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    Mark T.

    Barbara is a clearly a labor of love by a talented chef. Each dish is exquisitely crafted with beautiful presentations and clever flavor combinations. Some nice ideas include having three options for each course: 1 meat, 1 seafood, and 1 vegetarian. The cocktail list is also creative and the bartender will try to accommodate custom drinks as well. As with other reviewers, our favorites were also the arctic char and the beef tartare - though a surprise was the 'game hen', a perfection. All the dishes were delicious! The dishes are very small, though there are also [small] amuse bouches and palate cleansers between courses. If you're hungry I suggest having some snacks beforehand or afterward. The room itself is very small, which can be OK I guess except it can also feel like you're being judged while you eat. Also, as of this writing [Summer 2024], Barbara is located one block south of the most shocking scenes of poverty and drug use I've ever seen - and I live in downtown Seattle.

    Crispy Octopus with marinated white beans, chorizo, and pecan
    Thomas G.

    My partner and I wanted to have our first Michelin Star experience and to celebrate the end of a good year for us. Barbara did not disappoint us. The restaurant is cozy, consisting of an L shaped bar around an open kitchen, and a couple of tables against a wall. If you end up not at the bar don't worry, you'll be able to see what's happening in the kitchen clearly still. The service was spectacular with the server and chef delivering us delicious courses and drinks at a steady pace. The food was excellent, you have your 3 courses which you choose an item each for. Alongside that you get a few smaller plates as well. The beef tartare was my highlight of the night. It was my first time having tartare and it did not disappoint. My only concern now is that any other tartare experience from other restaurants will leave me disappointed in the future! I'd also recommend the Crispy Octopus and the Duck as well.

    Sun G.

    Don't let the Soup Nazi ruin your experience. Upon entering, I commented to the bald man behind the bar, "nice place" while non-descript rap music blasting in the background. The man replied dismissively, "yeah yeah!" Not the response I was expecting. Not sure I was expecting anything like this at all. Barbara is a smallish cozy restaurant that seats about 14 people plus 1/2 dozen standing for the bar. What I appreciate is the exactness of the place/experience. Everything is very orderly, controlled and deliberate. The chef/owner sometimes serves and bring out the food. He is charming to a select few guests. Felt like all the while we are dining there, we are under his gaze/supervision, his hawk-eye. Any wrong move or inappropriate word, you will be out. He reminds me of the character "Soup Nazi" in an episode of Seinfeld. For dinner we had the beef tartare, spot prawns, clams with navy beans and lamb. Flavour transported us here and there. A daring kind of fusion-from Asian to Persian. Delicious and adequate. Exacting. Overall I enjoyed the meal. I would recommend this place if you don't mind the scrutinizing gaze of the "Soup Nazi".

    Beef tartare with orange wine - IG @bougiefoodieboi
    Kyle W.

    Timing checked out super well as I was able to take a half day off work to drive all the way from Seattle to Vancouver just for this restaurant. This place only opens Tuesday-Friday, so I cannot just do it casually for a weekend trip like I always do if I go to Vancouver. I was initially hesitant, but I managed to get last minute reservations for a solo diner for 6pm Thursday, and my friend from Vancouver urged me to go cause it is very hard to get reservations (currently late June and reservations are fully booked till August). I tried the tasting menu - beef tartare, chicken hearts, and arctic char. I also got an orange wine - Kutatas Petite Milo which was a good pairing for the food. To end, I got the Chocolate Orange which is a dessert cocktail. You start with an amuse bouche - kohlrabi with shaved radish and egg yolk tartlet which was a good start - fairly light in flavor. Then, I had the beef tartare which is very flavorful - creamy base, with crispy shallots to bring out the flavor. The radish is kind of like relish to the traditional beef tartare. It is served with slightly buttery and crispy rye. For the snack, they served fried eggplants with honey, which is kind of like fried potatoes but a bit mushier. It is served with a green sauce that reminded me of a chutney, as well as saffron daikon and cauliflower. Then, I was served the chicken hearts that is salt and pepper fried - a bit heavy of a course but still delicious. It is served with gem lettuce with black garlic vinaigrette and crispy garlic, as well as a garlic and horseradish purée which the server warned could "bite" but it was not too strong in intensity. The flavors of everything in the dish are fairly mild to not overpower one thing over the other. The third course is the Arctic char which was cooked to a medium rare so it is very tender and flaky, with the skin very crispy. It is served with hummus, brown butter, and pine nuts, with dill and mint in pomegranate vinaigrette. This was a close second to the beef tartare, which was the star of the show. To finish, I got the Chocolate Orange cocktail that resembles a bit of an espresso martini, but it was not too sweet at all. This was a nice finish to the meal. I wished dessert was included in the set menu but I guess the prices are kept relatively low for a reason. Is it worth the journey? Somewhat. Food quality is amazing as each dish hits but experience could be a little bit better for a Michelin star restaurant. Every Michelin star restaurant I have been to gives a copy of the menu to take home as souvenir, so I requested one but the server couldn't and only asked me to take a picture of the menu if I wanted one.

