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Dockside features floor to ceiling windows and a 50 foot aquarium. Watch as our chefs prepare familiar favorites with unfamiliar brilliance. The heart of the kitchen is our wood fired grill, rotisserie and forno. The restaurant is perfect for any size group from 4 to 200. Open seven days a week serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, reservations recommended.
Nice view. Ambiance was good due to the out side view. food was over priced for the amount that came. It cost $100 for two people, shared a starter one drink each, and still ate when I got home. The main course was a decent size but almost no sides, vegetables, rice potatoes, virtually no sides
Went to this restaurant for weeknight dinner. It was raining so it was a dull night. The reataurant was not very busy but the staff were excellent. The food was good and the service was also good. I will go back on nice Vancouver day. Parking was not an issue as it was weeknight. The shrimp wontons were excellent as their dipping hot sauce was good. I could have eaten these as my main meal
We went to the Dockside Lounge to make use of a Groupon ($10 for a burger and "craft" beer) only to find that the "Lounge" was booked for a private event. As a result, we were ushered to the restaurant side of the establishment. As we were Grouponers, we were given the worst seats in the house. As we were there on a weekday, fairly early, there were lots of other tables available. When asked if we could be moved, we were told that "because of the Groupon, you will have to sit here." Needless to say, it wasn't exactly the service I had hoped for. What made things exponentially worse was:
(1) It took over 15 minutes for a server to acknowledge we were there. To make matters worse, she wasn't assigned to our area and was only being helpful. After another 2 minutes, we were told that "the bartender will take care of you."
(2) We were told verbally about the types of beer available on tap. As a result of this, we were not able to order the beer we would have preferred (we noticed a beer menu on our way out with the full list of options).
(3) We were never given glasses of water.
(4) The burgers were exceptionally greasy and fell apart immediately.
I had really hoped that Dockside would have been a good experience so we could put it into our regular rotation of restaurants. Sadly, this experience has completely taken it off the list of acceptable places to dine, with, or without a coupon.
We dropped by at this restaurant on a Saturday night, and were happy to get a table inside right away, since most people wanted to be seated outside on the patio. The food, service and view were great!
The Smoked Salmon Chowder was excellent, and so were the Italian Sausage Linguine and Clam Carbonara pasta, but the best part were the desserts! The Sorbet Trio was very enjoyable, since it included tasty candied fruit which enhanced the flavours of the fruit sorbets, but the best was the very flavourful Lemon Tart, which was presented so nicely on the plate.
It was a very enjoyable meal, and we will be returning for sure another time.
I won't be fooled into thinking a place is good just because of the ambiance/view from the patio. I try to judge by food alone although it's hard not to be influenced by the local. Anyway on with my review. We only went because we had a coupon but hoped things would turn out to be good. We had patio seating. The view was great and everything seemed promising. Service was slow but I can accept that - sometimes those things happen. I would have preferred that the server told us things were backed up but not a peep. I've worked in bars/cafes so I'm willing to give some leeway but the food did take long and it was hard to get the server's attention. To the food. Appetizer was not very good. I usually judge based on price and taste. I knew exactly where the ingredients came from and it wasn't worth the price. Second, I know (confidently) that I could make it better at 1/4 the price. Yes I'm being a bit harsh but that's how mediocre it was.
The mains? It wasn't bad.. I thought it was fair but not for the price I paid. I know the location plays a part into the price but I felt so ripped off. I'm willing to let the slow service etc go (although an apology wouldn't hurt), but there should be more to the food. Nothing special, high price - and I felt a tad bit ripped off even with the 2 for 1 entree coupon. For me it comes down to this - With the amount I paid, I could put together a dinner 10X's better. I could also pay 1/3 less at another restaurant and feel just as "satisfied." The location is great (and for some people that's enough) but in terms of food ~ I'd never go back.
Now that I've written my review I went to see what other diners had to say and it seems most of use are in agreement - nice location, but food/service needs a lot of work.
