Hestia Kitchen + Bar

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   Alice

   Vancouver

   6 reviews

   2.0

   6 reviews

   Dined today

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

   ​We had tried their ... foie gras with steak --- their steak was tasteless and chewy --- their foie gras not melt in my mouth. --- their vegetable was taste burnt --- their mashed potato not enough butter and milk, not smooth and tasteless --- their steak sauce can taste a lot Of corn starch in it.. ​Black truffle foie gras burger with ​hot and crispy fries --- foie gras and mashed potato same as above --- burger patty with tasty bun Bone marrow --- it's tasty with tons of melt butter inside, But their bread taste burnt Creamy butter garlic prawns -- tasteless tendor prawns Bellini --- Tasteless and prosecco was flat Sakura yuzu --- way too much ice inside and Tasteless (2/3 glass of ice) White sangria --- this is the only drink that we like The most with strong alcohol and tasty Free blueberry cheesecake for My birthday --- this is the only dish I like, Not because of free of charge, Because of it's melt in my mouth And not that sweet I saw their advertising on their website.. They got November special promotion For buy one cocktail get second 50% off And got happy hour after 9 pm So that's why I went there for my birthday dinner after 8:45 pm, by the time we finished read their menu and placed our regular item orders by 8:50 pm. Then waited till 9:10 pm, ordered happy hour food and drinks. So that's why we ordered 2 glasses of Tasteless Bellini and another 2 glasses Of cocktail, by the time we asked for the bill, we found out they charged us everything in regular prices, Lucky that I double check my bill.. I asked them to change for us .. But our server told us, Their promotion until yesterday (November, 25th) But their website and Advertising from the restaurant TV Didn't mention about it.. they are FALSE ADVERTISING Only can give us happy hour deal, not 50% off for second cocktail. No wonder not much customers there.. Only 3 tables of customers, Not much service too... Our server always chat with their chef It's end up... bartender served us.
   

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   Tee

   Vancouver

   27 reviews

   3.0

   27 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Creative food, enjoyable night out, room for improvement
   

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   jenn

   Vancouver

   10 reviews

   2.0

   10 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Our service was not good at all. Our waiter barely paid attention to us. Comes and refills one person water and not everyone else. The girl giving out dishes was wearing full on sweat pants and her customer service was horrible. I believe her name was Jenny? Overall, would not come back to this location.
   

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   Eddie

   Vancouver

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 17 November 2024

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

   It's our second time there and first for dinner. Our first lunch experience was good and that prompted our second dinner try. To be honest, it was an underwhelming experience. We had the fried chicken + garlic panko where the chicken was a bit dry & hard. The bone marrow + steak bowl was interesting but the steak was chewy. The scallop + prawn linguini was better but was lukewarm. Service was good.
   

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   HeatherR

   Vancouver

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 17 November 2024

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

   Food was great, ordered the fried chicken and shrimp appetizers, both fantastic and well seasoned. Staff was extremely attentive, multiple people checking in to ensure we had a good experience, would definitely go back.
   

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   Perry

   Phoenix

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 13 November 2024

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

   The staff are fantastic, the food is new and very interesting. The atmosphere is incredible We loved it there.
   

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   Casey

   Vancouver

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 12 November 2024

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

   Food was not the greatest, my party was less than impressed with the choices. Bathroom was an absolute nightmare, blood in toilets and poopy toilet paper on the floor, absolutely disgusting. Waitress disappeared after collecting half of our finished plates, took forever to flag someone down to pay. Would not dine here again
   

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   Circle

   Vancouver

   21 reviews

   5.0

   21 reviews

   Dined on 11 November 2024

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

   Delicious food with Very spacious dining area. No specific server for tables but it’s alright. When you wave, the serve comes.
   

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   Amanda

   Vancouver

   31 reviews

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   5.0

   31 reviews

   Dined on 6 November 2024

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

   The value you get from their Happy Hour is far greater than the value you get from their lunch or dinner. I personally would not go there outside of Happy Hour unless someone else is paying. While their cocktails are priced higher even than many places located downtown, some of them are rather creative and innovative - White Sangria is a pretty decent deal during Happy Hour ($11). I absolutely love their Grilled Broccolini ($13 during Happy Hour) and Wagyu Bolognese ($25 during Happy Hour) shared with a friend, which would usually come to about $32 for me, including tax. My strategy is that I would catch the very last bit of Happy Hour and basically treat that as my dinner, so then I would be more inclined to do intermittent fasting that day. The location is basically a converted warehouse, so it doesn't feel very intimate or cozy, but the bookshelf design is not too bad. If our hockey team makes it to the finals and playoffs, I hope they offer much cheaper drinks to attract patrons. I would pay out of my own pocket for a $19 Old Fashioned to watch a game at their bar because as an Old Fashioned lover, I have had tons of much better Old Fashioned for half of that price even in downtown Vancouver and downtown Toronto.
   

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    Tim

    Vancouver

    9 reviews

    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on 6 November 2024

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

    Would have been nice to have something special since we mentioned we were celebrating a birthday on the reservation. Otherwise food is great. The one waiter serving all the tables was a bit stretched.
    

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