The food here was actually really good, but the portions are tiny for the price. Our server James is the reason I’m writing this review. He was by far the biggest issue of the night. We were his only table, yet he was basically gone for most of the dinner, standing by the bar. When he finally came to take our order, my friend and I both clearly said, and even pointed to, the A5 Wagyu & Duxelle Nori Cappelletti. We mentioned the cappelletti specifically multiple times. But the moment he heard A5 wagyu, he seemed almost excited to write it down and didn’t actually listen to what we were ordering. He didn’t read the order back either, but we didn’t think much of it because you expect a server to do their job properly.
He came by one time and asked us how things tasted, we said great, and then he never came by again. The dish came out, but we assumed our pasta was still coming, just as a separate part of our meal. He cleaned up our plates and that's when we knew we weren't getting the rest of the meal. It wasn’t until we got the bill that we noticed he had charged us $210 for two 4oz japanese wagyu steaks instead of our wagyu cappelletti. When we brought it up, he immediately deflected and said, “I did quality control,” which had nothing to do with the situation. He just walked away and then disappeared for five minutes. When he came back his whole demeanour changed and he literally tossed the receipt onto the table. The only thing he said to us after that was that he charged us for the Cappelletti. The food tasted great but the tiny portions and the really bad service wasn't worth what we paid.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Camelia Espahbod
Beautiful modern restaurant with personable owner. Friendly and professional team and every member knew the dishes well. The food was exquisite. We enjoyed the oysters, scallops, Kimchi croquettes, the cod dish to name a few. I would give them 10/10 and will be definitely going back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Yarko Broda
Tasting menu was spectacular. Service was great. Cocktails were delicious. 10/10 would go again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Riley Batten
$200 meal and i left unsatisfied --- i even got uber eats when i got home 😐. I agree with the previous review about the tasting menu being underwhelming. Several people in our party wanted to add *more* food to the order and didnt feel the portions were satisfying. Personally, i wanted to leave more than once ... what are you doing here, guys??! I ask this sincerely... i have only spent more $$$ at Black and Blu and its a better value for the money, even if steaks are $50/ounce... 🤨🤨🤨🤨
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
Amir Assadizadeh
The tasting menu was not that great! They didn’t have the octopus skewers and they replaced it with some vegetables. They brought the two smallest pieces of fish in the same plate with two sticks which was not easy to eat. You won’t experience something amazing or taste something awesome. Won’t come back again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Nicholas Saumweber
We tried the tasting menu at Pidgin and honestly, it blew us away. Every dish felt creative without being over the top, and the flavors were spot on. The service was just right too — our server was super friendly and personable, but also knew when to step back and let us enjoy the meal. My personal highlights: the pan-seared rice cakes in that sweet tomato broth with hazelnut (comforting but elevated), and the foie gras rice bowl with daikon radish and water chestnut — rich, unique, and absolutely delicious. It’s one of those meals where you walk out thinking, “Yep, worth every penny.” Highly recommend if you’re looking for a memorable night out in Vancouver.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gloria M
Came here with our group of 4 so we were able to order a variety of dishes. Loved most of the dishes and not the mention the service was excellent and the servers were knowledgeable.
Oysters were fresh with garnish that complemented the flavor
Beef tendon chicharron were so fresh and crispy that we had a second order - can’t miss this!!
