District Bar Restaurant Vancouver — Restaurant in Vancouver

Short summary: the best appetizers, good burgers, good but overpriced salads.

Two of us went in for a meal; one on a cleanse, so limited with ordering. We found the staff to be nice and attentive but slightly pulled back in communication style. They did a great job all around, but I could feel it was near the end of a long day.

We ordered the cauliflower bites and were overly impressed. I could have eaten them all night. I think there was parmesan in the breading and that way superb. They were cooked just right and the presentation was awesome. The blue cheese dip paired perfectly with the hot sauce - both of us could have lived off of these things all night (and the next day, too).

The burger and salad we ordered after were good, but didn't match the appies. The salad was good and there was a lot of it. The dressing was impressive - it was a mild lemon flavour that added to the salad times without overpowering it at all. I'm generally someone who goes for the strongest dressings (like bleu cheese) to get more out of the dressing than the salad but this one impressed even me.

The downfall of the salad was the price. It was large, but it was mostly lettuce. I wasn't impressed with the presentation, but I think the lighting at the table led to that. Maybe it would have come across better with brighter lights? I don't know. I can tell you that I couldn't tell there was a half avocado in it until it was pointed out.

The Southern chicken sandwich was good, too, but not perfect. The brioche bun was great, the dressing and homemade pickles added a lot. The chicken meat was perfectly cooked, but the breading was a little overdone. Maybe the oil was to hot or getting old, but it did affect the presentation a bit. It was not burnt, but getting there. The meat, though, that was top notch. Juicy, tender, great thigh meat. I do...

Bogart's is a wonderful restaurant in an even better location. Across the street from BC Place and just a few blocks from Rogers centre, it’s the perfect place to start an evening before a game or concert.

I went there early in the evening with my wife and we arrived a good two hours before our event. I would highly recommend getting in early as the place filled up considerably between 5:30 and 6:30 and late-comers were forced out onto the patio.

We started with with mussels in a white wine and butter sauce. These were fantastic- as good or better than any I have ever eaten. My only complaint is that I would have liked a bit of bread to bread to finish the sauce.

I ordered the steak frites for myself and my wife had the funghi pizza. Both our entrees were delicious. My steak was cooked perfectly and tender enough to cut with my fork. The sauce was irresistible. The pizza had a soft crust and was covered with rich, creamy toppings. Though the portions were generous, we couldn’t stop eating and finished our plates.

Overall, the quality of the food was outstanding and the prices are very reasonable.

If there is one area where the restaurant still has room for improvement, it is in the service. I waited almost 15 minutes to be offered a drink and although our servers were attentive throughout the evening, nothing came particularly quickly- especially once the restaurant reached capacity.

Having said that- it was a great evening out and I will definitely be returning to try more of their menu...

Stepped into the restaurant at 10pm and asked the bartender when they were closing, he said 11pm. Online it was advertised for 11pm as well. I stepped out the restaurant after he answered and went upstairs to my room in the attached hotel, returning at 1030pm. There was a woman placing candles down at the bar and she looked at me as if I opened a locked door and snuck in. As if I had wronged her. She asked me if she can help me in a degrading tone and when I said I’d like to order food and that I was a guest of the attached hotel, she looked away before I can finish and shook her head fast stating the kitchen closes at 1045, despite it being way earlier. I looked at the bartender and asked him if the bar closes at 11, she responded before he got a chance to and said they reserved the right to close early and didn’t look at me after. She gave me the impression that I disgusted her, but overall I believed her customer service was non existent. Rude behavior that could’ve been expressed...