Went there for my gf's bday after we had a nice dinner at the sandbar, what a good way to end the…read morenight, we laughed so much. I'll definitely go back.

Cracking entertainment! My husband, 2 kids (aged 11 and 13) and I watched the Blockbuster show as…read morepart of a 4 night visit to Vancouver from the UK. We laughed from start to finish, such a talented bunch of actors and really fun to contribute and feel part of what they create. Lovely bar by the waterfront to hang out and enjoy a drink before hand too! Highly recommend!

This venue is amazing never had to wait in line for a drink or bathroom…read more The atmosphere had a cool vibe and all the staff were amazing and helpful. I would see every concert there if I could!

My 2000th review!!!!…read more I didn't have much expectations for this theater. The exterior looked very rundown and old. First time here, and to watch a stand up comedy act by Jason Leong. Get here early as it does take a while for staff to check ID, scan ticket, and attach a wristband for alcoholic bar service. I was surprised to see the interior was totally renovated and looked quite opulent with all the red velour furnishings. The bathrooms are also renovated and there are more stalls now. There are two bar counters on each side with dining tables and chairs. Go down a short flight of steps to the floor area. There is also an upper level. It is a small theater, quite cozy. You can still see the show clearly even from the back. The acoustics for the stand up comedy is good. I like this place! Perfect for an intimate performance here.

Love this theatre, it's a magificent historic building and a lovely place to experience the…read moreVancouver Symphony. A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to participate in the guided tour ($11 ish) and I enjoyed it, a neat behind the scenes view and some great old stories. The architecture was interesting and the guides were friendly and interesting.

What a wonderful luxury experience to spend rainy Sunday afternoon listening beautiful music…read more Who doesn't like musical legend, John Williams's scores? I was grown up watching lots of 80's and 90's movies and this was the great opportunity to join sound immersive experience with the orchestra. And it's only $19 The catch is this concert artists are still students from Vancouver Academy of Music. But they are great. They had lots of audiences and I was happy to help those kids(some are adults) as well. Everyone are happy. Before I booked online, I checked the seat map by the third party website. They have slight "width" difference. I choose wider seat on aisle and it was very comfortable. There was no price difference. I hope it helps you next time.

Vogue is an older theatre with some renovations. It seems the seats were most recently updated and…read morefor the worst. They reduced the size of the seats and the space between the rows of seating. I'm 5'6" and it is uncomfortable to sit through a 1 hour 30 min standup. If you're not sitting at the end you are likely going to bruise your shins walking through. Good luck trying to let someone pass without leaving the row. People have fallen flat on their faces trying to get out. It seems like a safety issue. As it's an older theatre, the floor is pretty flat. Not tiered like newer movie theatres. Recently went to a show where they posted no photos of the show were allowed. The security guards paced through the middle aisle throughout the show. It was pretty distracting. During concerts they remove about half the rows for standing room. Oftentimes though the balcony is closed off. Washrooms are on the second floor. Only 3 stalls in the women's washroom as one is forever out of order.

We had a wonderful time at the Vogue Theatre watching Maoli in concert. We stood in line for…read moregeneral admission, we got thru the metal detectors wands and got front row! Bathrooms were good, and always lines at concerts. We had drinks there and enjoyed ourselves.

Do NOT do business with this group! My husband and I attempted to purchase a multi-show pack of…read moretickets. The Fringe Festival's software malfunctioned, which they admitted in an email, and we were charged without my husband getting his tickets. Then they refused to refund our money. Definitely a shady outfit.

This festival of absurd and wonderful theatre is so much fun - even if you end up at a sucky show…read moreor two. But when you find a great one - trust me, lines from it can stay with you for years. One show I saw eight years ago (8!) called "Labrador" still sticks with me. The performer, TJ Dawe, is still performing, directing, and writing new shows at the Fringe, and he's a pretty reliable Fringe pick (go see Totem Figures, playing at Havana Restaurant.) Otherwise, it's fun just to go down to Granville Island during the Fringe with no particular ideas, and just see whatever is playing or whatever looks good. If you make a night of it, you can probably cram in about three shows, two with a dinner/drinks break. Shorter shows are about 20-30 minutes, longer shows run up to an hour or an hour and 15 minutes. If you really, really want to see something, advance tickets are a good idea, but every venue holds back some tickets at the venue, and the box office for each show open 50 minutes before the performance. I made the mistake of waiting til after dinner to purchase tickets for one show, and by the time I got there, they were sold out. Who knew a play about socks in the dryer (yes, socks) would be so popular? PS Experimental theatre may not be suitable for kids. It can be raw stuff. But you'll probably laugh, perhaps even if it's not a comedy...

Went to see Imrov Against Humanity last night at the Rio Theatre. What is improv against humanity,…read moreyou might ask? Basically, a hilarious comedy show that combines two of my favorite things: the game cards against humanity, and live improv. A wicked combo. You walk into the Rio Theatre - 90s hip hop beats are playing, the lively crowd is already drinking beer (the theatre has a liquor license!), and snacking on surprisingly addictive popcorn. The show begins by drawing audience member's names from a hat who then go on stage and play cards against humanity. The process is very much a two-way dialogue with the audience, and the crowd gets pretty loud as the booze flows. Then when the winning card is selected, top improv actors play out the scene. Hilarious scenes, and the best testament to the show is that the majority of the crowd is regulars who come back each month. If you have a good sense of humour, this is a guaranteed good time. But if you are easily offended, some content might grind your gears -- it is cards against humanity after all!