It's amazing how much a great view can prop up an otherwise ordinary restaurant.
It was a later evening dinner on a rainy weekend so the patrons were sparse and quiet. The front hostess was friendly enough at bringing us to our table by the window facing the water. Our server for the night was quiet with few words. He did everything you could count on but his spirit was elsewhere. Pained to see considering the atmosphere this place is trying to achieve.
We shared a Spinach Salad before our entrees came, my girlfriend the Risotto and me the Roasted Halibut. The Risotto was largely portioned and creamy but a bit simplistic on taste. The fish was flaky and perfectly cooked. Portion was typical but perhaps deceiving as it was served on a larger than usual plate. Steep on price, however.
Food was good given the cuisine but their meat and fish entrees are formal in price and doesn't stack up to the casual ambience and decor. If not for the view it would've been harder to give it a 4.
Don't come here with expectations.
We had reservations for dinner last evening. We were given a choice of a table inside by the window or outside on the patio. We chose the inside table but quickly absconded to a table outside. The restaurant is air conditioned but they left the doors and windows open so it was really hot and stuffy inside.
Service was okay nothing to get too excited about. We didn't have to wait too long for the food but we never saw our server between courses and we had to flag her down for more drinks and water.
The setting was wonderful. We sat on the outside patio and watched all the boats coming back in from their excursions. It was just so totally relaxing.
We shared an order of the tiger prawns for an appetizer. They were just delicious. Dockside restaurant does not provide complimentary bread with their meals. If you want bread you have to purchase it. This seems a bit chintzy to me. For our main courses my husband had the black cod and I had the crusted halibut. Both dishes were very well prepared and very flavourful.
For the quality of the food and the ambiance I think it was good value for the money and I would definitely return.
is just okay. Came here with my SO for dinner. Although our server was nice, she wasn't very "on the ball." Had a few disappointments that night with the service: 1) given a drink menu in which half of the drinks were no longer on the list of drinks served; 2) server didn't warn us that appy platter we ordered was enough to serve 4 or 5 people; 3) server didn't change our plates even once while we were eating our appy- our tiny plates were so overloaded with shells we could barely eat off them.
Other than those hiccups, food was good. Didn't enjoy the entrees (halibut & lamb rack) as much as we could have since we were too full from the huge seafood appy. That appy is SO worth it ($28) if you love shellfish. Needless to say, we didn't get to try dessert.
Beautiful view, especially if you're seated beside the windows.
Had a great dinner with my husband here on Saturday night. We hadn't been in awhile but were enticed to come back with the coupon we received recently in the mail. Being right on the water, this place has gorgeous views in the daytime, and is incredibly romantic at night. Luckily, it's not all about the scenery, though, as the food is very good too. We shared a caprese salad to start. It tasted good and fresh and was different from any other caprese salad I've tried as it had avocado on top and slices of yellow tomato as well. We split a basket of the artisanal breads, which were absolutely heavenly, with choices ranging from raisin to flax seed to sourdough. The bread was accompanied by both butter and a tasty tapenade. For mains, my husband ordered the steak which came with veggies, mashed potatoes, and a gorgonzola quiche. He said it was great but he would have preferred to have had a bit of the gorgonzola put directly on the steak. I had the sablefish with mushrooms, veggies, and little shrimp dumplings. It was excellent. We shared a bottle of Lindemann's shiraz. It was a great meal and very reasonably priced, especially with the coupon. In my opinion, while the food is good, it is a touch pricey as the quality doesn't quite measure up to a couple of our other favourite fine dining restaurants and yet it is similarly priced. Definitely, it was enjoyable enough that we will return. We will just not do so on a regular basis.
we went here thinking it was bridges, but since we were at grandvill island and never been to dockside we decided to try. well every one at the table agreed to never come here again.
food was okay.. we had a red seal chef with us. the pasta was under cooked. mash was blended with yesterdays and todays mash, and fish was all watery
service well... there was no service. never asked us if we wanted any drinks, afetr we got menus we waited 17 minutes for the server to come back. no refill on water
value was no good due to crappy food.
view is amanzing.
