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There are a few tables and I have had both dine in and take out from this tiny and very friendly restaurant. I am hooked on the lamb souvlaki pitas but everything else looks as fresh and delicious. If you need a quick takeout, this place caters to many dietary needs, vegan, vegetarian, gluten free etc.
The staff are efficient and cheerful and make you glad you dropped in-even during the lunch hour slam.
Great for a quick takeout, dine in is very casual but the cheerful atmosphere is entertaining, picnic (maybe on your way to the fireworks in the Summer) etc.
On behalf of the Sea Shanty Fish n Chips, we would like to thank our valued customers for showing us the support and love for the long 12 years our family has put in to this establishment, We would also like to thank Mike, the previous owner, for keeping us in line and trying so hard to keep the dream alive! Sea Shanty closed it's doors mid February :( We are deeply saddened by the circumstances and we will keep everyone up to date as to if and when we will reopen. (still in process) You never know what the future holds! We wish all the best to our customers for that is what you all wished for us :D We would love to hear from you! please email us at seashantyfishandchips@gmail.com
We've had Sooooo many inspiring and grateful emails from some of our re-occuring customers, we would love to hear many more! Express your thoughts on the sea shanty and why you think we should or shouldn't re-open.
Hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful weather!!!!
From all of us at The Sea Shanty!
Cuiscene is probably one of down-town Vancouver’s best kept secrets. It is awkwardly hidden on the fourth floor of the Sears store.
I've been going there for lunch on & off for a few years now.
Some colleges have shown me the place a few years back. Since then I try to go there when I have to work down-town. I've been told that they make almost everything form scratch which seems believable. All the times I've been there they have been serving consistently excellent food. Their daily specials are always interesting. I had the trout special the other day and it was outstanding. Prices are very reasonable. Almost everything is under $10.00. It's hard to find a deal like that down-town these days.
Too bad they don't have any windows. The restaurant itself is a bit drab, especially for this time of year. Sometimes we end up getting our lunch in a take-out container to take back to the office or find a place outside to eat. Service is usually friendly and pretty quick. I’ve bee told the will be closing by the end of summer, along with the Sears store, which is unfortunate. I will be back a few more times before then.
Breakfast at this place is like none other. Usually when you decide to go out for a morning bite you expect your typical eggs, bacon and toast. This place turns that concept on its head with their skillets.
Dinner here is out of this world delicious. After trying their 7 hour braised lamb, I realized that its probably a crime to cook lamb any other way. It was absolutely fantastic. But so is everything on their menu.
Save room for dessert, or take some to go if you can't.
Oh and P.S. Awesome service to top it all off.
GREAT PLACE!
I have been going here for 3 years and have always had consistently great sushi and great service. Most of the girls here are EXTREMELY friendly, always smiling every time I am there - and on some weeks that has been 2 to 3 times. When my son was a baby even the chef came out of the kitchen to talk to him which I thought was really nice. They are very busy but service has always been fast. They have decorated the walls with photos of patrons which is kind of neat.
I like there sushi better than other restaurants because I find that the rice is better than most - not too sticky. The yam tempura roll has a lot of deep orange yam and the avocado roll is always the freshest avocado there is. The prices are a bit higher than anywhere I have been but that is offset by the complimentary edemame they give for dine-in guests or the yam roll for take-out. That was too be honest the thing that got me hooked in the first place. For about a year (2010/11 ish) when I went in I was rarely getting the yam cone with my take-out meals even on large orders so my visits slowed a bit but this last 6 months I have received it every time, yay! If the complimentary snack was a gaurantee I would rate value 4.5.
Decent restaurant at Davie. The 9.95 combo is not really worth it - the salad is just a few pieces of lettuce. The appetizers were not that great either and overpriced.
However, the main curry/noodle/entree dishes are OK. The serving ratio of eggplant to meat in my curry was almost comical, but it was a good meal. I would rate the restaurant higher, but there are so many good alternatives close by on Davie street that I would not come here again. If you want Thai food and can get a table (it is busy and has limited seating space, not even sure if it has a washroom) then for all means stop by.
