HYDE on Main — Restaurant in Vancouver

PLACE WAS PACKED. BUT IN ALL FAIRNESS, IT WAS CAR FREE DAY.

THERE WAS 3 OF US, SO TRYING TO GET A TABLE WAS LOOKING LIKE A 30 MINUTE WAIT, ACCORDING TO THE HOST/WAITER/BARTENDER.

BUT LUCKILY FOR US, A COUPLE WHO WERE SITTING AT A TABLE FOR 6, OFFERED FOR US TO SHARE THE TABLE WITH THEM.

THAT'S HOW COOL THEIR CUSTOMER BASE IS.

SO APPRECIATIVE OF SUCH A KIND GENEROUS GESTURE. 🙏♥️🙏😊🙏

WHAT WE HAD......,

A DOUBLE CAESAR EXTRA SPICY WAS ENJOYED, WE HAD A COUPLE OF BEERS EACH, A COUPLE OF POUNDS OF HOT WINGS WERE SHARED, WHICH CAME UP RELATIVELY FAST IN MY OPINION👍🏼💪🏼👀👌🏼✌🏼, SOME FALAFEL, AND A COUPLE OF BURGERS, WITH FRIES, AND A SIDE SALAD.

DON'T KNOW WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME, I HAD A BURGER, THAT WAS THAT HOT, STRAIGHT OFF THE GRILL, THAT JUICY, AND THAT FRESH, WITH FRESH TOMATO, ONIONS, AND LETTUCE. JUST BURSTING WITH JUICE AT EVERY BITE.

THE SERVICE WAS EXEMPLARY.

WE WERE LOOKED AFTER QUITE WELL, AND FREQUENTLY ENOUGH. EXTRA NAPKINS, NO PROBLEM.

MENU WAS VERY DECENTLY PRICED.

AND WHEN WE MENTIONED TO THEM, THAT THEY'D FORGOTTEN TO CHARGE US FOR THE DOUBLE CAESAR, I WAS SIMPLY TOLD, "I'M TOO BUSY TO FIX THAT MISTAKE. HAVE YOURSELF A GREAT EVENING."

NOW THAT'S MY KINDA PLACE. NOT BECAUSE OF THE FREE ADULT SIZED BEVERAGE, BUT BECAUSE THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT PAYING IT FORWARD TRULY MEANS, AND THE VALUE OF A PATRONS TIME, NOT TO MENTION THEIR OVERALL EXPERIENCE WHILE VISITING THEIR ESTABLISHMENT.

"ROCK ON HYDE on MAIN, ROCK...

My wife and I were spending a Monday afternoon walking up and down Main Street window shopping and stopped in for lunch. It was a sunny afternoon and we were drawn in by the outdoor seating at Hyde.

Only one server was present, but it was a slow day. Aside from us there was a party of four inside. While we pondered the menu, she delivered meals to the other party. One woman from the group discovered that there was a kitchen mix up and the sandwich she received had salmon in it. As she was a vegetarian she made a scene. This obviously frazzled the server and she forgot to deliver the beer I had requested. I don't blame her. These things happen, and I did eventually get my drink.

What happened next is the justification for the two-star review: As I chomped away at the sandwich I ordered, it turned out, nearly at the end of devouring my meal, I discovered a long, black hair between the bread slices. This reminded me of a time, long ago, in my preteen years, when I discovered a small bug of unknown origin on a piece of pizza from a local pizzeria. It had turned me off of pizza for a year, and even then I always inspected the pizza precariously. And, in this case, I haven't been able to bring myself...

It's a bar. It doesn't have to punch above its weight, and yet it does. All without the yuppie price tag.

The beer: Either it has a sweetheart deal with Off the Rail, or they're owned by the same group. Their beer is on most of the taps and the kegs definitely come fresh

The food: Has ypical bar food like wings and poutine Also has edamame, cobb salad, pasta, flatbread pizza. Have some edamame and a beer. It's salty and starchy, totally hits the same way fries do

The mood: The music is probably picked by whoever is working. No owner-approved playlists or club music, it fits the mood of chilling out and having a laugh. They don't blast it to sell you more booze (look it up, a classic psychology thing) This is the dusk to Uncle Abe's dawn. If you want a place like where Buffy and her friends hung out, this is it.

This is one of the few establishments on this side of the Rockies that I will cry...