Mrs. C and I had a coupon for this place and decided to check it out. The restaurant is in the hotel at GI and it was easy to find. The restaurant itself was clean and reminded me of a typical family dining place, but the w/c was horrific. I liked the view of False Creek from the front of the dining area, and as it turned out we had plenty of time to enjoy it.
Our server was mind-shatteringly slow, and seemed to revel in his sluggishness. We waited for menus, for our orders to be taken, for our food, and finally for the bill. Since the place was not very full on a rainy Saturday afternoon there was just no excuse.
The food was decent enough, but way too expensive for what we got. I had a chowder which looked and tasted like Chunky Soup, a bison burger that was nothing special, and my beloved dining partner had a salmon pizza which was okay. At least we had a coupon to reduce the cost to something approaching the value of the meal...
Will I be back? No. I'm sure they get enough tourists to keep the doors open.
I would probably only return to Dockside for the view it provides. It's a great restaurant with a nice view, an open kitchen, and a fantastic wrap around fish tank. The food however, is nothing more than mediocre. For bunch, I had their simple breakfast of two poached eggs, toast and hasbrown. I was surprised they didn't ask how I like my poached eggs done. Luckily, it came soft which is exactly what I wanted. The hashbrown was nothing but deep-fried potato cubes. It came fresh and hot, but I think I was expecting a little more than short-cut potatoes.
Menu items are a little bit more pricey than other places, but what can I expect from Granville Island? I got a great view out it! Service was okay - coffee/water was refilled and she was pleasant. I didn't expect anything less than we received since the restaurant wasn't busy. Would I return? Probable - for the view and next time I would love to sit in the patio area.
After deciding on spending an evening with the Arts Club Theatres production of “It’s a Wonderful Life” we made reservations for dinner at the nearby Dockside Restaurant. After reading the reviews it seemed clear that the food was excellent, the service slow and if you tried to use a coupon you should expect trouble. Upon arriving we were escorted, as requested in the reservation, to our table by the window with a vista of downtown Vancouver bathed in a full moon. We placed the coupon on the table, in plain view. And then we enjoyed attentive and timely service as we devoured a wonderful appetizer of Tiger Prawns followed by a moist, delicious Wild Halibut and for desert we shared Crème Brule and the cheesecake, all without incident. The coupon was whisked away with decorum and we left a healthy tip for the staff , all of whom had worked as a team to ensure we had a great dinner. From there we fairly waddled over, as we were stuffed, to a tear jerking performance at the theatre, all of which made for a very enjoyable evening on Granville Island. Thank you Dockside Restaurant for being a part of It.
I've spent many a summer going to Granville Island and never knew this place existed. Its located right at the back of the Granville Island hotel and it features a gorgeous view of false creek. My friend and I checked out this place a couple weeks ago on a weekday evening and were very pleasantly surprised.
Food - I ordered the prime rib and it was pretty damn good. Not the best I've ever had, but a tender and tasty cut, and the accompanied sauces and veggies were excellent. I also enjoyed their spring roll appetizers and a couple of mango margaritas. Yum.
Service & Ambiance - We came on a sunny weekday evening so most of the customers were out on the patio, while we were seated in the restaurant right next to the floor-to-ceiling windows with the spectacular view. As such, we were the only table served by our waiter and received some good, prompt service.
Highly recommended, thought a bit on the pricey side. Good food, good service, good location and phenomenal view!
I've been here a few times simply due to location. I'm confident that we will not return again. The service is ok. The ambiance is decent on the patio, but the food is really quite poor. I would categorize the food quality as low end bar.
On my last visit, my salmon was cooked beyond well done, you'd think in this city people would know how to cook salmon properly.
