Reviews for Ampersand Bistro & Bar in Vancouver, BC
Servers are friendly and food presentation is aesthetically pleasing. We ordered one of each dim sum except for the coconut... buns. The Crab XLB was the only interesting dim sum item, but when we ordered a second one, it didnt taste as good. It might bebecause everything else tasted so sub-par that our taste buds were tricked into thinking that it tasted wonderful incomparison. Some of the dim sum tasted like the vegan sausages that I've purchased and tried from Safeway. We did not likethose at all. It was nasty. The dim sum is way too overpriced for the flavour. Can easily find a typical chinese restaurant andorder better tasting dim sum for a fraction of the price. Definitely will not be coming back. Read more
Food was great!!!! The chef brought out our plates and explained each dish to us, can tell that he genuinely cares about the... food as well as his customers! Drinks were also very delicious! Read more
Different feelings: design is nice, but cheap materials. But most important food - at the beginning menu looks amazing, prices... are so affordable, food looks amazing! But taste: dim sum - dough is so thick. Food doesn't have soul. Tea and kimchi was great.Bowl - not good. Feels as commercial place Read more
We enjoyed our Saturday afternoon at Ampersand, one of a kind and truly special bistro bar that offer stylish food and cocktail.... We loved the Soba & Salmon Salad Bowl and Chinatown rice bowl, both are beautifully designed and taste amazing! Must havethe flight of the dumplings again, each of them features a brilliantly made sauce on top of a dim-sum like dumpling, and thiswhat set Ampersand in another level. This is a newer place in gastown and definitely deserve more visits! Read more
Great cocktails! Bar is fun to sit at and just watch them go to work making all the different drinks. Can't go wrong!