The Boathouse at Kits Beach

The Boathouse at Kits Beach reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   sandra

   Vancouver4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We love the variety of dishes at Happy Hour. Today we savoured Korean Chicken Sliders (2 per order) delicious and definitely not skimpy. The Ahi Tuna Tacos (4 per order) we’re yummy and I liked that the tacos were fried won ton wrappers. The Crunchy Prawns (4 per order) were delectable. Our server was new and still in training, but she was an adorable asset to the restaurant. Thank you for a lovely Happy Hour!
   

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   Irène

   France1 review

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We enjoyed a lot our dinner! It was really nice, the service were so friendly and the food tasty. I recommend strongly on a sunny evening to enjoy an amazing sunset!
   

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   Joanna

   Vancouver3 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   Great location. Poor service and food quality. Unfortunate :(
   

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   Nikolai

   Vancouver1 review

   2.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Unfortunately our dinner did not meet our expectations. I made reservation for Mother Day dinner. When we arrived, I was informed that the regular menu was unavailable and only preset items were available. When I was making reservation, I purposefully checked restaurant's site to see if the were any mentioning of special menu for this day and there were none. I also dd not receive any such note when I placed reservation, and later when I received confirmation. When asking manager about it, I was told that it is mentioned under "special events" section. This is ridiculous; no one is expected to spend 10 minutes exploring restaurant's web site to see if they have exception to the menu buried somewhere deep. It should be stated on the first page, in the menu section, or should be mentioned when you make a reservation!!! Also some other things were not great. One of 4 wine glasses was dirty. It seems that it was not washed after previous guest. Food wise, overall it fell below expectations. Oyster tray was great, no complains. Lobster bisque was 4 out of 5. Fish chowder was good. However Halibut and Lava Cake were bad, 2 out of 5. Halibut was dry, it tasted more like paper. Total waste of fish which could have been made delicious. Lava cake was also bad, it tasted more like the one you get from food court in the mall for half the price, or premade from grocery store. It missed all the marks: was not properly warmed up, tasted like there were too much flower in it, and just not good overall. The best part of our dine-out experience was the view. We had a table by the window. It was great to watch sunset. Overall, if you go for the ocean view, go there. But if you want to get a decent (not even great) food, this is not the place.
   

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   Kristina

   Vancouver3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Thankful for the patio section which was quieter and had a great view! Our server was excellent. The kitchen forgot to leave the dressing off of the salad and cooked the steak medium well rather than medium rare, but they corrected it and brought one that was better. Did not realize there was a Mother's Day menu for $69 that was our only option to order from. YIKeS!
   

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   Catherine VIP

   Palm Springs3 reviews

   1.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   The food was " okay". The coffee was awful and cold by the time we got our food. The main problem was how incredibly slow the service was. Waiting an hour and a half for the main course was very hard on our 10 year old grandson. It was a very disappointing Mother's day. I felt sorry for our son who thought this would be a memorable occasion for me. We will never return to this restaurant.
   

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   ajay

   Vancouver19 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   It was ok over an hour wait for food server was nice. Don’t think the food was truly memorable
   

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   Alison VIP

   Vancouver3 reviews

   1.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Very disappointed. Went for Sunday Brunch. Set menu charging $35 for main (ie average eggs Benedict) plus fruit and very average pastries which we would never have ordered but were included . I had the egg whites on sourdough with avocado and goat cheese. Also $35. As my companion, who had the same, said - bland and soggy. Coffee took an age to arrive when ordered upon arrival. And was luke warm. I had booked for visiting friends for the view which is spectacular. I expected the food to be average based on past experience, but even with that expectation I was disappointed. Will not return. They could so so brilliantly if they upped their game substantially.
   

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   Inhee

   Vancouver1 review

   3.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Mothers day brunch. We went there pretty early 10am. The restaurant was empty. They have a mothers day brunch set menu. My husband and I ordered one menu each no modifications straightforward. Our server got our drinks, but the food took a while, considered the place was empty. I ordered West coast Benny trio, but I've got the wrong order- classic Benny. It was hard to find our server, finally my husband called her up and told her we got the wrong food. No apologies, she just took my plate and left. She came back with my food quickly. It was supposed to trio bennies, salmon, crab, bacon- but I've got 2 salmon and 1 crab, no bacon. Again hard to find our server, but we didn't want to call her up again. Well at least the food was delicious. I loved the view and the vibes, but 2 mistakes on just 2 simple set menu orders... I wish I could get the food and the service that meets my expectation. It was a bit of disappointment on the mothers day.
   

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    Jane

    Seattle2 reviews

    3.0

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    The ambience is spot on with a beautiful view of the beach below. The decor is very nice. The food isn’t at all good. Everything we ordered was deep fried. My husband’s cod which was the only thing that wasn’t deep fried did not taste good.either. Overall the food isn’t something I’d go back for. I’d go back for the view and a drink!
    

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