Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar – The Sutton Place Hotel - Vancouver, British Columbia

Food is exquisite, but the wait time to get our food was outrageously long. The price is somewhat on par for the food, but not on par for the customer service. Overall, would not pay to come here because the service lacked. Ribeye steak was not very flavourful so I would not recommend ... it. Truffle fries, brocollini, asparagus, salad were all really great and recommended. Pretty environment but loud. Read more

A visit to the Boulevard… It’s probably been a decade since I was last here. This place is situated on the ground level and front side of the Sutton Hotel on Burrard Street. There are pay street parking or pay parkades available in the surrounding area. Inside radiants that simple yet elegant ... layout and atmosphere, however, the noise level could be a bit high (yes noise level of a pub from all the office workers). After being seated and glancing through the menu, here were the food I ordered; 1. Strawberry spritz drink. A light refreshing little drink. 2. Blue fin tuna sashimi. The ponzu sauce was okay, it’s the Akami part of the tuna but it was quite fresh. However the tiny little crunchy potato was a jawbreaker so be careful of that, don’t break a tooth lol. 3. Seafood tower for 2. Everything was decently fresh and good except for the snow crab legs, they were dry, powdery and tasteless (precooked snow crab legs are hard to get the meat off and never good, restaurants should stop using them… perhaps Dungeness crabs are a better choice?!?) 4. BLVD baked oysters. They were okay but personally not a fan of bread crumbs (yes I understand it soaks up the taste and add to the flavour but not fond of the texture). 5. Brant Lake wagyu beef carpaccio. The ingredients were well in harmony with each other without sacrificing the fresh taste of the wagyu beef, plus the deep fried rice paper was so delicate yet able to hold the carpaccio together. Very nice! Probably one of the better beef carpaccio I had. 6. Prime striploin. It was done medium rare but a bit on the powdery side, missing that nice grilled texture and flavour (was my steak cooked Sous Vibe?). 7. Charred broccolini. Pretty straightforward side dish. 8. Bon Bon service dessert. It was okay and pretty basic. Was expecting it a bit more considering best pastry chef in the last 3 years? Overall, a very nice and simple yet elegant dining atmosphere. I can imagine it’s a suitable place for most occasions or for a date night. The food quality was decent except for the steak which I wish didn’t have that powdery texture taste on the outside. Price wise it’s on par with similar surrounding restaurants. As for the service, it was actually pretty good! I am somewhat amazed how the staffs conduct themselves especially our server (Scarlet) who was so smooth and fluent in her fine dining skills (thanks for changing cutleries and plates in between courses plus clearing off any crumbs off the table). I would definitely be back to the Boulevard and recommend this place, if you haven’t been here before, give this place a try (reservation is recommended). Read more

The food at this restaurant was delicious, and the atmosphere was pleasant. However, my experience was marred by the service. Despite mentioning that it was a business dinner when I reserved a table, our server seemed to have missed this detail. Throughout the evening, she constantly interrupted our conversation and ... rushed us into making meal choices. Even after we requested to wait before ordering mains after appetizers, she insisted we order immediately, disregarding our preferences. At one point, the situation became so frustrating that we contemplated leaving. Overall, I would say this place has potential, but unfortunately, our experience was overshadowed by the server's behavior. Hopefully, not all staff members exhibit the same lack of attentiveness. Read more

I would’ve given this 5 stars but the service was what left a bad taste in my mouth. We came to celebrate a birthday and arrived before happy hour ended. We got our orders in and asked our server if he can help take a photo for us. He replied ... he was busy and give him few minutes. We didn’t want to bother him again for it but all through the night he didn’t make us feel comfortable, not one smile or friendly gesture or suggestion. We were never rude to him, we smiled and thanked him everytime he came over. We would’ve liked to ordered more food had the experience been more pleasant but my friends wanted to leave and go elsewhere. We did order the small plate of desserts to share and was blown away with the creative way it was displayed and tasted. The food here was outstanding. The oysters at happy hour made up for the unfriendliness. Even when we got our bills, he made a mistake on them and we didn’t make a fuss but paid it anyways. When I got up to leave I passed the server and smiled out of politeness but he just had a sour face and turned away. Perhaps he’s having a bad day but honestly it made us feel like he was doing us a favour. All the other servers and managers that did come by our table was super friendly. Read more

We had an amazing dining experience to celebrate a birthday! From entry to the end, the team was professional and friendly. Jamieson provided top notch service. All his recommendations were fantastic! I had ordered everything from the day’s special and it was so delcious. I especially appreciated the asian flavours ... so the dishes. Definitely not your typical kitchen and oyster bar! I will come back again and again for sure. Read more