Overall a poor experience. Service wasn’t the best/ was barely checked on. Our food took nearly an hour to come out. Chicken didn’t taste the best. Not sure if we got caught up on one of their bad days but just wasn’t a fun or even a standard experience.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Stephanie Vytasek
My husband and I thought we'd try somewhere new and decided on Rail and River Bistro. We had looked up the menu online and noticed they had some Tuesday specials (tacos & margaritas) that were of interest to us. When we were seated and given menus, there was no mention of the specials which were on their website. My husband asked about it and the server said oh ya we could order the specials. I guess if you don't check the website you get stuck paying full price? My husband ordered the tacos and I ordered the Woodstock, which is a vegetable sandwich. Both were subpar. My husband's tacos literally only had a piece of fried fish in a tortilla with some salsa on top. Nothing else. I've never seen such a plain taco. He was unimpressed. My sandwich was also subpar - it was soggy, missing the avocado, and seemed like it had been pre-made. It was very unappealing. In addition, there were several fruit flies in the restaurant, which was annoying. I paid the cheque and didn't notice until after that she didn't give me the Tuesday price for my margarita, but it wasn't worth the hassle to go get a couple dollars back. $75 could have been much better spent elsewhere, what a disappointment.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Masoud Dabir
We ordered four items - mushroom soup, nachos, a fish burger, and kids’ pasta. Unfortunately, the experience was very disappointing. The mushroom soup had an awful taste, the fish burger was smelly, the nachos were burned, and the kids’ pasta came out spicy (we had to send it back to be replaced).
The worst part, however, was the service. Our server seemed upset about something, which of course isn’t our place to fix, but it affected the experience. She never checked on us, didn’t return to see if we needed anything, and when it came time to pay, we couldn’t even find her. In the end, we had to ask another server to help us settle the bill.
We live in Langley, and they’ve lost a lifelong customer. We certainly would not recommend this place to anyone.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Roxann Ck
Waited an hour for food so we left!And it wasn’t even that busy !Tables inside showed up after us and got food before we did!! I asked for a glass of water got a jug but no glass🤦♀️ we left hungry angry and very disappointed . Luckily we walked up the road went to a place called Trading Post Eatery! So good !great atmosphere and fast service! Did I mention Rail and Rivers ambiance was a 0 at best!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ryan Worth
The description of the food on the menu did not match what we got. We address this and they said that they just ran out and served us something different and assured us that we would be receiving a discount on a meal then they messed up to the third meal. Through all of this, the server was telling us how it was not her fault and the Kitchen‘s fault. In the end, she told us that the manager said they will not be discounting us and that she got mad when she found out that was promised very unprofessional. You can go to the fort pub, which is literally attached to this and get a much better experience.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Taylor Marie
Went here the other day with a group. My food was okay, I wouldn't recommend the chicken burger. Everyone else said their food was great though. Service was good but at times slow. When we got the bill, she had forgotten to charge us for the Monday burger deal, so it's a good thing I noticed that. She reprinted the bill but I noticed that for some reason, the PST went up $1.50 even though the bill went down $10. That doesn't seem right, and is very shady. The PST should have gone down and our bill should have been even lower. I know it's not the servers fault but the owners must think customers don't pay attention to that stuff...
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
mish becks
Had a wonderful surprise at Rail and River when the chef invited us to try his new oyster mushroom calamari dish. The creativity and execution were impressive - the mushrooms (cooked in beef tallow) genuinely captured the texture and flavor of real calamari. You could tell the chef was passionate about this unique spin on a classic. Looking forward to seeing this dish on the regular menu! Also enjoyed my beef dip, and the service was great.
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Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Crystal Green
I cook a lot and I'm often disappointed with food when I eat out. We shared a macaroni and cheese as a snack and were blown away. Very happy to recommend. They had a kids menu and we're lovely to deal with.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
T K
Bistro Fort Langley has a picture perfect and relaxing environment. I was impressed with the sizeable flower arrangements.
The food was good enough for me to want to come back for a second round.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Meredith
What an incredible menu! I had the Poké Bowl and it was perfectly balanced. I wish I took a photo. The baby high chair needs some strap repair though, a baby is going to fall through that thing! But they were so baby and kid friendly. The onion ring tower was like, my favourite. Such a diverse menu, something for everyone is there. The Cesar drink was dope, too.
Suzie was so accommodating and attentive. Made my friend's 94th birthday very memorable. We'll be back!
Elena M
The food was amazing and service was really good. Nice place to spend evening with friends and family!
Jodie Moore
Waitress was so sweet but service was terrible, she was short handed; food was mediocre and cold, table ahead of us got the last two pieces of prime rib but complained and got it for free, automatic 18% gratuity seemed excessive for what it was; probably won’t go back
Noah van Niekerk
It was really good! The restaurant was quiet but the atmosphere was perfect. Lighting is moody, booth is comfortable, staff is very friendly
Emily Kim
It is highly inappropriate for a server to add a tip without the customer’s consent.
I visited the restaurant with my kids for lunch today, and the server, claiming to be super busy, made us wait nearly an hour just for seating, the menu, and serving the food. We ordered burgers, pizza, and lettuce dishes, and while we tried to be understanding, the final moment was frustrating. When it came time to pay, the server quickly added a tip without my consent and handed me the machine before walking away. I’ve never had such an experience in any Canadian restaurant before. No matter how good the food may be, I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone.
