eight 1/2 restaurant lounge

i've been here once before; years ago. i liked it, but just never got around to trying it again until tonight. we ordered some chips and salsa and some hot wings to start. i had the mushroom risotto. my friend also ordered the risotto, and my other friend had the mussels. the risotto was good, but i feel it could have been a little more flavourful and should have had more portobello! i didn't try the mussels, but my friend said they were great! the highlight for me though was the hot wings! they were not your typical wings doused in hot sauce. they were amazing! home made hot sauce (i assume). best hot wings i've had. i will absolutely comebackfor them. i recommend getting some to start.

what the -------- ?. after being ignored by the waitress when we arrived, the bartender sheepishly advised us we could seat ourselves at one of the many empty tables. after a few minutes he camebackwith menus. a few minutes later he took our drink orders, not the waitress. we ordered two gin martinis, one with a twist, one with olives. he delivered both with garlic stuffed olives and the twist came with a wedge of lemon and then he said, "sorry, we don't have a "twister", so is a wedge ok?" what the ----? needless to say, we didn't stay for dinner and add to the drink fiasco the obnoxious music, several large screen tvs with the news on, the uninspired looking menu, the absent waitress who made faces behind thebackof customers that she actually bothered to take orders from, it all means we'll never be back.

my girlfriend wanted to come here and eat, one monday night when i had time off we showed up, i was surprised how busy this place was at 8:00 pm. i soon realized that there is stand-up comedy, i guess it makes sense why they are busy. we didn't care for the stand up actually, just wanted to try the food. i asked them do we have to pay the $5 each if we eat and leave before the show starts they said yes. good because i wasn't about to give away $10 for something i didn't even want.

we were told to wait as there isn't any place to sit, after ~5 minutes we were walked over to the bar. i told the waitress if it was okay we get a table instead, as there is an empty spot in the corner she said no, that's reserved for the stand-up comedian and crew. i said okay sure, we would still like to wait. after 5-10 minutes we noticed a group walked in and just started sitting there. she had just told us that it was reserved, clearly it was not. (as they were ordering drinks and food and watched the show. explain soon)

few minutes after that, another party of 4 left, and i thought okay, whatever we will just sit there instead no big deal. as soon as they left, a different waitress brought a couple to the table. that made me upset as there wasn't anyone waiting for tables before us or nothing. not a good way to start off the night.

we just sat at the bar and ordered our food at this time, wild mushroom risotto with salmon and a steak sandwich. the food took a while to come, my steak sandwich was not too bad, but the girlfriends risotto and salmon wasn't too good she told me. i tried it, i didn't like it as well. the risotto had this strange taste and the salmon was very dry. she barely touched the food.

at this time, the comedy show was about to start, as promised to leave before the show started we tried to flag down our waitress. the show had started and we were just sitting there still tiring to flag down a waitress. after we did we asked for the bill and to pack up the food. when she finally camebackwith the food she dropped it and left. we waited to flag her down again to bring us the bill. you know the drill, waited some more. when she finally brought it, we told them we were paying with credit card and she said she will bebackwith the machine. after waiting and waiting, i wanted to leave cash if we had enough. no luck, we just waited some more. when it was all said and done, i think i listened to half the show that i clearly wanted no part of.

i had an opportunity to try out eight ½ restaurant lounge awhilebackas they were having a 20% off brunch promotion if you post a photo of your meal on social media for that particular day. their brunch specials run from 11am to 3pm on weekends. the restaurant is located on main street and 26th avenue which is conveniently easy to get to.

for those who like a fresher and more health-conscious pizza, the ones at  eight ½ restaurant lounge are certainly worth your while. eight ½ uses local products to create everything on their menu. deep fryers and microwaves are not used here to ensure that your meal is “simple and fresh”. located on 8th avenue and main, this restaurant serves some addicting pizzas and snacks that will have you comingbackfor more. the pesto prawn thin crust pizza here is a personal favourite of mine. it is a light and flat pizza topped with bc prawns and fresh vegetables. this pizza is never overly greasy and you can add a more refreshing taste to it by squirting some lemon juice on top. pesto prawn thin crust pizza ($12.5) as for snacks, eight ½ is known for their steak bites . these bite-sized pieces of beef are served medium rare and have a nice little kick of spiciness in them. steak bites ($9.5) address : 151, east 8th ave vancouver, bc phone num

enjoyed our brunch. very good service attentive, without being intrusive. i had the hash special, spicy but good and my friend had a sandwich. good value for the food quality and portions.

will definitely gobackagain and recommend others to as well.

