The only reason I'm writing this is I was the happiest man around when this place opened. Everything it had was exactly what Vancouver needed. Great space, best bartender in the city. The food was never very good. The head chef could never catch up to Nick the bartender but the food was acceptable and has been getting worse and worse. It's strange because the owners seemed to have such a good handle on the design and the drinks. Let's chalk it up to the British palate...

All that aside. The group of friends I drink with loved the place. Eat at Habit and drink at Cascade was a perfect formula. Sadly somewhere they lost the formula. Maybe when Nick the bartender switched out to supervising or maybe the staff have been there to long. You know how it is when there is an old guard that get into a rut where there is no enthusiasm for the work or weird interpersonal shit happens and the overall atmosphere is altered. Well that's where the place seems to be at. What started fresh and strong faded quite fast. From what I have seen I'm not alone in my opinion most nights Thurs to Sun it was next tom impossible to get a seat after 8:00 now you can walk in grab a chair and wait to be underwhelmed. I hope they turn it around because it was the best place in town for a pint after work.

If you want I can take apart the food and dissect how each bartender makes drinks or each item on the menu. But it's not necessary. It only takes a visit to see that now it's just your run of the mill average joint. So much potential