Pretty new Italian restaurant along Nanaimo,classy and huge looks like it can accomodate morethan…read more50 clients at a time,somedays of the week this is open for lunch but mostly its a dinner place. Exterior and interior design was really impressive,inside its classic to modern and nostalgic vibes combined. I admired how crews are all very friendly. I tried pasta,the half chicken dish and I would say this close to perfection,price?well its kinda pricey but seems like money is worth,street parking only but its free,the resto is located on ground floor of one newly built condo,I only visited once but im sure I am coming back to try some more of their great dishes in the menu. The chicken I ordered is somewhat sweet its really tender and the sauce was yummy. They serves all kinds of colas,juice and alcoholic becerages,If you are planning for a weekend dinner calling for reservation is a must. I love this place,I love the foods and I love the vibes

We visited Foiletta last night for the first time to celebrate our dear friend's birthday, and it…read morewas an absolutely delightful experience! There were five of us, and we were warmly greeted by a friendly host who confirmed our reservation and guided us to our table. I had the pleasure of trying the Citrus Grapefruit Spritz cocktail, which was fantastic, and my friends also enjoyed their drinks. We started with a few appetizers, including: * Carne Cruda - raw beef, mushrooms, bagna cauda, smoked egg yolk * Polpo e Patata - grilled octopus & new potato hash, poached egg, salmoriglio * Italian Meatballs with Focaccia Bread Everything was delicious, but the Italian meatballs completely stole the show--soft, fresh, and perfectly seasoned with a touch of spice, just like in Italy . For our main courses: * I ordered the Linguine with geoduck clam, Calabrian chili, and parsley -- fresh, hot, and bursting with flavor. * My friends ordered the Rigatoni all'Arrabbiata with San Marzano tomatoes, Calabrian chili, and stracciatella -- rich, spicy, and comforting. The cherry on top of the night: our waiter surprised my friend by bringing out the cake I had purchased, and we all sang Happy Birthday, Judy!! Such a thoughtful and personal touch that made the celebration feel extra special. The service was attentive and friendly throughout, and the atmosphere made our birthday dinner unforgettable. Highly recommend this spot for authentic Italian flavors, great drinks, and a warm, welcoming vibe.

Everything I had was beyond my expectations!! My friends had been here before and suggested this…read moreplace. We got a table on the patio with the best view of Steveston Village. The only thing I didn't try was the warm salad but my friends liked it. I enjoyed the artichoke dip and the short.ribs pasta very much. The service was great! We had a few servers who came to our table to clean up the plates and filled water. I would come back here for sure!

Great view of the harbor, especially at sunset. I was a bit disappointed in the wait for the food…read more(there was a large birthday party seated at the same time), and the weak adult beverages. Mussels were not bad, but fish was either over (salmon) or under (miso black cod). Great area to walk around afterwards though.

Our family enjoyed the best meal we've had so far on our Vancouver trip at Kings Tap, and we're…read morealready planning to come back. First, we were seated quickly upon arrival, even though the restaurant looked busy for a Tuesday night. The servers were personable and genuinely kind, which set the tone for the rest of our dinner. The appetizers and drinks came out quickly, and both the chicken wings and calamari were some of the best we've ever had. Most calamari is served with tartar or marinara sauce, but their version came with a much more elevated yuzu sauce. Delicious! The mains were beautifully plated and tasted even better. The salmon had a light, balanced seasoning and was perfectly cooked, not dry at all. The steak and peri peri chicken were well seasoned as well, with a seared crust and moist interior. My daughter loved the pasta, too. For dessert, we ordered the Cloud 9, which was perfectly named. It was a banana cake drizzled with sauce and topped with ice cream, whipped cream, and fresh bananas. We're already planning what to order on our next visit because the menu had so many other items we definitely want to try. This was the best meal we've had in Vancouver, and we highly recommend it.

I've been to King Taps a handful of times now apart from having gone to the one in Toronto and I…read morewould say it's an elevated Cactus Club with a really pretty view. This is a great place for casual hang outs and quick dates. It's a bit far out in Lonsdale, but I would go out of my way for the views especially in the summer time! The servers are all really nice and they do a great job to communicating with each other to get customers in and up the stairs to their table. For this time, we came in with a group of 6 people and shared a bunch of appetizers and pizzas. I tried the new truffle pasta and although the meatballs were a bit salty, the pappardelle was yummy! King Taps is also quite well known for their delicious pizzas. I've tried a few pizzas in the past and they were quite good, but this time I tried the rotator pizza (vodka pie) and the mac daddy (big mac inspired pizza). The vodka pie was a bit too salty for me, but the mac daddy was interesting and refreshing to try! A lot of people in my group liked the vodka pie as it was something different as well. As always, you can't go wrong with truffle fries and brussels sprouts. I think I like King Taps a little more than Cactus Club as they have more of my preferred variety in the menu. You're not coming here for gourmet food, but you can definitely get solid bites and a solid time with loved ones. If I recall, their happy hour is also unbeatable - $7 cocktails, food starting at $7 and $5 beer/well highballs. King Taps is definitely a go to spot!