    Ampersand gin martini
    Herman E.

    Not a table cloth joint. Let's get that out of the way first and foremost. Yes, they've earned a Michelin Star. Free advertising to boost business. My rating is for the food. Depending on your preferences, if you want the elevated full experience of being taken care of hand and foot, with extreme exceptional service, you won't quite get that here. It is, however, very friendly and courteous. The set up inside is very simple. Bar setting for maybe 8-10 people and small tables for maybe another 6 -8. Seating capacity likely tops out at about 20 max. It was a full house when I was there on a Thursday evening. ~1.5 - 2 month wait for reservations done in January 2023. All plates presented were very fresh and bursting with unique flavours. Special kudos to the chef. It's a tasting menu and some of you may have done this before. Remember Lumiere? Anyone done that before? If I'm not mistaken, that was one of the the first, if very few, high end tasting menus in Vancouver. Yes, I've done it, and again, if I'm not mistaken, the time that I went, the menu pricing had two tasting menus. One at $150 and another at $199 per person. I could be wrong about the pricing because it was so long ago and my memory has been fossilized. Anyways, the level of execution is up there with Lumiere sans the ambience. No table cloth. IMHO, the best plate of the night would be the arctic char. All other plates were excellent, none the less. Down everything with two dry Apersand gin martinis, you should be good to go!

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    Edward L.

    Looks like Vancouver now has 8 1-star Michelin restaurants (October 2022). Time to see what the tire guides are all about. This one is in the heart of DTES. If it weren't for a partially obscured sign, one would walk right by this place without noticing anything. Parking is available on the side streets. Certain areas are super dumpy though. Be sure to remove all valuables. The inside is tiny. I think there are maybe 12 seats in total. In fact, the kitchen is only accessible by walking through the front entrance and around the back. Patrick and Claudia are very gracious hosts. No complaints. The restaurant is actually named after Patrick's mother. Her lit signature is on the wall. As of the time I went (November 2022), the place offers basically a 3 course meal, with 3 choices for each. As one option for each course was vegetarian and both my friend and I weren't vegetarian, it made the food selection very simple. Bring a friend and share dishes, and you'll knock out the entire non vegetarian menu in one shot. I guess the only disclaimer is that it may be a bit unnerving for some to watch the chef (Pat) working the food with his bare hands. With that said, I imagine this is common for fine dining. And he did wash his hands frequently. See photos for food item descriptions. Albacore toast - nice big anchovies. Tasty. Beef tartare - beef was nice and mushy, and went well with the pickled radish. Octopus - surprisingly bland on the inside. The chef didn't slice this one up, so it was basically one large solid tentacle. Smearing the mayo all over helped. Lamb croquette - crunchy on the outside, soft/mushy on the inside. Couldn't figure out how to eat this one as the cucumber bits fell everywhere. Arctic char - crispy on the outside but juicy on the inside. My friend and I agreed that this was the best dish that evening. Special mention. Dry aged striploin - decent but honestly tasted like steak from any of the chains. As an added bonus, Patrick also gave some extra dishes on the side. There was a bite sized something in a shell with leaves on top (don't remember what was inside), and some slices of deep fried banana dipped in honey (super delicious) and chermoula (learned a new word, yay!). Oh yeah, they also had some berry sorbet available for an extra cost. This one tasted nice and fresh, though it was also bite sized. Overall it was an interesting experience. However, I did have to make myself some pizza pockets after I got home. Pretty sure my friend had to load up afterwards too. To be honest I don't really have anything to compare this place to, so hopefully the review is somewhat useful.

    Sangeetha M.

    The place is a little smaller than I expected. I strongly recommend having a reservation. There are only two or three tables available, and the rest of the seating is around the bar. Service was excellent, very friendly and attentive. I quite like sitting at the bar as I was able to see the preparation of all the food. The menu is a set menu, and it was a pleasant surprise to me, because I was not expecting anything besides, what was in the menu however, there are a little dishes that are given. Our server did tell us this before we received our food. The presentation of all the dishes was so beautiful and there were a lot of interesting flavours and combination of flavors. I really like what they did with the eggplant. The only downside I would say is the location of the restaurant, if it was elsewhere, I would be definitely going back.

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    Natasha P.

