The Infirmary — Restaurant in Vancouver

4.5/5 Great cocktails, service, and quality ingredients for pub food. Entrees and small plates, fair pricing, happy hour is until 7. A friend and I shared bison sliders, a caprese inspired garden salad, and sweet potato fries with spicy mayo. When I say great service I mean the bartenders refill your water without you seeing them, and promptly meet any requests competently and politely. They're also tough and protect the space and patrons, which is amusing to observe when they have to handle random foolishness from drunk folks. They have dedicated regulars as well who clearly enjoy the service and drinks. I wish the space was a little larger, but I also didn't spend any time outside where there might be a covered patio area, potentially shared with Shanahans (same owners).

Vibe is classic pnw, generally casual, a blend of cocktail bar meets local pub, you can dress to either, there were people in jeans and clean workwear and people in sporty cocktail attire, and there is a sports screen running, but only one so it doesn't dominate the space. Lots of folks having...

Incredibly disappointed. Came in to do some work on my laptop and read a book but the person behind the bar wouldnt allow me in without checking my laptop bag behind the bar. Claiming there might be paraphernalia inside? I offered for them to search my laptop bag, containing two very obvious slot pockets with only my laptop and said book. Nowhere to hide anything. But they refused. Beyond being sexist, this is asinine for your reasoning along with your unwillingness to compromise and search my laptop bag. You're definitely not checking womens purses coming in, very small minded of this person. Who ever owns the place really needs to tamper this bartenders ego trip, maybe come in and shadow his behavior or send a secret shopper more often. Cause...

This place is excellent. Their old fashioned drinks are amazing, and they have lots of variety. There's a huge variety of whiskeys. The service there is phenomenal! The bartender is extremely knowledgeable and makes excellent recommendations based on your preferences. The atmosphere is lovely. There's a great ambiance the lighting is just right. Everyone there is very friendly. The food there is good as well. The Shanny fries are great for sharing and they are very loaded. The bison sliders are also really good as well. My husband and I had a wonderful time eating and...