Lift Bar Grill View Reviews

Cheap appetizers, excellent wine, attentive genuine service. Cheese and bread was wonderful with real honey combs! Who does that? Real honey combs?

Extremely poor service starting from the rude hostess up front to the waitresses. Food quality and price doesn't help it's cause.

Very unique atmosphere great service amazing food and one of the best views of the mountains! Just breathtaking!!

Delicious food and amazing ambience. also One of the best services I have received, our server was friendly and attentive.

EXCELLENT! in every way...food delicious..view amazing...service 10+!!!

Very nice restaurant by the water! Great ambiance for romantic dinner or other special occasions. Excellent service & food!

Amazing views and food. Poor beer menu, long wait times

Super view, very fine food and wonderful service - this is a keeper!

Amazing place. Great food and service. Top 10 on my list

We came here on a Saturday evening. We were greated nicely and were guided to our table. We were craving torch sushi and thought we go to Lift as we have been here a few times and overall has been positive experience. It is one of our go to place when we wanna have food in a patio and by the water.

They were a bit too busy that being said we shouldn t have waited 20 mins to get our orders in. At least the server could have said hi quickly. Anyways, this was not the most disappointing point of that night... the server showed up, she was pleasant, she took our order. We ordered oysters for starter and Torch sushi and spicy Salmon sushi for main order and 2 drinks. After sitting for 35 to 40 mins we received our oyster and we are already frustrated and hungry that after sitting for more than an hour in the restaurant we have just received our starter. Anyways the wine didn t show up! We had our oysters and we had to wait for another 10 mins to get the wine. Like wine should come within 10 mins not 10 mins after starter and 45 mins after you ordered them.

Then we had to wait another 25 mins to get our sushi. We have told the server that we wanted the hot sauce to be on the side for the spicy salmon sushi, when our food arrived it was 20mins to their closing and how did we know? Is because the server was asking other tables for any last call and not only she did not ask us, but we haven t even got out food yet. So the main course came, they got the order mixed up. So they put the sauce of the torched salmon on the side instead of the spicy salmon roll. So my friend could not eat the spicy salmon cause she doesn t like spicy food and we did not enjoy the torched salmon either because all that makes the torched salmon nice is torching that sauce on top of salmon. So they had the salmon roll torched with the sauce on the sauce. We have been sitting there for 1.5 hrs, hungry and frustrated and they already took last calls from other tables and its 20mins to closing. We didn t wanna wait any longer firstly because we are hungry secondly because we didn t wanna wait another 40mins and also the kitchen would be closed. Anyways we ate the food didn t enjoy it at all and when we told the server she was like I wish you told me earlier without mentioning that she never showed up to our table so when did we have a chance to do that??? She just showed up to collect the payment. In the whole 1.5 hrs she checked up on us only when we were eating the starter.

So when you go to a nice restaurant and paying $20 to $21 for a roll of sushi that you can get in many many good other restaurants for much cheaper, you expect a high level of service. I can understand things getting delayed, it shouldn t but one can explain that, but when you know you have made a mistake and the experience of your customer has been bad, at least a manager should show up and apologize and offer some sort of compensation.

Not sure if i would be back

Great location and hip decor is all it has going for it. Terrible food. Just come for drinks and skip the food!

Great views in a fancy upbeat shoreline atmosphere, terrace is beautiful with big fire pits looking over the coastal mountains of vancouver ( north vancouver & Stanley park )
The menu is filled with variety of fine cuisine and interesting cocktails. Great for special occasions or dates

Great view...excellent happy hour at the bar...gin and tonic was amazing

Lift is amazing, the food is exceptional for the price and the service has been nothing but fantastic.

Outstanding! Great view and great food to match. Many thanks to John Love (our waiter who was terrific) and the staff their for making our dinner and our experience at Lift top notch!

"""Gorgeous spot, less inspired interior could use a refresh. Food is find, but you can do better..."""

Love the place great scenery amazing staff the food's a little pricey but worth it

Good food, good service, great environment and views.

Waited 2 hours for food they fogot my order
Wait staff was good Still waiting for food everyone has eaten .total 3 hours Poor service to get food out Food was excellent when it did arrive 3 hours later management was amazing to make things right and took care of total food bill for 5.

