Great experience @Italian Kitchen. Smooth service, delicious food and nice patio atmosphere. Great pricing, too.

WOW! my wife and I celebrated our anniversary on sunday night. We both ordered the Sunday lasagne special. The service was world class and smooth, it has been awhile since we had this kind of attention. This 3 course meal included a Rock Shrimp Casear Salad, the best lasagne we have ever had, desert was a pleasant surprise. We were seated at a quiet table that made the evening that much better !!! Thank you to the team of The Italian Kitchen read more

Italian Kitchen could easily get lost in a sea of restaurants in the Robson/Burrard area. From the outside it looks good, but it is much nicer inside. We arrived at 5pm on a Sunday night and were asked if we had a reservation. The place was about 25% full. After agreeing that we would be done within two hours, we were invited in. Seated on the upper level, we had a nice view of the kitchen preparing some awesome looking platters. We had the three course Sunday night 50 layer lasagna set dinner and the table side Cacio e Pepe. Both were great choices. Watching the Cacio e Pepe twirled in the cheese wheel, studded with lobster and then topped with shaved black truffle was entertaining. It was incredibly delicious and very rich. I had a bit of the warm oozing with chocolate Zeppole before it a day. Service was great. Nice clean washrooms - although only one men's and only one women's seemed odd given the size of the restaurant. read more

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The food is mediocre at best. Over priced and over-salted. I had the cacio de pepe. It's tossed tableside for a nice presentation. It has poached lobster pieces. The lobster was surprisingly good. The pasta had a wonderful texture. But it was too salty and cloyingly rich. And, I had to add the pepe (pepper). Odd This dish is traditionally very simply and wonderful. My husband had the 100 layer lasagna. Again, too salty. It had a nice flavor but it was dry too. I've never had dry lasagna. The hamachi crudo was on-point. The Caesar salad was very good. It started to rain and we were outside, sitting in the patio area, with a service dog, who was soon laying in water. We were getting cold as well. After an extended wait time we abandoned our table to go inside and ask for our bill. The server was very nice, but seemed overwhelmed due to the volume of people. (Dare I mention the big rat who made several appearances during dinner?) I can't recommend this place. But evidently other people enjoy it. read more

Food, service, atmosphere were outstanding. We had the pasta tower and all the dishes were great. I saw the manager go to every table including ours, to check on the people. The place was packed and he still went to every table. I was impressed with that. It was our anniversary and they gave us 2 glasses of sparkling wine. We will definitely be going back again. read more

Loved the vibe, friendly staff. We got confused with our order( don't know much Italian) there was no issue and they immediately replaced our order. Food was yummy! Well seasoned and not bland. read more

The longest dinner I ever had - 3 hours! That too after we asked for the dessert to be boxed and to get us the cheque right away. If not for that we would have been sitting there for another 45 mins I had gone for a team dinner for 14 and we had a fixed menu. Still it took them 1 hour to ask for for our selection of soup/salad and main course. We were starving by the time food stated coming. It felt like the servers were told rake up a big bill by delaying the food and keeping refilling the wine/drinks and sparkling water. Food was okay in taste. Nothing worth waiting for 3-4 hours. read more

FANTASTIC dinner!!! GREAT service... LOVELY ambiance... It was the best meal we had in Vancouver. We sat at the bar and totally loved our experience. read more

Appallingly bad attitude The Italian Kitchen is a good restaurant. It is one of the better chain restaurants in Vancouver and my wife and I have been regular customers. My disappointment is limited to the antagonistic and intransigent attitude of one staff member who offhandedly dismissed my complaint about my Irish coffee containing zero alcohol. The place was very busy and it was an easy mistake to make when the bar is under pressure to make hundreds of drinks an hour. This minor error could be easily corrected ..... or so I thought. I flagged our server and politely explained the problem, he was noticeably uncomfortable and asked me to wait a moment. Perhaps he knew what was coming. A minute later the barman appeared and asked what was wrong. I explained that my wife and I had both tasted the Irish coffee and agreed it was completely alcohol free. Without shifting his icy gaze from me he adopted an unpleasantly assertive manner and flatly stated ''that coffee has whiskey in it''. I repeated that both my wife and I had tasted it and it most certainly did not. He then asked if I wanted him to add ''another'' shot of whisky to it. I told him that would be good provided I wasn't being charged for it. He responded ''we can't do that''. The conversation abruptly ended and he walked away. We were left to assume he thought that either we both have defective taste buds or (more likely) we were conspiring to defraud him. That individual could benefit from some training in customer service, customer retention and diplomacy. Insulting repeat customers is not a sustainable strategy. All in all a very unnecessary and unpleasant incident. read more

