l'Altro Buca

l'Altro Buca
Restaurant Cuisine: Italian
1906 Haro St
Vancouver, British Columbia V6G 1H7
#4
of 1641 restaurants in Vancouver
TripZen Score
8.0 / 10 Overall
90% Recommend
8.5Overall8.5Food
8.5Food
Activities: Health club, Hot tub, Pool (outdoors)
Check-in / Check-out time: 11am / 3pm
Description:L'Altro Buca is the west end’s haven for Italian comfort food. Dishes at L'Altro Buca are inspired by traditional Italian cuisine, where simple and rustic flavours take centre stage. Join us for a glass of prosecco at the bar, or a classic spaghetti.
A breakfast nook.
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Traveler Reviews

TripZen Score
8.0 / 10 Overall
90% Recommend
8.5Overall8.5Food
8.5Food
Overall
  • This is a great place!
  • the restaurant itself is charming and intimate.
  • This ruined our dining experience.
  • All in all this is a great place and one of our favourites....A perfect restaurant to dine with out of town guests.
  • A good restaurant but disappointing for the price.
  • Would highly not recommend as many better Italian restaurants in town.
  • The final bill was reasonalbe and we were happy overall with the food, wine, service and valet parking!
  • Our dinner experience was exceptional, everything tasted so good
  • We were looking forward to this first experience at Altro Buca as we enjoy Andre Durbach's other restaurants
  • Great food and wonderful service make for an excellent experience.
  • The restaurant itself is very attractive and comfortable.
  • this is a great place for a really good casual meal with a nice bottle of wine, with an atmosphere (inside and outside) and service that are spectacular.
  • A wonderful meal, a wonderful experience.
Food
  • You know it's a good meal when every dish is better than the one before it.
  • We had wonderful food and we loved the ambience, friendly staff etc.
  • While the food was outstanding, the servers took our special requests in stride and an eagerness to make it work.
  • the food was fantastic and the service was outstanding.
  • Excellent dinner, spot-on wine selection assistance.
  • Although it has a small menu, this is indicative of a place that focuses on it's core strengths.
  • The food was tremendous, the atmosphere was cozy yet lively
  • The food was good -
  • But our ribeye and duck was nice and succulent.
  • The food was great and the service was good.
  • The wine list was very impressive
  • The wine list had many interesting offerings.
  • We had an absolutely outstanding meal.
  • The food is always superb
  • The saffron-parmesan risotto with the luxurious osso buco was sinfully good.
  • The portions were small...the dishes were tasty but hardly sensational.
  • Food portions large and a little heavy.
  • The food was well priced, thoughtfully presented and truly flavourful.
  • Really great for a romantic meal.
  • Bad service ruined an otherwise OK mediocre meal.
  • Lovely, delicate pastas, interesting salads and great service
  • were very pleased with all the different selections.
  • Main course of horse tenderloin was just outstanding -...All around a fantastic dinner.
  • Food was great (except for desert).
  • The menu was inventive, the food was outstanding
  • We were disappointed that the food was strikingly uneven -
  • Great food and wonderful service make for an excellent experience.
  • My steak arrived medium-well which is why I mentioned i wanted it well done.
  • Food was fabulous, beautifully served.
  • Service was great, food was great
  • The food was good but not exceptional.
  • Thoughtful preparation and really good food.
  • Food was fabulous, room was intimate and service great.
  • A perfect outdoor dining experience!
  • Great food, outstanding service.
  • The food was delicious and service professional.
  • Some of the best Italian food I have had in Vancouver!
  • Waitress was friendly and informative, dinner was good.
  • The food and seervice were wonderful.
  • This neighbourhood gem has been a favourite of mine for many years.
  • A wonderful meal, a wonderful experience.
  • every dish that was ordered was excellent.
Service
  • Our server was also super down-to-earth, knowledgeable, and respectful (meaning she didn't constantly hound us, but always seemed to be around when we needed something).
  • We had wonderful food and we loved the ambience, friendly staff etc.
  • The staff was more than helpful in accomodating her needs (i.e.
  • the food was fantastic and the service was outstanding.
  • Great service too!
  • the staff was apologetic and made room for us at the bar.
  • Now that's great customer service!
  • The food was great and the service was good.
  • The staff were very friendly and helpful as well.
  • the service is attentive and never stuffy.
  • The servers were attentive but not chatty or intrusive.
  • Staff however very pleasant and accomodating.
  • Friendly, professional and very efficient service.
  • Bad service ruined an otherwise OK mediocre meal....Incredibly insulting and exceedingly slow service.
  • Best service Ive had in Vancouver!
  • Lovely, delicate pastas, interesting salads and great service
  • The final bill was reasonalbe and we were happy overall with the food, wine, service and valet parking!
  • Service was attentive and friendly, without being pushy or hovering.
  • The restaurant was booked solid so our waitress was not as attentive as could be
  • the service was friendly, professional and unobtrusive.
  • Great food and wonderful service make for an excellent experience.
  • Consistently discerning service, lightness of being with exceptional staff, no fault what-so-ever with Chef Andrey and the kitchen chefs.
  • our server whose name I regret I don't remember (very competent young woman) was friendly, professional
  • Service was great, food was great
  • The service was very good.
  • The service was simply outstanding:
  • Great food, outstanding service.
  • the personalized service we received from the staff was most impressive.
  • Waitress was friendly and informative, dinner was good.
  • this is a great place for a really good casual meal with a nice bottle of wine, with an atmosphere (inside and outside) and service that are spectacular.
  • Service genuine and very informative and made our evening special with some extra touches.
  • Staff very competent, professional service, great presentations from the kitchen.
Ambience
  • The food was tremendous, the atmosphere was cozy yet lively
  • This place feels like a well-kept secret, with its basement location and low warm lighting.
  • Finally, the restaurant is very noisy, which distracts from the ambiance.
  • Unfortunately our table was not ready when we arrived
  • The bathrooms were spotless too.
  • The room is lovely, slightly "old-fashioned" but it's nice to be in a place without feeling all their attention is on being trendy.
  • the atmosphere was very nice.
  • Food was fabulous, room was intimate and service great.
  • it was a wonderful evening, sat on the patio, which is charming with the trees, lights in the dusk, etc.
  • this is a great place for a really good casual meal with a nice bottle of wine, with an atmosphere (inside and outside) and service that are spectacular.
Value
  • A good restaurant but disappointing for the price.
  • the prices were reasonable.
  • I loved the Greenwich Village New York atmosphere right from the start and the food has always been interesting and excellent value.

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