Small staff but great service, owner was great and friendly. Ordered the set dinner menu, fine Italian cuisine. Love the interior design, old & modern combined ambiences. read more

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This is always a fun place to go to for a special events like birthday and anniversary. On weekends, Frederico signs from 9-11:30 for dancing after dinner. There are not too many super clubs left in town so this is always top of mind. The staff runs like a well oiled machine. Food gets served as soon as you arrive when you go for the group menu since they know what have been ordered in advance. Veal Parmesan, chicken, basa are all done well. read more

The restaurant has a nice ambiance and great service. The food is good but my plate off today. I ordered the New York Steak "Med" with mushrooms and gravy. I got a well done firm steak and dry mushrooms no gravy. Not what I was expecting for the most expensive item on the menu. The rest of the food was great. read more

Baci Restaurant - New York Steak cooked well done with mushrooms no gravy. Not what I was expecting "over cooked" - Italian Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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Just ordered uber and got take out from this restaurant and found this metal thing in my pasta.. luckily it was not sharp. read more

Baci Restaurant - Found this metal thing in my pasta - Italian Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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We tried Baci during Dine Out Vancouver & it was a very good deal...food & service all good. We happened to be there when a group of newly minted Canadians were celebrating their citizenship, which added to the celebratory ambience read more

Baci Restaurant - New Canadian citizens celebrating - Italian Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

They only serve special menus on weekends. Packed place when we got there (probably because of dance night), and waited around 20 minutes before server came. Bad first impression already. Special menus feature 3 courses. The food was just so bad, it tastes like something I could easily make. Appetizer bread was too crumbly, veal was not tender, and tiramisu was way too sweet. Will not be coming back. read more

Baci Restaurant - tomato and onion salad - Italian Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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Amazing service. Just moved in the area and loved the food. The waiter was very attentive and kind which added to the whole experience. read more

Baci Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

Fine dining prices without the food to match. To start, the bread in the bread basket was a bit stale and uninteresting. We tried to order mussels to start but they were already out of them even though it was only 5pm. The seafood linguine was good. The pasta and sauce were done right, but the seafood itself was mediocre. The one mussel in the dish was delicious. I would have preferred a few prawns or large shrimp instead of a bunch of tiny shrimp. Some tender calamari slices would have also been nice. The spaghetti with meatballs was heavy on meatballs for any carnivores out there. However, the sauce was sour and not very balanced. read more

Baci Restaurant - Seafood linguine - Italian Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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Lovely ambiance - we came when 2 birthday parties began to arrive. There was a dance floor and they have live music starting at 9. The service was so timely, efficient, and quick. I came seeking for vongole and it did not disappoint! The only note is that food can be seasoned a bit more but my vongole had more than enough clams!! read more

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Wow such an amazing restaurant The food was amazing loved the osso bucco And fungi pizza The staff was very professional and the service was wonderful I loved the cocktails and the music We had great evening I would definitely recommend this restaurant!!! read more

We came here for the first time as they are participating in Dine Out Vancouver- we each opted for the 3 course meal for $35. Our waiter was very on top of it- he was very helpful when we asked for wine, protein addition and pasta suggestions. The food is well priced but their cocktails are a bit steep- $9 for a single shot. My fiancé had the Caesar salad, Linguine Del Pescatore and tiramisu. The waiter made sure my fiancé was aware of the sauce which jt came with (it's a basic olive oil, herbs and garlic) and provided the option of a tomato based sauce instead if he preferred. However, my fiancé had it the way it comes and was very happy with it. There was a good amount of seafood throughout. I myself had the Caprese salad, Gnocchi Ai Tre Formaggi and creme brûlée. The caprese salad was very good. The gnocchi (which I added shrimp to) is not the best I've had but was a solid 8/10 the only complaint I have is that the sauce was quite salty. I told the waiter this and he explained this is due to the three cheeses being used- no extra salt is added. He offered to get me something else instead but I said it was fine, I just wanted him to be aware. He still went above and beyond and brought me an extra side of what I think was Alfredo sauce and adding this to my pasta really did help cut down the salt! I was very impressed with his service. Desserts were good but nothing over the top amazing. I appreciate that the tiramisu is more of a cake than a pudding and it did have good flavour. The creme brûlée could have been cooked a bit more but was still tasty. Overall, we would return based on the great service and good food at realistic prices. read more

