I came here with 5 other friends for dine out with no real expectations. It's a good thing because this place was not that great. The parking first of all is ridiculous which you can't blame the restaurant for initially. We got there around 7 pm. Going in, the place wasn't busy. A few tables but overall pretty dead. Waitress was nice but not very present at times but overall the service from her was decent. The food I ordered was the tuna tataki, flat iron steak with mash mushrooms and asparagus and to end of was a chocolate pate. The appetizer came at a decent time and it was well portioned. The taste was not bad, but I've had better. Then everything went south from here. The main took a very time long. Mind you we came at 7 pm, ordered at maybe 720 and we didn't get the main till 845 to 9. Two tables that came later than us got their mains before we did. On top of this slow service, the waitress didn't let us know it would take longer and didn't apologize till we brought it up. Oh and we saw a mouse inside the restaurant as well. Food safety fail? The steak didn't even taste that great. I had ordered rare but because of the wait time it came out medium rare. We asked for the chef and he came out eventually and apologized but did not offer any compensation. I ended up paying parking that was close to the price of the meal. I will never come again. Service 1/5 food 2/5 ambiance 3/5 read more

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I'm not sure how many times I've eaten here - but every time I do it is just the best!!! I love the staff - they are always so helpful! They have one of the friendliest managers I've ever met! We've come for after work meals, brunches, special occasion dinners - I've never been disappointed. Between the hubby and I, we've had everything on the menu - I swear it just gets better. Friday nights has live guitar music and a great happy hour We also love the renovations that were recently done read more

Ugh. I wanted to like it. I really did. It's just... our server. No. Just no. I think she tried. :( Ok well --good view. Beautiful windows. And great scallops. Took so long to get the food though. The server. She was busy. There was that. And also I think she might have disliked something. Her work? Life? Maybe she is suffering some tragedy only she knows about. Maybe she lost someone(s). Maybe.... don't want to speculate. Ok if you like scallops, really large windows, and you've got time to burn, check this place out. read more

While staying at the Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront, we had late night dinner at P2B twice. The food is ok, and they did have a special late night bites. They also have quite a variety of different types of food, from Mexican to Asian fusion, Canadian, Seafood, and things between bread. The service was good, but the hostess was rude and didn't seem to want customers. We stood at the hostess stand for couple of minutes, and the bartender said the hostess would be with us soon. We waited a few more minutes, she see us, but ignores us, so the bartender calls her again. She looks at us, and continues to move chairs around. After a couple of more minutes, she finally comes over to the stand. Then she ask us if we were just having drinks or dinner. We told her dinner, she then collects a couple of menu and takes off, leaving us at the stand not knowing to follow her or wait for her to call us over. We go over to where she ended, and she seats us at a table that still needed to be cleaned, while several tables were clean and available. She seemed so unhappy with her job, she should allow someone who would be better suited for that position. I will only provide the initial of her name V. read more

Had a delicious dinner here while staying at the Pinnacle Hotel one night. I had been traveling all day so didn't want to expend any more energy walking to a place to eat. I was delightfully surprised by the food. We got the truffle fries for an appetizer and I got the cobb salad which were both fresh and delicious. My colleagues equally enjoyed their meals. We were able to sit on the outdoor patio and you could see the water through the trees. It was all in all a lovely evning read more

I didn't have any expectations when I came here the other night, so I was pleasantly surprised. The ambiance is beautiful the service is great and I really enjoyed my time here. I ordered the chicken burger with a side of fries and was extremely happy. My friend ordered the bimbimbap and wasn't thrilled with the amount of vintager used. They were hoping it would be more authentic, but this is a western food restaurant, so I'm not surprised. Will be back :) read more

When we called to make reservations with our Travel Zoo voucher, we were told 'You know they changed the menu, right? You just order what you want, and then we deduct $49 from your bill. Uhm, WRONG. THE FINE PRINT Valid for 2 appetizers (up to $16 each), 2 entrees (up to $32 each) and 2 desserts (up to $9 each), reg. $114. Reservations are required. Must be used in 1 visit. Tax and gratuity are not included. This deal cannot be combined with any other offer. No cash value or cash back. Dine-in only. Technically, they should be deducting $114 from the bill as that was the listed 'value' of the voucher. Suffice it to say after reading so many bad reviews, both here and on Urban Spoon, we are trying to get a refund. Con artists! read more