It was such a nice day today that a few girlfriends and I decided to try the Cactus Club right on English Bay.
We were told the wait for the patio would be 15-20 minutes, handed a buzzer,
and told to wait in the area. We waited 10 feet from where it was given to us for 30 minutes,
all the while the hostess kept glancing at us and away,
until she seated to 'walk in guys' who had not waited on the list.
I asked if they had a reservation, and she told me no, so I asked why we hadn't been buzzed yet.
She stuttered and said that she had been buzzing us for 5 straight minutes,
I told her it was in my hand the whole time and it hadn't buzzed,
yet she continued to argue and not accommodate us.
I even pointed to where we were sitting right next to her, and she did not acknowledge the fact.
Instead, said that we could wait for the next table,
and offered the idea that maybe our buzzer was broken.
(coincidently enough we heard her say 2 minutes earlier into her ear attachment that apparently they were 'down')
We shouldn't have, because when we did we were seated on the upper patio at a table that we had to
re-arrange ourselves to fit at. There was about 4 inches on one side to try and sit in, and on
the other side of the table the chairs couldn't even be pulled out. No help was offered from the hostess,
even when we asked what to do. Instead, the man at the table next to us had to interrupt his date and help move his table so we could move ours to sit down.
The ground was dirty, with receipts laying all under my feet.
For a nice restaurant, the first impression was terrible.
Our server was nice, however, and the food was good, along with a nice view.
I work in a nice restaurant too, I understand the service industry, and the image left for me from this location is not one I would recommend to friends.
Went with my family and in-laws to this restaurant today. After following up a few times... majority of food came about 45 mins after we put in our order. My order of Chicken Teriyaki actually *never* arrived so I asked them to cancel it. Someone came out to apologize and offering free drinks/pop... What's the point when I'm still hungry? The food wasn't particularly anything special either. I do NOT recommend this place.
We were feeling uninspired for making dinner last Friday and hadn't ordered pizza for a while so we browsed the collection of takeout menus that are stuffed regularly through our mail slot. Decided we'd try Panagos because we couldn't remember ever ordering from them before and they had some interesting looking pies. We ordered 3 large pizzas on regular crusts and they were at our door in about 20 minutes...wow.
The Veggie Mediterranean was the best of the 3 with the onions, spinach and feta making a flavourful topping combo. But the Italian Deli and Tropical Chicken were sparse on toppings and quite bland which was disappointing. And the bill came to $60 before tip. Not our best pizza delivery adventure.
I've never been to a Ceili's Irish Pub before and a bunch of the guys planned to meet there for dinner before the Caps game so I went online to check it out. The beer menu looked pricey but outstanding with some nice UK beers on tap so I was sold. Reviews for other Ceili's seemed to trash the food so I was wary about what to eat.
Got off the bus parched so I started off with a London Pride, a hoppy bitter style beer ($7.50) that was crisp and refreshing but served way too cold to enjoy all the nuances. Ordered a steak sandwich ($16) with black and white onion rings. Steak came perfectly cooked medium rare on a bit-too-chewy toasted baguette. The rings were outstanding, crisp and not greasy, lightly drizzled with a stout reduction. To celebrate, I ordered an Innis & Gunn ($7.50), a Scottish brew aged in oak barrels. mellow and rich with fruity after flavours....delish. For dessert I had to have a Guiness to complete my UK trio.
The decor is "North American Irish Pubby" if you know what I mean. And I hardly noticed the attractive and attentive waitresses in very short tartan skirts with cleavage pleasing black tops......
I ordered the most expensive draft beers on the menu so the bill reflected that but I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the food at the Kits location. I'm drooling a bit just thinking about the rings. I'm going back soon.
