Just went here for dinner last night with my wife. We had a great meal. We started with the chickpea fritter (they were great - maybe a tad dry but great) and then she had the Halibut and I had the Steak Frites. Everything is fresh and the drinks are amazing. Would recommend visiting, but make sure you have reservations! read more

Came here for lunch. Had a cocktail named something something rose, it was great! Had beef burger and fish burger, both taste great! The daily special chicken wings are amazing with the sweet and sour taste. The tomato soup was too heavy though... Gonna come back and try their dinner sometime. read more

Hands down one of my favorite breakfasts places to come to while in Vancouver. Food is always fresh and staff are friendly. Eggs Benedict are awesome read more

Such a modern, yet cozy place. I ordered the smoked duck breast dish (medium-well), and it was the best duck dish I've ever had. It wasn't grainy nor chewy, no duck smell, either. All the ingredients in the dish went well together and was very flavorful and well-balanced all together. The only thing I thought was it could've been better if the duck was a little jucier & more moist. Overall, the service, food, and atmosphere were all amazing! read more

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Great atmosphere amazing food!! The few items we tried on the brunch menu were delicious. 100% recommend the Eggs Benedict and the pulled pork pancakes. Also the Bloody Mary was one of best I've ever had. read more

Fable Kitchen - Canadian (New) Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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I had heard about Fable through our CSA program, as Fable buys produce through local farms. We went for my dad's birthday, and the food was excellent! I had the milk poached chicken which was super juicy and delicious. Our table also tried the squash gnocci (so good!!), beef stiletto (they were out of frites), cheesecake, and sweet bites. The portions were generous, and we ended up with leftovers for lunch the next day! Our only complaint was the fact we had reserved a table in advance (and they asked if it was a special occasion which it was), but we were seated at the first table which has heavy traffic from the kitchen and front door. I regretted having the hostess hang up my jacket as every time someone opened the front door a draft blew over our table. I would have enjoyed our experience much better had we been seated further inside the restaurant and will keep that in mind in the future as we will be back! read more

Fable is hands down my favourite restaurant in Vancouver. I have been there on several occasions, including a celebratory dinner last night. I have never been disappointed. Last night we were the first patrons to order the trout pancake - so unique and delicious. (The canned tuna is another solid appy.) That is why I love this place - the food is unique and the menu is always changing! For such high quality and delicious food, I always feel like the bill is far too small. Service is always a cut above. read more

Make a reservation this place is bumping! The food here is well seasoned, beautifully prepared and the service is top drawer without being stuffy. The fritters were amazing, the cornbread was awesome, my GF's beef cheeks were perfect melt in your mouth delicious. ;0 I had the trout on a mountain of kale. I love kale and it was a bit too much kale :) I am please with the attention to detail by the service staff. I was offered more wine, my cutlery was replaced between courses. The Parfait was exactly that parfait :) The price is spot on when you consider the quality of the food and service. It is really nice to see the restaurant not getting lost in its concept as is common for restaurants of this style. At the end of the day no matter how great your concept is you still have to serve good food and have great service. Fable nailed the food and the service. Highly recommend. YPJ read more

LOVE this restaurant! Regularly indulge in their brunch, where you get a fantastic drink menu with your brunch menu (amazing!). They accommodate my many dietary restrictions and everyone is very friendly. I always feel welcome. Everyone should experience this restaurant's locally-sourced, farm-to-table atmosphere and menu! read more

I like Falble a lot. Yes, it can be a wait to get in (uh, cause its good maybe?) and I wish the tables we not so close together, but it doesn't deter me from returning. The staff seem to really care about, and be knowledgeable on the food they serve. AEverything is Always super fresh. Last time I went for girls night out, and we did not like the tuna appetizer. I wasn't complaining, I just said it was "ok" when asked by the waitress, and she insisted they replace it with something I would love. We were later approached by the manager who explained they looked into it, and realized one of the key ingredients was omitted in error. Excellent Service. I really appreciated the extra care, and I'm more then happy to recommend you try this place if you have not. read more

Went in for lunch today and the food and service was great. We had the chickpea fritters, the tuna salad and the lunch special which was a breakfast sandwich. Our server was there when we needed her and our waters were always topped up. Will be definitely back to try more dishes!! Love the farm to table concept they have! read more