Loved our dinner it was spectacular. Delicious well made great ingredients price and flavour. But while the service was efficient..we asked for either patio or window when made the reservation did not get to sit in either spot.even confirmed covid protocol and reiterated the request for window seat.
Also we found the staff not as friendly as we would have liked.

The scenery is good, the food is good, but parking is not easy, you need to use valet parking. Because happy hour's $ 1 per oyster went away, who would be too polite to call a dozen, and wait for it to be sold out. I want to upsell my expensive $ 25 and a dozen. If you do n t want to be slaughtered, you can change the name to Qingkou and Clam.

Tasty food and decent drink selection. Views and location are great!

Came here for Sunday brunch. Absolutely a great patio right on the water. Great service and good tasting food. The brunch menu is a bit pork heavy and could use a gourmet waffles or french toast additions. Aside from
that, fantastic place to come.

While it was a private event, food was amazing and the staff were above friendly. Great hospitality all around. Everything needed or asked for was delivered fast and courteously. Highly recommend

Best location on the Seaway. But wait, the service, fresh food and setting will have you coming back! Loved it...

amazin' view, i quite liked the place. itz a bit pricy tho.

First time we've been there...went for Happy Hour...fabulous food, and wine and awesome staff...definitely our new "go to" place!!!

This restaurant is really amazing! I went here for my anniversary and was so pleased, they had the best pasta I have ever eaten and my boyfriend said his steak was delicious. I will definitely be coming back here in the summer and enjoying the patio with the rest of my family. Also the staff are very nice and made sure we had a great night!

The view! Go off peak hours for lunch and you can see this.

We have visited Lift many times. We loved our last visit for brunch last weekend. We had the best patio seat with the most amazing view. The food was extraordinary, and the desserts were to die for. We loved our server too. Highly recommend checking them out before the summer ends.

Best views and fantastic sunset! A wine and friends its the best!

nice staff, great food, and very talented bartenders. love the happy hour

Had a good time here! Lift is one of the restaurants I like to go back and re-visit. Nice decor, and view! I took my family here recently and we all enjoyed what we had for dinner!

Worst service in Canada ever!!! Declined a table because I'm a 'single and they're busy' (NOTE: Half restaurant empty!!), made to sit at bar, squished in where there was no seat, extortionate prices, wine I wanted not available, menu is basic. Sad that this is the final thing many travellers experience from this beautiful country.
PS: Information lady told me this was only restaurant available at Vancouver airport... i checked after I sat down. IT'S REALLY NOT.

Incredible meal! I had the short ribs entree. Very tender and melts in your mouth.

Definitely a great place, the view is fantastic...we went for Happy Hour, oysters, humboldt squid, martinis and jin and tonic!
Fantastic!

This is a relaxing place to eat, drink or both in BC. It has a magnificent view of the water and the mountains and if you are luck you might even catch a seal swimming just below your window seat. The servers are friendly and attentive so you should feel free to experiment with the food and drinks.

You certainly have lovely views, but you pay for it. The portions are small, though flavourful. Consider getting a heartier meal if you're not a light-eater.

Stay away from burger They will tell you it s hand made lol

Always a favourite. Fabulous views, great service, lovely wine list. It doesn t get much more quintessentially vancouver than this. A must try if you are in the area visiting.

I didn't eat there but it was a nice place with a great upstairs patio.

Great atmosphere, beautiful and relaxing view .. Crab cakes, ahi tuna and humboldt squid were delicious .. The cocktails are perfect .. Everything clean and following the protocols for the covid-19 .. Excellent attention.

Great location , nice place . Friendly staff Food was not bad
View is wonderful .

Great. View and the applies were really good. Cocktails were small for the price and the server forgot to tell us about the specials which I totally would have had the lamb

I been to this place when they first opened few years ago and I remenber how lovely was the location. When a dear friend suggested to try their Branzino, I gladly said "yes". I forgot how beautiful the location though.
It's right on the water and most people were enjoying the place and the food.
Well, the Branzino was quite good though I prefer if it was a little bit crunchy. The three kinds of oyster on bed of ice was quite nice. The desert was the best.

