First time at this restaurant.
Server/host were attentive and eager to please.
Mussels were very good.
Reasonable wine list.
Wife's Cod was a little too salty; my steak was undercooked but still very tasty. Sides were a tad boring.
However, perhaps I have spent too much time reading reviews and actually think I have talent as a critic...I do not!

We will be back to try different dishes.

We walked in and sat down to eat. I felt unsafe. I had some guy leering at me the entire time.
When my husband got up to go to the washroom the guy made a b-line for our table.
He was a member of the staff!!!
He asked if he could refill my water and touched my shoulder. I thought maybe he was just being friendly until he commented on my perfume and dress and touched my hand that was resting on the table.
My husband came back and the guy couldn't have left quicker.

Our food arrived, finally! Cold and overcooked! Like leather! He could not cut through his steak and I could hardly even eat MY cold food as my stomach was turning from the male staff member.
On top of it all..we had to pay $$$$ for a very unsatisfying experience!!!

If you dare go into this establishment, bring your own food and a can of mace!!!!

Before I write my review, I read (well skimmed thru) the comments below. I find that many of the comments are 2 ends. Either very good or very bad. So I don't know whether my comment of my one time visit will be helpful.

Anyway, so my frd and I went to S last Sunday. Before we went, my coworker told me that S is got great fancy look outside but inside ain't that great. But both of us thought she was wrong. We thought the decor is way better than the look of outside. It's quite big and quiet since there was only about 1-2 tables inside. The service was good and attentive. We didn't want to expect a lot whenever we try new restaurants.

So we had seafood chowder which was better than we expected. It's got a lot of seafood inside and the portion is fairly big. The bread with Italian style Balsamic vinegar+olive oil was nice. My entree (seafood linguinne) was pretty good, tasty and not bland. My partner's new york was a bit disappointing though. We could tell that the meat was not a good quality steak and we asked for medium rare but it came out pretty cooked and a bit chewy. Their mashed potato was quite different than other places, they got we believed it was yam and potato. Not bad. But the other orange looking thing on the side of the steak was weird. Not so tasty.

The dessert we had was bailey something brule, nicely presented and tasty :)

The bill came out and it was about $75 including tips and tax. We didn't order any wine. It's a bit pricy in our opinion since the steak was $30 and wasn't even good. The seafood linguine was $20 but can have sth else better with that price. The bailey brule was $8 and it was tasty so it was okay.

We would still go back with bunch of frds since they have place for big groups. But go back for the food? Maybe if the price ain't that high. Or at least the quality goes higher.

We celibrated my husbands 50th Birthday at S Restaurant on Jan 31st. We had a table reserved for 12 and it was to be a surprise, none of us had been to the restaurant and WOW!!! what a nice surprise. The minute we stepped into the restaurant the staff were amazing! They took us to our table and everyone yelled SURPRISE! and my husband was totally surprised! We were very impressed with the ambiance, it was very elegant and comfortable, love the earth tone colors and the lighting was perfect. The service and food were amazing, everyone was sooo impressed with the presentation of their meal, and the food was amazing, there was not even one complaint about anyone's dinner, I have to say that when I order a steak, I'm usually a little dissapointed because I like my steak, medium, but it usually comes a little too rare for me, I have to say wow again, my steak was perfect, PINK, just the way I like it! We will definately go back. My sister is already planning to go to S Restaurant for her husbands b-day in April! Thankyou S Restaurant for a wonderful evening, my family is still talking about our evening!! We will be back!

