The Alibi Room Review

Superb food, cocktails and service! Everything they say it is.

Great brunch option on the weekends and a great drink selection as well. It's a neat little location that provides a nice ambiance, will definitely be back.

Great food and nice atmosphere. My coworker had the stirfry and said it was very delicious and I had the mushroom with fried polenta and also found that quite tasty. Would come back again.

Best burger in the city. Insane beer and cider selection.

We were a group of 8, they said because we were more than 6 they would not allow us in. We offered do 4 and 4 to which they also refused to prevent mingling. How can a 'policy' like this realistically be enforced? Kick people out if they do not respect the social distancing. We've had no issues at the other many other restaurants we've visited in the past couple of days. Do not give your business to the Alibi.

It's a lot of beer to choose from, which is a plus and minus. Choice is great, but sometimes you don't want to have to think too much when going out for a beer. Plus, there "next one up" system took some time to figure out. I had a friend explain it to me, bit still was never a 100% sure if the beer I was choosing was available. They don't serve food all day. They break between breakfast//lunch and dinner times. That is disappointing for us afternoon eaters. It's family style seating. The waiter was kind enough to warn us that a big group was going to sit next to us. I liked the consideration.

Had some friends in from out of town and I knew the Alibi room was the place to take them. We loved it. The beer selection is top notch and the beer knowledge from the bartenders is also excellent.

Great beer selection. Cozy environment and one of the few places in Vancouver that has shared tables.

Told wait was 30 mins to get in, ended up being one and a half hours. The beers may be great but the wine list is non existent. Food was mediocre. Could be run much more efficiently. Will not be back.

Went here primarily for food, which was probably a mistake. The roasted chicken was some of the blandest chicken I've ever had but the vegetables and the puree were fantastic!

Not a great service, our group was "forgotten" and when ordering I felt like we were being rushed.. food was ok, but not likely to come back

The Alibi room is good for the soul. Always worth the wait. Always fresh taps. Always a great time. One of my fav cheeseburgers in Vancouver.

Great food, amazing beer selection, and cool atmosphere.

Had a decent beer list, a little heavy on the IPAs bit liked that is was constantly changing. The service upstairs was ok but we were put downstairs and there you line up at the bar to place your drink and food order. I wasnt very fond of that and we went from a cheery serving staff to two grumpy Gus'. So that was lame. I found the food quite average and over priced.

Large selection of beers, good quality. And the burgers were excellent, as well. Only downside - it can be noisy in the evening.

I love their exhaustive menu of local brews, both the well known favorites and the more obscure gems. Many of them aren't available anywhere other than the brewery itself. Look past the sketchy location at the far end of Gastown and check it out.

Good selection of beers. Menu a bit confusing to look at.

Best place in Vancouver for beer. Lots of taps and lots of great options. Food was also great!

My favorite place to try all kinds of beer, and good food too! Its kinda stressful to choose what goes in my flight - but I love it. Awesome staff. Don't ever change.

My husband said they have great beer. I ordered a burger, it was pretty gross. I'm not sure what was wrong with it honestly, just had a gross flavor. Fries were very good. Slaw wasn't good, I think it had horseradish in it. 3 out of 4 of us didn't like the slaw. My husband never got the food he ordered. Hostess was super friendly.

Great place to try local beers. Good food, if your vegetarian you've gotta try the veggie burger.
On the weekends it can get busy, so be ready for a bit of a wait during peak hours.

Really liked this place. Had the salmon benny - perfect. No problem modifying my friend's order. Great service. Awesome location.

Fun place, lots of selection and the food is good too! Great for a group of friends to catch up, can be a bit of a wait at the weekend.

Burgers are generous size and loads of fries! You definitely will not starve here!

Great selection of draft beer on tap and a cozy and intimate place. Get ready for great beer and an amazing option of entrees.

Oh my god. After 5 years I returned to find the menu as amazing as it once was. Thank you, Alibi Room, for existing. You bring an amazing consumption experience and I'd glad go back regularly if I lived closer.

Good place for a drink, lots of options, surprisingly for beer too, which I did not expect. Thought it was a cocktail place, but it's so much morrree

Haven't been here in ages, Alibi room hasn't changed much. An institution in the area, it offers great food and a fun place to meet friends for beers in a pleasant space. Long tables allow for bigger groups or sharing one and making new friends. Speaking of which, to my pleasant surprise, one thing that did change is the beer selection. With 40 beers on tap and the option of sleeves, I had a great time discovering new breweries!

Great atmosphere, drinks and large tables for big groups.

Classic! Best spot for great beers and foods and building memorable moments with friends and special ones. My live in Vancouver would not be the same without Alibi. A bit corny, but nevertheless true.

Good food ,nice staff....tables need to be reorganized...

Great selection of beer for flights, and I enjoyed their veggie burger! Prices are reasonable.

My favourite place for craft beer. Very nice atmosphere, knowledgable staff, and of course a long tap list of some of the best craft beer around.

Always a decent selection of beer, little busy at times, but super worth a stop.

Great selection of beer and nice chill environment.

Favorite place in the city for a beer. Try one of the many amazing flavors here! Constantly changing beers and ciders fit for anyone's taste buds.

Lots of beer options at great prices. But prepared to wait long lines for tables.