Went to Southpoint Pub 5pm Mon May 14/12 to enjoy beer & dinner. We told server we would be ordering food but wanted to enjoy a beverage 1st. After change of servers we told new server same thing. Also told Bartender same thing. There were only a few patrons in the pub the 3 hrs we were there. About 7:30pm 2 fellows came in & ordered dinner. At 7:45pm bartender, server & liquor store employee enjoyed their dinner at the end of the bar. I waited until they were finished to summon server over to order dinner. We were told 'THE KITCHEN IS CLOSED'. No notice, noone came to ask if we planned to order food, nothing, nada.
When we told the server this all she said was 'sorry'. I told her we noticed she & other staff members enjoyed their meal just min earlier. We paid for our beverages & left. Will never return. We used to go to this pub fairly regularly & did enjoy good food. This was at least a yr ago. No wonder noone was in the pub.
We have discovered Original Joe's on 160th near 24th & defiinitely enjoy the food, service & staff there. Suggest anyone in the area go to Joe's - forget ever visiting Southpoint again.
Who would have guessed that such a nice Italian restaurant has sprung up in Chinatown (or at the fringe of it)? I had lunch there with my wife just now. The appetizers were very creative and very tasty. We had two different pasta dishes for our main course, and both were yummy, cooked just right (al dente). We saw that some of the people at the neighbouring tables ordered pizza, and all the pizzas looked great (at a very decent size), so I presume that they tasted great as well. The price is not cheap, but you get what you pay for. The only slight negative was that bread did not come free, and they charged $1.50 or $2 for 'a side of bread', which consisted of 4 small thin slices of freshly toasted bread, drizzled with olive oil. There weren't too many people there, so the place was nice and quiet, but considering the hard surfaces everywhere, it may get noisy in the evening. But then, Italian restaurants are always noisy anyways. If you haven't been here, you really should try it out.
Me and my wife went to metro town to celebrate mom's day, we had planned to eat at a Japanese resto since she was craving for shrimp tempura. We have always been dining to Daimasu ( which is a very good place ) whenever we wanted japanese food but since we are already tired we opt to dine at Kawawa Japanese resto. and going to Kawawa was the worst restaurant we had eaten as far as i can remember.
We ordered Tempura Boat and Salmon teriyaki. Salmon teriyaki came out first and we have to wait for another 20 minutes for our second order to come.since we don't want to eat one at a time we waited for the next order to come out of the kitchen.it was not at all busy but the food came out so long. The food has no taste at all and the tempura seems like old.
Worst is that the server nor the manager didn't check us out after they delivered the food,never refill tea or water. NO SERVICE AT ALL.
On our check out our server was cutting orange wedges on the front of the house and didn't even thank us after we pay the bill. All she wants to know is if we had give tips on my visa. The host left the counter after she handed us the credit card machine and didn't bother to check if the payment was approved or not since she never came back to check.
NEVER EVER COME ON THIS PLACE, YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.
We have eaten here a few times and always enjoyed ourselves. This time we did take out so there wasn't a place to the ambiance to choose from. But we have been here and the decor is nice and appropriate for a nice family run authentic Japanese restaurant.
We did take out this time. The food was all ready for us when we picked it up. First, I like the people. They are nice and try hard and to me that makes all the difference. They are Japanese. When I saw there last time our waitress/server was so nice. This time the owners wife was there and she was very nice. So for service I gave a five stars.
The food is very nice. The sushi chef is right there and makes it for you. The fish is fresh and the food from the kitchen was very good. We got the basics today, rolls, sushi, tempura, and an burdock root (I think it was, which was so tasty-deep fried root). So for food, for the three times we eaten here and done the take out, it has always been fresh and tasty. For the rolls, when the rice tastes fresh and not stale that is a big thing for us. Here, the rice is fresh. You can see them making everything.
For the cost, I would say it is very reasonable. It is not fine dining but the place is clean (which is always important), the people are very nice and try hard, the food is fresh and good quality, the location is convenient. Overall, I would recommend and I will be back to enjoy.
