Poor Italian Ristorante

3296 E 1st Ave, Vancouver
(604) 251-1122

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Monina Tolentino

I am so sad that they're closing at year-end cuz the food + service here is excellente!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Poor Italian Tiramisu, Mixed Seafood Linguine, Fried Calamari

Ton V

Shame this place is closing. Good italian food and their tiramisu is to die for.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Liza Low

I had lunch yesterday and feel lucky that I can be there before Dec 21. Everything is beyond satisfactory, close to excellent. Decent dining experience. I wish it can continue somewhere.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Olivia Belway

Was here for a work Christmas party. Best food I have ever had, truly. Best peach Bellini I've ever had. So sad to hear that they're closing 😞

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

David Scott

Thank you for the wonderful evening. Everything was amazing!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jackson Ka Kwok

Our first time here. Calamari was really good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kathryn Mason

The staff was very friendly and attentive.
The food was good, but I'm hoping to see an updated menu for the future Poor Italian. 😁

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Ron Perlman

good Italian food, i cant think of a better place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Vaheed Kiarash

Fantastic everything 👏 🙌 😍

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Roy Cross

I was here a couple of weekends ago with my neighbours.
The dinner was amazing and the food was prepared perfectly.
I love, let me repeat that ..I LOVE. Carbonara and the carbonara here is perfect.
You think that’s not to big, but the bowl is deep and when your done trust me, your done.
The waitress whose name I did get but now it evades me was charming.
If i remember correctly she was from Brazil,
She was the perfect hostess.
I would go here if you want a qual dining experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Veronica Floris

Veal Marsala and fried calamari were delicious. Service was great. We will be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Veal Marsala

jeff struchtrup

A beef short rib, ravioli with lots of mushrooms was killer part of their harvest seasonal menu and a crab and lobster

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Haleh Partovi

The food doesn’t match the quality for its price. I ordered the seafood pasta, and it was the worst pasta I’ve ever had—the sauce was watery, and the mussels weren’t cleaned properly, so they just tasted like ocean water. We also had margaritas, which were disappointing. The only item that was actually good was the brochette, but that’s hard to make badly anyway. I wouldn’t recommend this place.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Ashley Maughan

I’ve been dying to come in and try but I must say that the absolute beauty of the outside is outrageous!!! 😍 the flowers are incredible.
I can’t wait for the full experience. Hopefully it’s great!!!

Meranda R

I booked a table for 10 to celebrate my son’s 19th birthday — what should’ve been a special night turned into an absolute disaster. We’ve spent years bringing our business here for occasions, but this place has lost us.

While my son was ordering his 1st alcohol drink, I said something to him — and the server rudely interrupted me. In front of the entire table, she basically told me to shut up so he could order. She cut me off mid-sentence with a rude, aggressive tone that was completely out of line. Everyone at the table saw and heard it — and we were all shocked and disgusted.

I was so upset I had to walk away from the table in tears. I asked for a different server — thankfully they switched us — but the damage was done. To make matters worse, this place pools tips, so that server still got a share of the generous tip our group left. She didn’t deserve a single cent.

This was supposed to be a night of celebration. Instead, it became a humiliating and heartbreaking experience. No one should ever be treated that way, especially on a special occasion with family. Management needs to seriously reconsider how they train their staff, because this behavior was unacceptable and unprofessional.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 1

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