It's been a while since I've been to any theater sports event, therefore, it was nice to get back…read moreinto it and give my jaw a work out that didn't require me having to buy dinner for the person afterwards. It is cheap to get in, only $24 and you get 2 hours of live improve. You play the card game and then the best one selected get acts out on stage by The Fictionals. It is taking the card game to a whole new level. A show for horrible people! We all have a little bit of that inside us all. The audience was small, however, lively. It made me appreciate the art of improve which isn't as easy as one may think.

I joined back in 2013 as a member at 28yrs old. This club is great for making connections of…read morequality. I've made friends that I would never have otherwise. I've been able to cross house boating and Tough Mudder off my bucket list. I regularly attend the hikes and enjoy spending time in nature. I'm really excited to go to The Flying U Ranch with the club for 2023's May long weekend. It's going to be epic! I can cross that off my bucket list too as I've wanted to go there with the club for years! There is something and someone for everyone here. I've seen people form lasting friendships, relationships form, marriages happen and babies be born all from joining this club. 10 years in the club is trusting review. Don't believe all the hate you read. Ask yourself how a review can be one star when the club has 4s and 5s? How many 1stars dove into the adventure and became a member? Not many if any. I always say you get what you put in. Be kind to yourself and allow yourself to have fun on your adventure of being single with us. Who knows , you might surprise yourself in meeting someone or laughing at silly 1 star reviews.

My membership ended in January 2024 and not a day too soon! Regretted it from my first event. The…read more"interview " is BS - it started with "Are you separated, divorced or never married?" when I said none of these she was confused and asked the same question again. I wasn't going to excuse her ignorance and let her off easy with an answer but was forced to swallow my pride and say I'm widowed. They offered me many different membership lengths and prices (special offers and discounts) the longer I took making a decision the more bonuses thrown in. In hindsight I probably could have negotiated a better deal. This is NOT a dating club (in Vancouver it's mostly women), completely disorganized, the Vancouver manager changed 4 times in my 2.5 years. The website and calendar are outdated but company refuses to modernize it. I joined for the international travel but only went on 1 trip which was nice but I heard from others some trips were disorganized. It's a second rate organization don't waste your time and money. Note: Vancouver is the only non-American chapter of this California based company

Sandbar has been on my list to try for a pretty long time. Somehow I never got to dining here until…read morerecently. I didn't want to deal with parking and weekend crowd and generally being lazy to drive all the way here on weeknights. The stars aligned. My friend drove and she wanted to explore Granville Island as it had been a while since she last visited it. We got here around 5 pm. We missed all the happy hours. So parking is free from 6 pm which was a nice surprise. $4/hour for 5-6 pm. We had an hour to browse the shops and market. The shops mostly catered to the tourists with lots of Vancouver and indigenous centric items which would make nice gifts. Back to Sandbar, it's located a bit away from the market area since it's at the Creekside area. We walked along the perimeter by False Creek. The big boat is our guide. From there we found out the dining room was upstairs. There was also an elevator, great for people with limited mobility. It was close to 6 pm when we arrived with no reservations. It was not that busy then and we were seated shortly. By the time we left an hour later, the place was bustling with people waiting for a table. It was good to see restaurants thriving on a Monday night. Our server was wonderful. Very attentive and made great recommendations. Our water glass was refilled constantly without being asked. The food was excellent. My friend enjoyed the grilled arctic char. I tried a bite and it was tender with perfectly crisped skin. I had the seafood hot pot in coconut red curry broth. I substituted the bread with rice. Good suggestion by our server. Coconut jasmine rice. The whole dish reminded me of Thai food. I was worried it would be too spicy but the heat was just right. Not overpowering and it went well with the rice. The pot was filled with plenty of seafood - mussels, prawns, squid, scallops, cod and salmon. Nothing was over cooked and rubbery. When we left, we noticed The Sandbar was part of the group which included Tea house at Stanley Park and Seasons at Queen Elizabeth Park and Cardero which all had equally good food. I'll be back again to try other food here.

It was okay, but the kind of place I recommend only is you are looking for something in the area…read more Went for lunch on a weekday and even though it was more than half empty, it felt rushed. We got our main dishes when we were only 3/4 done our appetizers. And they wanted to serve dessert the moment we were done the mains. The seafood itself was good but the vegetables were slightly overcooked and really salty. The rice was also somewhat overcooked. The salmon burger was okay, didn't have proper tartar sauce in it. Service was a bit weird. Waitress did a nice job, but we had some other wait staff also ask us how the food is and stuff so we had to answer questions multiple times. View is nice as long as you're not sitting facing the cement factory or the bottom of the bridge.

The show didn't go on. We went to see Frozen on New Year's Eve. I don't know if we got halfway…read morethrough when they announced that a performer was sick and could not continue. Were they really sick and didn't have an understudy? Did someone have celebration plans for New Year's Eve? What we saw of it was good. They were able to give us a refund since our show was canceled. It's a nice venue to watch a show like this. We had a great view of the stage from the balcony. It almost felt like being at a theatre for a movie than for live theatre. We almost saw a good show here. Thanks for giving us a refund.

My husband and I are season ticket holders and enjoy coming to this landmark on Granville Street…read more The frontage on Granville Street is a bit quaint which gives it its classic charm - ticket booth and all. Ushers are quick in scanning tickets so lines don't long esp on cold rainy days. As season ticket holders, we get the same seats for every show and this is important for us knowing we have the same good spot. If you enjoy watching live performances, support this theater!