This place is a pass for me. I will caveat that we were a…read morelarge 20 person birthday group, but the food was mostly lukewarm at best. Not just my dishes, I asked around and about half of the others' dishes were lukewarm as well. Deposit required for large groups and no split bills which is totally understandable. FYI no balloons allowed but they're okay to serve cake. PEI New York Striploin 10oz horseradish butter + fried negi ($38) Not a super great cut, difficult to chew. Gravy tastes like the powdered version off the shelf. Wish it was hotter when served. Slow Braised Beef Cheek + Foie Gras mashed potato + grilled broccolini + triple pepper cream ($49) Mashed potatoes were hot, yay! Everything else not so much. 2 pieces of foie gras. Beef cheek was quite tender. Broccolini triple pepper jus + pecan ($14) Slightly colder than lukewarm, with the same powdered gravy. I liked the pecan though. Service was okay, they served some of the cocktails all on one side, and I had to distribute down the table to find the owner of the drink. Staff don't know who ordered what, which I was a little surprised. Decor is dimly lit, trying to go for a chic sophisticated look. I enjoyed the atmosphere and high ceilings and the concept of the place, but the main event (food) was a let down.

We heard a lot of good things about Hestia's dine out menu, which is $48 for three courses. We…read moredidn't get to try them during the dine-out period. However, they extended the dine out period till Feb 28, so we took the chance. The restaurant is tucked inside a quiet mall. It is dark with walls decorated with wine bottles and quirky paintings. I chose their Bone Marrow + wagyu Tartare for starter, Crab + Prawn Rigatoni for main, and smoked caramel cheesecake for dessert. The starter and dessert were alright, not particularly impressive. The Crab + Prawn Rigatoni was delicious. There was a decent amount of crab meat and prawns. The sauce was supposed to be salted duck yolk cream, but it didn't taste like salted duck yolk at all to me. However, it was still pretty good. It was creamy and rich, and went well with the seafood and pasta. The portion was generous and the pasta became a bit too salty in the last few bites. Two of my friends ordered the 2-scope ice-cream for dessert and the server let us know early on that the flavors would come randomly (there were 4 flavors on the menu). One of my friends asked if she could get peach cream yogurt for both scoops. The server was pretty helpful and said she'll see what she can do but no guarantee. While we had our main course, we saw other tables all had chocolate ice-cream + peach cream yogurt as dessert so we figured they were the two flavors of the day. At the end, the server did give my friend two scoops of peach cream yogurt. However, my other friend got two scoops of chocolate ice-cream instead of both flavors! We appreciated that the server tried her best to satisfy one of us' request! But it was by sacrificing the other's interest! My other friend didn't really mind but it was pretty hilarious! Overall I think the dine out menu was a great deal. This restaurant was comfortable and was a good place for friends to catch up and hang out.

What an unexpected find! We went with a couple friends last minute on a whim and everything we had…read moreblew us away. Even before we finished our meal, I already asked my fiancée if I could return here for my birthday later this year. I have been looking for a sablefish replacement since archer closed down which I thought had the best sablefish. I found it. Okini knocks it out of the park on this dish. Super flavourful and mouthwatering. Also tried the clam vongole. Delicious. And spicy. But too spicy for me but I loved it still. Service is amazing as well. Our table wasn't ready when we arrived and they let us sit at the bar to wait.

I came here with a friend to check out their happy hour where a lot of menu items are 10% off. I…read moregot the salmon soba and the duck to share but I thought the food was only alright. The presentation is nice and the quality of the ingredients is good. However, flavor-wise and complexity-wise, the food does not hit the spot. I am not sure if I would come back again but I do recommend this spot for special occasions if you're into Western Japanese fusion.

We had a lovely evening at Acqua. We had made reservations, but we were a few minutes late. We…read moredrove to the top of the parking lot, entered our licence plate by the reception desk and received free parking. We were warmly welcomed and offered a choice of seating. We choose a seat inside the restaurant as it was somewhat cool by the patio door, that was open. There is nice music playing at a comfortable volume. The room is nicely decorated and there is good spacing between the tables. It was very comfortable as the room was not noisey. We were given both a patio menu and the regular menu and we asked for the happy hour menu as there was still time left for happy hour. When we asked about the happy hour wine, one of the men, I believe he may have been the manager said that on Sundays they have bottles of wine for 50% off and he brought the list over to us. This was much better value than the happy hour wine by the glass. We shared an order of teriyaki chicken wings from the happy hour menu. It was a generous serving, and the wings were very good. For entrees my husband had the lamb shank with potatoes substituted for the risotto and I had sea bass. There was no problem with the substitution. My husband said his lamb shank was good. I enjoyed my sea bass. It was well cooked and there were 3 good sized shrimp with it. It was very tasty, but I would have preferred a bit less stock in the dish. For dessert we shared an apple passion fruit tarte that came with ice cream. The ice cream was a pleasant surprise as it was not mentioned on the menu. The tarte was good but we could not taste any passion fruit. It was a good evening. Service was good, the food was good and the room is very comfortable. It is good value for the money.