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Surprised at the 3.5 start rating Wow, we're talking 5+ here Lovely atmosphere Very attentive service Good wine Good prices Good parking in back I'm coming back Good portions Live music on weekends Dance floor read more

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I ordered take for my son and I -- he had the Penne Salsiccia at $20 and I just had the Insalata di Pomodori e Cipolle (tomato and onion salad) at $12. He rated the penne at 3, I rated the salad at 1, hence the 2 Rating. He said the penne was okay, decent portion, but nothing special and nothing he couldn't have made himself at home. The salad had too large an onion-to-tomato ratio, but the worst part was the (sliced) tomatoes were poor quality -- bland with little texture (too mushy). I had added a bit of feta cheese and sliced black olive to the salad, and those were by far the best parts. read more

I can't believe this place isn't busier, great food and family owned. They always have excellent service. Carbonara is my favourite.

We did the Vancouver Dine Out event at Baci with a couple of friends. We have been to Baci before and we've never been disappointed with the food. The $35 menu had decent choices for the 3 course meal. We chose salads, mains & dessert All the food items were good. Atmosphere was very nice . The only complaint I am going to make us the location of the bathroom, it is located downstairs otherwise a lovely place to have dinner. read more

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Don't be tricked by the high ratings, this place constantly changes hands and the good reviews are from quite some time ago. Ordered a takeout pizza. The crust was so disgusting, I could only eat the toppings! So for the price of the pizza I got a meal that would fill a teacup. The crust tasted like it had been scorched on a grill full of old grease. In fact, it was so greasy, I had to set it on several layers of paper towel in the hopes of it soaking it (which didn't really matter anyway, since the crust tasted so disgusting I had to throw it out). The meals ordered by others were also subpar and at least half was thrown out. Except that everything that we ordered was so bad, I would like to think that they were just having an off day and give it a second chance, but I'm not spending that money on a gamble. read more

My family had a great experience when we randomly popped in before our way to a show. We were very early, around 4 pm so the restaurant was practically empty, but we still had a great time. It felt like you were time warped into Italy with lovely Italian music playing and a very formal atmosphere. Our server, Dani I believe was amazing. He gave great recommendations and was very knowledgeable about every dish. He was very accommodating and always topped up our glasses, needless to say we got very intoxicated haha. The only loss of star was because I found the food portions very small in relevance to the price. The caprese salad for example was around $15 and came with three thin slices of tomato and boccacini. We also got baked oysters, and 3 oysters were around $18. They were amazing, but still. I should note the wine prices were reasonable however. I would definitely try it out again later in the evening because apparently they play live music and get very busy! read more

Food was horrible. Firstly we were with a group so I understand there could delays in the service but. We were crowded into a room that was so tight that waitress couldn't pass between tables. I do give the staff full credit , the place was noise and difficult to hear one other much less the servers. Now the food . Three course meal with Caesar salad as the starter, very good . Second was the penne pasta in tomato sauce , alright health portion. Third was the the main entree / mine was a chicken breast in a mushroom sauce with grilled veggies. Potatoes were hard , veggies and parts of the chicken were cold. My wife had veal Parmesan with tomato sauce and cheese melted on top. The meal was like it had been prepared earlier and just heated up. I would not return or recommend the restaurant to anyone. $$$ for what you get. PS: I'm Italian Daniel Arboit read more

