We had our company christmas party in here just the other night,very clean facility with a huge…read morefree parking,not sure if the foods were provided by this place but they were excellent dishes. Big monitors on every halls,washroom is very clean. Very suited with large gatherings,good for kods aswell. Happy holidays to all. Again the place is very good to celebrate all kinda of events

Another enjoyable night at the Italian Centre for the Puglia banquet. They never disappoint with…read moretheir food, service and live entertainment!

I was here for a company's winter party and the place was pretty big. There was another event on…read morethe same day and they partitioned the main hall. I couldn't hear what was going on at the other function. Good soundproofing. The service was good. The servers came round many times with drinks (chai and pop) before the dinner service. During dinner and after, it was a bit harder to flag a server. But it was easy to just walk over to the service station to request for water jug top up or more chai or to bus the table. The food was good too with some items that could be better. The chicken adobo had really yummy sauce but the chicken pieces were mostly bones and the meat surrounding it was hard. Roast beef was tough despite asking for a rarer part. The chicken tikka masala and BC salmon were really good. Tender and flavorful. Same with the chicken skewers. The meat was not dry. The patio outside was really nice too. Spacious. The only drawback to this place is the event parking lot is not that nearby and its stairs to get up to the place.

My company used this venue for Christmas party…read more I like high ceiling buildings but this has lots of stairs. Very hard to get down with the heels. Food was great! Before the buffet starts, we had hot appetizer service and already satisfying and no stress before the party. Their tofu tikka masala was very delicious too. As it was Christmas party, I wish there was a Chisrtmas tree at least. But non. That's only disappointed part.

Older but decent venue space in the Marpole area…read more Parking is available along the side streets. The inside isn't the most wheelchair accessible, as there are steps. Something to keep in mind. There is a large room with a stage, which is great for large gatherings. This place can probably easily handle over 300 people. Staff were friendly and nice.

A nice place for a wedding or corporate event, as they offer 3 rooms to rent, one of which is quite…read morelarge, recall them saying it can hold up to 400 ppl. Reasonable rates, and quite flexible in working with you. free parking all around.

My wife and I stayed here for 5 days in room 8 under a reciprocal membership agreement with our…read morePortland Club. We enjoyed the beautiful bar, the bright atrium for breakfast, and the main dining area for dinner. The entire staff is very friendly and service oriented providing a great experience for guests. The rooms are nice and comfortable, clean, and well appointed. The food and drink are top notch as well. Well done!!

Hard to beat an Easter lunch at the Vancouver club with family. An excellent starter with salads…read moregalore, and fresh shrimp and lobster. The Manz included asparagus, eggs, Benedict, omelettes, lamb, gravy, and horseradish. Desserts included fruit, cupcakes, and a chocolate fountain. All delicious. I was surprised by how creamy and cheesy the macaroni was.

Stopped by Christmas pop up market, free admission and the first 25 guests got free $10 voucher to…read moreuse in the market. It was very pleasant and cool event. Mostly they were jewelry and soap/candle shops. What unique this time, they have a leather shop and it was dog friendly event. Pet dog could walking around and that was so cute. This building is so gorgeous. High ceiling makes me feel pleasant even in crowded event.

I have passed by this prominent, very brown, very stately building on Main at 15th SO many times…read more It takes up nearly a city block and is 3 stories high, and has a very imposing clock tower, too! My kid had her high school prom here, and there are often various community events held here, as well as private parties, receptions and weddings. Today I finally got the chance to visit the building, though, as there was a weekend-long artisan fair held here. What a lovely venue! Outside, by the entrance, there is a plaque on the facade declaring this building as a "Heritage Building" (designated as such in 1974). The actual building was built in 1915 and was first used as a post office. For those who care about architectural and design styles, the building is classified as being done in the Beaux Arts Classicism style, with a lot of ornamentation on the sculptured columns and facade's stone. There are many sculpted faces and sandstone festoons visible on the first and second story exterior. Inside, the first floor used to be a grand ballroom, and it was recently re-done (in 2015), so now there is a terrazzo floor, and where once was a huge trompe l'oeil mural is now a blank wall (bummer). There still are beautiful chandeliers and an ethereal ceiling that's reminiscent of calming green-blue sea glass. Today at the artisan fair, there were tables lined up and creating aisles in the ballroom, so the room looked somewhat small. I'd imagine the venue appearing much larger and spatially impressive without all the tables. I was impressed by this building. It was lovely inside and out. The location on Main Street is awesome, too, with tons of parking on Main and the side streets, and so many fun shops, coffee houses and restaurants nearby.