Great Happy Hour deals for a hotel bar...hubby had the Konakee beer, which he loved. I tried the local (began with an O) peach cider, which I LOVED. For food, we ordered the charturie, which is basically a meat and cheese tray, but MAN were the choices good and plentiful...salami, prosciutto, brie, blue, goat, watercress, gerkins, and cheesey fried dough balls...yummy! Very nice! Would definitely go here again, and recommend to all. read more

My family and I stayed at the Pinnacle hotel for a few days and ate here everyday. Lulzim (hope I spelled that right) was our server and he was so personable, friendly, and on it! He plus the delicious food is why we didn't go elsewhere... if it's not not broke, don't fix it:) read more

A decent bistro near Coal Harbor. We were there for lunch, a party of approximately 15. The view outside the window is stunning and the setting was casual-formal, giving it a very relaxed but proper feel. Good bright colors made the dining room feel open, too. The service was not bad, as they were routinely around to fill water and wine, but they were also pretty slow in dispensing dishes or taking orders. Sometimes, they got a few things mixed up but would correct such when reminded. I had a bowl of their soup of the day (turkey and barley) as well as their seafood special (a medley of fish with fettucine in a mushroom-cream sauce). The soup was not bad, though the crostini to dip into the soup was a bit oily and kind of pointless. It also had a flavor of turkey without much meat, which was a neat trick but ultimately a bit of a cheat for someone looking for a hearty turkey soup. The pasta had decently thick chunks of salmon, halibut, and cod, as well as some fresh chanterelles, but the cream was ultimately bland and didn't actually help to carry any of the nice flavors across. All in all, it was cases of the whole not matching up to the parts. Not a bad restaurant, but for the estimated price for the meal (~$25-30 before tax) I think you can get much better deals in the area. read more

Such a lovely place! We sat outside since the weather was nice and the server helped us out right away. We had the steak & eggs and the breakfast combo. Our food was really good and our waiter was so nice! We literally cleaned off our plates so clean. Def recommend this place to anyone visiting the area! read more

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Came here with my family (6 of us) with a Travelzoo voucher, and we were all pleasantly surprised. Located in the Renaissance Hotel near Coal Harbour P2B is a nice west coast casual eatery . Great atmosphere that wasn't too loud, and great views. We all had 3 course dinners, and everyone was pleased with their meals--from the Dungeness Crab salad to the mussels (huge appetizer), to the New York Steaks and desserts. The didn't skimp on the portions for sure. We parked across the street for $6 flat rate (weekend rate) and we were glad we did. Service is very leisurely (may be slow for some), but we had no where to go so we just enjoyed our meals. Would be fantastic in the summer with a nice walk around the seawall before or after! As the place is not huge (yet it seemed so spacious as it extended into the lobby), our server had to serve several tables (he seemed to memorize our orders w/o writing them down. CRAZY!), and he worked really hard. Big kudos to him! read more

This review is for the P2b Bistro but also for one of their employees, Craig. My fiance and I came to have a short vacation in Canada and really had no plans at all. We arrived at the Pinnacle Hotel and were undecided on where to eat. Since we arrived late and were rather exhausted and hungry, we went to the nearest restaurant, P2b Bistro and Bar. Craig greeted and seated us immediately and struck up a conversation about where we were from, and what we planned to do. We admitted we had no idea what to do in Vancouver, but were open to ideas. Craig took our food orders and excused himself briefly. He came back very quickly with our drinks and also a map. Right there at our table, Craig began drawing on the map. He circled, named, and drew out perhaps a dozen locations to visit and another dozen places to eat. In literally 10 minutes, he outlined an entire itinerary for us. He also crossed out sections on the map and urged us to not visit those areas of the city. My fiance and I were overjoyed! Craig went above and beyond the call of duty. We sincerely appreciate his help. The food at P2b was also very good. My fiance ate some chicken wings, and I had a arugula, watermelon, and beet salad. These were both very good. We would definitely come back since we only saw half of the things Craig recommended. P.S. Craig.... Ranch dressing ;) read more

We stayed in the hotel so ate there one night. I had tuna poke salad and it was delicious. I am not a salad guy so to impress me with a salad is no easy feat. read more