The lettuce on the caesar salad was brown and wilty, strange considering how busy they are, the food should at least be fresh.
I must say I was a little disappointed with the food here.
I ordered the herb & pine nut crusted Halibut with a twice baked potato & seasonal veggies. My b/f ordered the Prime Rib dinner. Although the food came out quite quickly, it was only luke warm, with cold veggies. The halibut was flavourless unless you had a bite with the herb & pine nuts. The baked potato was the best part, but you can cook that at home just the same. My b/f's Prime Rib was good (cooked medium which is a little to dry for me), but it had good flavour (surprisingly there was no au jus!!) & an amazing Yorkshire pudding.
All in all it was just an ok dinner (food wise). The service was great & the ambiance was lovely!!
Do not go to this place for dinner. It does have a nice patio right on the water and the interior is nice but that is it.
The portions are really small and the food itself is nothing special. Not worth the high price tag.
And especially the service. Just saw the waiter twice all night. Once to take our orders, and return with the food. Never refilled the water or even bother to check on us.
The restaurant was not even half full which shouldn't be a surprise as this place is expensive with nothing to show.
My friends went there june12/10 before going to the theatre on a busy saturday night and we sat outside. The view is lovely, and the atmosphere lively. The new menu had an oyster souffle - it's not very often you see a souffle on a menu. I should have been suspicious when there was no asterix * to mark "please allow 20 minutes" Well of course it wasn't a souffle it was oysters rockefeller with salmon- cooked oysters on the shell. Upon delivering the plate to our table, I promptly told the server that's not a souffle. The reply was- oh isnt' it?
Don't you know what a souffle is I inquired ? - I thought that was - came the reply. Look it's ok I'll eat it but your menu is wrong- this is not a souffle- not even close. Later, she came back to explain it was a new menu and the chef was being "playful" with the descriptions. To which I replied - there's playful/ suggestive and there's plain misleading and wrong......Now just to add injury to insult the manager that evening came by to investigate what the matter was- same conversation- oysters rockefller not a souffle- get this; the guy says "but it has egg in it!" Really so do cookies! one last time from me " your menu is incorrect it's not a souffle" he walked away in a huff!!! They did not even have the grace/common sense to comp the wronglfully described dish- So NEVER AGAIN- they could of saved the situation- but no there's just plain WRONG
Have eaten here several times over the years, the last 3 on their outside patio. Most recent dinner was an anniversary and likely one of the last beautiful evenings you'll be able to enjoy your meal outside this year.
Despite our reservation request, we did not receive a table "by the water." As one did open up, they happily moved us, only to find that 25 feet move closer to the water dropped the temperature several degrees. Not a problem. Out came a portable heater & blankets. Perfect.
The food I have always found high quality. My steak came out medium as opposed to medium rare. Returned it and the replacement excellent. The first one was ok but the difference made the evening. Halibut was beautifully done.
A request for my daughter for "another piece" of bread as opposed to purchasing a 2nd $5 bread basket was met with a replacement basket at n/c.
Service despite it being a Monday evening was slow as this is a very popular tourist spot. But once they were at your table, they could not do enough to make you happy.
Our meal was finished at sunset but we lingerd for coffee and dessert. Future summer visits will be a little later so we are eating closer to sunset, as it is a beautiful spot at that hour.
My partner and I stopped in for a quick lunch.
You can't beat the view from this place. It looks right over False Creek and is stunning.
The staff were all very nice, albeit our server took a little too much time. If we weren't in a hurry, I would have been very happy with the service. Once we mentioned that we were pressed for time, she was great.
My Aztec salad was delicious and very filling, but overpriced at $16. It reminded me of something I would be able to get at Cactus Club; meaning good, but not amazing. My partner's clubhouse sandwich was reported to be very good.
This is the only place on GI that offers Jamaican hibiscus beer (it's pink!), and is it delicious, so I'd come back for that reason alone, just not on a regular basis.
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