Located inside the Executive Hotel and Conference Centre. The 2 best things about this restaurant:…read morethe happy hour selection and the spacious patio. Happy hour is Sun-Mon: 4-6pm & Tues-Sat 4-6pm, 9-10pm. Service is a hit or miss. The restaurant is understaffed so wait times for food and to get the bill are dependent upon how busy the restaurant is. The food came out at different times so some of the dishes were cold by the time the rest of the food arrived. The food is also a hit or miss...the last time I went the food was overly salty.

In Vancouver with family for Spring Break, and with it being cold and rainy, we wanted some Korean…read moresoup. So glad we found Banju - and we knew we were in the right place when EVERYONE in the restaurant - wait staff, sushi chef, customers, cooks - were Korean. The menu is vast, and the prices are surprisingly resonable. NOTE: they only have menus using QR codes. AMBIANCE & SERVICE - modern restaurant. Low lighting, good vibes. We were greeted by several people right away, with a smile, eager to seat us. They were very attentive and filled our water and checked in on us several times. Impressed by their attentiveness. FOOD: We ordered steamed clams in a garlicky sake broth, and they were delicious! Perfectly steamed, and generous portion to share with 4 of us. LA Kalbi dish - very good. Meat was good, but a little too saucy. Beef Soondubu - generous portion. Son enjoyed it. Beef Dol Sot Bibimbap - also very generous. Pot was extremely hot, so the rice was extra crispy on the bottom. Came with miso soup. Very filling. Hubby ordered the Spicy Seafood Spaghetti (aka Jampong), which was decent. A little sweet, but plenty of seafood, and the texture of the noodles were good. And Kalbi Tang - this one got extra points b/c hubby loves piping hot soup. Broth was so tasty. The meat however, could have been cooked longer. Should be falling off the bone. Dishes came with 3 small side dishes (banchan) - would have been nice to have bean sprouts or spinach, which they did not have. But that's being nitpicky. This was one of our favorite meals in Vancouver, and would definitely recommend. They exceeded our expectations, and left feeling like this was money very well spent.

I was really looking forward to dining at Banju, but unfortunately, my experience was very…read moredisappointing. When we arrived, there was no one at the reception. A friendly staff member from the bar came over, greeted us, and showed us to a table. I would have preferred a booth, but we were not given an option and were seated at a regular table. We had plenty of time to look through the QR code menu and were ready to order, but no one came to take our order. We were not asked if we wanted any drinks, and we were not provided with plates, cutlery, or napkins. What made the situation even more frustrating was that customers who arrived approximately 10 minutes after us were seated at a booth, even though there were only two of them as well. They were immediately provided with plates, cutlery, and glasses of water, while we continued to be completely overlooked. At that point, I became so frustrated that I simply got up and left. I understand that restaurants can be busy and that there may be a system for seating guests, but customers should still be acknowledged and served in a fair and timely manner. Unfortunately, this experience left me feeling ignored and unwelcome. Customer service is an important part of the dining experience, and in this case, it fell well below my expectations. I was genuinely looking forward to trying Banju, but based on this experience, we will not be returning

Little Bird Dim Sum is a very nice place to eat tasty dim sums if you are near Kits. or Jericho…read morebeach. Lots of options to choose from. I really liked the sticky rice and sesame prawn toasts. Also a good option the fried garlic squid, it's lightly breaded so it doesn't feel heavy to eat. The BBQ pork bun were too much for me. The taste is nice but too much dough so I didn't enjoy it that much. The siu mai and cilantro shrimps dumplings were good. I have had better at other restaurants but those are still enjoyable. They are quite big so it's a generous portions, maybe better for people who like a bigger meals. Everything is great to share. Service is good. Prices are very decent for Vancouver especially since the restaurant is on the Michelin 2025 bib gourmand.

I've been here twice and tried a good variety of dishes. Overall, I've found that all the steamed…read moredim sum items were quite tasty - fresh and flavourful. However, the deep fried items were not good. Sometimes they were unevenly fried, sometimes the oil tasted really old and gross, almost mall food court quality. We waited 20min at the end of our meal for the egg tarts, thinking they were probably making it fresh, however, they came out stale and cold, not appetizing at all.