Crown & Thieves — Restaurant in West Kelowna

Tl;DR - Excellent experience, and couldn't recommend it more.

Our group of four did "The Trifecta" which was a wine tasting in the beautifully decorated tasting room and old stone style patio overlooking OK lake, cocktails in the speakeasy, and then dinner at Angel Share on the top of the building.

Each step was unique, quirky, and cleverely handled by all the staff.

One - the staff was remarkable. Everyone was friendly, and inviting, and went out of their way to make sure we were well looked after. It also looks like they take great pride in working there, which does wonders for a venues general perception from their clientele.

The tasting room somehow blends the feeling of having wine in an old English study, without the stuffy, claustrophobic vibe that would normally accompany such a room. The huge windows and stone patio made the space very inviting.

The Speakeasy was everything you would want from a scoundrels den. Furniture and light fixtures that look like they've been plundered have been excellently and deliberately placed around the room with a center stage (we caught the Proper Man concert after dinner - they were unreal!) at from and a huge ornate bar at the back. Drinks and service (shout out to Hector) were spectacular.

At 7:30 we went to the upstairs restaurant. It is open ceilinged to the elements with blankets and heaters if required - but it was 14 degrees out and was not chilly at all up on the stone roof which was very surprising. It feels very exclusive and the view by the windows is wonderful. The food was Tapas style, in that they truly mean everything is for sharing. It was decadent in every level.

In all, an awesome experience and one I'm happy to share with anyone would who ask. Thanks to Jason and the band, loved every minute...

I attended Crown & Thieves this past weekend and was underwhelmed..... I had heard about it from some coworkers and was excited to check it out. I had looked online and it said happy hour in the speakeasy was from 3-5:00pm. My boyfriend also called and someone confirmed these times as well over the phone. So we showed up around 3:30pm. A sign outside the front doors also confirmed this is when happy hour was. But inside in the tasting room, a staff member said this was not the case and referred us up to the roof top patio. We bought a bottle of wine and a charcuterie board. The charcuterie board was very underwhelming. It was on a plate and not a wood board. There was no dried fruit or jams or jellies. The bread seemed pretty dry and flavourless. Best part was the fried haloumi. There was a huge cement wall that was cool for the theme, but really did take away from the view of the lake unless you are seated right by the wall by the metal grates in the cement. The staff up top also did not have correct information about the speakeasy and we had to get a second staff member to explain we could go down at 5:00pm for cocktails. We went to the tasting room for a tasting which was beautiful, this was the best area of the building! The pours of wine were fairly small tho..... We went down around 5:15pm and the staff downstairs in the speakeasy seemed inconvenienced to see us as we entered. The service was fine after this. The cocktails in the speakeasy are prohibition style so if that's your taste, it would be great (they are extremely strong). For me personally, they were too much. BUT, one that was not as strong was the aviation! It was a beautiful purple shade and had a great citrus flavour. All in all, I can't say I'll be back...

Where to start. Upon arrival, first, we actually passed the run down wrought iron gate to then uturn on gravel to drive into a gravel parking lot surrounded by fruit trees - not grapes. The building was simply a cement box decorated with grandma's garden statute leftovers. The only appealing "artifact" was a vintage lamp head affixed to the side of the said cement box. Upon entering, no one was there to greet you. Rightly so considering you essentially walk into a wall right away. Once you turn and walk into a dark, small, shoulder to shoulder space with the wine pourers corralled in a wooden cube that took up the entire space, there was still no one to welcome you. This very much reminded me of my nightclub days fighting to get the attention of the bartender while the regulars staked claim to the counter. The only thing missing was the dance floor, smoke and bass beats. The grounds themselves were pleasant - from a distance - although the wrought iron gates were all padlocked preventing guests from even enjoying the grounds with the Lakeview unlike other wineries who very much welcome guests to meander while not forcing a tasting. So while stuck crammed on the cheaply plastered veranda hoping to capture a few memorable pictures - you can expect someone to pounce as to your need to be there if you weren't drinking the less than pleasant wine. Needless to say, the ultimate take from this one and only visit, was unwelcoming with the attitude that if you weren't there for a tasting of underwhelming wine.... then you need to vacate...