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    4.3
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    Stopped by on a Sunday and had a great experience. Staff were friendly and helpful, with plenty of…read moreseating available. Parking in front is limited, but there are nearby spots within walking distance. Shoutout to Megan for being so welcoming and attentive throughout our visit. The place was clean, including the restrooms, and there were plenty of food and drink options. I had the beef tacos. I think I came in with high expectations, but they were still good. The meat was a little dry, the sauce wasn't as spicy as I expected, and the tortilla tended to fall apart, but overall I still loved them and would come back again. Burger and nachos were both 10/10! Great local spot with excellent service :) def coming back again.

    I think the experience here would have been different if it was just to drink. Online it states…read morethat it's a nice atmosphere which it is. It also states it has food and tower mimosas. Beautiful and large outdoor seating but we sat inside. I took my partner and his parents here on Saturday afternoon, April 4th and the service was awful. And I want to recognize this might be due to it's majnly tavern. Its known for serving drinks and having a large patio to stop, sit, and have a cold one. And it does have a full food menu so I thought we could have some food. It even has brunch. I was surprised. My parents are older and ordered coffee when the server first greeted us. We ordered our food shortly after. The beer my partner ordered was given quickly along with my iced tea. Food came out but wasn't given by server. We paid $15.00 for an extra side that was apparently put into the dish itself which felt odd. We asked for another side and the waitress covered it which was amazing. We requested some other items and waited. Our server completely forgot about the coffee and didn't bring out requested items until after our food was finished. And the side was painful small for the price. The server rarely checked on us and was incredibly nice and understanding when we did interact with her. I recognize Gastown is very $$$ and I'm surprised this restaurant/bar sells food. I didn't have a great experience with the amount of money we paid and the service we got. We will not be going back on our next visit Canada. Maybe later one we will try again and only order drinks.

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    Browns Socialhouse QE Theatre

    Browns Socialhouse QE Theatre

    4.3
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    1.1 km
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    My fiance and I decided to stop by Browns Socialhouse (Queen Elizabeth Theatre) on a Sunday night…read more We did not have a reservation but they had a lot of empty spaces since their restaurant is pretty big! We got their patio seating which was covered but it was still prefect to enjoy the sun. For drinks, I got their Raspberry Royale which had sparkling brut, raspberry, fresh pressed lemon. I wasn't the biggest fan, it was a little sour for me. My partner got their passion fruit soda which had Passion fruit, fresh pressed lemon, soda. I was a big fan of this one!! It was perfect for the summer. For food, I got their blacked chicken fettuccine alfredo that had Bacon, roasted garlic cream, aged padano, garlic toast. I got their half portion which was still ALOT! But I loved it, very creamy and flavourful and chicken was cooked well.

    Browns Socialhouse is a great spot to dine at as it is right next to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre…read more Very handy if planning on attending a performance at the QE Theatre after dining. We expected Browns Socialhouse to be a sports bar, but were very pleased and pleasantly surprised to find it is much more upscale than that. A good thing! For the main course, we ordered the blackened chicken fettucine alfredo. It was really good. The little cowboy salad as an appetizer can't be beat at a price of $10.50. A really great value! The strawberry shortcake for dessert was a nice variation on a traditional strawberry shortcake. Our only disappointment was that the beef dip was not on the menu during the FIFA World Cup of soccer as it takes way too long for the restaurant to prepare due to the expected enormous soccer crowds dining at the restaurant. We will be back another time for the beef dip! Also, the music can be really loud when the soccer games aren't being shown on the TV screens. The loud music can be annoying/unnerving. There are several sections to the restaurant. We wanted to sit on low chairs, not on the high chairs. We ended up sitting in the outdoor covered patio area. Very enjoyable area on a warm summer's day. We liked the patio area. Others may prefer other sections of the restaurant. I think there are some booths in one section. The restroom are downstairs, which can be a drawback for people who are older or have a disability. Most of all, we want to thank our server, Melody, for her excellent service. Melody was very nice and pleasant. She was very attentive. She brought my spouse ice without being asked. (My spouse likes there to be ice in the water glasses.) The restaurant split our dishes in half as we were sharing the dishes we ordered. A nice touch by the restaurant. Much appreciated. Thanks to our server, Melody, for a very enjoyable evening of dinner before we went off to the Bonnie Raitt concert. We had a wonderful evening! Melody is one of the best servers we have ever had!

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    The Irish Heather Shebeen

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    Embarrassed to admit since they definitely know their neighboring restaurant is what brings some…read morecustomers in, but this pub was a diamond! It was really cold outside and we were waiting for our takeout to be ready and walked into the pub. Seated right away and enjoyed some drinks over poutine. Friendly staff, cool interior, good drinks!

    While waiting to be called for the Laowai lounge across the street, my kid and I ventured into this…read moreIrish pub/bar to get a drink. I've not been to this pub's past location in Gastown so I can't compare it to its past venue, and I'm not a beer drinker, so I can't comment on that, but we both had a great time here! The pub interior was very reminiscent to the Irish pubs I frequented back in the day, when I spent time on the Emerald Isle: dark wood panelling, humongous selection of liquors and beers and bottles on the mirrored bar back, Guinness decor (posters and tchatchkies) interspersed with relics of various Catholic saints and deities. Wooden tables and chairs. Servers with genuine Irish accents. It felt like the real deal. Oh, and if you're into whiskey, they have one of the most extensive whiskey menus I've seen in Vancouver, by far (I am attaching a photo). Their food menu was impressive, too, especially for an Irish pub (which, in my day, wasn't really known for its food!). I had a Bailey's and my kid had a shandy (she had never had one before and she loved it). Our server was friendly and the atmosphere, casual and welcoming.

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