Ancora has been one of my favorite restaurants in Vancouver for years. I've celebrated my birthday…read morethere, spent Christmas there, and keep coming back. The restaurant itself is beautiful and very welcoming, especially if you get a table overlooking the water. This time we watched the sunset while enjoying our drinks, and it was absolutely gorgeous. A special thank you to our server, Diana. She was incredibly kind, professional, and genuinely positive. The food is consistently excellent, and I can't leave without mentioning one of my favorite desserts, the Picarones. These warm Peruvian style donuts with pecans, spiced syrup, and lucuma ice cream are absolutely delicious and a must try. I highly recommend Ancora for a special occasion, a date night, or simply a beautiful evening by the water. Every visit has been memorable, and I'm already looking forward to the next one.

It was my anniversary and we made a 7:30pm reservation at Ancora. The ambiance was great but was…read moreentirely spoiled by our service. We waited over 30 minutes for our drinks (on Wednesday July 23 with no special events in the area) and over an hour for our appetizers (octopus and ceviche which were good) to arrive. After an hour and 40 minutes of waiting for our meals and no offer for another beverage or check-up, I went to the front counter to pay our bill and we skipped our food entirely. Super disappointing

Visited Bow and Stern twice over the last month for lunch and their happy hour. In both visits the…read moreservice was very friendly and I was surprised to see how quiet they were. For lunch we tried their steak and fries, seafood linguini, calamari, white wine mussels. Considering it is a seafood based restaurant I'd probably would skip the steak and fries next time as the meat was a bit chewy. Favourites was the calamari and mussels for sure! Flavourful and good portions. For happy hour I had the half order of Thai green curry mussels and baja fish taco. Compared to the white wine sauce I enjoyed the Thai green curry and was glad the waiter introduced me to it! Baja fish taco was great too and was nice v to find out they have flour or corn tortilla options. Would definitely come again for happy hour!

We went here for a friend's birthday party group of about 15 people. Never been here before but the…read morereservation was made weeks in advance. This whole experience started off wrong they reservation ended up 30 min late, which these things happened so we weren't put off yet. We finally got seated and the waitress was so apologetic and handed out the menus. Now half the menus were for the brunch service instead of the dinner service. Again it's not a big deal , she took our drink orders and we didn't get those for thirty minutes. Now we're getting put off so it's now an hour past when our original reservation time. We get ignored after the initial seating and only have water and are waiting for drinks. She finally takes our meal order and totally messes that up. Half the table got there mains before the appetizers (after another 30 min). Made another drink order two people didn't receive their drinks after 45 min. Half the food was cold asf . Orders were missing and we essentially had to beg someone to clear the tables we had. By this point it's been 2.5 hrs 1 round of drinks missing food orders and food coming out cold I was done and ready to go. Most of the time if there's a big group of the waitstaff you'd ask what the special occasion was about? Unfortunately that didn't happen ( it was our friends birthday) so at this point the birthday girl was not in a good place and was feeling bad because she wanted to eat here. We at this point requested to talk to management cause the whole situation was out of control and it's clear to me that there was a complete breakdown in the back of the house and the front of the house was not prepared or untrained or understaffed or all of the above. Many of us have worked in the food industry for years so we gave them more than enough grace to get their act together. They failed spectacularly, they did comp parts of the meals and services but that was too little too late. Now when we were leaving we actually bumped into other customers and they had a similar experience as well. All in all I must say that this was by far the worst dining experience I've had in years. I will not be going back anytime soon. I'm not sure what broke down during service and if someone doesn't get disciplinary actions over these issues I'd be very surprised. If you go you've been warned is all I can say

We had an amazing family dinner here while on vacation. Everything was on point, the food was…read moredelicious and water was refilled on a regular basis. Unfortunately I cannot recall our waitress's name from a few weeks ago, but she gave us strong recommendations.

Such a fantastic meal and dining experience. We all loved our meals and apps as well as the sangria…read morepitcher which I wasn't sure if I'd like it or not. Our server was fantastic! We sat on the patio and it was lovely. Highly recommend!

Great little restaurant near Yaletown. Popped in last minute for dinner as we were already in the…read moreneighborhood. The food greatly exceeded my expectations. My personal favorite was the charred mackerel, perfectly seasoned and beautifully seared. All of the yakitoris were delicious. The sake flight was chef's kiss, loved the variety of sake. Service was impeccable, friendly and knowledgeable. I will definitely come back again if we are in the area.