09.01.11 Decided to try this place once again after a mediocre first go around. Ordered appies from the restaurant menu (we were seated in the lounge), and a couple of glasses of wine. The server was also the bartender. A couple of notes: one of the wine glasses served to us was chipped quite badly, but replaced quickly once brought to their attention. The serving utensils came wrapped in a (very dirty) linen napkin, again replaced once brought to their attention. The two appetizers we ordered: mussels and calamari. The calamari was served grilled, but it was inedible as half of it was undercooked and the entire dish was cold to lukewarm, the calamari was served on an insipid (and limp) small amount of greens. We assumed it was supposed to be warm to hot, but the server wasn't sure either. The mussels appeared to have been cooked in the microwave, with the tomato broth tasting more like minestrone soup. All in all, very disappointing. The service was the only thing that saved the meal - he was very pleasant, very apologetic, and comp'd us one of the appetizers and a glass of wine. I can't say that I'd return again to this restaurant.

I've been making my rounds here and I've got to add the Gem of Port Moody to my run. I was in the Neighborhood on Friday night with a friend and saw that S had reopened and renovations were complete. I was normally seated in the Restaurant side by the Fireplace but I was out of luck as that seat was not available. Actually there was no seat available in the dining room at all and I was lead into the lounge which I was a bit questionable about since I prefer to be waited on in the dining room by the servers.

First let me say that the food at this place is under-rated as is the efforts of the owners to rejuvenate it. They have some great cocktails and the prime rib is succulent! Our dining experience on Friday was interesting! I had the Boullibaisse and my friend had the Prime Rib on my suggestion which came to our tiny table looking as good as it tasted. We were served by one of the two Bartenders who was juggling mixing drinks with serving us and I was quite impressed with the multitask ability that was demonstrated. As busy as it was the pair behind the bar managed to get our food to us with great Cosmos to boot! My Gf had a Dessert Cocktail that she was raving over and wouldn't share so I ordered one too......Amazing!

I like the whole menu here really but pass on the orzo! The mashed potatoes are great but there needs to be more of them! Baked potatoes come with all the topping you can think of. I like all of the options when you order the Prime Rib! You can add Sauces, Mushrooms, Spices etc and if you wanted could ordered a different variation of beef Every night. Gotta love that!

The wine Selection is good! If you a fan of Pinot Grigio then try the Casa Viniccola Bennati which I order even with red meat. I love the dessert menu which has an incredible Wild Berry Crumble baked to order! I will go back to say Hi again very soon! I just wish I could remember the name of that Martini!

Unfortunately this Port Moody resident has been sadly disappointed on this reincarnation of Sultry. On 3 occasions now we have been subjected to horrible service from under trained young staff that seem ambivalent and apathetic. On the latest occasion we demanded to see a manager and were told that our underachieving server was on one of her first shifts and so he was not surprised t hear our concerns! This is not acceptable especially given the $$$ prices they are charging out in Port Moody. They have significant ongoing financial troubles we were told stemming from the collapse of Sultry on the same location and it looks like this restaurant too will go the way of the dodo. Very sad considering we out here NEED very much to gain some quality dining choices. Go into Vancouver, you will be glad you did.

This is my new favorite restaurant, after having eaten here five times in the last few months. The ambiance is lovely - sophisticated, calm, relaxing (though they do need to work on the background music a bit!). Great decor. Feels like you're downtown. Service is unobtrusive but attentive. Great menu with lovely options. Highly recommend the spinach salad with goat cheese, kamasutra skewers, salmon with mango salsa (perfectly cooked & presented), and the mocha brule. Have had consistently excellent food and presentation. Met Steve, the chef tonight. Will definitely be back - many times!!

We visited S on Thursday July 18 2008 on the recommendation of friends; we owe them big time! A party of three, we had Artic Char, Prime Rib and Planked Salmon. All three dishes were fantastically presented and finely prepared! Topped with a reasonably priced bottle of wine, the evening was an event, not merely dinner! The food, quite frankly, is on par with Cioppinos and Blue Water Cafe, without the drive. What a find!

This area of lower mainland lacks fine dining restaurants, so this newly opened one will fill a gap. Well located with good parking, it is attractively decorated with enjoyable background music and art.

The food, service and value for money was very good. The menu was also well above average but not "too, too".