Reviews for Popina Canteen in Vancouver, BC
Came here just to try the infamous ice cream. The ice cream is beautifully presented. Thought the puffs would be a fun and... delicious pairing, but for us, the texture felt a bit stale and also tasted greasy and heavy. Enjoyed the ice cream betterwithout the puff, but the ice cream itself wasn't special. Perhaps the expectations were too high coming in from over hyped blogreviews for this being one of the best ice creams in town. The staff were really nice and friendly. Read more
We had the Nashville spicy burger once before and it was good. Today, we got it again and the bun was soaked in a pool of oil.... It was very soggy and wet. :( We also asked for hot in the notes instead of extreme but I'm pretty sure we got the spicierversion. Read more
There is a small indoor eating area but lots of benches outside for takeout which is worth it because the view of the water,... city and bridge is really nice. 7 of us ordered 7 different things and everybody enjoyed their meal which in itself is worth 5stars. The staff member who took our orders couldn't have been more nicer. Yes the prices are high but you are in a concentratedtourist area in one of the country's most expensive cities, it shouldn't be a surprise. Read more
Good location right on the sea wall overlooking the water. Location is probably one of the best things about the restaurant.... Service was okay, customer service is lacking a tad. Had the fish & chips, looked very eye appealing before biting into it. OnceI started to eat it, grease basically just poured out. Was very soggy and threw 3/4 of my meal in the garbage. Might have been abad day for food and service, probably wouldn?t go back. If I did would be for the patio and would likely try something else! Read more
Would return. Surprised at the low ratings - only had the puffcream Barista, would totally come back for their burgers. 5-stars... purely because the manager was a champ and helped us get an actual taste of their puffcream, since a seagull swooped right inafter we got it and it fell to the ground. Seagull was laughing and chirping at us (literally). Puffcream is not cheap, but parprice for a double scoop of gelato anyway. I actually think given the portion, its quite worth it and the flavours aregood. Takes AMEX. Read more
Really enjoyed the burgers! One thing about the Nashville spicy burger is that it was really wet with the sauce, the bottom bun... was soaked and I had to use so many napkins. Maybe having a more thickened sauce so it?s less runny would make it easier toeat. Read more
This is a review for the Nashville Hot Fried Chicken. Wow. EXCELLENT. If you check my reviews you'll see that I have eaten... many of these sandwiches, including eating some in Nashville. This is possibly the best one I've had. It was very spicy, butnot unbearable. The chicken was perfectly done; super juicy and tender. The batter was perfect, nice and crispy. I have nocomplaints other than the fact that they don't have any free tap water to deal with the heat. Sparkling water was like$3. HIGHLY recommend. Read more
I found this on a quick search on our way into Vancouver because our timing for dim sum didn't work out & I'm so happy we found... this delightful jewel box of deliciousness in a lovely setting. The lobster roll was wonderful and as an east coaster itsurpassed my expectations, which isn't easy to do. And, hands down, the coating on the spicy fried chicken sandwich was the bestI've ever had. It was really spicy but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Had the puff cream & the puff was OK but the ice cream wastasty. They also had some beer & bubbles. Will stop again on our next trip for sure! Read more