Fable Kitchen - Chick pea fritters with curry sauce topped with pickled onions, pea shoots and cilantro - Canadian (New) Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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For a full review click on the link here: https://befoodstar.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/fable-kitchen/ read more

Smoked duck breast and gnocchi with pea puree were all great tastes! Overal ambiance and service quality are satisfying. Cheese cake with goat cheese tastes great and probably the best option among deserts list. read more

Visited this place last week during lunch. Nice weather, but it was completely swamped with people. Lunch took more than an hour, which was the downside. Otherwise, food was decent, I wanted to order the burger, but it was sold out. It was a big disappointment. Hence, I ordered the Vegetarian pasta with Chorizo added. Tasted like cream-pesto pasta, which was good but nothing crazy. I liked the overall ambience but service was relatively slow. My brother had the eggs benedict which was above average. Will return again but I hope that they would stock enough burgers for me next time :) read more

The food was decent and I love the farm to table concept. The waiter was also French and hilarious. We stood in line for maybe 30 minutes before getting a spot- it's definitely a Vancouver favourite. However, the portions were soooo small. We had to order multiple entrees before we were full. We probably wouldn't choose this as a go-to; more of an experience that you know will be stable and decent. No socks were blown off! read more

The number one rated restaurant in Vancouver on Yelp and man did it come through! The best beet salad ever!! If you're in the NW make a trip out to this North West jem read more

Honestly, this is one of the best diners in town. The only reason why I didn't give this place a 5 star is because of the wait time and the fact they don't do reservations. We went there around brunch and had to wait around 40 minutes. When we were seated, the servers were friendly and the food was A++. If you come here, you have to try their eggs benedict. Instead of english muffins as their base, they use buttery scones so the knife slides right through them and it gives it a chewy texture. Honestly, this place has phenomenal eggs benedicts. Best I have ever had in Vancouver. It might be even better than Yolks! read more

We love it here. It's always delicious. They do a great job of accommodating my food allergies. Service is always friendly and professional. Excellent place to eat any day of the week. read more

I am a regular here, and I usually think the food is great, but the staff is horrible. They treat all their clients as children. The vibe is that the older staff members can't catch up with their younger, more successful clients so they treat them like shit. I mean, young lawyers, business professionals, and doctors go here from the nearby professional towers. It is JUST like the staff screwed up in life and can't handle that their clients are younger, far more successful than they are and smarter than they are. Just bring me my coffee and don't tell me some sad story about how you were 18 and you never went to college and had your baby at 16. read more

Good service and delicious food. The dishes are good but nothing to wow about I would say. I did enjoy the octopus salad appetizer and the spaghetti and meatball appetizer. The appetizers are better than the entrees I think. The pulled pork gnocchi was alright but too heavy. Would have been better as an appetizer. Charging for bread and butter is a big no no in my books. That was a bit of a turn off. read more

Fable Kitchen - Octopus salad, lingcod, pulled pork gnocchi, maple syrup cake - Canadian (New) Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Fable's Boozey Brunch (the last Sunday of each month) is definitely something to check out! Offering orange or grapefruit mimosas and ceasar's for $4 . . . how can you go wrong? I will admit that the caesars taste a bit ketchup-y, but for $4 on a rough Sunday, I can't complain. The restaurant was completely packed and there was a great buzz about the place. I ordered the Fable Eggs and my boyfriend ordered the Farmer's Muffin. We also ordered a side of their homemade bacon . . . yup, I said it, HOMEMADE! (yum, yum, yum). Despite it being so busy, our meal arrived within a reasonable time frame. My Fable Eggs came with sunnyside eggs, lardons, mushrooms, potatoes, kale, rustic bread and tomato jam. The dish was nice, but certainly not the best brunch dish I've ever eaten. The bottom of the plate was filled with a liquidy substance - I'm guessing it was from the mushrooms, but I'm not entirely sure. It was just a bit strange and not something I would have expected to see in my dish. A friend at the table had ordered the same thing and also had a plate full of "mushroom juice" as well, so it seemed that this was part of the dish on not a mistake. Surprisingly, my favourite part of the dish was the tomato jam! It added just the right amount of sweetness to my savoury dish and helped wrap it all together quite nicely. My boyfriend's Farmer's Muffin included sausage, scrambled eggs, cheddar, tomato jam, salad and a potato rosti. It looked like a deconstructed muffin sandwich on the plate. The sausage was very tasty, as was the hit of the day - the tomato jam! Everything on this plate went very well together. No complaints in the flavour and taste department. We will absolutely be back to Fable very soon! We love the boozey brunch idea and thought that the prices for the brunch menu were extremely reasonable. The portions could be slightly bigger, but overall great value for the quality of food. Although the Fable Eggs on the whole weren't my favourite, there are other items on the menu that I'm excited to try! Cheers! read more