I'm teetering between 2 and 3 stars for this one. I'm almost wondering if I should write it to begin with. We had a travelzoo deal for a 3 course dinner for 2. Starters: I got the onion and apple tart with the salt spring island goat cheese. When it came.. it was more of a puff pastry disc with caramelized onions and apples surrounded by a strange tomato sauce. And the Salt Spring goat cheese? It was more of a creme fraiche or something. I actually asked my server for some goat cheese... because that's what was supposed to be there dag nabbit! My sister's Papaya and crab salad was probably the best thing of the whole meal. It was clean, flavourful, crunchy and light, with lots of crab chunks. Mains: Pancetta wrapped Lamb sirloin with wild mushroom risotto. I think there was only a tiny bit of wild mushroom on there--a couple of pieces of chanterelles. Not to say there weren't other mushrooms. Most of the mushrooms were crimini and beech mushrooms which are quite inexpensive. The mains were pretty filling and lasted me two more lunches. My sister's salmon looked like it was a little on the over done/dry side though. Dessert: Gianduja chocolate tart with burnt orange caramel and vanilla gelato. This was like different 2 desserts on one plate. There was a total disconnect. The chocolate tart was nice and went well with the caramel sauce, but the gelato was way too cold for the tart and the tart wasn't very melt-in-the mouth. The gelato and oranges went well together, though. I can see this being a great place for out of towners. read more

Excellent restaurant! Must try the mussels, Kobe meatballs with tagliatelle and their rib eye steak! I was quite surprised at the end of the night how quiet the restaurant was on a Friday night, given the terrific service and the delicious food. Our waiter was polite and hospitable throughout our meal and the restaurant was comfortable. The mussels were succulent; the Kobe meatballs (as part of a pasta dish) were the best meatballs I've had in Vancouver! They had just the right texture and flavour. The rib eye steak was marvelously tender and was accompanied by a delectable jus. Even the sides of mashed potatoes, sauteed mushrooms and broccolini were perfect! My only comment is that the restaurant should improve on the ambiance (e.g. replace the ripped up booth seats, the lighting, music), given that they're striving for that kind of ambiance. Give it a try if you're looking for a nice place for dinner in the coal harbour area! read more

Came here with my coworkers on monday to try out their 38.00 Dine Out menu. Was totally unimpressed. We had a table of 8. It shouldn't take us 3 hrs to finish dinner. My steak was over cooked, shrimp was over cooked and the portion of the tune was like a small spoonful for my app. The server never came and checked up on us and kinda just stood around chatting. It wasn't full at all at like 6. Don't think I would come back here in the future. read more

Came with Travelzoo coupon. Parking: Expensive Coal Harbour parking, meter parking $5 per hour 'Cheese bread' $2 basically involves 2 buns with shaved cheese on top. I still can't get over paying for bread. Appies: Choice of any 2 appies. We chose crab cake & prawn fritter. Crab cake is good, moist and not overly done up. Simple and sweet. however they are very small I'd say around 2" in diameter, there are 2 crab cakes. Prawn fritters are huge, the cilantro, potato and prawn combo works very well however prawns were more like tiny shrimps Entrees: Filet mignon good size, beef quality not the best. Asked for medium rare and came more medium. Red wine sauce not really up to par with price charged *need more depth Ribeye steak good portion but again no wow factor Dessert: Shared a cheesecake which was pretty basic In conclusion not too bad for hotel restaurant but would not come here @ full price for sure. read more

We don't typically eat in hotel restaurants but we had a coupon with a large discount so we thought we would try. We were pleasantly surprised with the room and our meals. Our appetizers consisted of papaya salad and jumbo prawn cocktail and were very good with the cocktail sauce having the right degree of spiciness. I had the grilled scallops and my partner had the lamb. While both dishes were tasty the portions were completely inverse to each other. I received a huge portion of scallops, mussels, potatoes, and vegetables in a very nice broth while she ended up with a extremely small portion of lamb on top of some orzo. Needless to say there was a lot of sharing. Desert was very standard and nothing special. The service was ok but intrusive with all sorts of questions not related to dinner. Perhaps because it was a hotel and visitors might appreciate it? Overall a decent experience but not likely to be repeated. read more

We are staying at the hotel and decided to try some happy hour appetizers and a few drinks. They were super busy tonight, but the drinks and food were fine. Things did take a while and we noticed they were understaffed for the evening due to a wedding upstairs no doubt. The View is great and if you have time and aren't on a schedule I'd say try it. read more

Went here last night with my SO and daughter for dinner. We had a travel zoo coupon for this restaurant. Voucher was for 2 applies, 2 mains, and a dessert. We had the mussels and charcuterie platter as starters. They were average. For mains we had a 10 oz prime rib and a 10 oz NY steak. Came with garlic mash and broccolini. They were done nicely. There were only 2 servers and a hostess working on a Saturday night so the service was lacking a little bit. Even the hostess was clearing dishes off the table. Overall it was a good evening out in down town. Would go again. read more