Grrreat service!!! Jeff rules the bar, so you know who to see now!

Friendly. Great views and decent bar food and drinks during happy hour.

The worst customer service, very apathetic employees. They did not have service in half area but they would give you the table and they come back saying they can not serve you. Myself and three tables left the place.

Great location. Love the Tempura Prawns. Excellent service!

Nice food and drinks but very pricey if not there at happy hour. Some great views and location is super.

Great view, great atmosphere, friendly and helpful.
Off the Main Street so hard to get a cab. They really cared and tried hard to help us. Admirable :)

Ordered a ceaser and this was the worst ceaser I ever had honestly. It was 30$ for 2. And they should hire a mixologist for those prices it was honestly terrabile

Beautiful place for a nicer dinner or happy hour. Bartender was friendly and prompt. Sushi roll was amazing. Beautiful views too!

Pictured: spicy tuna roll and a whiskey with coke on the side

It was a beautiful veiw, amazing wait staff and accommotive to any allergy it was a great experience!

Great view and loved food! We've tried a few seafood appetizers, everything was perfect!

An inspired location that perhaps at one point offered service to compare. Our experience was lack lustre & somewhat forgettable from a culinary perspective. Despite having been there only on Sunday my memory is of an overly chewable selection of veggies with the 'perfect egg' and an ostrich steak that for the price was underwhelming.

There were long stretches between waiters and the plating left the portions looking small and unappetizing.

I would recommend this restaurant for a casual drink after work to enjoy the view from the upper balcony, but skip the food.

Went here for lunch and it was amazing. The view is beautiful and right on the water , one of my favourite restaurant views in the city. The food was perfect and the prices were actually really reasonable for the quality of food. Our server was very friendly as well, all around a great experience.

Par excellence! Awesome views, very friendly staff, and of course delicious food. Enjoyed the spicy salmon sushi and red crab cakes.

Five stars view and place to have a dinner, especially during the sunset.

Management does not let large groups stay together in one area. We had 50 people and they made us split up into three groups in three different areas. Silly to do that when our group (corporate gathering) spends a couple of thousands of dollars in drinks... Not good if you want repeat business!

view of the Harbour is amazing. food is delicious and they have good drinks. very enjoyable place to come to.

Happy hour was good! Oysters for $1 each. Maui ribs, Mac and cheese with crab, salmon roll, everything we ordered was good and tasty! Nice view of the Harbour while dining.

We headed over to Lift after our Christmas Santa Shuffle Run in Stanley Park. It was SO delicious on all fronts. The shrimp benny was everything I wanted and more. I don't know what they do to those potatoes but I'll have more please. The spicy prawn caesar hit the spot. Thank you for the great service Stephanie Emily and Tasha! Mesmerized with the fish tank at the front of the restaurant....find the giant fish with impressive dentures!

It's there, on the corner, just for you! Expensive, but so conveneint...

View 10, food 7 (sashimi tasteless but generous), service 6 (slow wait for the oysters), and not inexpensive

Great food and atmosphere. Stopped by for lunch with my work team as we were in town for a conference. Great service and impressive food for a bar! Had the ahi tuna salad, was fab. Will come back next time in the area :)

4 things on the menu were either not ready or not even available, the restaurant appears to be understaffed, and the food is in general low quality. A charcuterie should come on a board, not a small ceramic plate. Portions are extremely small for what you pay.

So beautiful here and the food was amazing but it is quite pricey but totally worth it.

Great. Place for lunch. Ask for Tiffany. She did a fabulous job at waitressing. Food was great. Highly recommend the red crab salad sandwich.

Good food and good drinks with a beautiful view of the bay

The hostesses were very accommodating and the cocktail and food menu was very appetizing; However, our server took our initial order and then promptly ignored my table for the next hour until we left.

definitely come here for patio seating on the rooftop with the gorgeous view.

Amazing view, great wine selection. Fresh seafood like the patio so much.

Amazing views and location, can t beat dinner at sunset on the lake!

Nice roof top view. Get the local oysters and a bottle of wine.