We live just around the corner, and we decided to try it out as it seemed like a nice place once we poked our heads in.

I wasn't too terribly hungry, but even so, the tiny menu seemed a bit odd. It really is small. I do love a good Nicoise salad (emphasis "good) so I ordered that with tuna. I think it was $18 so I had high hopes. My wife ordered the burger described below with fries. Our drinks came in a hurry (the drink list is full of those syrupy concoctions with unpronounceable liquers and words like "muddled" - can we please bring back the old school drinks - please? My kingdom for a greyhound made with white grapefruit juice).

Anyhoo, our food took so, so incredibly long to come. My wife wouldn't let me say anything so I stewed and my expectations grew. The place was empty when we showed up so there was no excuse to wait over 20 minutes for two very simple dishes. When it finally showed up (sans explanation or apology) the salad was limp and overdressed in a vinegary dressing of very little substance. I counted five little olives and three asparagus spears and three wrinkled chunks of grainy tomato (ew). There was a fair sized chunk of tuna but it was overcooked. Overall it was a meagre portion for the price, let alone quality and flavor. The burger was nothing to write home about, just your typical burger that a dozen other places do just as well for half the price. The fries were good. There was nothing about either dish that suggested any particular lengthy process of any kind was required. From the other reviews, it seems like the kitchen is just really slow.

The music was way too loud. Thankfully the people beside us asked them to turn it down and they did. The tables are too close together and overall the place is really dark, like nightclub dark.

And lo and behold, to cap the night, two smug-looking parents dressed in beach clothes towing two mewling rugrats show up and order the a la carte macaroni for their kids, while the kids whined and fought and shrieked and were generally ignored by the parents who were nose deep in two giant pints of beer. I won't go on another rant about kids in Kits restaurants...but they stepped out of a car: i.e., they could have gone anywhere. AND they were both drinking. If you're just going to feed your kids garbage, i.e. salty fat and carbs (a la carte macaroni and cheese)...go to McDonalds!!! And hit the cold beer and wine store on the way home.

So yeah, Local is better for food and drinks but it's often really, really busy and filled with googly-eyed suburban morons with popped collars, flip-flops, sunglasses on the backs of their necks and bad sunburns who think they're on Rodeo Drive.

Bistro Pastis is probably the best alternative, and it is a million times better in all respects, although a tad more expensive (it's so worth it. Go there right now).

I was mildly disappointed last night when I finished my dinner at Abigail's. It was only last October I was just there enjoying a very yummy dinner. What happened??

We went on a Wednesday night around 6:45pm and it was dead quiet. We were the only table. It wasn't until 7pm that there were more customers. I guess it's busier on a Friday night when we were there last. It was more vibrant and exciting last time.

They've done a complete revamp of their menu and they no longer offer the same dishes we had last fall. It's too bad, they were quite delicious.

So we placed our orders without drinks this time and the waitress seemed a bit annoyed, but it wasn't one of those nights that called for a drink. I ordered the Big Al's Beef Burger-Spring Creek beef, Yukon gold focaccia, aged cheddar, double smoked bacon, garlic aioli, butter lettuce, crispy onions, fries & pea shoots
The only thing that saved this meal was the tasty poutine that I subbed for the fries. However, the taste of the entire dish was bland and boring. The meat patty was huge but lacked the wow flavor that I had experienced before. My hubby ordered the House-made Ricotta Gnocchi-Braised Grande Prairie bison ragu, Italian parsley salsa verde, shaved pecorino. The sauce was yummy but man the portion was small! And he went home with a stomachache so that was not good.

The "chef" kept coming in and out of the restaurant all throughout the prep of our meal - I think for a smoke because he was drenched head to toe from the rain outside. I thought it was hilarious because he must've gone outside at least 3 times in the 15 minutes that we waited for our meal.

I don't know who decided to change the menu, but I think it was a huge mistake on their part!

All in all, probably a good place for drinks and a small bite, but not for a full meal. There are definitely other places nearby that can offer you more.

I do hope they bring back their tastier dishes otherwise it will be a dead quiet night every night. =(

Met a friend for breakfast on a Sunday morning and take note that they won't seat you unless you're both there. So...I waited for 25 min. as I had arrived 10 minutes early. I was anticipating a very good breakfast as the place was full and people kept adding their name to the waiting list. Finally we were seated and coffee was promptly served. My friend had eggs benedict that she seemed to like and I had the eggs and bacon. The breakfast was not hot and the eggs were not cooked as requested. All I can say is that this place is WAY too loud (music and customers), DARK and the tables are so close together it's hard to get in or out from your table. Servers seemed all over the place and not organized. This breakfast was way over priced for what you get and I won't be going back.

I have had the unfortunate luck of having to eat at this restaurant maybe 8-9 times, usually with friends or family the wanted to try it out. The Sunday before last was the final straw. We were moving, and stopped to grab a bite to eat. Abagail's was the only place close by that was still serving brunch, so we gave it one last shot. They couldn't screw up too bad on a simple breakfast order right? Apparently they could. Now they've never had the best service around. Usually they're a little overly chatty, and they always seem to screw up our order somehow, but this time was even worse. The server came by and we tried to order, but they were out of the french toast, and apparently they can't make the crab cake and avocado benny on an english muffin anymore. Even if you ask. The server told me to "just order the pancakes, they're better than the french toast anyways". So I did. My husband decided on another benny, and we requested the eggs hard poached. I also ordered their "bowl of seasonal fruit with honey and mint". When we got our order the eggs were soft, the pancakes were crumbly and inedible. The fruit bowl consisted of a ramekin with half an orange, some grapes and NO honey or mint. There was also a piece of pineapple so bruised up I couldn't eat it, and this tiny portion was 5$. We would have complained but the server was nowhere to be found. We did get a haphazard yell of "how is it?" from behind the stack of menus two seconds after our food was dropped off. Either way she didn't wait for an answer. After we were finished another girl came by to grab our (uneaten) plates. She didn't bother to ask if everything was okay or if we needed anything wrapped up, she just took them away and dropped off our bill.