The 100 layer lasagne was absolutely delicious & the zeppole was devine. Our wait staff were friendly & knowledgeable. I would definitely eat here again. read more

Italian Kitchen - 100 layer lasagne - Italian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Italian Kitchen - Vancouver, B.C. You had me at table-side tiramisu This was a $45 prix fixe menu they offer on Sundays and it was incredible. The food was outstanding and the service was fantastic. The Tiramisu was better than the ones I had in Italy -pause- Tiramisu is only a few ingredients but it's rare that someone does it well. The key is always having both a zabaglione AND marsala wine. Some "authentic" restaurants will have one of the two but not both. This one had BOTH. The only downside is that to be able to make it table-side they need to add more soak than normal (skipping the overnight soak). This led to a fantastic texture for the first 10 minutes and a soggy one after that. So just eat it quickly. Paper plane - 9/10 Aperol Spritz - 6/10 (no crodino) Rock Prawn Caesar Salad - 7.5/10 50-layer Lasagna - 8.5/10 Zeppole with vanilla crème anglais - 8/10 Table-side tiramisu - 9.5/10 (best I've had in the lower mainland) Taste - 8/10 Plating - 9/10 - very unique offerings Ambiance -7.5/10 - gorgeous view, but a lot of 90's American music Overall - 8/10 The Tiramisu was delicious and fun. The dinner for $45 is hard to beat for how good it was. It was also my first time having a paper plane and I'm hooked! Definitely recommend! read more

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Make your Italian dreams come true by having pasta served to you table side and the best part of the whole experience is it comes right to you from an enormous parmesan cheese wheel. Now that makes my heart go pitter patter in my dreams but in reality the pasta doesn't get cheesy from the wheel and it's more of a showstopper than anything. Unfortunately, the service of this place has a reputation of being on the "could be better" side as every experience I've had didn't lead to the friendliest host or waitstaff. It's a busy restaurant nonetheless and the food is decent however they do offer fresh cracked pepper on the cacio e pepe dish which I would highly advise against as it's already loaded with pepper and more-so takes away from the rest of the flavours. However, if you want a decent meal in a pretty atmosphere for a great date night then this is the place, just be wary and prepared for the food to be more impressive than the staff. read more

Italian Kitchen - Italian dreams - Italian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

This Italian restaurant is unbelievable. Food was great, Service was great. I highly recommend this place read more

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Our experience was, as usual fantastic. Jeremy, our server, was beyond excellent. All staff are great, Jeremy made our special occasion even more so. Thanks to all, we look forward to our return. read more

Amazing food. We had the squid ink pasta which was delicious and their sablefish special. Also very good. We came with 3 hungry kids and they were very accommodating, able to bring their food out early. Our kids loved their pastas! Our waiter told us that their able to make any type of pasta we request in kids size portion. Would definitely go back. read more

The food, ambience, server and service were outstanding! Thank you for a great experience!

Excellent pastas, salads, cocktails, and service. I loved my late afternoon lunch. Looking forward to returning for dinner. Great location across from Sutton Place hotel. read more

My youngest son found this restaurant on TikTok of all places and I am so glad he did! The service was amazing from the beginning. The restaurant is on the darker side but very beautiful. Our server Predrag was so attentive, welcoming, and friendly. The food was great. Both my sons really enjoyed their pastas one had an Alfredo and the other had the carbonara spaghetti. My salmon was cooked perfectly. The boys also ordered dessert. The tiramisu was okay and the lava cake was delicious. Wine recommendations from my server were great and so was the latte. read more

Italian Kitchen - I forgot to take a photo of dinner but this is dessert. - Italian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

The pasta & gnocchi making session was an amazing experience. The chef was amazing, answering all our questions and helping each of in the making of delicious food. Then the sit down meal that we had tasting our creations & an amazing creation by the chef was so delicious. The food, service and ambiance was wonderful. I would highly recommend this experience! read more

Our favorite Vancouver BC restaurant. The atmosphere, staff attention, and impeccable food always brings us back. After COVID we find many of our old favorite eating spots have not come back to their previous mark. But The Italian Kitchen seems even better than before. A pleasure to be a guest here and we look forward to our next meal with them. read more

Great food and service. I am never disappointed when I come out for italian food here. I love the spaghetti and meatballs. Parking is a little expensive and challenging but it's worth it. read more

