for kids. The prices of the menu suggest it's not geared for kids. Our reservation was for 7:30 which is getting late for kids... so imagine my surprise when we were seated next to... a toddler. At first I was silently horrified. Oh no... the first night in MONTHS I get a break from kid noise and I actually still am listening to a toddler. At the time the munchkin was being held because she had started to fuss and was banging the table with a spoon. At first I thought "who brings a small child to a place that doesn't have high chairs?"... but wait... they DO have high chairs, and a bucket of toys it appears. Fortunately for my exhausted and worn out self, the family was on their last course and left soon after... but there you go... they ARE kid friendly... which on any other day would make me very happy. Just thought you should know... kids are a possibility here. Anyway... service, totally amazing. For food, we had the halibut steam buns special to start and it BLEW my mind! Pow... blown. I wish this was a regular menu item so I could order it every day. Our mains were also awesome. I had the duck, which was very good, although not my favorite... my date had the pork special (which I can't remember the actual name of) and it was FABULOUS. All caps worthy type fabulous. So in conclusion... you NEED to eat here, just go on a night where you're ok with running into children. read more

Overpriced and undernourished! Crowded cafe style dining with a limited pretentious menu, small portions at exorbitant prices with average service. I never thought that Vancouverites could be so undiscerning in their dining... read more

We had another excellent meal at Fable for our anniversary. Our server was incredibly friendly and knowledgable about the food and was able to answer all our questions. For appetizers, we had the bread and stuffed zucchini blossoms, both of which were on special. They were excellent! We also had the duck meatball with Parmesan foam. It was to die for! Definitely a must. For mains we had the steak and pork...both excellent. We were too full after the above for dessert...next time! I can't wait to come for brunch....hopefully sometime in the near future! read more

I don't really understands the hype and good reviews. My bf took me there for my bday dinner couple weeks ago. The food were barely ok. The Main dishes are so bad! I don't like complaining at restaurants unless it has hair in it or something. So I didn't complain. Fresh oyster 4 stars 2 other appy we got is not too bad. 3 stars Corn bread is good. 1 bottle of White wine (not cold enough) 2 star. Main dish Sable fish. 2 star (my bf's rating) My chicken dish 1 star!! It so dry and boring. It's like eating cardboard. The Ratatouille is good, but can't save the dish. Desert just ok read more

Fable is my favorite restaurant in Vancouver--the food and drinks are superb, the staff and owner are friendly and attentive, and the atmosphere is cozy and classy. The seared gnocchi is our favorite dish, and their Old Fashions are amazing. It's best to book a reservation--while they do take walk-ins, it fills up fast. We got in by coming a few minutes before they opened at 5 pm. read more

We had friends coming in from out of town and thought that it would be a great opportunity to try out this restaurant we've heard so much about. The hype is all true - we all enjoyed beautifully prepared dishes in a room the reflects Vancouver so well. Great atmosphere, some crowd noise, but not overwhelming so. You get the feeling of being in a well liked, comfortable place, and can still carry on a conversation with a table of friends. Our server was very friendly and professional. When we asked for recommendations, she proceeded to explain each of the items in more detail and helped us make excellent choices. Portions were quite generous, and certainly filling. Lots of great flavours! I had the Onion Gnocchi with pulled pork and certainly would do so again. I sampled the canned tuna which was also excellent. Our friends from San Fran loved the vibe of the room, the friendly wait staff and overall experience. We will definitely return! Highly recommended! read more