Food good Service ok Ambiance good We celebrated our 16 years anniversary at Baci Restaurant in September 27th , our server was Diana , we enjoyed talking with her knowing that she is from Mexico, My wife and I we decide to invite her for dinner in our place to what she agree and showed interest to join us and she provide her phone number to my wife so we can arrange the day and time . We offer her to pick her up so knowing that she dont drive will be easy for her.The agreement was to pick her up Tuesday at 5.30 pm and then she give to my wife her address .My wife text her around 3.30 pm Tuesday to inform her that we will be picking her up at 5,30 pm at her place, she reply back saying that she was on her way to Metrotown and from there come to our place, we offer again to pick her up in Metrotown and bring her to our place for dinner. We wait almost 2 hours to heard from her but she never reply back to us. She showed to us lack of care, consideration , and at list let us know why she lie to us. We enjoy our dinner and expend around $250..00 with a great tip. we wont go back to Baci because what she did to us. She represents Baci and its not a good review for the restaurant. read more

If you want to impress someone with fine Italian quisine , this is not the place to go. The food is average at best. My seafood was old and tasted "off". Nothing creative nor flavour in abundance. The service was good. Wine is expensive. The dancing entertainment is quite good, although not my style. read more

Classy place for a date with the wife. I ordered the linguine and clams and it was very good.

There are not a lot of places that offer dinner, live music and dancing. Great ambiance. The prices are high for the quality. It was good but nothing special. But they do have the music and dancing. No craft beers on tap. Wine was very pricey. read more

Baci Restaurant - Veal scaloppini Al la limone - Italian Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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Came here for the dineout. Firstly, we got the most wonderful foccacia with some garlic oil and it was damnn good. The caesar salad is okay but the caprese salad was much better. The pasta just looked super basic but they tasted very well. The veal and basa are very well seasoned although they look super basic. The side dishes of the entree are so much super good. The tiramisu has good interesting taste but the texture is too firm if its less firmer it would have been better. And i personally love the taste of the creme brulee and not usually a fan of this. The sugar coating is too thick try to use less then it would be perfect. This is not bad. Cheers! read more

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My boyfriend and I had dinner here on the weekend for our first time. The food was amazing! But even more so the staff and the overall ambiance/vibe of the restaurant made it even better! Live music, good food, great staff! Would def recommend. We can't wait to go back ourselves. Thank you so much Baci for an amazing evening! read more

Excellent food, service, ambience! We stumbled across this restaurant while visiting from the US. Will return for another dinner before leaving town. read more

Baci Restaurant - Linguini and clams. - Italian Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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We're looking for Italian restaurant nearby and found Baci on the list with good reviews. It's so called authentic Italian. We walked in at 6ish, no customer yet on Friday evening. The restaurant has a small dance floor with live music on the weekend and it's funny to see couples and kids rocking to the music on the dance floor. But, it would be very loud for dining.. My hubby and me doubt about the quality of food and only ordered simple dishes to try. Mussels - it's so tiny and fishy. Mushroom soup - powdery and bland Meat balls spaghetti - it's mediocre and salty. Prawns linguine - it's salty too I would give them extra star for friendly service. If you are looking for a place for live music or gathering not for food, this is the place to go. read more

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I've actually only ever had the pizza here but it's great for takeout, great ambience and decor inside. Friendly owner! Will be back.

Italian food and live music. Great place to celebrate birthday or anniversary. Popular with the ballroom dancing crowd.