The service here was amazing and the waiter really paid attention to detail! We got the Cesar salad to split and the waiter was smart enough to split it for us. Then we go the truffle spaghetti and meatballs. We got the halibut, but it was kind of bland and wasn't that tasty, I personally wouldn't get it again. Overall I don't think I would come here again but I'm not that big fan of Italian to begin with so take my review with a grain of salt. It was around $60 USD/person with tip. read more

Italian Kitchen - Italian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Great ambience on the outdoor patio! Excellent service and delicious food! Loved everything I ordered and the waiter's recommendations were spot on. Highly recommend! read more

IF you are looking for a place with amazing food and romantic ambience, this is your spot. I was in town for business and was exhausted from all day meeting. I just needed to place to enjoy good food and relax. A romantic date of sort with myself and this place hit the spot. Let me start by saying that their service is impeccable. The waiters were really friendly and quick. The ambience is very relaxing and soul soothing. I was super hungry so I started off with Tomato & Burrata Bruschetta and it was refreshing. I loved the charred tomatoes. I asked waiter to pair it with Sangaria with it complimented the bruschetta perfectly. For mains, I ordered Gnocchi Funghi and ohlala. I just loved it. the gnocchi was gooey, the fungi was cutting all the fat and complimenting the gnocchi. the flavors and texture just made a explosion in my mouth. I really wanted to try their linguine Cacio e Pepe, which they put your pasta in a big bowl of bulk cheese but it had lobster and I am vegetarian so had to give it a pass and chose Gnocchi instead. For desert I tried their Pistachio Berry Panna Cotta and it was delicious. all the flavors bursting into my mouth. Parking is little tight here but I took the bus and it drops you off very close to the place. I would highly recommend giving this place a try! read more

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We came here for our anniversary and surprised by the amazing food. We sat down by the window and surrounded by beautiful glass wall. The waitress is very friendly, and knowledgeable. Because we were not very hungry, so we chose to share something. She recommended the antipasto platter which is a tasting of appetizers. The antipasto platter was amazingly delicious, rich, and filling. It comes with meatball, prosciutto, burrata, cortina arancini, calamari, ahi tuna, charred radiccino, along with some caprese salad. The portion is definitely big enough for two people, or even three, if you are having it as an appetizer. The prosciutto is so fresh, just melts in your mouth. I also really enjoy the pasta sauce, which you can dip anything in and enjoy the basil aroma in your mouth. I really wanted to try their table side linguine Cacio e Pepe, which they put your pasta in a big bowl of bulk cheese. But by the time we finished the platter, both of us were pretty full already. We'll have to come back to try the pasta. Parking isn't the best because of the location is downtown. But if you are willing to walk a bit, you can find pretty cheap parking on Thurlow street. read more

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The Italian Kitchen is absolutely stunning! The staff is impeccable, the service is top-notch, and the ambiance is warm and inviting. I absolutely love this place--highly recommend it! read more

I flew into Vancouver to begin an adventure on the Rocky Mountaineer. We went to lunch at the Italian Kitchen. The decor was charming. We sat next to the window and enjoyed the view of the flowers outdoors. Our waiter, Jeremy was fabulous. He was very engaging and attentive. We enjoyed the happy hour menu that included meatballs, ravioli and bruschetta trio. The food was excellent. We splurged and had the mango coconut cheesecake for dessert and a surprise dessert (powder sugar ball with chocolate inside). from Jeremy. It was a perfect start to our holiday. read more

Might have given it a 3 if the prices weren't so high for the meal I got...Had the $18 Caesar salad...over half the lettuce had brown spots...some of the croutons were stale...had the squid ink pasta $49...4 very small clams, 2 shrimp (decent sized) 2 scallops...the whole thing was drenched in a spicy sauce that was fairly bland...had the $15 tiramisu....almost no lady fingers in it and had more of a lemony than coffee taste....really disappointing read more

enjoyed the mushroom gnocchi ($27) and tiramisu ($14), overall good food wish was a little less pricey read more