The food reminded me of Osaka, very authentic and delicious, service is great, added to my regular…read moreto go list !

Pretty good food, a bit on the pricey side…read more We had the tuna tataki, the Hokkaido scallops, the fries, and the mussels. All were good - the fries and the mussels were particularly tasty. The tuna tataki was typical Vancouver sushi bar fare, although the fish was better than average. The scallops were good and the sauce was interesting, but felt a tad overpriced at 4 small scallops for $33. Service was polite and helpful. Ambiance is intimate, could dress down or up. Overall, I'd likely come back for the mussels and fries, and may try some other items on the menu.

Came here to celebrate Father's Day since hubby is Pescaterean. The place is casual and bright, try…read moreto sit outside if it's nice! Parking is challenging but not impossible. Were greeted and sat down by a somewhat enthusiastic hostess and then greeted by another sort of enthusiastic waitress. Not sure maybe it was an off day or just lacking personality and warmth. However, the food is as amazing as the time we came! We had the mussels to share as well as the ahi tuna tartare. Followed by the sole piccata, spaghetti vongole and the strozzapeti. Everything was cooked well and ingredients are always fresh. The vongole was a little bland and I prefer the noodles a little firmer but still good. I think it was a bit pricey for what you get but that's inflation for you. Oh the chocolate cake was very rich and dense!

I had recently received a gift card to Steveston Seafood House, and decided to use it for a weekend…read morebrunch/lunch. We arrived in time for our reservation but there was no one at the front. We waited for a few minutes for someone to notice we were there, and were immediately seated. It's a nice looking place - very classic whites, and feels like a fine dining restaurant. We decided to try the following: - Beef Carpaccio: Good. Maybe a bit light on the meat, as it was buried by the arugula and pickled shallots, so seemed unbalanced, but overall tasted great - Seafood Linguini: Mixed. Linguini was good. Scallops were really good and tender. Mussels were tiny. Red snapper was tough and dry. As a dish, it was OK, but could be better. Seafood is seasonal, so I'd think they would be better off rotating what seafood is used. - LuLu Island: OK. Same issue as the linguine. Prawns were fine. Mussels tiny. Red snapper wasn't enjoyable. Broth had flavour, but didn't come out very hot. Service was pleasant but slow. I only saw one server and one busser, so not enough staff to handle 6 or 7 tables they had. Starter came n reasonable time, but main dishes seemed to take over 20min. Took awhile to get our plates cleared, and probably 15+ minutes to get the bill. Overall, it was OK. Food was OK, but not special. Service was nice enough, but couldn't keep up with timing. Glad I got to try it, but not special enough to go back.

Went here for my birthday dinner with my parents and wife. Great spot for a celebration without…read morebeing overpriced. We tried four different fish (sablefish, halibut, salmon, and char) and each was cooked really well with slight variations that made them stand out. Oysters were a nice bonus at $1.50 each with entrées. Service was excellent--our waiter kept things light with jokes and even brought me dessert when he found out it was my birthday. Overall, a solid seafood dinner and good value.

taking yourself to dinner is scary and I felt weird but then I had the most delicious sangria and…read morethe best part is that the sun was setting and I was right by the water and it was a little windy but not too much and then right as they served my food the song Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield started and i cant even put words to how incredible I felt. The staff is also so pleasant I can't wait to come back.

awful ... we went as…read morea group of 6 tonight to start we were standing in the front for 15 mins before we even got seated, it was not that busy. we had the seafood platter and the shrimp taste like it has gone bad.. i am now on the toilet typing this with diarrhea please lord help me

Service was very prompt and friendly! The decor seemed a bit dated but it was comfy…read more Food cake very promptly. My favorites were the tontori (melt in your mouth pork cheek!!) and arugula gomae (with toasted hazelnut for that perfect nutty flavor). My boyfriend liked the tuna tataki. The salmon oshi I ordered with less rice and it was perfect. Nice cold sake! I would come back for a casual bite and drink.

There's a rooftop patio which would be cute in the summer…read more Prices are good plus you get a discount if you order ahead for lunch. Happy hour menu has lots of options. There's complimentary tea. We had the Royal bento. It comes with lots of food. The sashimi prawn was super fresh. Great presentation overall. It also comes with miso with veggies in it and rice. The staff came and asked if we wanted more miso as well. There's a hot and cold house sake. The location us up quite a lot of stairs. Meter parking is across the street and there is a parkade in the complex.