Great food, great atmosphere, great people working there. Really recommend Fable. Only thing I disliked was their soft drink, felt it came just from a grocery store around the corner. I took duck and my gf took the Slow Cooked BC Halibut and both had great taste, waves of different sensation came to your mouth. The duck had Quinoa, nuts & seeds, cherries & peaches, which came out in different times every time you chew. The Halibut just melted and was great with Bouillabaisse, chorizo, polenta. It also came with mussels, I don't like them, but I could tell they where really well made =) read more

I really like the food here, very fresh and tasty! But make sure you book in advance, as this place is always full. I had the duck breast as main course and scallop as appetizer, very happy with these choices! read more

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The service was excellent, and the food was amazing. We had the eggs Benedict and the steak sandwich, and both were delicious.

Fable is my favorite restaurant in Vancouver--the food and drinks are superb, the staff and owner are friendly and attentive, and the atmosphere is cozy and classy. The seared gnocchi is our favorite dish, and their Old Fashions are amazing. It's best to book a reservation--while they do take walk-ins, it fills up fast. We got in by coming a few minutes before they opened at 5 pm. read more

Visiting Vancouver with friends. Tried slow cooked salmon and mussels. Give it max stars rating! Great experience being first time tried out Canadian food! read more

Fable Kitchen - Canadian (New) Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Really good brunch food! Enjoyed the fresh scrambled eggs and omlet with mimosas for a nice brunch with my friend. Very good service and got our food pretty quickly. Would definitely recommend! read more

Delicious. Outstanding, inventive food. Very attentive and well informed staff. Definitely would recommend.

The best duck I've ever ever had. And the zucchini was a pleasant surprise. Really creative dish! Make sure to Make reservation at weekends

Came last night with a party of five after hearing really great things, but I have to be honest, I was super disappointed with the majority of our experience. We ordered: chickpea fritters, sweetbread special, flank steak special, pasta special, and an assortment of desserts. The chickpea fritters were the best of the savory, they were truly delicious, but not something super out of the ordinary. The outside of our sweetbread was a bit burnt and the flavours were really sub-par. The flank steak and its sides were nothing special flavour-wise, and the pasta was tiny and lacked flavor. I would give the desserts 5 stars (all amazing), but the prices were a bit too much to justify. Unfortunately, we also had sub-par service. Two of our entree's came out close to 10 mins before everyone else's and our server was not overly friendly or helpful (perhaps having a bad night). :( I rarely write reviews, but I was so disappointed that I felt compelled. All-in-all, I would not go back, and I'm sad because I had really high hopes. Unfortunately, the Fable Diner was an even worse experience, so I guess that's it for Fable and I. If you're in the area, I'd say don't bother and just head to Maenam next-door. Hope you all have better luck. read more

Probably my favorite restaurant in the last couple years! A must do, when in Vancouver. Very unique, very delicious combinations of flavors. The drinks are great, too! Try the "tuna in a can". Never disappoints. read more

Food tasted amazingly fresh. I had the eggs benedict with the ham along with the pulled pork Johnny cakes. The hollandaise sauce was not overpowering with the lemon juice, which pulled in all of the subtle flavors of the delicious ham. I usually don't like savory and sweet dishes, but the Johnny cakes was an exception. I loved the pulled pork and jalapeños stuffed in the pancake, and it was so flavorful that I didn't even need to add maple syrup to it. Service was exceptional and the waitresses there were patient with our big group of 7. I would definitely come back. read more

Nice place for brunch and dinner. Fresh ingredients delicately cooked but with reasonable price tags. Very friendly staff and great ambience every time. read more