Italian Kitchen - Italian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Ambiance: 4/5 Service: 3/5 Food: 3/5 Overall: 3/5 I've been here a few times over the past couple of years and booked a dinner for date night on a Friday night. Some of the more recent reviews talked about hit/miss service and I definitely found that as well - while our waiter was nice enough, he seemed annoyed that we chose to skip appetizers and go straight to our mains (after ordering drinks to start!) and I could tell throughout the evening that parties with bigger table sizes received much more frequent service which was a bit of a turn off. As for the food, they provide focaccia and oil + vinegar for dipping, and while the bread was okay, I found it to be quite cold - colder than room temperature, almost as if it came from the fridge. As for our mains, I ordered the Gnocchi Fungi and my boyfriend went with the Fettuccine Alla Bolognese. I really like the gnocchi although the mushrooms were a bit undercooked, but the fettuccine was mediocre at best, with the sauce tasting like it came from a store-bought can. For dessert, we tried the panna cotta they had and it was quite tasty! To round off with ambiance, they have a really cute outdoor patio but we opted for the indoor seating since it was pretty cold - we got a great spot in the corner by the brick wall but there are some tables that feel more in the way so it's all luck of the draw! Overall, the whole experience at Italian kitchen is ok but for the price point that it's set at, I think there are far better tasting Italian spots to choose from in the city read more

Italian Kitchen - Gnocchi Fungi & Fettuccine Alla Bolognese - Italian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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We came here on a Sunday night for dinner. The place is super nice and if it's a nice day - the outdoor patio is perfect. We were put in a corner table at the back of the restaurant so the ambiance wasn't great, but that wasn't anyone's fault. The server brought us some complimentary bread, oil and vinegar to start which was great. We ordered: Garlic bread: we were expecting more with the price but it was standard, delicious cheesy garlic bread. Pasta platter: if you are a group of two, I think the pasta platter is TOTALLY worth it. It came with truffle spaghetti and meatballs (so creamy, so good, though the meatballs were a little dry to me this one was my favorite of the bunch), black squid seafood linguine (the shrimp was huge and juicy and delicious and the linguine tasted great), penne arrabiata (also great). Aperol spritz: So refreshing and light! I will definitely order again. read more

Italian Kitchen - Pasta platter - Italian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Everything was simple from making reservation to our dining experience. Had amazing dinner; fungi risotto and salmon. Our server was top of his game, Jeremy! Love the place, food and amazing service. Would definitely recommend. Make sure to get your pasta or risotto in the cheese wheel. read more

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Quiet disappointing for the high end place to have such a low customer service and food. We went for lunch and had an order of Cesar salad and salmon, with cacio Pepe vegeterian with a side of wild mushrooms. The salmon was uncooked, salad was wilted , the pasta came with lobster even though we emphasized that we don't eat shellfish. They literally washed off the pasta and brought it to the table. Disgusting. If I could give them no start I would definitely do that. And the server rudely came to us and said well if u have allergy why did u choose that pasta dish!!!! They even brought he wheel of the Parmigiano Reggiano cheese that had been used to tossed pastas including shellfish to mix ours!!! Absolutely careless about allergies and customer service. read more

