Mrs. C and I invited some friends to join us on an excursion to try this out of the way restaurant, based on the positive revues below. It is located near the 8 Rinks and adjacent 3 soccer pitches in an industrial park. I think they do catering and run the restaurant as a side business.

The ambiance was rather plain, and we sat on folding chairs at a trestle table in the all black restaurant. I will say the place was clean enough, except for the w/c. Unfortunately for us the usually quiet venue was packed full of people watching ultimate fighting. Every seat in the house was full of young people who had apparently just reached legal drinking age, and who wanted to watch the bogus non-sport on the big TV's. To add further insult the restaurant sound system was cranked up to uber-loud in order to accentuate the fighting experience. I felt like my ears had the crap kicked out of them...

The menu had a combination of pub fare and some banquet-type dishes (they are primarily caterers) so we had an eclectic variety of meals. I went with the Nathan's burger, as did one of my friends, and the rest had the lamb shank, pork medallions, and chicken penne respectively. The overly dry burger was on a stale bun with a side of cremated french fries, and the lamb was similarly dessicated. The penne and the pork were reported to be okay. None of the other side dishes were worth mentioning. One bright spot was the cheap beer at $3.75 a pint for Canadian.

Service was fine throughout the meal, although the constant apologies by the servers for the one hour wait for our order to arrive were a poor substitute for prompt service from the kitchen. When the bill arrived we were informed that a mandatory 18% gratuity had been added because they had the ultimate fighting on the TV. That was the last straw. We paid and left with deafened ears and a bitter taste in our mouths.

We all agreed never to return.

It is extremely difficult to find a restaurant in Burnaby that can be jazzy, but at the same time deliver reasonably priced food that is tantalizing. Nathan’s Grill was found on a random “Google-Day” and through the website I believed this place to be a hidden gem, alternative to going downtown. Keep in mind this critique is based on having a party of 30 people here so take everything with a grain of salt...

The Good:
- The food was very tasty, everyone in our party enjoyed what they ordered and I heard no complaints about the drinks either. The menu is definitely one of the better ones I have seen in a very long time offering a little bit of everything.
- Inside of this restaurant was a bit fresh and uptown, I would not go as far as say chic as their website advertises however it was modernized.
- This restaurant is in the middle of nowhere, which can be taken as good and bad because you don’t have to worry about pay parking or busy streets.
*FOREMOST* They were showing both the UFC event in Toronto and the Vancouver Canucks playoff games on the 4 large plasma televisions throughout the restaurant.

The Bad:
- The Staff here does not seem as competent and proficient as other big-time restaurants you will visit in Vancouver. I had 8 confirmation emails sent back and forth between the bar manager who ended up not having my parties table ready when we arrived on time. What ended up happening was an unacceptable experience in hospitality that should not happen to anyone no matter what restaurant you attend.
- *PARAMOUNT* from the outside, this restaurant looks dull and unattractive...period. There is one small parking lot for about 10 vehicles, after that most people had to be parked along the muddy side of the road.
- Since they only had three staff, they could not take care of all aspects of this restaurant including the flooding toilets which really made a loathsome impression on many patrons.
- Additionally due to the lack of staff, the food took a long time to arrive to patrons. If you are going with a group of four people or more be prepared to practice a lot of patience for your meal.
- Upon arrival, there were several children running around this bantam restaurant like it was a jungle gym. I do not dislike kids or anything, however for a Bar & Grill that is showing Mixed Martial Arts on television and serving alcohol, why would you allow this?

My girlfriend and i recently tried nathan's grill.While the food was good,the service wasn't!!When we arrived,we had to seat our selves.The place was dead but the server was too busy on her phone to seat us.When she finally came to our table,she took our order and went back to using her phone.I had the ribeye,and my girlfriend had the seafood penne.The food was quite good,but a little cold,not because of the kitchen,but because the server was on the patio smoking in plain site when our food came up(if they want a smoke,shouldn't they have one away from customers??).When she did bring us our food,she reeked of cigarette smoke.
Overall,we won't return,or recommend them to any of our friends.Although our food was good,our service wasn't.Maybe if our server paid as much attention to us as she did to her phone our review would be different.

I just had lunch at Nathan's, I work just around the corner. After paying 12 bucks for an overcooked pre-frozen burger, and soggy fries, you can bet I will not go there again. While the decor was decent, the service was too slow and I had to get up to request something as they seem to have a hard time getting around enough. The waitress knew I was not happy with the food and still charged me full price. As far as burgers go I'll stick with Wendy's.

Why is it so difficult to find a restaurant with a private room? Add the requirement of a TV and good food and it's nearly an impossible mission in the lower mainland.

After a long exhaustive search (away from the Olympic mayhem) I found Club Ilia. Made a reso nearly a week early and was told by the gal that a party of 25 would warrant the two small adjoining private rooms and no set menu. The day before the party I was informed by the Manager (who confessed to having no clue about the reso) that we'd be forced to squeeze into one room and order off a set menu otherwise a minimum buyout would be imposed. Forget it, I'll take my party elsewhere.

Enter Nathan's Grill. With only one day to find a new venue for the party, I dropped by to check out this restaurant. Chad met with us and was a 180 from the Manager at Club Ilia. Chad actually wanted our business. Sold.

Location: Obscured in the industrial warehouse district in mid-Burnaby. Almost all of us got lost finding it. But we know where it is now.

Ambiance: Comfortable seating, acoustics a tad loud, but it is a bar and grill. Although there aren't any private rooms, we pretty much had the place to ourselves as it wasn't very busy. I wouldn't come here for a quiet meal during any PPV events though.

Service: Jessica took great care of us all night. She was attentive, quick, and friendly, without being intrusive. And she was great with the kids in our party.

Food: Good reports from everyone save the pork chops. Steaks, paella, short ribs, etc. all excellent.

Overall: We had a great experience and were all pleasantly surprised at the caliber of Nathan's Grill. It was a perfect place to have a large group, enjoy good food, and watch the Olympic Opening Ceremonies. It's a shame this place doesn't seem to draw in the crowds. But we said we'd all be back.

i recently attended a christmas party at Nathans Grill in december, upon arrival i had my doubts, first was the location, went in a few circles before we finally found it and second was the size, for the amount of people that were scheduled to be there it looked like it would be pretty cramped,
however they did an excellent job with the seating arrangement and seemed well organized. the food was spectacular, a food bar was set up for everyone to snack on , the one item that vividly stands out in my memory were these small crackers with smoked salmon and onion, and an exotic platter of cheeses ive never heard of before(but now find any excuse to use at home) followed by a five course meal and a dessert bar to top it all off, all in all the staff did an excellent job "maintaining" the peace sorta speak and were quite helpful and coopertive. in fact ive been there for lunch a few times since then and enjoyed both food and service every time(keep up the unique daily specials!!!)
defineatly reccomend hunting this one down, its worth the trip!thanks to all staff at nathans grill

In search of a reasonable place to purchase a steak dinner, my hubby and I used this site to track down a place close to home. Having never even heard of Nathan's Grill, although it is 5 minutes from home, we thought we'd check it out. Although it was in a very odd area, we were intrigued by it. For a Friday evening, it was fairly quiet and we were greeted by a very pleasant server. The menu was quite extensive and not outrageously priced. My selection was a steak special and my husband chose a salmon dish. We were both delighted by how delicious our meals were. The flavor was out of this world and the way that the food was arranged on the plate was very tastfully done. The servers were very friendly and did not just look after their own area. We were well taken care of. We will definitely be returning and taking our family along next time!