Pitchfork Eatery

Name: Pitchfork Eatery
Address: 518 Hall St, Nelson, BC, Canada, V1L 1Z2
Telephone: (250) 352-2744
Price range: CAN$51 and over
Rating: 4.4

4.4

456 Reviews

CAN$51 and over

Canadian

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Pitchfork Eatery is a farmer-owned restaurant in Nelson, BC.
We strive to bring you the freshest, seasonal, local produce from the beautiful Kootenays.

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Dec 5, 2023

7:00 p.m.

Booked 1 time today

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
CAN$51 and over
Cuisines
Canadian, Farm-to-table, French
Hours of Operation
Brunch Sat, Sun 9:00 am–1:30 pm Lunch Sat, Sun 1:30 pm–5:00 pm Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–12:00 am
Phone number
(250) 352-2744
Website
https://www.pitchforkeatery.ca/
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress Code
Casual Dress
Executive Chef
Peter Leontowicz

Location
518 Hall St, Nelson, BC V1L 1Z2
Neighbourhood
Nelson
Cross Street
Herridge Lane
Parking Details
Meter parking - free after 5pm and Sundays
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, View, Wine

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What 456 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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

4.4

4.4 based on recent ratings

4.4Food
4.5Service
4.6Ambience
4Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Kootenays
Best Overall
Kootenays
Best Food
Kootenays
Best Service
Kootenays
Best Ambience
Kootenays
Best Value
Kootenays
Good for groups
Kootenays
Great for creative cocktails
Kootenays
Healthy
Kootenays
Neighbourhood gem
Kootenays
Good for special occasions
Kootenays
Lively
Kootenays
Most Booked

