Traveler Reviews
TripZen Score
7.5 / 10
Overall
91%
Recommend
| 8Overall | 8Food |
| 7Food |
| Overall |
- We enjoyed our experience.
- We quite enjoyed the experience -
- Had a great experience with the Whole Hog dinner.
- Compare to other restaurants in Vancouver, Fuel Restaurant is alright.
- All in all, a mediocre experience.
- There are many good places to eat in Vancouver yet I always find myself returning here.
- Kitchen Party experience ($39 prix fixe where you can sit at the bar and watch the food being prepared) is absolutely awesome -
- Well worth a visit.
- All in all, it was a decent experience but needs improvement.
- Arguably the best restaurant in Vancouver.
- Super place for very innovative and fresh food.
- This has placed Fuel as one great restaurant in the Kitsilano neighborhood.
- One of the best restaurants in Vancouver, hands down.
- The least pretentious restaurant in Vancouver with really fabulous local foods featured.
| Food |
- while the food was great, it could have been served better with serving utensils to make it a bit easier for all.
- Also, I thought the bun was a bit disappointing
- a full plate of duck and not much else, some really uninteresting spinach and only ONE piece of cut apple.
- Spent 4 hours devouring many delicious items from the menu.
- The food was simple, oversalted, and horribly inconsistent in serving sizes.
- we were not impressed with the meal, with the exception of the Slopehill Pork....while an interesting twist, do not stand up to the classic preparation.
- The menu was odd.
- The meat was so incredibly salty I thought I might immediately go into cardiac arrest!...the cod dish was quite good, the buttermilk fried chicken only adequate, the 'breakfast for dinner' dish, forgettable.
- As for the food, the fried chicken was tasty
- New menu is great.
- The food was fantastic!
- Risotto starter was lovely, al dente and very flavourful.
- The food is indeed excellent.
- Food was good.
- The Walla Walla onion soup was good
- Fantastic food and wine.
- The food was tasty, but a bit salty -
- One of those restaurants where the passion for the food, the respect for the ingredients and the drive for quality are all so evident.
- The food were great....Loved the scallops and pork!...The corn soup was also fabulous.
- Kitchen Party experience ($39 prix fixe where you can sit at the bar and watch the food being prepared) is absolutely awesome -
- Food was good and the wine pairing was fun.
- The food was excellent, as expected.
- That meal (whole duck confit for two) was possibly the best we've ever had, certainly in the top 3.
- Excellent food and service.
- The food here not only tastes fantastic, but is very unique.
- The ribeye was gigantic and tasted delicious
- quality food prepared with freshest local ingredients --
- One of the most intriguing meals was the whole-duck confit, and the 40-greens salad....The fried chicken friday lunch brings the southern traditional meal into the stratosphere.
- Expensive, good quality, sophisticated menu.
- One of the best meals we had in Vancouver in a long time.
- Super place for very innovative and fresh food.
- Superb food with new takes on old ingedients....Good value wine list.
- Sitting at the 'bar seats' watching the line cook is almost as good as the food....The chef's tasting menu is fantastic (pork seems to be a passion and a specialty)but arrive with an empty stomach and pace yourself.
- the risotto was quiet good
- Wonderful service, wonderful food.
- The chef at this restaurant is extremely creative.
- Excellent pork belly.
- Not a good combo.
- Recently we visited for lunch on a Friday for the blue plate special buttermilk fried chicken.
- Inventive food and very good service
- It was great to get to speak to those who prepare the exquisite food that was served.
- great food in a great location
- Had the most wonderful meal....Dinner and a show, We just loved it.
- Excellent risotto, lamb and braised veal.
- Fried Chicken for Lunch on Fridays or Cote de Boeuf for 2 and a great bottle of wine for dinner!
- Amazing food.
- a seat at the bar to watch the open kitchen is highly recommended.
- Inventive menu utilizing seasonal ingredients.
- Amazing food and excellent service!
| Service |
- The service was poor to start but improved.
- Service was a little slow, but definitely worth sitting there and waiting for Robert Belcham's fine cooking to be served to you.
- Service was friendly and helpful.
- Service was a bit inconsistent but fine.
- Service was very attentive without being overbearing.
- The service is a tad cool -
- Service was excellent.
- That said, our server was pleasant and did a good job.
- Definitely recommend people to go.
- But best of all was the fabulous service.
- Excellent food and service.
- The service is also impeccable.
- Service was excellent.
- The service was outstanding
- the service was top notch.
- Wonderful service, wonderful food.
- The owner is amazing and always present however, I am not sure
- While the service is attentive, this place always seems like you are priviledged to be allowed in.
- Inventive food and very good service
- Service was attentive and paeticularly knowledgable with respect to wine
- Service, very weak, poor product knowledge, not very enthusiastic.
- Service always professional and attentive without being invasive.
- Amazing food and excellent service!
| Ambience |
- Presentation was poor and tasteless!
- Room is uninspired in terms of decor -
- We liked the ambiance but not enough to come back.
- A small intimate setting.
- Semi-minimalist room decor lacks a focal point
- while it was quiet and the restaurant was half full
- Nice view of kitchen.
- great food in a great location
- room was very chic although not overly romantic.
- a seat at the bar to watch the open kitchen is highly recommended.
| Value |
- Expensive, good quality, sophisticated menu.
- Good value wine list.
- Worth the price to come visit this emerging local icon.
- Excellent, though pricy wine list.
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