craft beer market

gotta love this place for the beer. quantity of choices is overwhelming. food is average to good. definitely a happening social event. we sat at the bar where we had 2-4 different people attend to us. unfortunately that wasn't helpful. items removed before we were done.

beers beers and more beers.  food is also pretty good, but the interesting cafeteria style atmosphere with a beer list that has you coming back will have you competing to have your name on the keg of fame on the wall. great gimmick, awesome staff.

after several hours of walking, the italian and i started becoming jealous of all the people we saw on the patios as we walked along the seawall. we went from kits all the way to olympic village and finally said enough is enough, it’s time to drink. tap & barrel was our first thought since their have a pretty awesome patio setup on both the ground and roof top, but the line was out the door and at least a 45 minute wait. nope! we figured craft would be more of the same but decided to check it out just in case. surprisingly enough, we walked in and were immediately seated over at the bar. the patio was full but we were thirsty enough that we didn’t care.   i’ve been to craft a handful of times since they first opened up. i remember the first few months it was crazy how busy they’d get and i generally avoided it unless friends already had a table. unless you were there first thing in the morning or late at night before closing time you’d be waiting at least a half hour on most nights of the week which i generally don’t like to do. over time it seems the excitement has calmed down a bit, but the venue is absolutely massive so that was to be expected. in what looks like it was once a warehouse, it’s now home to canada’s largest draft beer selection. they actually have a location in both calgary and edmonton now as well, with calgary being the original and vancouver being second. the high ceilings and sheer number of beer taps around the centre of the room is impressive and makes most other places look like a joke. they also have some local wines and ciders for those who can’t handle their beer *cough* the italian *cough*. service in general is pretty good, with an abundance of servers and bartenders who are very attentive and willing to offer samples of beers in order to help you find something you like. after all, this place is all about the

good tap list, but lacking in up to date information. hot and loud. nice server. that's about all i can say about craft. i might stop in looking for a whale, but i found the atmosphere unpleasant.

mediocre at best. ate here after the lilac festival as we were pretty hungry and it was close. likely never go again. if you are looking for over done cliche beer market restaurants then this place might be for you? beer selection was long but the beer sampler was boring and didn't have much variety. the special was $8 appetizers and maybe because of that they were pretty lame. (ordered lobster salsa and ff sushi) also ordered the sticky ribs which were a huge let down for the price. you couldn't switch the side and what you got was totally in edible. soggy potatoes and undercooked brussel sprouts, which to add more insult was covered in bacon and cheese as if to cover up the failure. like i said, just another over done and over priced trendy restaurant. the service was good at least.

the restaurant is located in the old vancouver salt building, and is a gargantuan space relative to the other craft beer bars that this city has seen. the ceiling is high, the space is abundant, and the room is covered with the pipes used to serve over 100 different taps holding a plethora beers. this is the craft beer bar on steroids.

great beer selection. bartenders are a bit rude..not the quickest service. cool atmosphere

food is terrible. would never go back. pub food is not hard to do.

great burger and beer & tad surprised at the 67% rating.. stopped by and gave this place a try.
had a burger and beer sample. great inferno burger and beer selection. i really enjoyed the fries as well. overall, i really can't find anything to complain. service was decent for how busy it was, atmosphere/ambiance was great.

beers amazing. food terrible.. we went to see what our sons were talking about. the building is great. the ambiance is cool. the beer selection fantastic. the food was really disappointing. i ordered the double burger. the presentation was good. the burgers were like hockey pucks. overcooked. hard as rock and tasteless. in a place like this the food has to be excellent too. in my opinion

bar staff knowingly overcharged us.. i wanted to share the experience that we had last night at craft. i took our staff out to celebrate the completion of a project we had been working on. the 10 of us, had an initial round of drinks at the bar.

my wife was presented the bill and promptly settled it up. fortunately, we were all still at the bar when the bar tenders went to close out the bill because i overheard one bar tender say to the other that he accidently charged us for an extra bottle of champagne.

i can appreciate that mistakes happen, however, the way that the bar tenders handled the situation led me to seriously question their ethics and integrity.

the bar tenders did not bring their mistake to my wife's attention (who paid the bill). 10 minutes went by and it became clear that their intention was to pocket the excess payment. i had to prompt my wife to review the bill and see if there was an extra bottle of champagne on it.

things would have been fine if they had brought the matter to our attention after they realized their mistake. but, the fact that they were not indicating any intention of reimbursing my wife after overcharging her speaks poorly about the quality of the bar staff.

when we brought the matter to the attention of the bar staff, they pretended that they were unaware of the mistake. clearly, they were unaware that i had overheard their conversation 10 minutes earlier.

after a bit of hassle with the floor manager we were able to have the initial payment refunded and made a new credit card payment. this time, my wife left a 5% tip instead of her initial 15% tip. i personally feel that, given the circumstances, the 5% was too much. however, many in our party have worked in the industry, including my wife and i, and my wife didn't have it in her to leave no tip at all.

regardless, shortly after settling up the bill, the bar tender had the balls to communicate with one of the members of our party and complained to her that we'd left him such a poor tip. my message to him, is that, the tip aside, he should consider himself lucky to have a job. your tip is something that is earned and poor ethical practices are not to be rewarded.

great food, great beer selection . not so good with the service. we tried ordering at the bar and the bartender said he would send our server over. he showed up about ten minutes later and only took the order of one person in our party. it then took 20 minutes to get the drink. very disappointing.

loved it!! went with coworkers for lunch and we were all so impressed. the fast food sushi looked delicious as did the crab cake sliders. tasted the mac and cheese and it was really good. i had the beer can chicken and it was very good although a bit spicy. i didn't know what to expect because the reviews especially on yelp weren't great but it was great and the service was incredible. like realllly good service.

i have been here 3 times now. i have enjoyed myself each time. i love the beer selection. although they do run out a lot. the food is good too but a bit over priced.

psa - their brunch is incredible! why stand in line for an hour at a tiny brunch joint when craft beer market makes delicious food, has tons of tables and takes reservations for large groups? they even have a menu for “small pints”, or kids under 12, which includes precious options like mini burgers and fries or vanilla waffles with fresh berries and whipped cream. i’ve always appreciated craft for drinks and appies before a big night out or a going-away dinner for a colleague, but my eyes have been opened and i’ve seen the light about their fabulous brunch menu (served saturdays and sundays from 10-2). i highly recommend checking it out with friends, family or on a date. and if you can, please save me a bite of your taquito skillet!