The breakfast buffet was highly disappointing and did not justify its premium price.
The selection consisted primarily of low-quality items, resulting in a poor overall value proposition.
In my opinion, the nearby McDonald’s offers a more satisfying meal at a fraction of the cost.
I would strongly advise against spending your money here.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Rafael Braga Cardoso
Food absolutely fantastic! Although our server was having a bad day probably. Rude to us and even brought our bill without us even ask for it. On top of that, getting mad at us when we said we'll split it, that we should've said something when he didn't ask us in the first place. Kudos to the chefs!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 2
Kobe
We came here for the Saturday dinner buffet with live jazz. We were a party of 3 and were seated further inside where it was quieter, which we appreciated. Wish they had given us a window seat but no big deal since it was already dark out. The jazz music was great and relaxing. We did our research and knew there would be limited variety and that there wouldn’t be a carving station so our expectations were met. Overall, the food was great and we enjoyed the desserts!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Enrico
The food is good , there is a dish with mussle and fish , when it was our turn , only the shells are there .
Joanne
We went for dinner. We enjoyed the foods, lots of varieties. Music was perfect. Will definitely going back again.
Sandra Chan
We were disappointed at this buffet spread. We knew beforehand that there wouldn’t be carving stations, but there was no steak in the chafers, only dried-out pork. We’d watch YouTube videos showing the delicious steak and were looking forward to it…oh, well…just be sure to phone ahead for their menu before booking. The seafood was good as was the pasta cooked to order at the pasta station. My favs were the salads. There was a decent cheese and dessert selection, but they weren’t spectacular. The service was inconsistent. First, our plates were cleared regularly and then there was no service at all for a long while. The jazz singer and musicians were enjoyable although too loud at times. As for the setting, it’s a smallish restaurant with minimal decor; in summer, it would be very nice to look out the large windows at the sails, harbour and mountains, the ultimate natural decor. We chose the wrong season and the wrong Saturday. Even so, we probably won’t return because it wasn’t worth it for the cost ($72).
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Letty
The food is great,theres plenty of selection...I live the salad the most.Though our server was not that great,he is an Asian guy,that is not friendly.
Brenda
Something was very wrong with the food, I was very ill all night after our dining experience. Trying to pin point what exactly I ate to make me so ill! Also I should mention for $72. per person the selection lacked variety and quality, we were very disappointed. It definitely didn't match other reviews for sure!
Chris So
Came here for Sunday brunch. Food was okay. Service was good. Food: limited but good-enough selection, quality was decent, personally I felt the carving station beef was tough and the salmon wellington lacked flavour. The hot lingcod dish tasted too fishy. There seemed to be only one food runner topping up the stations and the were definitely gaps/waits especially for hot foods. Service: our waitress Jessica was friendly. Atmosphere: the live piano was really nice. Walkways between dining tables was a bit tight. At peak hour ~1pm the areas around the food stations felt scrambly from all the guests in a fully seated restaurant.
We were a party of 6 but there was no automatic 18% gratuity as some have mentioned.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Chris
Came here for Sunday brunch. Food was okay. Service was good. Food: limited but good-enough selection, quality was decent, personally I felt the carving station beef was tough and the salmon wellington lacked flavour. The hot lingcod dish tasted too fishy. There seemed to be only one food runner topping up the stations and the were definitely gaps/waits especially for hot foods. Service: our waitress Jessica was friendly. Atmosphere: the live piano was really nice. Walkways between dining tables was a bit tight. At peak hour ~1pm the areas around the food stations felt scrambly from all the guests in a fully seated restaurant. We were a party of 6 but there was no automatic 18% gratuity as some have mentioned.
It was good overall but i just noticed the pastry section as there was no enough lighting there. The choices of food for the kids are very limited, they are expecting some waffles and pancakes with chocolate dipping sauce for a brunch buffet. Thank you
Opentable Diner
It was the Jazz pasta dinner. We were seated kind of away from the Jazz band. Plus was the view by the windows. Minus was it kind of lacks the Jazz night atmosphere. Nice view, food was good. Pasta was okay as it was the make your own style. Desserts and cold dishes were very delicious. I wish they offered steak frites, roast beef, or chicken as I don't consume pork.
Darrell Widney
The New Years Day Brunch Buffet was a little underwhelming and overpriced. There was a lack of good food choices available. The food tasted just ok. The waitresses were nice, but asking customers to pay a mandatory 18% tip for two people is usually expected for a table of 6 peaple or more at a fancy non self-service buffet restaurant. I have been to many buffets before and I don't recommend the Ocean 999 Buffet at Canada Place.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Mary
We enjoyed the New Year's Brunch. They had: a nice variety of foods, cold seafood, delicious hot salmon, vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, cheese and spinach cannelloni, good assortment of desserts with a chocolate fountain and strawberries, they made fresh omelettes (with choices of ham, shrimp, salmon and only mozzarella cheese plus veggie choices), dim sum was fine, vegetable spring roll was tasty without noodles but a tad too big for a buffet choice, salad choices were okay, 2 varieties of juice (orange and grapefruit), assorted cheese was good, charcuterie of meats and olives can be improved in choices and presentation, there were meat choices, as well. Service was fine. It took awhile before we were served coffee. We had to get our own refill. They refilled the water glass, often. We had a good time. I like their cloth napkins.
Mariia
It was a fantastic experience. The food is good, the service is impressive; however, we were surprised that the bill included an 18% tip. Nowhere was it mentioned. So we couldn't change it; it was a fact, which is strange. Otherwise, everything was fantastic.