456 Reviews

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LilyA
San Francisco
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
overall4food4service3ambience4
We love pitchfork. The muscles were amazing as always. Portions of the mains felt small this time for the high prices though. Two small medallions of steak for $49….. Service staff were ok but didn’t have a lot to say and didn’t exactly set the stage for a $250 anniversary dinner. Overall great food and kind staff and we will continue to recommend this restaurant.
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CarolynC
Vancouver
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
overall5food4service5ambience5
Everything was amazing as usual! Our only comment is the poutine gravy seems to have changed. It is not as delicious as it was previously. Please change it back!!
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anik
Vancouver
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on November 25, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Best place to eat in town! Yummy quality food, good vibes, good drinks, best patio in town and great service. Its awesome with friends, or for romantic dinne!
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donp
San Francisco
14 reviews
vip
5.0
14 reviews
Dined on November 23, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Always a pleasure! Friendly and knowledgeable staff always make us feel welcome. Creative and delicious food.
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Mdub
Vancouver
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on November 20, 2023
overall2food2service3ambience3
Pass on the bruschetta burger - too saucy, messy - flavours did not inspire. Try cooking or pickling the onions in future.
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DSBNelson
Vancouver
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on November 19, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Had a great brunch and could hear everyone at our table for 8. Will be back!
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MDLaaaaaaaaa
Vancouver
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 19, 2023
overall2food3service1ambience4
Felt uncomfortable by server, a to go box wasmgiven while still eating, then while still eating, having drinks and mid-conversation, the bill was placed in between us.
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SueV
Vancouver
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 17, 2023
overall4food5service5ambience5
Great place to eat, been several times and have always enjoyed it. Food is terrific and great service everytime.
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NatashaA
Las Vegas
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 10, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great a atmosphere, we went for burger month and it was amazing 10 out of 10
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PeterK
Vancouver
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 8, 2023
overall4food5service3ambience4
Love Dining at Pitchfork! The food is amazing and You can tell that the Chef is a scientist when it comes to preparing. Wine list could maybe be a little more geared to more choices by the glass.
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OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 4, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
One of my favourite Nelson restaurants lots of gluten free options and always delicious
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Denny
Ottawa
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on November 2, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Wonderful food, great service, excellent atmosphere. We had the burger of the month - yummy, tasty and we added a side poutine, yummy as well. Pitchfork is our favorite restaurant in Nelson!
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BlakeV
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 24, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Pitchfork has my favourite burger in the whole world. I had one last spring and was beside myself with flavour. I was worried my second time would not live upto the same level, but it did. Pitchfork is my only "must" when I come to Nelson.
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JuliaC
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 20, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The experience started as soon as we were greeted by the friendly, relaxed and thoughtful staff. It continued with the food arriving to our table promptly and delighting us with flavours all layered with delicious notes. Our go to for a great dining out time.
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EvanZ
Vancouver
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 11, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Everything was 1st class. The food was beyond what we expected, so many subtle flavours bursting forth. Easy to recommend as my favourite restaurant in Nelson.
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OpenTable Diner
San Diego
9 reviews
3.0
9 reviews
Dined on September 26, 2023
overall3food4service5ambience5
The service was amazing and so were the appetizers but the entrees were expensive and mediocre.
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MGrain
Vancouver
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on September 22, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Beautiful setting amongst the trees with a great music in the background. Excellent service and super yummy food.
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TracyE
Seattle
4 reviews
3.0
4 reviews
Dined on September 19, 2023
overall3food4service4ambience4
Very limit wine selection by the glass and expensive. Then had a $55 steak kabob. Felt it was over priced.
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AmandaM
Vancouver
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on September 17, 2023
overall4food4service5ambience5
Lovely evening with live jazz and great service. We shared appetizers and had a couple delicious cocktails. The server Olivier went above and beyond to make the evening special. Great place for an intimate date or evening with friends.
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MountainMom
Vancouver
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on September 17, 2023
overall3food3service4ambience5
The patio was excellent. The service was good. The food was okay, but definitely not worth the price!
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LisaB
Vancouver
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on September 15, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The food was excellent! Shared the gluten free fried calamari and then we each had a burger which was delicious. GF bun available too which was very good! Wonderful selection of BC wines to choose from. The live music was also amazing. A little loud at first but the server asked us immediately how the sound level was for us and had them turn it down a bit right away. We really enjoyed our evening and our out of town guests were very impressed.
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CindyS
Vancouver
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on September 10, 2023
overall4food4service4ambience5
Delicious brunch! Great service. Lovely Patio & ambiance.
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Bjorn
Salt Lake City
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 9, 2023
overall5food5service4ambience5
Great food and ambience, live music was a nice touch too. Not the cheapest.
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SylviaN
Vancouver
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 8, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Quality live music (Thursday evening late summer) and delicious food, we enjoyed indoor dining, but outside with the heat lamps would have been equally enjoyable… Outstanding chocolate hazelnut torte. A few selections of local wine we hadn’t seen before. Top notch !
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FoodCritic
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on September 7, 2023
overall4food4service5ambience3
Service was great , appys were delicious, main was a bit under cooked , dessert was decadent
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HollyK
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 7, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Wonderful food, exceptional service. Dinner at the Pitchfork was a cut above. Thank you!
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ATurner
Vancouver
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 7, 2023
overall3food3service4ambience3