Baci Ristorante is an Italian restaurant located on Boundary serving Italian traditional dishes. I went during the dineout festival, and I had the 4 Course Dine Out Vancouver Menu ($55 pp). My overall experience was very enjoyable. All of the food were great. My favorite was the veal, it was tender and cooked perfectly. It is definitely not easy to find restaurant that cooks veal perfectly in Vancouver,. The Marsala wine sauce was also amazing.  The fish was also remarkable, cooked with wine whine sauce with hint of lemon, it was an delicious and light dish. On another note, the potatoes that served on the side were also delicious. I also loved their pasta; the pomodoro was so tasty! All of the appetizers were also enjoyable. On top of that,the desserts were also delightful. The Creme Brulee was not too sweet, but I found the sugar was a bit too thick. The tiramisu was unique as I tasted a hint of cinnamon taste, but I was not sure why is it called Tiramisu cheesecake? Lastly, the foccacia was so special. It was crispy on the outside and very moist inside, with a lot of herbs like rosemary and thyme. I just wished that it was still warm when I got it, regardless it was still so good! read more

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Waited over 2 hours to get our main course while we watch tables that came after us get theirs. Understandably, we were a party, but 2 hours without being offered complimentary bread for the wait and constantly being told "it's coming" when it is not seems pretty unreasonable. You are also unable to make any changes to the meals so, be careful if you have allergies! read more

Our friends brought us to this wonderful gem of a restaurant in Vancouver!! All I have to say is amazing food, amazing ambiance, and even better service!!! Wow! Everything was fantastic, especially their beef carpaccio, and their funghi pizza with truffle oil. Save room for dessert because they have a delicious homemade chocolate gelato and tiramisu. On weekends they have dancing and a live band, so wear your dancing shoes! The owners are so sweet and kind, and they make you feel right at home. Thank you Baci and team!!! We will definitely be back! :) read more

One of the greatest Italian restaurants we've been to. Food was great. Service was excellent! They also have live music for the weekend! A must try in the neighbourhood! read more

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Best Italian food there is. I used to order from here all the time when I lived downtown and was craving delicious Italian comfort food. The caprese salad is always fresh tasty. And my favourite dish was spaghetti aglio e olio with meatballs and parmesan *chefs kiss*. My mouth is watering I'll have to make a trip downtown soon! read more

I had been meaning to try this restaurant for a while and finally had the chance to dine here last week. I was with a large group (12 of us) but that did not impact the service in the slightest. I guess this restaurant is used to dealing with large groups. I started out with the antipasto platter ($11 for one person or $18 for two) and I was pretty impressed with the selection of items on the plate. There was some prosciutto, a large grilled prawn, marinated vegetables, bruschetta, tomato with mozzarella and some calamari. Some of my dining companions tried the soup of the day, which was mushroom with truffle oil - apparently a big hit! For my main, I asked the server what she would recommend between the veal osso buco ($28) and the seafood linguine ($21). Without hesitation, she recommended the veal, claiming it was amazing. I chose this based on her enthusiastic response. Unfortunately, when the food arrived, I was not overly impressed with the meal. The osso buco was not what I expected at all. I was anticipating very flavourful, fall-off-the-bone tender veal. What I had was firm veal (as though it was cooked ahead of time, refrigerated and re-heated) and disappointing sides of risotto and mashed vegetables. I would absolutely not order this again. Good thing I was using an Entertainment coupon, so there was a discount on the meal. The restaurant had live music, which made it very difficult to have a decent conversation at our table, as we were seated right by the stage. Most of the customers at Baci are older (50+) and seemed to be there primarily for the dancing - the dance floor was packed by the time we were ready to leave. Although the service was excellent, I don't think this restaurant is really my cup of tea, so I will likely not return. read more

This restaurant is only 3 blocks away. 1 hour for delivery! And the "veal (vitello)" is beef. Hard as a rock with no flavour.

