The Observatory

Visiting grouse mountain is almost every summer activity but never dined at this beautiful little restaurant called observatory. The ambiance is not only beautiful but cozy picturesque too. There are many food and beverage options but we tried the 3 course menu I must say that it's worth the price. Every item was delectable and the service added cherry on top. I will be visiting again and especially for a nice date night. Snow activity and good dinner makes it perfect but sit down before 9 pm as that is the last kitchen order.

Five stars for the view (and exhilarating ride getting there) and three stars for the food. To get there you go through North Vancouver, past the Capilano Bridge and park at the base of Grouse mountain. From there you take the gondola to the 3700 foot summit for dinner at The Observatory. While the food is elaborate, it strikes me as one of those restaurants that is trying way too hard. Certainly the scallops were spectacular looking, but not a particularly tasty or easy to eat preparation! But it's been a while since I visited, and I should go back to see if things have changed--and for the view.

Great view. Good food. Would definitely come back here for a date. The server was always checking in on us. Her manager even checked in on us. Loved the scallops. The duck was some of the finest I've had in years. Would recommend this place to try.

Wow! Wow! And WOW! What a beautiful experience for dinner! We snow shoed several hours in fresh powder before dinner. The 3 course fondue was perfect for refuel with cheese fondue, protein with salmon, prawns and scallops, and chocolate for dessert! Lotti our server was exceptional! The views are worth a million! Great music, ambiance, and champagne were icing on the cake

So it's been years since we have been up to Grouse. I guess I am going to be the first to review the fondue menu. Here we go: first course cheese fondue with bread and fingerling potatoes. 4/5 stars could easily be 5/5 with more bread options and purple and gold potatoes. 2nd course. 2/5 here is where they lost a full star for me. The meat we had Beef, Scallops and Shrimp. Quality was good but everything had no seasoning. Veggies Broccoli, Carrots, and Bok Choy. The main issue with this course is the seasoning of the meats. Now the next issue. The broth...... sigh when you have meat and veggies that are unseasoned your broth needs to be way more seasoned and be the star. Unfortunately this failed. I asked for salt and added a lot! The other problem is you are give BBQ sauce and Terryaki sauce to mix in or use on your food I think it was Sweet Baby Rays bbq. A lot of help would be something to really spice the broth get creative here. 3rd course 5/5 chocolate fondue great waffles pineapple and marshmallows chocolate was good bitter just enough. Service good and prompt elevated a bit other servers talked more about how to do the fondue. I mentioned the issues with the broth and they only charged us for a 2 course meal. Handled well and hopefully the feedback is made to the manager and chef. Over all nice experience we love Grouse. It was a good experience we weren't expecting a superb meal but some improvements could be made to make this great or a tailed experience food wise but the view and service saved a two star review.