Decided to try this place because we were staying at the hotel and needed some late night munchies on our way back from bar hopping. Food was decent, I got the spicy creole calamari and a margerita pizza. The pizza was adequate, portion good for one. The calamari was a disappointment considering it was advertised as spicey and it wasn't at all. Also had another round of drinks but must admit wouldn't get them again from here, they basically tasted heavily of lime and nothing else. read more

We accidently stumbled upon this restaurant and I am so glad we did. The food was fresh and local and incredibly tasty! Easily one of the best rack of lamb's in the city! The crispy fried rock cod and rib eye steak were top notch! I hope they advertise more because if more people knew about them they would be very busy. The service was the best service I have ever had in a restaurant! Kind, thoughtful and very generous. Thank you for making our evening so memorable! read more

Overpriced breakfast food and poor service. After my waiter switched sections, it took me over 30 minutes to find him to ask for our bill. After he left us to obtain a bill, we found him 10 minutes later serving other tables across the room. We had to get the hostess to obtain our bill. The restaurant wasn't busy either, so no idea what was occurring. We missed our meeting that was only a five minute walk away. read more

I had an Entertainment Coupon for this place. It is attached to the Pinnacle Hotel downtown. If you're a tourist or visitor on a business trip, this is a decent place to go. The atmosphere is nice and it can be romantic. It's luxurious, but it was also conventional and nothing to "wow" about. As for the food, I ordered "Creole calamari" to start, and then I had prawns and scallops over some risotto with a citrus butter cream sauce to dip. My partner had the halibut with potato spuds which I tried. Both came with the butter cream dip and both came with seasonal veggies. In general I think it was well seasoned and I loved the buttercream dip. The risotto was a favourite that even made my partner enjoy his dish less. I tried the halibut and the potato spuds too and everything was cooked and seasoned well. My only slight disappointment was the serving size was quite small, even for a casual fine dining restaurant. Nonetheless I was satisfied. If you have the money, I would try it on a date night, but the cost of parking in Coal Horbour is ridiculous. read more

Happy hour great drinks amazing appys very reasonable pricing spectacular view of harbour and although it was very very busy service was top notch!!! read more

Excellent service from the waiter Lulzim. He was very attentive and informative. The food was excellent. I would highly recommend this place if visiting in Vancouver. read more

After a long day of traveling I reluctantly chose to eat at the hotel restaurant. I was pleasant surprised. The service was great and friendly. The food super good and not basic. My daughters apple juice was actually real apple juice and not the clear flavored kind you get on an air plane. I totally could've ate off the children's menu. It was that good. We got a table right by the window which is a multi story tall window that overlooks the city and partial harbor view. I'm sure it looks just as amazing during the day too. This place exceeded my expectations. I tiny bit on the pricy side. But didn't disappoint. Thanks again! read more

This is a great place! Run as fast as you can away from the Marriott Showcase across the street and come here. They have great friendly bartender's and better selection of drinks at lower prices.... Marriott Showcase is prensious and has poor service. read more

Sigh... again, 1/2 stars could give a better opinion of my true feelings. I'd have gone 3 1/2 stars here... Nothing is wrong with this place. The food was decent... the service was good.... The pricing for what you were getting... that's where things get out of wack. So.... addressing that issue, it is most likely because it is a hotel restaurant. A lot of times they feel they have some hostage guests that may not venture out, or are on expense accounts, but I have the run of the city to choose from... I can notice a good value, or not. This wasn't a great value. That being said... our night out WAS a good value.... the wife had bought a GROUPON for the place. The deal was a fixed price for 2 appetizers, two mains, and a dessert to be shared. Anything on the menu.... no strings attached. For that deal... the place was a good value. The amount that would have been charged for the whole thing would have been almost double what we paid for the deal, and that wouldn't have reflected as much value. Wife started with crab cakes which she described as fluffy and not so densely crunchy as a lot of ones that are plopped into the deep fryer (these were pan fried and flipped... you could see the middle line). I had a charcuterie platter that had 4 types of meats... 4 cheeses, and a smattering of gherkins, and crispy things (toasts and crackers). That was pleasant as well too. Mains... wife went for a sablefish dish, and I had a smaller striploin (could have had the larger one... but wasn't super hungry... so why?). The wife's fish was a huge chunk of fish on top of a bed of some sort of hash with chorizo... she was really liking it... my steak was nicely done ( a touch chewy, but not bad). Mashed potatoes were creamy, and the broccoli rabe was cooked decently too. Again... everything was fine. We paired it with a bottle of penfolds koonunga hill cab/shiraz that was on the table already (smaller bottle)... went nicely with the meal. So... hurrying back? Nope. Price reduction on their part, or another 'deal'... yeah, I'd go back. read more

