If it weren't for the staff, this place would get a one-star review.

Let me start by saying the hostess and wait staff gals that work here are fantastic and really try to accommodate everybody considering this is a very busy place.I was impressed with their patience and ability to handle a big crowd.

You get a collection of local people, plus airline staff and anybody that is in between or delayed flights.

and you need to know before going that this is a pub first and food second. while they have done the Vancouver thing and tried to accommodate people with special food needs, don't expect miracles.

Whomever did the menus was very smart because it doesn't say gluten free on a lot of the items, it says Gluten Aware. Although I fail to understand how a full wheat croissant is gluten aware.... But guess it's all in the eye of the beholder.

So wait staff great. The food and cleanliness on the other hand was absolutely brutal.

In the appetizer section everything is hot so how would one expect to get served PAN SEARED AHI TUNA with a sesame seed crust cold? Or rather, frozen and freshly thawed with water still on the plate.

it was so unappetizing that I didn't even try it. add to the fact that I had to pull out at 2 sets of knives and forks before getting clean ones. Yuck.

When lovely Jillian came by, she actually told me she had never heard of pan seared ahi being served hot.

Frankly I've never heard of it being served frozen. But that's no excuse for how it came out of the kitchen. Never mind being frost bit, it was served with sliced avocados that were black and bruised. That and the unusual decision to use extra large sesame seeds without crushing them and leave them whole.

The entire dish was a bit of an overpriced ****show and it went back to the kitchen.

Because I was very short on time between flights, I ended up ordering the calamari. It was a solid 5/10. Not great not bad , just food when you are starving and don't have anywhere else as an option.

My waitress Gillian, on the other hand was fantastic. I really did appreciate her going the extra mile with my new challenges at trying to eat and drink gluten free.

I couldn't decide what I wanted so she brought me two samples of Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio. It took the bar stuff over 10 minutes to actually get that sorted out and then it came with what would amount to one teaspoon of liquid in each glass. But it does give you a sample and let you know that you probably don't want that wine anyway.

Instead I went with the gluten-free beer. And it was fine except strangely served.

I felt like I was at some sort of nightclub in the 1980s. I got a frosted mug and a furry rimmed unopened can of beer served at the table.

And let me reiterate - the inside of the can where you pour the beer from was dirty, even after wiping it was a towel and rinsing water in it, I couldn't get the dirt out of the well.

It should never have gone to the table like that. And again this is a bar staff issue, not wait staff.

OR maybe it's my issue for actually having expectations in a place that is that busy and obviously catering to an in-and-out pub clientele.

This is not a place you go to for food first.

Anyhow, would I go there again for a drinks only? Probably.

It's a nice environment with ample seating for any person because they have warm and cool areas plus and outside lounge area with a beautiful view of the river where the float planes are landing.

Would I eat there again? Absolutely not.