the service has to be the worst in vancouver.... food is a bit above average but the service is so bad it kills everything.
to get a good idea we went three times and each time the service was crap and i mean really crap. good luck abigail.
oh and get some coffee/tea cups those things are so cheap they go cold 2 seconds after you fill it. cheap

My sweetheart and I doubled dated with another couple for this year's DineoutVancouver. Of the vegetarian menus on dineout, abigail's had the best enticing selection.
Abigail's $28 three-course vegetarian combo deal included creamy potato soup, mushroom tart, and chocolate mouse for dessert.
I'm quite finicky about my soup...I care about the quality of consistency and texture, and I expected my creamy potato soup to be a thick and clumpy mixture of melted butter, cream, potato, and fresh herbs. I was not impressed by Abi's version of one of my favorite soups. Their rendition of a creamy potato soup was in short a blended warm-milk starch paste with lots of salt. I felt my cells shrinking as osmosis balanced the solute-solution gradient. Blah~ H20!!! My beau's bruchetta was definitely tastier and worth the value.
The entree turned out quite nice. The mushroom tart and a green salad. Can't go wrong with that, and I ain't hating on it. I'd order that dish if I ever return.
The chocolate mousse though was the surprising event of the dinner. Bear with me as I elucidate my ideal chocolate mousse...mmm...chocolate mousse...a dark chocolate concoction thickened with egg yolk and heavy cream, layered with blended bittersweet chocolate with a splash of espresso liqueur, and topped off with a dollop of fluffed cream and shaved spiral coulis. Takes a heart and soul to make, but man~ one spoon it, and you're flying with cocoa bliss~
What Abi served: Chocolate pudding in a cup? WTF. Really brings you back to the reality of what the supermarket shelves.
Sigh. What I learned. Too high of expectations ain't good for trying out a new restaurant. Abi's been hyped up. Regardless...Give it a try and see it for yourself just to say you've "been there and done that."

I went here with my godmother to Abigail's party a couple weeks back, and mind you she is one picky lady!

We had an awesome server who spent sometime entertaining us with a story of his life before serving us our soup and bread - which I must say was quite enjoyable.

I had steak and yam frites which were fantastic, I am a big fan of yam fries and I have yet to find a place that served them this well.

The ambiance of the place was quite dark lit up with candlelight, I myself quite liked it but I think they could of used a tiny bit more light.

We had a great night and really did enjoy talking to our server - he definately made it memorable.

Went to the "party" on a weeknight before heading out to Bard on the Beach. We were seated immediately, but then waited another 5 minutes to be acknowledged and offered a drink. We ordered our food right away so that we wouldn't be late for our show. Somehow, it took the kitchen nearly an hour to even get to cooking our food. We told the indifferent waitress our situation and she came back to tell us that they would start cooking our food and we would have our meals in five minutes. Five minutes turned into 15 and it was only after threatening to cancel our order were we given some food. In the midst of all this, somehow the waitress had the gall to give us attiude. Maybe she should have had a little more wine behind the bar with the other wait staff who were basically there to hold up the wall. My friend ordered a simple bruchetta along with her salad but we never saw it and had to get it removed from our bill. We ate our food so quickly, I thought for sure one of us would choke. We ended up just on time but extremely disappointed in the lack of service and the dismissive attitude of the staff, especially our waitress. Not once did she apologize or attempt to rectify the situation. DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE. It isn't worth the time or money, I'd walk down the street to any other place in Kits.

My boyfriend and I went there after having been there last Fall. Previously, we'd had good food and service, but tonight we were not impressed. We had the pommes frites which came with a thick, flavorless dip, then asparagus floating in oil with some pine nuts, tasted steamed and soggy. We then had Tuscan gnocchi with unappetizing blobs of poor quality goat cheese and canned olives. The gnocchi were supposed to be sauteed, but tasted like frozen, deep fried chewy blobs. The duck confit quesadillas had no flavour. The service was indifferent and insincere. We will not be back, and would not recommend this restaurant to anyone.

I was surprised by all the negative reviews because that is not what the critics have said. I am a picky eater, as is my husband and our party of four were all very satisfied. It may be because of a new menu or improvements as most of the dishes mentioned previously are not on the menu now. I started with the winter salad and it was fresh and delicious. Spinach, dried cherries, pear, pecans and a great blue cheese and the perfect amount of dressing. I can't do it justice, but it was the best salad I've had in a while. I had the Tuscan Gnocchi and the olives were not canned and the gnocchi was neither frozen, nor deep fried as a previous reviewer said. I know - I've made gnocchi from scratch. The flavours were delicious, just a little more tomato needed for more moisture as there was really only goat cheese, tomatoes and herbs for the sauce. (My mother in law had the same but hers had more tomatoes so maybe just bad luck) My husband had the cheeky ravioli - crab ravioli with halibut cheeks and a cream sauce and enjoyed it. We ordered the coffee creme brulee with mini doughnuts and it was a lovely change from the usual dessert dishes. It isn't easy (or common) to have 3 great courses at a great price in a cute little neighborhood spot. We'll definitely be back.