The three stars conform to the Yelp rating system, where three stars = "A-OK." This describes perfectly my experience of Fable. By no means was it bad. But it wasn't great, either. It was a solid, plain, uninspired 'good.' The space is that weird long room on 4th & Cypress that has never housed a successful restaurant. I think there used to be an Asian fusion place there, then maybe a crepes place, then a burger joint? Inside, through a long, cramped hallway, the dining area opens up. It's dimly lit & homey, with wood panelled walls. The accent wall is a blackboard covered in a chalk mural. It's all very cute, but for the dumb light boxes on the accent wall. These feature meaningless word-slaw aphorisms about looking into one's heart & finding lost time (or some such), & seem to have been purchased from LuLuLemon's garage sale. These stupid light boxes irritated me because their inclusion is clearly intended to soothe the Kits yoga droids who are frightened by the hipster decor. Every time I looked up from my meal, there were the light boxes, glowing with smug complacency, imposing an irritating gnostic philosophy on a space that was otherwise relaxed & open to interpretation. An otherwise homey & comfortable room made totally cheap. A real shame. Our server was very friendly & knowledgeable. When my friend told her about her gluten blah blah blah, the server knew her stuff & checked with the kitchen about anything that gave her pause. I was informed that they were just getting their cocktails sorted out & didn't have a menu as such, but could likely make anything standard. Well, maybe anything but a Manhattan. Mine was, uh... well, it didn't taste bad, but it wasn't anywhere near a Manhattan. Now, I won't be too critical because the cocktail menu was clearly in flux, but did they only have limited ingredients or something? Because that's really the only excuse for what I received. I could taste dry vermouth (not sweet) in there, but no rye & definitely no bitters. I don't know what the other ingredients were, but they amounted to a khaki-coloured drink that was served in a martini glass & garnished with nothing (as opposed to a brown drink served in a tumbler & garnished with a maraschino cherry). Now, again, we're dealing with a cocktail bar that is obviously in transition, but part of that transition would really benefit from a book of bog-standard cocktail recipes. Or asking the person working bar to download one of the ten zillion free cocktail recipe apps onto their smartphone. Or just coming back & telling me that the person behind the bar has no idea what a Manhattan is & asking me if I'd like something else, & recommending that I just stick to the wine list. Hint: stick to the wine list. The food: it was good. I was happy to pay for it. But it wasn't great, & it wasn't very memorable. My friend had the obnoxiously-named "urban salad" (beyond the senseless name, when we're talking fresh produce, I don't want connotations of urbanity, thanks). I had the canned tuna, which was a cute idea (albacore tuna & lemon & potatoes in oil in a little mason jar), & which tasted nice. The lemon was very overpowering, though, & the tuna was pretty sparse - two chunks about the size of quarters. My friend's main was the salmon, which I didn't sample, but it seemed to involve a lot of green. She said that it was 'nice.' My main was the feature, which that night was pork shoulder & some kind of pastry stuffed with ricotta & pork. The pastry was lovely, but the pieces of pork shoulder were dry & the teaspoon of gravy & compote provided weren't enough to enliven them. For desert, I had a lemon thing, which, too, was 'nice.' It was clearly trying to get into molecular foodie territory, with its gin foam & lemon ice, but the combination didn't quite work for me. Every forkful just tasted like a lot of lemon. Even the tangerine slices tasted of lemon. Pretty boring. My friend had the dessert platter which came with lots of cutesy tea-room desserts. The meringues were truly excellent. I didn't try the pink macaroons because their neon colour put me off, but my friend said there were excessively sweet. All in all, this place is good. For Kits, which - given the other offerings in the area - is an area that doesn't know much about food, it's an absolute oasis. This is the best restaurant you'll find on that Kits strip of 4th, but that's a pretty hollow victory. The food is good, the service is lovely, the space is cute (light boxes aside), & I'm sure the cocktails will improve. But, given how much choice there is in the city, 'good' and 'nice' just aren't enough, & I'll try somewhere else before I return here. Sorry, Fable - no hard feelings. read more

I had an ok/nice meal but thankfully I didn't have to pay! We shared the 5th least expensive bottle of red wine, one appy and a main each and our total before tip was $155. Bread is not provided, you pay extra and our slices were less than 1" high, 5/8" thick and 3" long (similar in shape and size to a fingerling potato), that part was probably the most egregious for me. read more