    Wow, just wow! This has to be the best Michelin restaurant in Vancouver. The food was absolutely outstanding! Everything that we tried was to die for! They were even able to cater to my dietary requirements (gluten free), and still have me drooling wanting more! The only downside was that the bar is kind of small but the cocktails and wine that they offered paired really well with their dishes! I can't wait to come back again - seriously my favorite restaurant!!!

    Love the theme, simple yet intimate ambiance
    Melody W.

    Barbara was a nice experience, it's one of those intimate places with every few tables and best seats are at the bar and you get a choice of tasting menu. Atmosphere wise it's very familiar with Elephant and all the other niche chefs' menus places that have popped up within the last few years. I like that there is a choice of fish, meat, and vegetable with every course, and you get a little bit of liberty to decide what you want. The wine list is impressive, and strategically local so it's a great way to try so unique BC wine. We went with the pamplemousse jus, which in my opinion is one of the most unique sparkling that had come out of BC within the last few years. We started with the beef tartare, albacore tuna with watermelon variation. Everything tasted solid and flavorful. Second course was the chicken hearts with radish which was innovative but lacking a bit of acid to liven up the dish. The highlight was the octopus which was more than perfectly cooked and melts in your mouth with its poached, smoked, and grilled preparation. And an amuse bouche of fried eggplant in a Tunisian chutney-like dip, with pickled shishito and garlic turnip greens. The eggplants were a wee bit too salted but still delightful z My only gripe was the Arctic char (oops, ate that before we took a pic, and the beef. Even with it being dry aged, the meat was still a lil tough and chewy. Arctic char was okay, dill and mint were a nice touch, but I think there are other fish that could have been been served with it but it's just a personal preference because I'm usually underwhelmed with Arctic char. Overall a great experience for an intimate dinner, I think Barbara is worth trying out, but 3 people is the way to go as you will get to try every dish. We skipped all the vegetarian choices as there were only two of us tonight.

    Andy L.

    Everything was great. A nice small intimate room, and it lived up to its Michelin Star reputation. I can't say the same thing for all of the Vancouver Michelin restaurants. We need to support Barbara and other fine dining in Vancouver.

    Jason F.

    This small restaurant is located close to Kisso Tanto, and what a great find! The menu is small, consisting of 3 courses of 3 dishes each. You can pick and choose but there is a tasting menu option where you choose one from each course. As a bonus for ordering the tasting menu we got a bonus dish! Every dish was excellent. Our selections for each course were: Oysters Beef tartare Chicken liver mousse Squid Pork belly Arctic char I have absolutely nothing bad to say. The Arctic char was to die for, and I enjoyed the fact that I was so close to it as it was being prepared. The aroma was amazing and thanks to the other diners for ordering it too. The service went above and beyond. We will be back soon!

    Wilson L.

    This place is absolutely amazing. The food definitely lives up to the reputation. The service is unreal and everything we had for food was so good. We definitely recommend checking out this spot out.

    Arctic char
    Amy G.

    Barbara is my favorite restaurant - the experience is the most unique I've encountered anywhere in the world. I loved it so much I came back twice and tried their entire menu (except one dish!) on a 10 day trip to Vancouver. You should check it out if you like the following: 1/ The menu is awesome and food delicious and impeccably presented! Chef Pat has an impressive background having worked at three Michelin establishments and he creates the dishes lovingly before your eyes in his kitchen. I also loved that you get to build a tasting menu by selecting three items from nine options, which is simple yet gives diners choice. The cocktails, wines, and spirits list is also extensive and second to none, featuring many local options! 2/ The entire experience is super unique. First, the restaurant seats 10 during the pandemic and feels really intimate (but spaced well and safe) and according to Chef Pat and Claudia, is meant to resemble a dinner party where you can keep to yourself or have the chance to talk to other diners and the chef and general manager themselves! Second, the vibe is super vibrant and retro but in a low key intimate way - there's nice indie hip hop-like music playing while you're enjoying this experience with delicious food and drink to boot. Last but not least the entire experience is very thoughtfully designed - the menus, plating, and even the inscription Barbara (named after the Chef's mother) is in the form of her own handwriting. How neat! 3/ Chef Pat and GM Claudia are really awesome! The entire experience is staffed by just two people and their founding story is really inspiring. It shows that both put 150% of their hearts and souls in their work. Thanks to this environment I got to know the stories of the people better than those of any retail establishment and that was really cool.

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    Superb meal chock full of rich, impeccably paired ingredients. Pat and his crew deliver a first class experience. Highly recommend!

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    one of the worst dining experiences i've ever had. the staff was rude and unaccommodating.

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    Tiny intimate restaurant but very lovely well made dishes made right in front of your eyes.

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    We dined at Barbara last night and had the tasting menu. It was a lovely experience. And we liked the decor and service.

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