Washrooms do get really nasty which sucks especially when your seal breaks.

The wait for this place is RIDICULOUS. We put our name down and walked around for nearly an hour before we were called back. Good thing there were some July 4th fireworks. Didn't know people in Canada celebrate 'Murica!

It's a pretty big space. Dimly let and busy without overcrowding. We came here for beer and that's exactly what we got. There were tastings as well.

The highlight of the night was definitely the "chocolate fondant" - Oh. My. Goodness! The waitress recommended it to us and we figured why not? It was only $5. After ordering, we were thinking we may end up with the thick frosting used to cover cakes. Thank goodness it wasn't! Instead, it was heavenly delicious molten lava chocolate cake. I've never had anything this darn good. If I had a glass of milk, I would've been absolutely happy.

This was almost 2.5 years ago and we STILL talk about that chocolate fondant.

Great room, perfectly attentive service (she gave us space to converse without interrupting, but we always had what we needed/wanted) delicious broccoli noodle dish, tasty cider, all in all could not have been better!

Great place to drink. But need to be aware about the entrance line. Is very long and can take 1 to 2 hors waiting.

Amazing beer selection and friendly and knowledgeable staff. Will definitely be back.

Great selection of craft beers on tap and tasty food options. Long table seating is great for large groups, but getting in on busy nights can take a long time.

One of my favourite place to have a great craft beer! Selection is huge but the staff is always ready to help and advice on their menu. Very popular at time so it could be a bit loud.

Huge selection of beers, excellent service, great snacks and you can watch trains passing by through the window.

Great friendly atmosphere, decent value, amazing craft beer selection

Love this place, good food and a fantastic range of beers ranging from the delicious to the downright crazy.

First time back in a while and still a good place. Best is summer when they have the windows open and the patio going. The thing that makes the Alibi Room is the food. For a bar/pub the food is a cut above normal and in fact is very good. Good portions and unique food at a fair price. Two things struck me on this visit - the room has always been "dated", but it struck me as more so this time. Secondly they have a great selection of local craft beers on tap, but unfortunately they've followed the trend of other bars and abandoned the Belgium beers to be like everyone else which I found disappointing. Overall still a good place and recommended.

Great place to grab a pint with awesome food options! Try the burger and fries

One of the great beer rooms of Vancouver. Great setting. Also, wonderful and inventive take on pub food, including brunch. Can't recommend enough.

Pub is located in cool area, and they have good selection of craft beer.

Awful, cramped, uncomfortable, expensive. The veggie burger was so badly made and over cooked that it felt like I was eating glass wrapped around a lump of tiling grout. As for service, there isn't any.

I ended up not eating much of my burger and the waiter didn't even ask why. Clearly no pride in their restaurant and it shows.

Some of the other reviews say it has great atmosphere.. Apparently to them that means a room full of loud people yelling at each other in virtual darkness sitting on blocks of wood. Low expectations I guess. As for the beer, there are lots of better places that aren't so close to skid row in the industrial part of Gastown.

Will never go back. Really only a place a hipster could like.

Great atmosphere and beer. Food is good aswell. Love the old look.

Mediocre food (I have to try the brunch yet), but excellent atmosphere and beer menu. It's usually very busy on weekends and is not unusual to wait for more than 30 mins (if you are willing to) for a table. Beers are a bit on the expensive side, but they are so good you won't care :)

One of my favourite bars in Vancouver. Amazing craft beer selection available in flights of 4. Food is great too. Lovely staff and nice atmosphere

Fantastic little bar. Its just outside of the heart of Gastown but its really worth the small walk. They always have a different menu of beer and their staff is extremely helpful. It does get very busy very fast though. Be sure to make reservations.

If you're looking for a night out with some good beer, heres the place to go. Huge selection of craft beers and some of your usual bar food. Definitely get their skinny fries to munch on while having a beer or beers (they do beer paddles).

This place loves the craft. If you want dank brews, go here. Go often. Go back.

Excellent beer choices, fantastic service and snacks, a great choice for tethering with friends.

We tried brunch here. The benny eggs were overcooked - this is sucks, onion was superfluous in benny (I thought it will be side-served) and these was not too much salmon!! Only few tiny slices .
Buuuut... potato was amazing! That's why it is 4 stars, but not 3

Great selection of beers! Excellent food! The veggie burger and fries was huge! I would advise to get there early as there can be a bit of a wait

Thought this place was a fun bar but turned out to be a restaurant with rude servers, crappy night!

Awesome selection of local brews, really cool atmosphere and flavourful food. Fridays and Saturdays are busy so expect to wait around 20min to get a table.

Best beer list on the city. Great food and staff too.

Really good buger. Busy but nice to take diner with friends.

Amazing beer list, great food, personable staff, has all the ingredients! My favourite beer list in Vancouver by far!

It's a good place to go for drinks on weekend evenings, but I personally like the brunch here! It was surprisingly quiet on Sunday (because of some other event in town), so my table really enjoyed the food and quiet, peaceful atmosphere. The food was good at about the right price, and staff were very accommodating :)

Crazy amazing selection with options in picking out flights

The best thing is the selection of beer- it's very wide and diverse so you have plenty to choose from. Good prices and okay-ish food - sketchy part of town. Good place to visit for craft beer lovers for sure though.