Is That French

Name: Is That French
Address: 45 Blood Alley Square, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6B 1A7
Telephone: (604) 499-0680
Price range: CAN$31 to CAN$50
Rating: 4.8

4.8

146 Reviews

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Wine Bar

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Located in the iconic Blood Alley in Gastown Is That French is offering minimal intervention BC wine, oyster & local seafood celebrating the terroir of the Pacific Northwest. Come explore our terroir!

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Dec 11, 2023

7:00 p.m.

Booked 15 times today

Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
CAN$31 to CAN$50
Cuisines
Wine Bar, Oyster Bar, Seafood
Hours of Operation
Mon, Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–11:00 pm
Phone number
(604) 499-0680
Website
http://isthatfrench.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress Code
Casual Dress
Executive Chef
Kovic Prevost

Location
45 Blood Alley Square, Vancouver, BC V6B 1A7
Neighbourhood
Gastown
Cross Street
Carrall St & Blood Alley
Parking Details
Public Lot
Additional
Counter Seating, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Offers

Jazz Night
Multiple dates available
Thu - 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Live jazz music on Thursdays from 6pm to 8pm will be paired with 20% off all bottles of wine. Come and enjoy some sexy vibes in blood alley while sipping on some minimal intervention BC wine.
Oyster Monday
Multiple dates available
Mon - 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
It's Oyster Monday at Is That French & all our oysters are a 1$ off all night! Come & enjoy them freshly shucked on the half shell with a glass of minimal intervention BC wine.

What 146 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8

4.8 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.8Service
4.7Ambience
4.6Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Vancouver
Great for fine wines