The breakfast buffet was highly disappointing and did not justify its premium price.
The selection consisted primarily of low-quality items, resulting in a poor overall value proposition.
In my opinion, the nearby McDonald’s offers a more satisfying meal at a fraction of the cost.
I would strongly advise against spending your money here.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Food absolutely fantastic! Although our server was having a bad day probably. Rude to us and even brought our bill without us even ask for it. On top of that, getting mad at us when we said we'll split it, that we should've said something when he didn't ask us in the first place. Kudos to the chefs!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 2
We came here for the Saturday dinner buffet with live jazz. We were a party of 3 and were seated further inside where it was quieter, which we appreciated. Wish they had given us a window seat but no big deal since it was already dark out. The jazz music was great and relaxing. We did our research and knew there would be limited variety and that there wouldn’t be a carving station so our expectations were met. Overall, the food was great and we enjoyed the desserts!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is good , there is a dish with mussle and fish , when it was our turn , only the shells are there .
We went for dinner. We enjoyed the foods, lots of varieties. Music was perfect. Will definitely going back again.
We were disappointed at this buffet spread. We knew beforehand that there wouldn’t be carving stations, but there was no steak in the chafers, only dried-out pork. We’d watch YouTube videos showing the delicious steak and were looking forward to it…oh, well…just be sure to phone ahead for their menu before booking. The seafood was good as was the pasta cooked to order at the pasta station. My favs were the salads. There was a decent cheese and dessert selection, but they weren’t spectacular. The service was inconsistent. First, our plates were cleared regularly and then there was no service at all for a long while. The jazz singer and musicians were enjoyable although too loud at times. As for the setting, it’s a smallish restaurant with minimal decor; in summer, it would be very nice to look out the large windows at the sails, harbour and mountains, the ultimate natural decor. We chose the wrong season and the wrong Saturday. Even so, we probably won’t return because it wasn’t worth it for the cost ($72).
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
The food is great,theres plenty of selection...I live the salad the most.Though our server was not that great,he is an Asian guy,that is not friendly.
Something was very wrong with the food, I was very ill all night after our dining experience. Trying to pin point what exactly I ate to make me so ill! Also I should mention for $72. per person the selection lacked variety and quality, we were very disappointed. It definitely didn't match other reviews for sure!
Came here for Sunday brunch. Food was okay. Service was good.
Food: limited but good-enough selection, quality was decent, personally I felt the carving station beef was tough and the salmon wellington lacked flavour. The hot lingcod dish tasted too fishy. There seemed to be only one food runner topping up the stations and the were definitely gaps/waits especially for hot foods.
Service: our waitress Jessica was friendly.
Atmosphere: the live piano was really nice. Walkways between dining tables was a bit tight. At peak hour ~1pm the areas around the food stations felt scrambly from all the guests in a fully seated restaurant.
We were a party of 6 but there was no automatic 18% gratuity as some have mentioned.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Came here for Sunday brunch. Food was okay. Service was good. Food: limited but good-enough selection, quality was decent, personally I felt the carving station beef was tough and the salmon wellington lacked flavour. The hot lingcod dish tasted too fishy. There seemed to be only one food runner topping up the stations and the were definitely gaps/waits especially for hot foods. Service: our waitress Jessica was friendly. Atmosphere: the live piano was really nice. Walkways between dining tables was a bit tight. At peak hour ~1pm the areas around the food stations felt scrambly from all the guests in a fully seated restaurant. We were a party of 6 but there was no automatic 18% gratuity as some have mentioned.
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It was good overall but i just noticed the pastry section as there was no enough lighting there. The choices of food for the kids are very limited, they are expecting some waffles and pancakes with chocolate dipping sauce for a brunch buffet. Thank you
It was the Jazz pasta dinner. We were seated kind of away from the Jazz band. Plus was the view by the windows. Minus was it kind of lacks the Jazz night atmosphere. Nice view, food was good. Pasta was okay as it was the make your own style. Desserts and cold dishes were very delicious. I wish they offered steak frites, roast beef, or chicken as I don't consume pork.
The New Years Day Brunch Buffet was a little underwhelming and overpriced. There was a lack of good food choices available. The food tasted just ok. The waitresses were nice, but asking customers to pay a mandatory 18% tip for two people is usually expected for a table of 6 peaple or more at a fancy non self-service buffet restaurant. I have been to many buffets before and I don't recommend the Ocean 999 Buffet at Canada Place.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
We enjoyed the New Year's Brunch. They had: a nice variety of foods, cold seafood, delicious hot salmon, vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, cheese and spinach cannelloni, good assortment of desserts with a chocolate fountain and strawberries, they made fresh omelettes (with choices of ham, shrimp, salmon and only mozzarella cheese plus veggie choices), dim sum was fine, vegetable spring roll was tasty without noodles but a tad too big for a buffet choice, salad choices were okay, 2 varieties of juice (orange and grapefruit), assorted cheese was good, charcuterie of meats and olives can be improved in choices and presentation, there were meat choices, as well. Service was fine. It took awhile before we were served coffee. We had to get our own refill. They refilled the water glass, often. We had a good time. I like their cloth napkins.
It was a fantastic experience. The food is good, the service is impressive; however, we were surprised that the bill included an 18% tip. Nowhere was it mentioned. So we couldn't change it; it was a fact, which is strange. Otherwise, everything was fantastic.
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