Went there for brunch and it was totally overrated. Luckily the wait time was fairly quick. The service and ambiance were good, but the food was nothing special and the portion size and value were really lacking. Three egg omelet...I think not. We found the flavors totally unbalanced; everything was too sweet despite the fact that all of us ordered savory dishes. The condiments, sauces, jams, that were served alongside the johnny cakes, sausage, scrambled eggs were so sweet and overpowered everything. Do yourself a favor and go to The Oakwood or Cafe Medina instead. read more

Yelp hasn't failed me :-). Awesome food, great ambiance, friendly staff and fair prices. Got the onion gnocchi and honestly it was one of the best gnocchi I had in a long time. Finished the meal with a lemon parfait that was delicious. Parking can be a little tricky, but totally worth the effort. Will definitely come back again. read more

Every time I visit here I always get to the realization how much I need nothing-fancy-but-really-good meals. Located on the old ReFuel in Kits, this cool restaurant has been serving for that exact craves of mine for a while now. My go-to dish here is Steak Frites. Yeah, it's good ol' steak and fries. Boring this dish may sound, but it is not. Steaks, potatoes, mushrooms, and kai-lan broccoli. And add a cup of lemonade to that mix, I'm in my perfectly peaceful weekday evening. Seating can be a short wait, so a planning would be recommended. read more

On vacation from the East Coast and had dinner here due to Yelp reviews. First off I want to say that the service was excellent. Everyone was very friendly, helpful, attentive and was 5 star. The 2 star rating was more for the food. There was 4 in our party and we each ordered something different to get a taste of as many items as possible. For appetizers we ordered the Canned Tuna, Chickpea Fritters and Flatbread. The Canned Tuna was too sweet for my taste and overwhelmed the subtleness of tuna...more jam than tuna. The Chickpea Fritters were okay but nothing special as I have eaten a lot of falafels at half the price. Overall it was not special enough be an elevated, deconstructed falafel. The Flatbread was okay, again, nothing special outside of the nice crispy pork belly chunk. For our main course we had the duck breast, potato wrapped chicken, salmon and steak frites. I had the duck breast, medium rare, and the problem was that the fat between the skin and flesh was not rendered. I love crispy duck skin but the skin was underdone, soft and with the raw fat it was inedible. I had to cut off the fat and skin to only eat the duck flesh thereby rendering it only half an entree in my opinion as the skin is a key component of having a duck breast entree. The potato wrapped chicken was disappointing as the potato around the chicken was a dense 1/8 - 1/4 inch layer of tasteless potato. Overall the dish was bland. The Steak Frites was skirt steak and it was tasty but the portion was smaller than expected. It came with mushrooms on top of a spicy hoisin sauce, interesting. My eleven year old son had the salmon and he thought it was too "lemony" on some bites but I had some and didn't have any issues. Overall the food was average but given the price paid and expectations from all the excellent reviews it was a disappointing dinner. As I said before, the service was great and the waitress came by a couple of times and asked how everything was giving us ample opportunity to mention these issues. Maybe the duck was correctable but the others were what it was so we left it alone and just nodded that things were good. read more

After hearing loads of great reviews about third place, my Fable cherry has been popped. This place was chosen for my birthday dinner, just me and my other half. A super rare (like unicorn rare!) Date night away from kids. While I don't really fault anyone for this, I feel it's worth mentioning... the yelp attributes for this joint indicated that it is not good for kids. The prices of the menu suggest it's not geared for kids. Our reservation was for 7:30 which is getting late for kids... so imagine my surprise when we were seated next to... a toddler. At first I was silently horrified. Oh no... the first night in MONTHS I get a break from kid noise and I actually still am listening to a toddler. At the time the munchkin was being held because she had started to fuss and was banging the table with a spoon. At first I thought "who brings a small child to a place that doesn't have high chairs?"... but wait... they DO have high chairs, and a bucket of toys it appears. Fortunately for my exhausted and worn out self, the family was on their last course and left soon after... but there you go... they ARE kid friendly... which on any other day would make me very happy. Just thought you should know... kids are a possibility here. Anyway... service, totally amazing. For food, we had the halibut steam buns special to start and it BLEW my mind! Pow... blown. I wish this was a regular menu item so I could order it every day. Our mains were also awesome. I had the duck, which was very good, although not my favorite... my date had the pork special (which I can't remember the actual name of) and it was FABULOUS. All caps worthy type fabulous. So in conclusion... you NEED to eat here, just go on a night where you're ok with running into children. read more