I went Baci for the dine out event. Its a very romantic atmosphere. I went Friday night and there was live entertainment. If you are an older couple who lives to dance this is the place to go. It was so adorable to see all the older couples dance. Lol a good dance night for the older generation. But a very romantic feel for the younger generation before the music starts. I would come here again read more

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I attended Baci on March 1st for a family gathering. The restaurant had been advised by our party's host that I have Celiac disease and that I would need gluten-free options for my meal. When the waiter took my order, I reconfirmed with him that I have Celiac disease and asked him to recommend an appropriate dish. He verified that they would make my pasta gluten-free and that they would prepare my fish in cornstarch. Needless to say, I was very ill when I got home with a very textbook reaction to eating gluten. This resulted in me having to miss a day of work the following day. Even worse then my reaction was the response from the restaurant manager when I called to report the incident with the intention that this not happen to someone else. When I told him what had happened, he became very defensive and told me that they take food allergies very seriously and that I must have eaten something somewhere else that day that had made me sick. The meal that I had at Baci was the only meal that I had that day so there is no doubt that the contamination occurred at their establishment. Regardless of me telling him this, he was very dismissive, did not take any responsibility and offered no apology whatsoever. read more

Had not re-visited this establishment for a little while, but my recollection was that the food was, while not outstanding, was decent fare, with wait staff that were relatively attentive. The four of us were seated and the evening went along well enough. I ordered something light, the Penne alla Puttanesca. Again, taste was fine, but halfway through the meal, I felt something sharp in my mouth, which cut me, and I managed to separate the item and spit it out...much to my dismay, it was something that resembled a piece of bone fragment, with a sharp point (hence the ability to cut me). When our server appeared, i inquired as to what it might be, and she was unable to ascertain what the offending item might be. She suggested that she would bring it to the kitchen to see if they were able to identify it....She returned a short time later and said that the kitchen staff determined that it was a piece of wax from the parmensan cheese that was offered to me via another server. I expressed some disbelief, and communicated to her that it had cut me, and the server's tone did not seem to register any type of empathy or emotion...I seem to recall a: "oh...it cut you" remark, but nothing else, perhaps there was a single apology, but I was still processing their explanation, to determine it's validity...not quite believing it...as it is hard to imagine the wax shard being so very hard and sharp that it would be able to cut me. The server left and I carefully finished the balance of my entree. I was disappointed by the establishment's response to the issue, no visit from the on-site Manager to discuss, no acknowledgement of the cut in my mouth as a result of the "wax" shard, no offer to replace the meal with another one. Needless to say, my three dining companions and I (and our friends) will not be returning!!! read more

First time I have tried this restaurant and was very imprtessed. Very attentive and friendly staff. The mussels were plentiful for an appetizer and very good. My friend had the seafood linguine which had lots of seafood and hearty portion. The red wine by the glass list isn't very big and would have been great to have a bit more choice but I found a wine to enjoy. Really liked this reastaurant - good value and great service. read more

I went here on my first real date with my current boyfriend; I saw a coupon for $50 off (or something extravagant like that) and figured it would be a good time to go here and then head to Fright Night after. The location was optimal for me as an SFU student, as the 135 bus heads straight there and basically drops you off outside the door. (Well, you'd have to cross the street, but still.) The servers were fairly reserved; they weren't very talkative and friendly, but they weren't rude, either. (Maybe it was because we had a coupon?) My boyfriend ordered the steak, which he said was OK, and I had the chicken in mushroom & brandy cream sauce, which I thought was excellent. We also had martinis, which were alright, but not really worth the price. The highlight of the restaurant came with the bread basket. Before our meal, the waiter presented us with the bread basket. We didn't really have any, because we wanted to save room for the meal, but Dan decided that he wanted a piece of bread after he'd had his steak. So, he buttered up his bread and takes a bite, and put it back down on his plate. The server then proceeds to take his plate away, with the bread and his butter knife on it. I give him my butter knife and plate, and Dan butters up another piece of bread and takes a bite. Again, the server comes and takes the plate away. Mind you, this is literally while Dan is still chewing his bread. It obviously wasn't a big deal; bread is just bread. But it was hilarious. If I were to give Baci any advice, it would be to be more perceptive of the customers. Overall, it got three stars because of the two customers, one was satisfied while the other was dissatisfied; the value is OK for the price; the location was pretty good; and their martinis suck. read more