Overall a poor experience. Service wasn’t the best/ was barely checked on. Our food took nearly an hour to come out. Chicken didn’t taste the best. Not sure if we got caught up on one of their bad days but just wasn’t a fun or even a standard experience.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
My husband and I thought we'd try somewhere new and decided on Rail and River Bistro. We had looked up the menu online and noticed they had some Tuesday specials (tacos & margaritas) that were of interest to us. When we were seated and given menus, there was no mention of the specials which were on their website. My husband asked about it and the server said oh ya we could order the specials. I guess if you don't check the website you get stuck paying full price? My husband ordered the tacos and I ordered the Woodstock, which is a vegetable sandwich. Both were subpar. My husband's tacos literally only had a piece of fried fish in a tortilla with some salsa on top. Nothing else. I've never seen such a plain taco. He was unimpressed. My sandwich was also subpar - it was soggy, missing the avocado, and seemed like it had been pre-made. It was very unappealing. In addition, there were several fruit flies in the restaurant, which was annoying. I paid the cheque and didn't notice until after that she didn't give me the Tuesday price for my margarita, but it wasn't worth the hassle to go get a couple dollars back. $75 could have been much better spent elsewhere, what a disappointment.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
We ordered four items - mushroom soup, nachos, a fish burger, and kids’ pasta. Unfortunately, the experience was very disappointing. The mushroom soup had an awful taste, the fish burger was smelly, the nachos were burned, and the kids’ pasta came out spicy (we had to send it back to be replaced).
The worst part, however, was the service. Our server seemed upset about something, which of course isn’t our place to fix, but it affected the experience. She never checked on us, didn’t return to see if we needed anything, and when it came time to pay, we couldn’t even find her. In the end, we had to ask another server to help us settle the bill.
We live in Langley, and they’ve lost a lifelong customer. We certainly would not recommend this place to anyone.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Waited an hour for food so we left!And it wasn’t even that busy !Tables inside showed up after us and got food before we did!! I asked for a glass of water got a jug but no glass🤦♀️ we left hungry angry and very disappointed . Luckily we walked up the road went to a place called Trading Post Eatery! So good !great atmosphere and fast service! Did I mention Rail and Rivers ambiance was a 0 at best!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The description of the food on the menu did not match what we got. We address this and they said that they just ran out and served us something different and assured us that we would be receiving a discount on a meal then they messed up to the third meal. Through all of this, the server was telling us how it was not her fault and the Kitchen‘s fault. In the end, she told us that the manager said they will not be discounting us and that she got mad when she found out that was promised very unprofessional. You can go to the fort pub, which is literally attached to this and get a much better experience.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Went here the other day with a group. My food was okay, I wouldn't recommend the chicken burger. Everyone else said their food was great though. Service was good but at times slow. When we got the bill, she had forgotten to charge us for the Monday burger deal, so it's a good thing I noticed that. She reprinted the bill but I noticed that for some reason, the PST went up $1.50 even though the bill went down $10. That doesn't seem right, and is very shady. The PST should have gone down and our bill should have been even lower. I know it's not the servers fault but the owners must think customers don't pay attention to that stuff...
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Had a wonderful surprise at Rail and River when the chef invited us to try his new oyster mushroom calamari dish. The creativity and execution were impressive - the mushrooms (cooked in beef tallow) genuinely captured the texture and flavor of real calamari. You could tell the chef was passionate about this unique spin on a classic. Looking forward to seeing this dish on the regular menu! Also enjoyed my beef dip, and the service was great.
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Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I cook a lot and I'm often disappointed with food when I eat out. We shared a macaroni and cheese as a snack and were blown away. Very happy to recommend. They had a kids menu and we're lovely to deal with.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bistro Fort Langley has a picture perfect and relaxing environment. I was impressed with the sizeable flower arrangements.
The food was good enough for me to want to come back for a second round.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
What an incredible menu! I had the Poké Bowl and it was perfectly balanced. I wish I took a photo. The baby high chair needs some strap repair though, a baby is going to fall through that thing! But they were so baby and kid friendly. The onion ring tower was like, my favourite. Such a diverse menu, something for everyone is there. The Cesar drink was dope, too.
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Suzie was so accommodating and attentive. Made my friend's 94th birthday very memorable. We'll be back!
The food was amazing and service was really good. Nice place to spend evening with friends and family!
Waitress was so sweet but service was terrible, she was short handed; food was mediocre and cold, table ahead of us got the last two pieces of prime rib but complained and got it for free, automatic 18% gratuity seemed excessive for what it was; probably won’t go back
It was really good! The restaurant was quiet but the atmosphere was perfect.
Lighting is moody, booth is comfortable, staff is very friendly
It is highly inappropriate for a server to add a tip without the customer’s consent.
I visited the restaurant with my kids for lunch today, and the server, claiming to be super busy, made us wait nearly an hour just for seating, the menu, and serving the food. We ordered burgers, pizza, and lettuce dishes, and while we tried to be understanding, the final moment was frustrating. When it came time to pay, the server quickly added a tip without my consent and handed me the machine before walking away. I’ve never had such an experience in any Canadian restaurant before. No matter how good the food may be, I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
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