This is one of those exclusive clubs where it costs lots of money to be a member. They have lots of…read moredifferent facilities here for different activities. (eg. Ice rink. basketball, pickleball, tennis courts, swimming pool...etc.) Came here for a dinner to celebrate the marriage of a newly wedded couple. We were on the 3rd floor at the Quichena Terrace. There were about 10 tables in the room. So, not a tiny intimate wedding celebration but not a super large one either compared to pretty much most other weddings I've been to in my life which probably had 2 - 3 times as many tables in the room. There was a 6pm reception and then dinner at 7pm. At the reception, servers were walking around handing out hors d'oeuvres to the guests. Service was kinda "meh." We were standing around in a corner and saw one of the servers walk up to some other people and serve them some hors d'oeuvres, inches away from us but then they turned and walked off in another direction without actually approaching our own group to offer us some hors d'oeuvres. That was kinda weird. I ended up wandering off into the dining room and grabbing an hors d'oeuvres for myself when I saw another server with a different tray of hors d'oeuvres on it. Other than the one server who spun on their heels without offering anything to us, service from everyone else was pretty decent. I think there were about 4 different hors d'oeuvres. Two of them had meat in them so I couldn't eat those. The other two had seafood in them, which I still eat being pescatarian so I was able to enjoy those. One was a prawn tempura and the other was a crab cake. Loved the crab cake! The bar had 4 different Mocktails available. My daughter and I both ordered something called a Stingray which consisted of pineapple juice, orange juice and soda. It wasn't bad but we both decided that we prefer the taste of a Shirley Temple over a Stingray. Dinner was buffet style. Lots of different options for various dietary restrictions. The food was very good. Especially the Sablefish. Oh wow...soooo tender. I couldn't resist going back for seconds! I try to eat seafood sparingly and veer more towards Vegetarian/ Vegan most of the time but this was one of those times when being Pescatarian is really a lot more fun than being Vegetarian! Hadn't had Sablefish in a long time and this was sooooo good! Not a member here so can't really comment on the facilities but was suitably impressed with the food!

Been a few years since the last time I've been to The Arbutus Club. They've been around since 1964…read more They have plenty of facilities; racquet courts, ice rink, gym, day spa, children's centre, pool and studio rooms (arts & craft/fitness/music/karate/pilates). A couple of tidbits: - 5 squash courts and 12 tennis courts. Squash courts (walls) are not lively - $13.00 guest fee entry - $80K initiation fee plus monthly fees (~$350/month) although new memberships are suspended - Spacious men's locker room. Was told there's an adults only hot tub/sauna area

they double booked the event space when the event finally…read moredid start, they left rude staff behind who belittled our ticket holders, and kept turning the lights off on customers using the toilets 0 out of 5

This is not much of a community hall esthetically speaking, however, for simple venue space rentals…read morethat is close to Victoria Drive this the place I prefer. I have rented the hall for events and have also been to other events hosted in this venue. I have been going here for over 10 years to the Weight Watchers meeting here. Transit accessible which is what I appreciate.

Went there for the tequila festival it was well organized and the space was great. I thought it was…read morebetter than the Italian cultural center. Really enjoyed myself. Southbound tequila was the best tequila there!

Decent sized venue space in the middle of East Van…read more Parking is plentiful in the lot surrounding the building. The venue consists of a "large room" and a "small room", which is designed more for 2 separate events. Bit of a walk between them, which led to a bit of confusion as the event I was attending took up both rooms. Fortunately they had plenty of helpful staff to guide us around.