Kimchi croquette was a surprise and was very well prepared with the right amount of crunch
Ox tongue skewers were tasty, but personally would have preferred it a bit of crispiness to the bite. Overall with the sambal sauce added the savory flavor
Octopus skewers with the puree was on the milder side, but the octopus was very tender
Hokkaido scallops was better without the coconut cream as it took away the true flavor of the scallops
Roti canai was piping hot and flaky and paired with the rich flavors of dipping sauce is making my mouth water as I’m typing this. We had to place a second order of this as well
Korean rice cake had a bit of twist from the traditional flavor with the crunch from the hazelnut and wasn’t spicy or tangy, and still hit the spot
Foie gras rice bowl was nicely seared. The chestnut and daikon lightened the richness of the foie gras and went well with the dish
Beef cheeks were super tender. The parsnip purée and confit carrots added freshness to the rendang sauce
Their special pasta dish with shitake mushroom and an onsen egg was one of my favorite that evening
We closed the night off with the pavlova pandan sorbet and quince tart
Such a great approach, many tasty bites and beautiful space. Try the eggplant skewers!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Simon S
Pidgin has some of the best food in the city. It's consistently delicious. Their staff is so friendly, and they're great at what they do. Go there. Get the ribeye, and the rice cakes, and the beef tendons, and well, just get everything, really.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
malin duke
It’s very poor value. Every dish I had in the course was mediocre.
Surprised about the generally high reviews of this place. I question their taste
We went and had the tasting menu with my boyfriend and our parents it was a amazing experience everyone was so nice and welcoming felt right at home and the food was delicious the papaya salad was my favourite we sat at chefs table aswell and they surprised us with gifts totally recommend that seat if you’re going to make a reservation you can see the whole kitchen
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
charlie christensen
I had the pleasure of dining here a few years ago- delicious food, amazing service.
Brandon- thank you for showing everyone who gave you flack for opening in this location. Thank you for caring about the community and the wellbeing of a child specifically- I know this isn’t the first instance where you or your staff have shown kindness or compassion.
Here is to many more years of beautiful plates and full seatings
Elaine G.
Food is really mediocre, very normal, and definitely not worth the high price tag. Outside the restaurant is full of homeless people and so unpleasantly stinky. I don’t recommend. Staff was very friendly.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 5
Findlay Hilchie
Absolute banger of a dinner!
Jess and Sarah (I think), we're amazing in helping us select dishes, expand the offerings to fit the head count.
While they do offer a tasting menu we decide to just order multiple dishes to share and managed to eat all of the desserts.
This was the best meal we had while visiting Vancouver.
The food here was actually really good, but the portions are tiny for the price. Our server James is the reason I’m writing this review. He was by far the biggest issue of the night. We were his only table, yet he was basically gone for most of the dinner, standing by the bar. When he finally came to take our order, my friend and I both clearly said, and even pointed to, the A5 Wagyu & Duxelle Nori Cappelletti. We mentioned the cappelletti specifically multiple times. But the moment he heard A5 wagyu, he seemed almost excited to write it down and didn’t actually listen to what we were ordering. He didn’t read the order back either, but we didn’t think much of it because you expect a server to do their job properly.
He came by one time and asked us how things tasted, we said great, and then he never came by again. The dish came out, but we assumed our pasta was still coming, just as a separate part of our meal. He cleaned up our plates and that's when we knew we weren't getting the rest of the meal. It wasn’t until we got the bill that we noticed he had charged us $210 for two 4oz japanese wagyu steaks instead of our wagyu cappelletti. When we brought it up, he immediately deflected and said, “I did quality control,” which had nothing to do with the situation. He just walked away and then disappeared for five minutes. When he came back his whole demeanour changed and he literally tossed the receipt onto the table. The only thing he said to us after that was that he charged us for the Cappelletti. The food tasted great but the tiny portions and the really bad service wasn't worth what we paid.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Beautiful modern restaurant with personable owner. Friendly and professional team and every member knew the dishes well. The food was exquisite. We enjoyed the oysters, scallops, Kimchi croquettes, the cod dish to name a few. I would give them 10/10 and will be definitely going back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tasting menu was spectacular. Service was great. Cocktails were delicious. 10/10 would go again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
$200 meal and i left unsatisfied --- i even got uber eats when i got home 😐. I agree with the previous review about the tasting menu being underwhelming. Several people in our party wanted to add *more* food to the order and didnt feel the portions were satisfying. Personally, i wanted to leave more than once ... what are you doing here, guys??! I ask this sincerely... i have only spent more $$$ at Black and Blu and its a better value for the money, even if steaks are $50/ounce... 🤨🤨🤨🤨
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
The tasting menu was not that great! They didn’t have the octopus skewers and they replaced it with some vegetables. They brought the two smallest pieces of fish in the same plate with two sticks which was not easy to eat. You won’t experience something amazing or taste something awesome. Won’t come back again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
We tried the tasting menu at Pidgin and honestly, it blew us away. Every dish felt creative without being over the top, and the flavors were spot on. The service was just right too — our server was super friendly and personable, but also knew when to step back and let us enjoy the meal.
