The Pier — Restaurant in Delta

Possibly the WORST $30 lunch ever! For two beers and a burger!

Service was horrible...the barman/server was prancing around doing all kinds of stuff except paying attention to the customers at the bar! Took forever to get the menu and ANOTHER forever to get a beer on tap! When he suggested the Molten burger..I agreed and was impressed when he asked me "How would you like it? I recommend medium rare". For someone who likes his steak "bleu" I was totally impressed that this was going to be a hand made patty so asked for it medium but more on the rare side. I didn't like the dressing choices for my salad so asked for oil (assuming it would be EVOO) and balsamic vinegar separately. The burger took 20 minutes..and the oil was anything BUT olive oil let alone extra virgin! The bun had an oily shine to it....Waving an empty beer glass for minutes got neither the Owner's nor the other server's attention. They were busy talking about a trip to Whistler! The Owner clearly is wallowing in $$$ from a recent deal with a Chinese investor.....

The burger was WELL DONE, the salad was blah and the experience sucked - although the Owner did suggest they could make me another one...but almost an hour later....I declined and left half of it and the salad, AND the beer, paid and left. And no one seemed to care!

Once and...

It's VERY expensive for what it offers. I brought my kids during a week day, and there were maybe 10-12 customers. But we had to wait for about 30 minutes for our simple food (noodle with cheese, and a cheese burger). My kid said the burger was burned and a bit bitter. The lady recommended me sheared tuna, which she said it may be enough as a meal. When it arrived, it was very small. I don't think anyone considers that as a meal. Then she asked if I wanted to order more food. So it felt like she was trying to trick me into ordering more food by recommending me a small appetizer as a meal. Kids cheese pasta was quite oily that she couldn't finish it. She asked me why they poured so much butter that it pooled on the bottom of the bowl. It was a beautiful sunny day and we sat outside, but the view is sad. You can see a tiny bit of the ocean, but you mostly look at the parking lot and houses. I wouldn't...

The waitress was lovely, and the location is very nice, but it is ludicrously overpriced for what it is. We showed up on Friday, shortly after 3 pm, and they were only serving appetisers and salads until dinner time. Given that they only have four appetizer options, we should have gotten up and left, but we wanted to support local, so we ordered three bowls of chowder, a (mediocre) salad, and a (minuscule) bowl of calamari, with barely 5 pieces in it. With a 15% tip to the waitress, who was attentive, it came out to $100. That’s without any drinks, just water. $100 to leave hungry is hardly a glowing recommendation to the place. We really wanted to like it, but I don’t think we will be coming back. With so much available right across the border, they are going to have to do significantly better than average food, small portions, a limited menu, and...