The William Tell Restaurant

The William Tell Restaurant
Restaurant Cuisine: French, Swiss
765 Beatty Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 2M4, Canada
#6
of 1641 restaurants in Vancouver
TripZen Score
8.0 / 10 Overall
195% Recommend
8.5Overall9Food
8.5Food
Activities: Health club, Hot tub, Pool (outdoors)
Check-in / Check-out time: 11am / 3pm
Description:AFTER 46 SUCCESSFUL YEARS, THE WILLIAM TELL RESTAURANT WILL CLOSE IT'S DOORS ON DECEMBER 31, 2010 WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR At 46 years, The William Tell holds firm as Vancouver’s most gracious and enduring restaurant. It is the perfect setting for an ...Read more
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Traveler Reviews

TripZen Score
8.0 / 10 Overall
195% Recommend
8.5Overall9Food
8.5Food
Overall
  • A great place to bring out of town guests and wow them.
  • It is an absolutely beautiful dining experience with service second to none.
  • have always found the visit very pleasant.
  • Nice place for Easter brunch -
  • Unusual for them, but the restaurant was also more crowded than usual
  • Loved this restaurant.
  • Everything was nearly perfect!
  • The valet parking excellent.
  • We had a fantastic start to our evening with a fabulous dining experience at the William Tell, so fabulous
  • We would all highly recommend a visit to the William Tell.
  • This was a great dining experience!
  • This restaurant is absolutely amazing!
  • Over all a great place for a special evening.
  • Anyway, this one will be my favourite restaurant besides joe fortes.
  • Everything else was good.
  • We were celebrating our 22nd wedding anniversary and the William Tell was the perfect place to share a romantic dinner.
  • It was an excellent dining experience!
  • Everything they do is done well...maybe it lacks an edge.
  • Lovely place to eat
Food
  • Will definitely go back, we had a great dinner!
  • very unfortunate finish to an otherwise wonderful meal.
  • He made the whole meal very special.
  • I would have thought it was impossible to serve a 3 course meal of this excellence within a span of 1 and 3/4 hours
  • Food was excellent Need more choices for wine by the glass.
  • food not spectacularly inventive, but classic good quality and obviously prepared with care.
  • Food outstanding, wine list bountiful, service superb.
  • Needless to say, what was meant to be a quiet, intimate, romantic dinner for my wife and I was just the opposite.
  • Food was mediocre.
  • Who would expect that such an old fashion looking restaurant serves surprisingly delicious and authentic Swiss food.
  • As far as the food and service were concerned, we had a wonderful dinner....We had the chocolate fondue for desert and it was great....In all it left a bit of a bad taste in my mouth.
  • But, alas, the kitchen is tired
  • Love their signature dessert, very delicous.
  • Unfortunetly I did not enjoy the tableside crepe desert;
  • We really enjoyed our meals.
  • The food was great and our waiter was amazing.
  • the food is exceptional and consistently too.
  • Excellent food, service and ambiance for nice anniversary dinner.
  • The food was very good.
  • We had a fantastic start to our evening with a fabulous dining experience at the William Tell, so fabulous
  • We had a wonderful meal at the WT....The beef was exceptional.
  • True fine dining marked with exceptional service.
  • This was a great dining experience!
  • We had traditional German/Swiss food -
  • The food was outstanding.
  • the wine was affordable.
  • Food, service and the atmosphere are excellent.
  • We had a wonderful time and the food was excellent, with impecable service!
  • Food was good!...I strongly recommend the french onion soup....I think it was the best dish there.
  • the food of the standard you would expect in any international city.
  • For desert we enjoyed 1/2 portion of meringue-glace au chocolat.
  • Food was decent, I tried its Lamb rack and it's pretty good....Wine is best to go with it of coz.
  • offering such a delightful menu, with some items prepared or plated right at the table.
  • It was an excellent dining experience!
  • Good food and service.
  • elegant dining.
  • Part of the pleasure of dining here is the theatrical production the servers make when they serve your meal.
Service
  • The food was exquisite, the staff seems happy to be working there
  • Daryl was an extraordinary waiter that clearly loves his job.
  • Our server was great.
  • Excellent service, unobtrusively attentive;
  • Great waiters
  • Friendly staff, comfortable room -
  • The service was superb from the moment we arrived.
  • Waitstaff was awful.
  • Our server was friendly and attentive.
  • The service was great, but it might be
  • The service was exceptional
  • The waiter was very nice
  • The waiter was superb
  • Excellent food, service and ambiance for nice anniversary dinner.
  • The food was great and our waiter was amazing.
  • the service was very good except the occasion was let down by timing.
  • The server, a handsome and proud, former Winnipegger, was first class and a delight.
  • True fine dining marked with exceptional service.
  • Service was awesome!
  • Our server, whose name I forget (sorry), was excellent....The server was excellent.
  • this is by far the most amazing service I've ever received!
  • Food, service and the atmosphere are excellent.
  • We had a wonderful time and the food was excellent, with impecable service!
  • Waiter is very funny;
  • Nothing was too much trouble, the service friendly and impeccable
  • The ambiance is warm and the service superb.
  • The service was exceptional, from the gracious hostess, Judy to our warm and entertaining server, Daryl.
  • Professional food, service and styling.
  • Good food and service.
Ambience
  • the decor was lovely.
  • Friendly staff, comfortable room -
  • Needless to say, what was meant to be a quiet, intimate, romantic dinner for my wife and I was just the opposite.
  • The atmosphere was elegant and the menu outstanding
  • Unusual for them, but the restaurant was also more crowded than usual
  • Lovely interior, old world charm.
  • The ambiance is beyond outstanding....Presentation was excellent
  • The food was excellent and we really enjoyed the ambiance....This is a great location for dinner prior to a show at either the QE or The Centre.
  • Excellent food, service and ambiance for nice anniversary dinner.
  • how can you beat that), and then they gave us a great table along with a special treat for our birthdays!
  • Food, service and the atmosphere are excellent.
  • The ambiance is warm and the service superb.
  • beautiful, romantic decor.
  • The atmosphere is exceptional!
Value
  • the wine was affordable.

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