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: 4.3

4.3

441 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

Sept 29, 2023

7:00 p.m.

Booked 12 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Cuisines
Canadian, Farm-to-table, French
Hours of Operation
Brunch Daily 11:00 am–2:00 pm Afternoon Daily 2:00 pm–5:00 pm Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
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 441 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.3

4.3 based on recent ratings

4.3Food
4.5Service
4.4Ambience
3.8Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Kootenays
Best Overall
Kootenays
Best Food
Kootenays
Best Service
Kootenays
Best Ambience
Kootenays
Best Value
Kootenays
Good for business meals
Kootenays
Good for business meals
Kootenays
Innovative
Kootenays
Great for creative cocktails
Kootenays
Healthy
Kootenays
Neighbourhood gem
Kootenays
Romantic
Kootenays
Good for special occasions
Kootenays
Vegetarian-friendly
Kootenays
Lively
Kootenays
Most Booked

441 Reviews

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OpenTable Diner
San Diego
9 reviews
3.0
9 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
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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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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KrisJ
Vancouver
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on July 30, 2023
overall4food4service2ambience2
We enjoyed our dinner very much, but the service was a bit flat and we didn't care for our table. We were stuck against a blank wall right beside the servers' station -- we could have asked to move, so that's on us. Overall great meal, but service in Nelson in general is lacklustre.
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TrevorM
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on July 30, 2023
overall4food5service4ambience5
Overall experience was very good. Ambient music selection was perfect…possibly tho just a bit to high on volume.
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PamelaR
Los Angeles
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on July 26, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Wonderful outdoor patio tucked away in the alley. Had great service. Food was very unique and full of taste. Best calamari ever! Would definitely go back when in town.
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RobertoM
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on July 26, 2023
overall3food3service4ambience5
Delicious half chicken but portion of veggies that came with it was small, not enough for two people, we left hungry after paying quite a bit of money for the experience. Service and ambience were good. Would recommend but making sure they know above the portions. A bit more of veggies would go a long way.
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transform
Palm Springs
6 reviews
3.0
6 reviews
Dined on July 26, 2023
overall3food3service4ambience4
had an inside reservation since no patio available but when we got there hostess found us a nice patio table. we weren't that hungry after a later than usual lunch so we opted for several apps to share. one was sliced carrots sauted with onions (I think) and some honey covered pearls of something (sorry don't remember) and served over ricotta if im not mistake, all of which were awesome. also ordered the Brussel sprouts, roasted with an incredibly good sauce, and quite delicious! each of these were around $17cnd and were a good value. the bottle of pinot noir was excellent. coming from the okanogen area, a Fox and Archer 2020 unfiltered gem, although a bit pricey at 76, but that's the usual markup. the most disappointing part was the last app, the heirloom tomatoes and buratta tart. perhaps 2 nice tomatoes, a yellow and a red, along with a very tiny bit of buratta, not enough to share for sure....oh, and about a 6" piece of crust on one of the edges of the main plate. all this goodness for a mere $35 cnd....toally a rip off. I get farm to table, having eaten at many in farm to table country in Central Oregon and the Willamette Valley wine country. this dish couldn't have cost more than 2-4 $ for each tomato, 4-5 for the itty bitty piece of burtta, and 1 $ at most of the crumb of crust, this amounted to a 10 $ plate for $35. oh well, on vaca and not going to make a scene, but before you go, check the menu to see if you think the prices are a good value or just showing off the chef's idea of a decent profit margin. our waitress was perfect, attentive, not overbearing in any way, and she is to be commended.
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DanH
Vancouver
6 reviews
4.0
6 reviews
Dined on July 25, 2023
overall4food4service5ambience5
Patio , service , appetizers and my wife’s dinner were excellent. My steak dish with vegetables was undercooked. Drinks were also excellent.
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SusanN
New Orleans
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 24, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Nice ambience inside and also outside on the covered patio. I had the vegan burger, which was very good. The others had the meat burgers and everyone was quite happy with their meals. They have a good quality wine menu.
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June
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on July 23, 2023
overall2food2service5ambience3
Pitchfork is our favourite restaurant in Nelson however this time we were disappointed. Although we had great service, the fries were soggy, there were literally flies all over us inside the restaurant, shell fragments in all of the mussels and particularly small portion sizes given the price tag on menu items. We spent $300 for four people, one appetizer for the table, two drinks each and no dessert so I guess we expect a bit more attention to the little things. I look forward to Pitchfork upping their game for our next visit.
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OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 21, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Awesome patio with unexpected live entertainment. Great food!
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Dave
Calgary
12 reviews
vip
5.0
12 reviews
Dined on July 20, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Very good menu, we selected the fish which was prepared just right. Excellent service.
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CarrieH
Vancouver
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 18, 2023
overall1food1service1ambience1
Was seated , ignored never asked what we wanted to drink for over 20 min do we got up and left
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Wantstosupportlocalbiz
San Francisco
4 reviews
2.0
4 reviews
Dined on July 16, 2023
overall2food2service3ambience1
This is tough to write. We've been going to this place in its one form or another for many years. We were looking forward to a nice evening with our friends. We knew we'd spend a lot, but we thought we'd be able to have a nice meal and visit. Not so. The first thing you should know is that they have live music there and it is very loud. On the patio the music is so loud it is difficult to have a conversation. When we asked them to turn it down, the change in volume was imperceptible. It's like involuntarily being at a loud concert whether you like the music or not (We didn't). Secondly, the service is good, yet dirty dishes were being dumped loudly less than a couple of feet from my head with a jarring effect. I wondered, was it on purpose because we asked them to turn down the music? The server was very good. The food was fairly well prepared, although the "buttermilk calamari" was not memorable. Portions are small and entrees are expensive (one item - a ribeye for 2-3 people $180). The least expensive red wine - $59 for the Deep Roots Gamay ($22.50 in a store) seemed too high. Now they could be paying their staff so well that the higher prices must be made to make the budget, and if so, that's great, but limits diners to wealthy folks. So many other good places to eat in town. Regarding the music: In a restaurant, it should be ambient music, in the background, low enough so that it supports a dining experience. This "band" played as if they were headlining at a stadium trying to get everyone's attention. If Pitchfork wants to be a music venue, then it should be clear to diners making reservations that if they sit on the patio, they will bar subjected to a full loud concert. Perhaps a demo of the music planned could be posted so we decide whether we want to listen to it blaring as we try and visit.
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OpenTable Diner
Calgary
3 reviews
vip
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on July 14, 2023
overall3food3service5ambience5
Much of what we ate was excellent. But the rib eye brochette was a disappointment. 4 tiny pieces of very overcooked meat. Expected much more for $55.
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Pleun
Calgary
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 12, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
It was delicious! Plenty of options for vegetarians and not just the obvious menu choices. The miso gravy is so incredibly good, my non-vegetarian husband preferred it over his own meat gravy :-) Definitely recommended, both for meat eaters and vegetarians.
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OpenTable Diner
Calgary
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 10, 2023
overall4food5service4ambience4
Anniversary diner. Had the sea bass and smoked olives as an appt. Was awesome
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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 4.3 stars by 441 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

Sept 29, 2023

7:00 p.m.

Booked 12 times 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 Daily 11:00 am–2:00 pm Afternoon Daily 2:00 pm–5:00 pm Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
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

Additional information

Gift card

Menu

What 441 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 bookings?

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

Gift card