I think the last reviewer Amythist is crazy. This excellent Thai restaurant is NOT expensive. It's more reasonably priced than most Thai (usually actually Chinese masquerading as Thai) restaurants. The woman that runs it is actually from Thailand, as are her staff. They use authentic Thai ingredients such as Keffir lime leaves, tamarind, lemongrass, thai basil, Asian eggplant...etc.... something you don't find very often in Thai restaurants. The portions are very generous. I really don't understand how anyone can say that they aren't. Just look at the pictures of their dishes on this website (dinehere.ca). I have tried every Thai restaurant in Vancouver and the lower mainland and this is the most authentic Thai restaurant I've discovered. I drive from White Rock several times a week just to pick up food from them. The restaurant is very clean and has a nice modern feel to it. The food is beautifully presented and is delicious...... seriously! I think the best part is the service though. The waitresses are all very hard working and are so very nice. Parking is not at all a nightmare since there is a huge parking lot (free) right across the street where the Army and Navy and IGA are located.
Their cheese sticks are amazing a must have. They deliver when they say there going too. and the food is fresh and tasty. I also find for what you get their very afordable, and one of the cheaper places to get pizza from they always have some kind of deal on. So we always get our moneys worth.
Thier wonton soup is the best I've ever had and they come to your table and serve you. Which is a nice touch. The food is great. I've now tried many of the items on the menu and find I like most. Thier authentic this isn't american chinese food. This is actual chinese food which in Langley is amazing.
I liked the food, but was shocked by how much everything cost and on some dishes how little you got. Parking was a nightmare. Service was fair the washrooms were clean but for the price I could have gone to a really nice restraunt. We wont be going back. Which is a shame because authentic food in langley is nice.
My companion and I finally tried Akbar’s Own for dinner the 1st time. For starters, we had the mixed appetizer platter ($10): Aloo tikki, vegetable and chicken pakoras. It was served with tamarind and mint chutney and complimented nicely with potatoes and spices especially the chicken pakoras. Pakoras are similar to fritters or croquettes but these were not greasy.
Make sure to try Nann bread with your meal to enjoy the (curry) sauces. We had the Aloo Naan ($3.00) stuffed with potatoes and spices as well as Palak Paneer Naan ($3.00) stuffed with spinach and cottage cheese. They were fine but my companion felt he had better; they could have been more generous with the paneer. If you never had nann, it’s like a pita bread. I enjoyed the leftover again at home with my own stuffing.
For our entree, we tried the lamb rogan josh ($13) and fish goa curry ($15). My companion enjoyed most of the lamb while I was quite taken by the fish curry. It had a wonderful tangy taste and coconut curry flavor which simply made me want to come back. Some may consider the serving relatively "small" compared to North American dishes but it's the flavour that will satisfy your tummy. The service was attentive and the restaurant atmosphere is relaxed. The menu has a good selection for vegetarian and meat lovers and prices are reasonable compared to Chutney Villa and East is East.
We have been eating at Some Kinda Pasta periodically since the late 90s. We have dined in and we have picked up food and eaten at home and we've always been pleased with the service and the food.
On Sunday evening, we ordered food for take out off the menu on their website. Only one person in our group actually got what they wanted because they have changed the menu so much. Changing the menu in itself wouldn't have been a problem, but it would have been much better if the current menu was online.
When we received the pasta, the noodles were all too soft. We ordered three pastas with cream sauces and the sauces were all the same - the additions had obviously been added after and the cream sauce didn't have a lot of taste, just a lot of butter. We ordered a roasted chicken sauce with artichokes and mushrooms that had no artichokes or even artichoke flavour to it. We ordered green and Caesar salad - the Caesar salad was okay, but the green salad was wilted and very sad looking.
As I said, we have been coming to Some Kinda Pasta for years, but really felt that the quality of the food was below average and certainly not worth the expense. My husband was disappointed with the service on the phone as he was ordering. The person who took his order gave him the impression he was wasting their time, especially because he was ordering from what is apparently an old menu. We did call just before 5:00 to order to avoid the dinner rush as from our previous experience the restaurant can be loud and busy during dinner time.
I don't know that we will return to Some Kinda Pasta, either to eat in or take out - there are options closer to where we now live that provide better value for our money and are tastier.