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We had high hopes for the Italian Kitchen, as we booked the restaurant months in advance for Valentine's Day 2025. However those hopes were dashed immediately upon arrival. For those that don't want to read below, the short of it is: the food is absolutely horrible, the restaurant cares more about themselves & their profit than the customers, the manager ignored our table all while visiting every other table, we were blamed for our choices being the reason for the bad food. On the positive side the ambiance was good. Below is a chronological order from booking to paying the check for you to make your own decision on if to try your luck or opt out of the Italian Kitchen: 1) Upon reservation booking we were required to place a non-refundable $100 deposit. Not unusual (albeit it turns into a negative below), but this leaves a worry that the reservation day reward will be worth the $100 risk of booking. 2) Upon walk-up we were impressed with the look & the ambiance, as it had a nice upscale & cozy feel from the outside & upon walking inside. 3) Upon entry the host stand seemed disorganized with three hostesses standing around talking & not interacting with customers, along with no obvious place to stand in line. 4) We arrived 26 minutes before our reservation. When presenting this information to the hostess we were met with the response "Oh, I'll see what I can do?" and she walked off. However, per the restaurant's deposit rules if we would have been later than 15 minutes the restaurant threatens to take your deposit & not provide a table. We were a table of 4, as I said above WITH a reservation. There was one other set of 2 customers waiting & there were at least (4) four 4-person tables empty we could see. So ... unless they had four 4-person tables that were going to walk in within the now 17 minutes before our reservation this seemed rude & weird to be told "I'll see what I can do". 5) Upon being seated we were handed a special "Valentine's Day" menu. We asked the server if we could order off the main menu & we were told "unfortunately, no". This threw us for a loop because there was no mention of a mandatory Valentine's Day menu upon booking, which was done through the restaurant's own website (side note: the VD menu had very few options). We discussed leaving because the food items we had been looking forward to trying were now unavailable; ah, but then we remembered the $100 deposit hostage and were forced to continue on. 6) Upon food delivery, for which we received 4 different dishes, we happily dug in. The Caesar salad was the best part of the meal. I ordered the Carbonara, which was hands down the worst Carbonara I have ever had in my entire life being very bland with no usual carbonara texture or flavor. My wife ordered the only option on the Valentine's Day menu she found appealing, a mushroom & meatball dish with a white sauce for which she thought was just so-so & was also bland. Since we were forced to order off the mandatory Valentine's Day menu, which had no children's options, we asked if the kitchen could make a basic marinara with meatballs for one child & a basic Alfredo for the other child. Surprisingly the restaurant said "this won't be a problem" & accommodated this request due to our situation. However, to my daughter's dismay the Alfredo was not an Alfredo at all (her favorite dish which I make at home all the time), it was simply just the same white sauce on my wife's dish (there is a point to this later) & was also very bland (needless to say my daughter didn't eat it). My son's dish was also so-so and tasted as if it could have been from a supermarket canned sauce with very little flavor. I personally tried all the other dishes to see if it was them or the same experience as my own food...it was the same experience. 7) Upon being asked how our food was tasting we nicely explained, without asking for a refund or any compensation, that the food was bland & not very good. The waiter than proceeded to inform us that it was most likely because WE opted for "the gluten free pasta instead of the house made pasta" that made the food bland; for which we paid a $2 gluten-free up charge for each meal. We eat gluten-free pasta all the time & in our experience it has always been the flavor of the sauce that matters, not as much the pasta, & on Italian Kitchen's behalf the sauces were all horrible. 8) After informing the waiter of our distaste for the food we received & the dislike of the mandatory Valentine's Day menu which was never divulged until sitting in our seats, we were NEVER contacted by the manager who literally went to every other table around us (some multiple times). He even served food & drinks to the tables around us. 9) Q&A's derived above: Why was my daughter's sauce the same as my wife's? Why was there a mandatory Valentine's Day menu? It's simple ... PROFIT! The restaurant could churn out premade food with faster customer turn around. Disgusting conduct for a $200 meal! read more

I've been here for years and I love this place especially the truffle spaghetti and meat balls and the beef carpaccio. Recently tried the carbonara and it was delicious very creamy not super cheesy read more

Italian Kitchen - Carbonara and truffle spaghetti with meatballs - Italian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Seriously, this place is amazing! Make sure to make a reservation because they are completely booked out everyday. We arrived early and sat at the bar and the bartender provided great service. Once we sat at the table the entire dining experience was far more than I expected considering I read the reviews online prior to dining. At the end of the meal, we got our free tiramisu for checking in on Yelp and it was delicious! Highly recommend and will be back! read more

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I had always heard the restaurant name, but I had never had a chance to eat here until now. I am a sucker for restaurants that have unique and interest atmospheres. The decor and food at the Italian Restaurant certainly did not disappoint. Our table in the interior was seated near mirrors and decorative vines that made me feel like I was eating at a fancy restaurant in Italy. Our waiter was friendly, witty and his energy gave us a good start to the beginning of the evening. For the appetizer, we tried the 1 lb of Honey Mussels and Clams. (Joking, we really wished it would be 1 lb of mussels and clams sans shells, but alas it was not to be). Delicious seafood and garlic toast, and the waiter was nice enough to give us extra house bread to sop up the soup. For the entree, I eventually settled on the Seafood Linguine. Jumbo prawns, delicious seafood, and perfect consistency of pasta. I was told the restaurant makes pasta in-house, which added to the deliciousness of it. The only thing that threw me off was the fact that the sauce was rose whereas in the past I have always associated linguine with white wine sauce. Obviously, I missed the fine print in the menu that said the sauce consisted of tomatoes. The waiter offered us freshly shaved parmesan cheese... and we joked about having him shave the entire block of cheese before we said "when". Overall it was quite the enjoyable evening and I'm glad we got to experience the restaurant. I can't wait to be back again, post-COVID! read more