The menu has changed and the entrees are pretty basic fare. Not a very exciting menu. Food is good but there's no wow factor. The wine and cocktail choices are good as well as the desserts.
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Foodie
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on September 2, 2023
overall3food4service2ambience5
It was nice ambience. The appetizers we got were great but our server forgot to put in our dinner order. She came to ask about dessert and tea after our appetizers, thinking we were finished when we had t even had our entrees yet. The two tables that sat down after us got their dinner 30 minutes before us. Our main entrees should have come just as we were finishing our appetizers. 40 minutes between appetizer and main is way too long of a wait. The food was good but priced too high for the small portion sizes. Not sure I'd go back.
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Hesta
Vancouver
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on September 2, 2023
overall3food3service2ambience3
Disappointing service and food (quality and presentation). Have been many times but won’t return anytime soon.
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jakmd
Seattle
27 reviews
vip
5.0
27 reviews
Dined on August 31, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The food was outstanding as was the service. We shared the mussels which were superb. My wife had the soup and I had the buttermilk-fried calamari, both of which were very tasty.
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DerekB
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on August 27, 2023
overall4food4service4ambience4
Beautiful patio, great menu, good hosts, would recommend.
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RobertS
Seattle
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on August 27, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing cocktails, great food and a view patio. Beyond a great experience
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sharonh
Vancouver
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on August 23, 2023
overall5food3service5ambience3
Those were the tiniest (& possibly the most expensive) mussels I have ever eaten in my life. The sauce was delicious, fortunately, but I think you need to find another supplier.
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TheoP
Calgary
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on August 22, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The reviews matched the service the food. The ambience was an amazing afternoon. Dinner cocktails were amazing.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Jackson Hole
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on August 19, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food and lovely ambience! Cocktails were uniquely crafted and delicious. The food was also fantastic. Cute, rustic ambiance.
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GeraC
Vancouver
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on August 15, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Lovely place for a light lunch on the patio. The calamari is excellent. The cold cucumber soup was perfect for a 39C day...an option splash of chilled vodka would have been perfection! ;-)
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KevinB
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on August 13, 2023
overall3food4service2ambience5
We really wanted to love it but we just didn’t have a great experience. We had a reservation and were greeted right away by a nice gentleman and sat at a lovely table inside. Then we waited ten minutes for our server to show up. I was just walking up to ask and ran into her coming our way. All would have been forgiven with a quick sorry, a warm welcome and enthusiasm for the food but alas it was not to be. The server did not apologize, did not offer suggestions and actually walked away before the table was done ordering. The food that followed was fine enough. We ordered the bursts tart appetizer, branzino for two, a burger with poutine and even went for cheesecake, crème brûlée and lava cake for dessert. Unfortunately it just didn’t rise up to the special experience we wanted, maybe because we just wanted to be excited about it and that was squelched pretty quickly. We still tipped the server 20% because maybe she was just having an off day and I know people work hard. Maybe we’ll come back and try again, but probably not real soon.
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KristineC
Seattle
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on August 12, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Absolutely lovely spot with delicious, fresh food prepared perfectly
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Vashty
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on August 5, 2023
overall2food1service2ambience3
So sad! We come to Nelson every year over the August long for our anniversary. Embarrassing we come to pitchfork twice a day. We tell everyone to check it out. But last night was super disappointing. I think service in Nelson is lacking because they don't have enough staff. So, I believe you may find this at multiple businesses (that being said, full circle this morning, had less staff and their service was better). But the food (this is why I go to Pitchfork) was so bad. I got the Salmon Salad. There was a quarter of the salad that I got from previous years, plus there was missing ingredients. The salmon was cooked to perfection, tho. My husband ordered the chicken salad. There was no salad, all bitters, and missing the most of the ingredients. The chicken had zero taste, like they overcooked it in water then charred it. The waiter made a comment about they use what they have in the kitchen. We assume this means that they have run out of ingredients and are using whatever they have left. They gave us a poutine on the house, and that was not very good either, barely any taste and the cheese was not even melted. They gave us the poutine and took half the price off the chicken salad. With my 2 glasses of wine and ferments to start, it was still over $100. I am so sad, because I loved this place. But they have gone down hill. A few people around us, were also disappointed with their food. I think for the amount of money, it is hard to risk spending so much money on moderate food. Full circle was super tasty breakfast and my friends love the Mexican restaurant. We will try the Mexican restaurant tonight before we head out of Nelson. I guess we are open to trying other businesses now.
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GeorgeK
Vancouver
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on August 4, 2023
overall4food3service5ambience5
The chicken for 2 was amazing and great value. The steak was over priced and inconsistent. Give me a break, $55 for 3 little pieces of steak on a skewer. One piece raw, one piece over cooked, and one piece just right. I have eaten here a few time and some of the dishes are amazing and others suck. Might think twice before coming back.
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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

Pitchfork Eatery offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (250) 352-2744.

Pitchfork Eatery is rated 4.4 stars by 456 OpenTable diners.

Pitchfork Eatery does offer gift cards which you can purchase here.

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

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Dec 5, 2023

7:00 p.m.

Booked 1 time today

Order delivery or takeout

518 Hall St, Nelson, BC V1L 1Z2

Dining areas

Additional information

Cross Street
Herridge Lane
Neighbourhood
Nelson
Hours of Operation
Brunch Sat, Sun 9:00 am–1:30 pm Lunch Sat, Sun 1:30 pm–5:00 pm Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–12:00 am
Price
CAN$51 and over
Cuisines
Canadian, Farm-to-table, French
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress Code
Casual Dress
Parking Details
Meter parking - free after 5pm and Sundays
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Peter Leontowicz
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, View, Wine

Website
https://www.pitchforkeatery.ca/
Phone number
(250) 352-2744

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Pitchfork Eatery

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

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What 456 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Loved For

Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitising

Screening

FAQs

Does Pitchfork Eatery offer delivery through OpenTable or takeout?

How is Pitchfork Eatery restaurant rated?

Does Pitchfork Eatery offer gift cards?

Is Pitchfork Eatery currently accepting reservations?

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

Gift card