146 Reviews

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danaw
Toronto
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Food was delicious, on the pricier side for how much you get but really good quality and presentation. Great wines. Great ambience. Loved our server. Would 100% return!
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BrianS
Los Angeles
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
A brilliant, truly uniquely BC dining experience. Some of the best seafood I have ever had coupled with a thoughtful wine list that is heavy on Okanagan Valley but is world-curious. The place is cozy and spending hours sipping and munching feels like a dream. Can’t wait to try this place again.
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OpenTable Diner
Vancouver
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Food was exceptionally delicious, and the wine was worth it! Will definitely go back again!
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KarenE
Exclusive
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 26, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The service and food were excellent! Loved the quaint room and cozy atmosphere.
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kaileyd
Vancouver
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on November 26, 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Fantastic service and a nice romantic atmosphere. Food is very delicious but small portions and slightly overpriced. Great selection of wines. Will be going back!
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Duggles
Edmonton
40 reviews
vip
4.0
40 reviews
Dined on November 25, 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Vibe was nice, wine selection and Sommelier fantastic, lobster ravioli too fishy, texture and sauce nope for us. Fois gras yes, salad yes, bone marrow prefer straight up bone marrow, bread yes, will be back for sure. Nice night out.
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OpenTable Diner
Las Vegas
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 21, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food and vibe with very kind service! Definitely visiting again to try other dishes
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LaurelM
Vancouver
35 reviews
vip
4.0
35 reviews
Dined on November 20, 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
This was our first visit and we were very impressed. A very casual place but the food was excellent! A perfect small meal to finish off the weekend. Highly recommend….you won’t be disappointed. Try the Anthony Buchanan sparking Riesling!
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GFGirl
London
10 reviews
vip
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on November 19, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent wine and food! The service was great and the ambience was perfect for either a date night or an evening with friends.
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OpenTable Diner
Seattle
4 reviews
vip
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on November 18, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food here is elevated in the most subtle and exquisite ways. The wine plays second fiddle to the food all day
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DLee
Vancouver
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 18, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
It was a bit hard to find, but glad we persevered. It’s a sweet place- cozy with knowledgeable, helpful, patient staff. We enjoyed ourselves.
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KirstenS
Los Angeles
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 17, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The team at Is That French - Kovic, Brent and Kyle - are so charismatic, passionate and talented! The ambiance with the candles, jazz music and beautiful tables/ lighting creates the perfect vibe for celebrations and get-togethers. The food and wine are spectacular, and it's nice they have a focus on celebrating local businesses and their high quality products. Highly recommend!!!
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RiSun
Vancouver
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on November 17, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Been to the restaurant twice and always really enjoyed their food. It’s small plate Tapas style but I always end up getting full. The food is amazing, fresh ingredients made with creativity. Would definitely recommend!
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NasimZ
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 14, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Real french gastronomy, lovely ambiance and divine wine
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OpenTable Diner
Vancouver
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on November 13, 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Food is very pricy for the quality that is given. To get full, you would need to spend at least 75+. Go for the wine bar, not for dinner. Machines start tip suggestion at 20%, for a 'wine bar'
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megan
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 13, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The server read that we were too busy chatting to make decisions on the menu and did an amazing job at taking the lead offering us a beautiful succession of gorgeous food and wines. It was absolutely perfect. Love everything about this place, particularly their ethos on supporting local farmers, wineries, and artists (their beauty dishware and custom furniture)!
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Constantine
Vancouver
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 31, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great little place with unique food chioces just the way we like it - small portions and exquisit flavors. Great service and fairly low total considered everything we had. Loved it and highly recommend.
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OpenTable Diner
Vancouver
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on October 29, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Gem in Vancouver. Great service. Excellent food and wine options.
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LauraD
Exclusive
3 reviews
vip
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on October 28, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent food, excellent wine, excellent service!
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OpenTable Diner
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on October 27, 2023
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
I was super excited to go to your restaurant and I was just a little underwhelmed. The wine selection was decent but the food was a bit sub par. We had the scallops, the burrata and the lobster ravioli. They were all decent but they certainly didn’t wow me. Our server was very lovely though. Hope things improve as you go…
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sc99
Toronto
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on October 23, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We absolutely loved our meal at at Is That French and could not have asked for a better last supper in Vancouver. If you love oysters, wine, and French food in a cozy at atmosphere this is the place for you. Is That French is a hidden gem! Our server, Shauna gave us amazing wine and food recommendations. They hit the nail on the head with every suggestion. We cannot recommend this place enough!!
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Abigail
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 22, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great menu for sharing! Food was delicious and service was amazing!
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AfshinG
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on October 21, 2023
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
The choices of wine was not that good, food was ok, oysters were ok.
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MaiC
Vancouver
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 20, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Absolutely loved everything! Highly highly recommend:)
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ShaunnaT
Vancouver
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on October 15, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Shaunna and Kyle were wonderful! Food, beverages, ambiance and music (lots of Jungle, which we love!) and service was outstanding. So much fun - thank you! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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OpenTable Diner
Manitoba
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 8, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great selection of wines. Delicious food. Smoked tuna was excellent
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JeromeC
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 8, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Outstanding BC wine list and creative tasty small plates. Great attentive service too
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Natalie
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 3, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We love the team at Is That French! Fantastic, wonderful service and a very thoughtful wine list.
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BrianR
Vancouver
24 reviews
3.0
24 reviews
Dined on October 1, 2023
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
The food is very interesting with lots of combinations that I wouldn't have imagined. So it was great to try some new things. Stand out dishes were the agnolotti, burrata, sourdough bread. Most interesting dish was probably the radishes. The wine list looked interesting, but I was underwhelmed with the actual wine flavours. We had a flight of almost all reds by the glass and not one stood out as a "must find and buy for home". Tapas is probably the most expensive way to eat relatively little food, so it's not an inexpensive evening out. What was vexing is that the credit card machine tip choices start at 20% and go to 25%. I'm not a cheap tipper, but I find it presumptuous to ask me for 20+% on an already expensive bill, including taxes. Happy I tried it? Yes. Would I go back? Prob not.
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Mdg2012
London
10 reviews
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on September 30, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great dining experience - the food was tasty and inventive, the service was 5-stars & our host offered to select the wine flights for food pairing, which was wonderful. Would highly recommend ‘Is That French’ to anyone visiting or living in Vancouver.
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Kimono
Exclusive
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on September 30, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Listen if you're tired of trying to get into St. Lawrence and Anna Lena then please try Is that French! It has a gritty atmosphere off of Blood Alley and the staff don't fit the Earl's Girl look which is just fine. The menu has mind blowing fusion of scallops with Montreal smoked meat!.... Bone marrow and crab.... all at priced which could easily be 50% higher and still be value. Wine list is Canadian but thoughtful and also great value.
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OpenTable Diner
Vancouver
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 29, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The dishes were AMAZING. They complimented the ingredients so good, everthing was really fresh and tasty. Their uni toast is to die for. The chef and server was really attentive as well. We went for a birthday so we also got a comp cheesecake - which they made in house as well. Really worth the money. We will definitely comeback again! Thank you so much!
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scottb
Vancouver
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 29, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Awesome place, terrible seating. My butt still hurts.
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FionaC
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on September 25, 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
One of the most remarkable dining experiences. Sunday dinner was not too busy so it was a great time having a girl date night
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VWillWine
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 25, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great to see loads of interesting BC wines by the glass.
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Jilaire
Palm Springs
4 reviews
vip
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on September 10, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great hospitality, excellence service, beautiful oysters. Delicious food. Wonderful evening.
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CarolineP
Palm Springs
3 reviews
vip
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on September 4, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
What a surprise !!!! Outstanding! Delicious food tapas style with a Canadian touch! Great Chef: Kovik: thank you for an amazing experience
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Sieun
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 3, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The restaurant has a good vibe, attentive service, and exquisite cuisine. Memorable dining experience. Highly recommended :)
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AmandaS
Edmonton
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 2, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
An amazing dining experience - thanks to Shauna who was incredibly delightful and knowledgeable.
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Charmmmm
Vancouver
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on September 2, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great wine selection, lots of great BC choices. Dinner service was well paced and all of the staff were friendly and approachable. Food was delicious and there were some exciting options on the menu.
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Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitising
- Surfaces sanitised between seatings
- Digital, disposable or sanitised menu provided
- Common areas deep-cleaned daily
- Sanitiser or wipes provided for customers

Screening
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

Is That French is rated 4.8 stars by 146 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Dec 11, 2023

7:00 p.m.

Booked 15 times today

45 Blood Alley Square, Vancouver, BC V6B 1A7

Dining areas

Additional information

Cross Street
Carrall St & Blood Alley
Neighbourhood
Gastown
Hours of Operation
Mon, Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–11:00 pm
Price
CAN$31 to CAN$50
Cuisines
Wine Bar, Oyster Bar, Seafood
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress Code
Casual Dress
Parking Details
Public Lot
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Kovic Prevost
Additional
Counter Seating, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://isthatfrench.com/
Phone number
(604) 499-0680

Is That French

Make a reservation

Dining areas

Additional information

Offers

Jazz Night

Oyster Monday

Menu

What 146 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Loved For

Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitising

Screening

FAQs

How is Is That French restaurant rated?

Is Is That French currently accepting reservations?

Make a reservation

Dining areas

Additional information