[Dine Out Vancouver 2017] Menus are out: What caught our eyes #DOVF

Dine Out Vancouver is back! Running from January 20 to February 5, more than 280 restaurants are offering prix fixe menus and more than 100 food-themed events are planned over this 2-week period.

The 3-course dinner are priced at $20, $30 or $40. Some restaurants are also offering a lunch menu, which could be at a cheaper price point. The menus are now live and reservations are open. Pretty excited about some of the participating restaurants this year. After perusing the menus, here are our suggestions, based on past experience as well as menu attractiveness:

$20 Suggestions

• Banana Leaf (our review)
• Butcher & Bullock
• The Fish Shack (our review) – price reduced from $30 last year
• Gyoza Bar
• Rocky Mountain Flatbread
• TAPshack
• Timber

$30 Suggestions

• Beach Bay Cafe (our review)
• BierCraft Bistro
• C|Prime
• Cardero’s Restaurant
• Chewies (our review) – different menu for the Coal Harbour and Kitsilano locations but both look good
• Catch 122 (our review)
• Chicha (our review)
• Chutney Villa
• Cuchillo
• Edible Canada (our review) – very intrigued that they’re serving seal on the menu
• Forage (our review)
• La Cigale – first time participant!
• Maenam
• The Oakwood Canadian (our review)
• Rangoli – first time participant, first come first served
• Ten Ten Tapas
• Torafuku (our review)
• Village Resto
• WildTale Coastal Grill (our review) – price reduced from $40 last year

$40 Suggestions

• Ancora Waterfront Dining
• AnnaLena (our review)
• Baru Latino (our review) – price went up from $30 last year
• Bishop’s – first time participant!
• Burnaby Riverway Clubhouse (our review) – price went up from $30 last year
• Carver’s Steakhouse
• Chambar
• Diva at the Met
• Dockside Restaurant
• e.b.o restaurant
• House Special
• Juniper
• La Terrazza
• Mission Kitsilano
• Notch 8
• The Observatory (our review)
• Pidgin
• Provence Marinaside (our review)
• Royal Dinette
• Tableau Bar Bistro
• Vij’s – first time participant, first come first served
• Wildebeest
• Yew seafood + bar

After going through the menus, honestly some of them just weren’t worth considering. It didn’t seem like the restaurants have put any thought into it – it’s generic, it’s simple, it’s nothing like their regular menu. Now keep in mind I curated the list above based on my preference, my way of thinking, so it may not all suit your taste. But hopefully this gives you a place to start.

For more Dine Out Vancouver reviews, don’t forget to check out our special coverage. Or just check out our regular restaurant reviews for more ideas.

Of course don’t forget that there’s also the Street Food City as well as other events such as The Grape Debate, Brunch Crawls, Art, Eat and Sip and Nightingale’s Chef’s Table Experience.

Hope you’ll have a great time enjoying the Dine Out Vancouver 2017 festivities!