The food here is really reasonably priced for what you get. I had the salmon and it was wild sockeye, just like the menu stated. Some places try to pass off farmed as wild, not this place. The fish was cooked perfectly, with kale and a rice pancake. I also had the crab cakes to start, and they were made with real crab not imitation crab . If you stay at the pinnacle, you should definitely go here for dinner, it's well worth it. read more

My wife had the lamb shank, I had the 10 oz New York steak but we started off with the meat and cheese platter. The food was superb and the waiter was excellent! There's enough reviews on Yelp about the food so I'll go into the other "bonuses": - it's one of the few places that allows you to use more than 2 x Entertainment Coupons; - the lobby of the hotel has several full-size iPads for the kids to play games, surf, or watch Youtube on, so between meals, my kids ran off to play while my wife and I had some adult time together; - after 6pm parking IN the hotel is $7 on weekends (6pm - 6am), which is cheaper than parking on the street. - you can bring your own cake. We were here to celebrate a birthday and called ahead to inquire. They were ok with it, and would provide the plates, forks, etc BUT don't ask them to cut the cake (their policy is that they charge $25 PER SLICE to cut). So do it yourself! read more

I was looking forward to my P2B experience and figured it would be up to par with most fine dining establishments. For the price, you'd assume the food would be at least better than that of a large chain (Moxies, Cactus Club, Earls etc.). But that was not the case. Perhaps it was because of the selected Dine Out Vancouver menu. Regardless, it was no excuse. I ordered pan fried gnocchi, which literally tasted like garlic french fries. My partner ordered the sea food trio, and the salmon portion (which was the largest of the trio) was too awful to have more than one bite of. The salmon ruined the dish and demanded a drink to wash it down/out. Additionally, their overall limited and overpriced drink menu was disappointing. Our waiter also appeared uninterested and most of the actual service came from the bussing staff. read more

My experience was pretty bad. I was dining alone as I'm staying at the hotel. My steak was cold. They heated it for me, but it was fatty and just not good. I was asked if I wanted ground pepper but never got it bc my steak needed to be heated so no pepper came. I asked twice for my bill to a gentleman who was not my waiter. He said he would get my waitress, I had to go and no one seemed to care. That's the bottom line I guess, they just don't care. read more

The good: The gentleman who filled our water glasses and cleared our plates was friendly, efficient and helpful. The view was lovely, and there was actually space between the tables, so you aren't squashed up against dining strangers as is often the case in Vancouver restaurants. The bad: Our waiter appeared bored and kind of put out by having to serve us. I waited 15 minutes for my cocktail because they had to run out somewhere to get one of the ingredients. I asked for the wine list, it never appeared. For desert, I ordered the cheesecake with bourbon caramel sauce. It arrived with blueberry sauce. The waiter agreed, that yes, that wasn't what I had ordered but seemed reluctant to do anything about it. He did finally bring me some caramel sauce and I scraped off the blueberries myself. The food was bland and uninspired. The Ceasar salad was of a basic cafeteria caliber, my lamb was not tender, the Parmesan fries were just mediocre fries with Kraft-style Parmesan shaken over the top. My sister's steak was beautifully prepared (at $37 I should hope so) but my daughter ordered the only vegetarian option on the menu and was unimpressed. There are many places in Vancouver where you will pay the same or less and receive far superior service and food (Chambar comes to mind). read more

Ate brunch here. Slooooow to get food out. Coffee to the table. Food was bland. Unoriginal and forgettable. Way overpriced. There are many better brunch options in downtown Vancouver. Do not waste your time read more

The food was good though some odd pairings at times. Lovely space and waitstaff, but food took a really long time to come. Enjoyed the desserts. read more

Very nice place with a great atmosohere. Food is very good and tasty. Good wine too. Waters highly professionals and prepared. Good view.

Really great restaurant we went here for the convenience of it being next to our convention. The food was great, incredible service Jon was fantastic. Amazing view!!! I had the salmon sandwich and I inhaled it. We had happy hour wings which were so delicious and spicy! read more

This restaurant is in the lobby of the Pinnacle Hotel and is worth a stop if you're staying here! They have incredibly friendly service with a welcoming atmosphere. Friday nights they have live music and their appetizers are great! The crab cakes were the highlight of our experience. We'll see about the lettuce wraps tonight! read more