My personal highlights: the pan-seared rice cakes in that sweet tomato broth with hazelnut (comforting but elevated), and the foie gras rice bowl with daikon radish and water chestnut — rich, unique, and absolutely delicious.
It’s one of those meals where you walk out thinking, “Yep, worth every penny.” Highly recommend if you’re looking for a memorable night out in Vancouver.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came here with our group of 4 so we were able to order a variety of dishes. Loved most of the dishes and not the mention the service was excellent and the servers were knowledgeable.
Oysters were fresh with garnish that complemented the flavor
Beef tendon chicharron were so fresh and crispy that we had a second order - can’t miss this!!
Kimchi croquette was a surprise and was very well prepared with the right amount of crunch
Ox tongue skewers were tasty, but personally would have preferred it a bit of crispiness to the bite. Overall with the sambal sauce added the savory flavor
Octopus skewers with the puree was on the milder side, but the octopus was very tender
Hokkaido scallops was better without the coconut cream as it took away the true flavor of the scallops
Roti canai was piping hot and flaky and paired with the rich flavors of dipping sauce is making my mouth water as I’m typing this. We had to place a second order of this as well
Korean rice cake had a bit of twist from the traditional flavor with the crunch from the hazelnut and wasn’t spicy or tangy, and still hit the spot
Foie gras rice bowl was nicely seared. The chestnut and daikon lightened the richness of the foie gras and went well with the dish
Beef cheeks were super tender. The parsnip purée and confit carrots added freshness to the rendang sauce
Their special pasta dish with shitake mushroom and an onsen egg was one of my favorite that evening
We closed the night off with the pavlova pandan sorbet and quince tart
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Foie Gras Rice Bowl, Korean Rice Cake, Beef Tendon Chicharron
Such a great approach, many tasty bites and beautiful space. Try the eggplant skewers!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pidgin has some of the best food in the city. It's consistently delicious. Their staff is so friendly, and they're great at what they do. Go there. Get the ribeye, and the rice cakes, and the beef tendons, and well, just get everything, really.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It’s very poor value. Every dish I had in the course was mediocre.
Surprised about the generally high reviews of this place. I question their taste
Restaurantji Recommends
The food is very creative. I like the scallop, and the pork belly dish. Sake and certain cocktails are good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Belly Rice Bowl, Scallop Crudo
We went and had the tasting menu with my boyfriend and our parents it was a amazing experience everyone was so nice and welcoming felt right at home and the food was delicious the papaya salad was my favourite we sat at chefs table aswell and they surprised us with gifts totally recommend that seat if you’re going to make a reservation you can see the whole kitchen
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I had the pleasure of dining here a few years ago- delicious food, amazing service.
Brandon- thank you for showing everyone who gave you flack for opening in this location. Thank you for caring about the community and the wellbeing of a child specifically- I know this isn’t the first instance where you or your staff have shown kindness or compassion.
Here is to many more years of beautiful plates and full seatings
Food is really mediocre, very normal, and definitely not worth the high price tag. Outside the restaurant is full of homeless people and so unpleasantly stinky. I don’t recommend. Staff was very friendly.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 5
Absolute banger of a dinner!
Jess and Sarah (I think), we're amazing in helping us select dishes, expand the offerings to fit the head count.
While they do offer a tasting menu we decide to just order multiple dishes to share and managed to eat all of the desserts.
This was the best meal we had while visiting Vancouver.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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