Italian Kitchen - Cool interior - Italian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Last KITCHEN stop... The last time I been to this place was years ago and totally forgot ever since then they moved up a couple of blocks to Burrard Street beside Joey's. (Silly me parked a handful of blocks away). Was greeted by the host upon arrival and led to a tiny table at the back. I could never understand sometimes why I always get these odd spots when there are plenty of better options available?!? I looked too relaxed and casual during off hours? (simplicity are the luxury of the accomplished, can only be seen by the higher intellects... Lol) I noticed the menu was different than before? Downsized? (Damn it lol I honestly came here to have a side of king crab legs with my meal). Anyways, here were the food I ordered; 1. Caesar (single) & mojito melograno. The drinks were okay. 2. Steamed mussels and clams. 1 big juicy mussel with another 5 small mussels and the rest were clams. Not too impressed by that especially for $26, it's what I called low levelling a dish. 3. Jumbo prawn and scallops with oscietra caviar. The prawn was jumbo indeed but all I saw was a scallop not scallops? (maybe I needed to wait for the caviars to hatch into scallops?) the hand pressed raviolane was too firmed, resulting in a texture as it was undercooked. 4. Charred Spanish octopus. It was very tender and the light char gave it that light smokey flavour, was very delicious. Last time had something like this was at an omakase in Japan. (Sushi chefs here take notes on this one) 5. Beef tenderloin. Once again the egg yolk raviolo was a bit too firm, the beef tenderloin steak was tougher than eating a low quality sirloin, and wasn't cooked evenly all around. Why baseball cut? It's one of the hardest form to master and cook properly. I only managed to eat half of the steak. It should be renamed "Beef tougher-loin" for this dish. It's truly a $65 failed. 6. Table Side Linguine Cacio e Pepe. Over the years, I had many amazing dishes served table side at various restaurants but unfortunately this wasn't one of them, might as well served it straight from the kitchen. Yeah not a single hint of "wow" in this one. Some might find the sauce a bit too salty but I personally enjoyed the sauce. However I find the linguine to be a bit too firmed. I probably looked like a cow chewing away at it so it wasn't too pleasant or maybe it was slightly undercooked. (Facepalm) 7. Tiramisu & chocolate lava cake. The lava cake was pretty generic like other places. The tiramisu was pretty good and well done. The service was okay, but as a fine dining restaurant, it's fine dining 101 that the table be cleaned of crumbs etc.. throughout each course. (So far I noticed none of the Glowbal restaurants do it during my revisits) The atmosphere is crucial to the dining experience. This means comfort, how can one dine comfortably being all cramped up like sardines in a tight dining space? The tables were so closed to each other that whoever wanted to get out, needed to brush their buttcheeks against the tables (so appetizing!) As for the food, they represent the caliber of the chefs and the image of the restaurant. I'll let the audience decide on what I think according to my description of the food. Well this was the last stop of me revisiting all the Glowbal restaurants and honestly I wasn't too impressed with any one of them. The food quality didn't match the prices, the services fell short of fine dining standard, and the atmospheres were like dining in a shoebox. Don't tell me such a big restaurant group doesn't have enough talents to propel the Glowbal restaurants to the next step forward?!? P.S. feeding those amateur foodies/ vloggers for hype up is a very short lived solution. read more

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Food, service and ambiance were all exceptional at Italian Kitchen. Our server greeted us with a genuine, bright smile. We felt welcomed after a long day of work. She also kindly: suggested the kitchen could serve us half-portions of salad to be helpful / asked us if we have any food allergy -sensitivity / was attentive, not intrusive / made the dining experience relaxed and comfortable / graciously accommodated separate checks. The half-salads with full entree portions were perfect for myself and my friend and colleague. The food was delicious!! Italian Kitchen has the BEST Eggplant Parmesan ever! It is NOT heavily breaded and fried, rather, the eggplant is split lengthwise, grilled and then plated on fresh pesto, topped with flavorful tomato, olive, and cheese, then flame-torched to melt the cheeses. Outdoor dining was comfortable, with heaters above the tables. We had a minor inconvenience of marijuana odor wafting around from proximity to the public sidewalk - it's Vancouver, oh well! I look forward to returning to Italian Kitchen on my next trip!! read more

Italian Kitchen - Best Eggplant Parmesan EVER! Tastes even better than it looks, if that's possible. - Italian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Food was not as warm (waited quite a bit, even when ordering faster than other table) and portions for the spaghetti were smaller than I expected for the price. The taste of the black inc spaghetti was good! Meatballs were big and the bread was "unlimited" which went well with the entree! Indoor seating would be a better ambiance, we were seating outside and after a 10minute wait although we had a reservation. read more

Italian Kitchen - Risotto and spaghetti sampler - Italian Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia