It was a date night for my lovely wife and i, dinner and a movie. We decided to check out the Port Moody Boathouse. We have been to the other Boathouses , English Bay, White Rock, New West and i can say that this particular location is the best of them all. Great location although parking can be a problem because they share the parking lot with the park and the rowing club next door. The ambiance is excellent, great view of the water and the service is very friendly.
We made a reservation through their website, which worked out nicely. We arrived about 20 minutes early so we sat at the bar and ordered some drinks and an appetizer. The drinks were good, Calamari was good, the dipping sauces were very good. You can tell it was made in house and not taken out of a bottle.
We were seated at the table and greeted by a very helpful server. However we were disappointed that they didn't have alot of the items listed on the menu like Ahi tuna, or the fish sampler.
I ordered the sirloin lobster combo and my lovely wife ordered the miso crusted halibut. The lobster was spectacular, my steak wasn't done the way i had ordered but they corrected that immediately. The green beans were very tastey, well seasoned. We found the halibut to be under seasoned and over cooked. It was kind of dry. The miso paste was pretty much non-existant. It was more like just a breaded halibut. The portion of fish was very good. Over all the fish was good, but it wasn't great. I always look for wow factor. The beans had some wow factor.
Usually when i go to the Boathouse i always leave hungry. I end up having to stop for fast food after dinner to satisfy the appetite. But on this occasion i was actually full. We weren't able to finish everything so we doggy bagged it.
Overall it was a good experience, i would definitly go back. Not very often because it is quite pricey. But i think i will have to check out Lobster Fest next week.
Cheers!

Went for a group lunch on a Sunday. Somewhat sparse considering they have a brunch offering.

Food - their food wasn't amazing but just okay for such a nice restaurant. Ahi tuna appy was super yummy but everything else wasn't memorable at all. Miso-crusted halibut had potato wedges so overcooked they were actually pointy in my mouth. Fish itself was also overcooked.

Service - great from our servers, but had long wait times for our food.

Value - seems pretty expensive.

Ambiance - pretty nice place, location, decor.

Recommended. Checked out this place a few days ago as part of a work Christmas function. Nice restaurant, great ambiance, excellent seafood, fantastic view, all nestled away on the Port Moody coastline.

Food - Sampled the Calamari Fries and Sweet Chili Chicken for the appys. The Calamari fries were great! For my main, the Coconut Tiger Shrimp was superb, but a bit on the greasy side. Best part of the meal was the desserts. Sampled almost all the desserts - best ones were the Mocha Ice Cream Pie and Molten Chocolate Brownie!

Service - Although the restaurant was not very busy, we only had one server looking after our table of 13. He was very friendly, and attentive, but not very fast. Orders took quite a while to be taken and fulfilled, and drink refills were slower than expected.

Value & Ambiance - Our lunch was complimentary, but the prices seemed very reasonable. This is definitely a nice place, so a bit more expensive than the average restaurant. Really superb views of the Port Moody coastline, and such beautiful decor on the inside. Love the huge fireplace!

I've always been a fan of Boathouse in Richmond so I assumed the service, food, etc is just like anywhere else.
The place, I must admit, was gorgeous. It kinda gave me this warm homey feel. The place was packed on a Sunday night so the 2 lovely hostesses kindly ask us to hang by the bar but we have to wait about 30mins. My partner was starving so we suggested to sit by the lounge which had this beautiful fireplace by the window.
Once we sat down, it took us awhile before we got our menu. Once we ordered, we waited for our food. Keep in mind, we were very hungry. After 15mins which felt like 45mins, we still didn't get our bread. And our server was nowhere in sight. She was always hanging around this other table full of girls which I found out were her friends. Her back was always facing towards us so we never got a chance to wave her down. When the food arrived, we forgot to ask her where our bread was. During our meals, we keep on wondering when she's gonna come by to ask us how we were doing. We were running out of water and we still wanted some bread to complete our meal. The funny thing is, when she finally came by, she just strolled by our table and asked us how was the food. Before I could even finish saying ONE word (I said, "goo" which supposed to be "good", she floated away like a ghost. In the end, I found out another table was complaining that they didn't get their complimentary bread and one of the "lounge staff" was like yeah...it's our policy that we don't give our bread in the lounge. This table had 6 ppl and I bet their tips just went down the drain. Omfg What kind of policy is this? I'm sure the customers were just as upset as us especially they had to pay for the basket of bread they asked for! Boathouse spent a fortune building this marvelous structure but they can't even afford a basket of bread? Because of this dumb situation, I'm never going back. I'll stick with Richmond's Boathouse.

We have been to the Boathouse in other locations in past years and a couple of times in Port Moody since they opened. It can be difficult to find parking and so we were impressed that they did offer a Valet Service even though we did not use this service. The Restaurant was a different story as each time we have gone to Port Moody we have found the service lacking and the food very plain tasting. On our current visit our evening started out with a 7:30 reservation that had us waiting for an hour.....we were very disappointed that we did not get to our table until 8:30!! - making us wonder about why we bothered with a reservation in the first place. Our evening was now going to be a much later one than planned. We found the prices to be very high for the quantity and quality of the food and the service was just not as one would have expected. With the Seafood Chowder order we had to chase a server for a spoon, the Seafood Grill was very flat tasting and not fully cooked, we requested the roasted potatoes and got mashed with one order, another order came with a horriable Wild Rice side (sides were not listed on the Menu) so mashed potatoes were requested and the server brought roasted, the Prime Rib was full of grizzle, the Steak was very small and was on a huge plate making it look even smaller - etc. etc. The ambiance was okay - but it was very noisy. I think we would have had a lot more fun and better food if we had ordered a Seafood dish from the Fish & Chip Vendor at Rocky Point Park. Amazingly enough the Restaurant seems to be full every weekend - one can only assume this is due to most people either not being aware of the Service/Food Issues or do not really care. We have had better food & service at a much better price from other less known restaurants in the Tri-City area. We have no desire to go back.

Honestly the worst and most miniscule bouillabaisse I've ever come across. When our server asked how things were I watched my wife cringe. “Really, I replied this is pathetic.” She indicted that was typical. I had seriously thought this was a huge mistake by somebody new in the kitchen. A while later the manager stopped by…and not because it had been suggested by the server. By now my wife wants to get under the table. I told him I thought it was beyond belief. He said they get lots of complaints about it and he offered his apologies. He offered to take it off the bill but I declined because I had no intention of ever returning.

Too bad because I used to really like The Cannery and had been looking for a replacement hoping this would be it.

I took my mom out for an early Mother's Day lunch on Sunday, May 2nd.

I ordered the shrimp tacos with fries ($13.99) and my mom ordered the seafood grill ($16.99).

SHRIMP TACOS

If you like Old El Paso hard taco shells then I guess this is the lunch for you because I think that's what these were - straight from the grocery store shelf! I suppose because I've had fish/shrimp tacos at other restaurants that were quite good, I was expecting something along the same lines. Oops, I was wrong. Also, my fries were barely cooked and there was about 6 of them.

SEAFOOD GRILL (Prawn, sea scallop and salmon)

You get more potato and green beans than you do any of the above. You get one prawn, two small squares of salmon and one scallop. But like I said, if you like pototoes and green beans and want to spend $17 on it, then this is the lunch for you.

This is the second time that I've taken my mom for mother's day lunch at the Boathouse and from what I hear from other people as well it is quite hit and miss. I have had good meals at the Boathouse but not for a looooooong time. I would have complained to the Boathouse but honestly, I don't want a gift certificate for a free lunch.

I don't mind small portions whatsoever but it should be reflected in the price.

Next time, we're going to Pajos!

Since moving into the area I have been meaning to try out the new Boathouse in PM.

Upon entry to the restaurant, I was impressed by the decor and overall atmosphere of the dining room. Clean lines, beautiful view, well laid out.

As the dining room was full we chose to eat in the lounge. Service was very young, and fairly inexperienced.

White Sangria was very tasty and a great deal at 18$ a jug.

Firecracker prawn appy, although fairly tasty, was overcooked and greasy.

Mains included a Lobster and shrimp topped halibut with pesto gnocchi, and "the ultimate seafood platter. Both were over priced and and poorly cooked. The Seafood platter at 35$ was the biggest disappointment. For 35$ a plate I can eat virtually anywhere, including most of downtown's high end spots.

Although the bartender/servers were extremely week, the "deck crew" waitress was great and knew the menu well. We were also greeted by the floor manger and GM who were both very much on their game.

I promised the manager I would try them again, but will wait until warmer weather and hit the patio.

MM

I've been there twice and tried different dishes both times. (though I would have been happy to have the Salmon again and again...) The servers were friendly and talkative without being too chatty. Though they are a newer restaurant with a great view and nice ambiance, they didn't seem to be content to rest upon that and still worked hard to make us feel appreciated. The food was hot and fresh, and just amazing! I think I'd like to work there just so I could eat the food more often. We don't go to restaurants in this price range too often so it's nice to get good value and service for our money.

unless the food is equally poor. We tried a dine out here and had just about the worst service I have ever had. The waitress was completely indifferent and did not even know how to open a bottle of wine, claiming it was "not my forte"!! HUH??!! Every one her her mistakes was corrected by an awesome bus boy who should have been the manager. When I spoke with the manager at the end of the meal he seemed to care about as much as the waitress, not asking me for any names or details.

The sambal chili prawns were simply 6 sauted prawns with bottled thai chili sauce on them. I could do that at home for less than 50 cents. I was also supposed to get bread as part of the appy but they "ran out" and just didn't bring it until I was done the prawns. The seafood pasta supposed to be in a garlic cream sauce yet there was no detectable garlic in there. It was mostly rubbery clams with a few pieces of raw salmon in it. YUK

The slow service saw us getting our bottle of wine(after we had to ask twice and them contacted the bus boy) as we were finishing our meals. Our after dinner coffee came the moment I put my dessert fork down.

The location is nice and the building is nice(but noisy) but I can assure you there are far better restaurants around and I won't waste any more money there.