won't be returning. had dinner there for the fist time last week. as a number of reviews state, the service isn't great, so we were expecting that. actually, the bartender/waiter was friendly and nice and did a great job. but eventually he wentbackbehind the bar and the next server was completely underwhelmed by our presence. we actually sat there for 20 minutes after our meal - with the table cleared - before she camebackover. then seemed surprised that we might want dessert, another drink, or coffee. we asked if they made specialty coffees - spanish in particular and she said 'yeah we can do that'. apparently not. it consisted of drip coffee with a shot of liqueur. no garnish, sugared rim, or whip. the big disappointment for the evening was the food. for appies, the perogies had no flavour and the chorizo wasn't the least bit spicy. the steak bites were overdone and chewy. three of us had pizzas - ok but nothing special (and with super thin, soggy crusts) and my mushroom risotto had so little flavour that i salted it twice, and i never salt my prepared food. when the desserts finally arrived -we shared 2 for the table -they again had little flavour. the pecan pie had no taste and the cheesecake was that cheap fluffy kind that doesn't seem to have any real cream cheese in it.

i really wanted to like this place and fortunately, we had a great time with our out-of-town guests, but there are too many other restaurants to choose from. i can overlook quite a lot in order to give a place a second try, but there just weren't any pluses here.

ok, but could easily step it up a few notches. great looking place. menu looked solid.

went in for lunch. i was the only person there. ordered seared tuna sandwich and salad. chatted with the owner about local events and community organisations. nice guy.

after waiting for bout 25 mins, the waitress informed me she was very sorry but my order hadn't gone through so they were just starting it now. got my food to go, as lunch break was almost done. quite disappointed, having lunch out was a treat.

got my sandwich and saladbackto the office. salad was delicious. strawberries, goats cheese, candied pecans, perfect amount of dressing. seared tuna was a bit raw for my tastes, barely seared. put the tuna in the toaster over at work for a minute or 2,backonto sandwich, and was delicious.

overall the food was lovely. but i still left with a slightly disappointed feeling. rather than really apologize, perhaps even offer me a drink while i waited, there was a chuckled 'wasn't my fault, sorry about that' kind of vibe.

i really really want to love this place. instead, i just liked it. it could so easily ramp things up a notch and become an exceptional, bustling place for locals to love.

come on 8 1/2, you can do it!

best mac & cheese ever. look people, for the value of the food here, don't come expecting 5star service. go to a $$$$ resto if you expect that but if you want good food for value and laidbackambiance come here.

the bachelor's review. eight 1/2 restaurant & lounge, located on 151 e 8th ave, vancouver, tucked right behind the goh ballet academy on main st. an area where more and more boutique size bistros and restaurants are becoming more popular, eight 1/2 is definitely making a name for themselves in the neighborhood

the other night i was over at a friend's place, i overheard this conversation about this great place to have brunch at, so immediately i had to try. the very next morning (sunday) i showed up about 15 minutes before the door opens (11am), i realized there was already a little line up developing.

the restaurant isn't big, seats maybe 40 comfortably, but you don't feel cramped at all, in fact it feels very open. they also have a nice long bar that seats around 8. as soon as i sat down, i realized tables around me were quickly being taken up. the server came by and quickly apologize ahead of time if there will be any delay of service.

i was hungry so i decided to order the steak & eggs ($13 1/2), aaa 7oz blade steak, 2 eggs your way, garlic toast and rosemary potatoes. it wasn't anything fancy but the portion was generous & the steak was perfectly cooked to medium rare and it was nicely seasoned.

my friend had the cat in the hat eggs benedict ($8 1/2) black forest ham, 2 poached eggs, house hollandaise sauce served with rosemary potatoes. again nothing fancy, very traditional eggs benedict but it was executed the way you would expect it to. we were made aware that they had a $3 1/2 ceasar special, so how can we pass that up? it was very tasty.

as i was having my steak, i glanced at the table next to me, i couldn't not notice how great what she ordered looked, so i immediately asked what it was. she ordered the soup & salad ($9 1/2) thai chicken curry soup that had coconut milk and red peppers & the hollywood salad, organic greens, seasonal fruit, tomatoes, goat cheese, avacado, roasted red pepper, alder smoked bacon & ceasar vinaigrette, she also added a side steak for an additional $5 1/2.

they also have a four cheese macaroni ($7 1/2) mascaponi, brie, parmesan & bocconcini and the mini ukranian perogies ($10 1/2) potato & chedder perogies, caramelized onions & spicy chorizo with sour cream & chipotle sauce.

they have a special every day of the week like monday $3 1/2 rotating sleeves & $7 1/2 wings or saturday $18 1/2 cocktail pitchers & $13 1/2 bouillabaisse, something to keep in mind for when i gobackto try out their dinner menu.

all & all i had a very good experience and even though the place was busy, the service didn't suffer at all, i'd be more than willing to gobackagain

decadent food, awesome prices!. i heard about this new restaurant and tried it for lunch the other day... so good. i had a grilled panini with the best "house" salad ever - goat cheese, strawberries, mesculin greens. the service was friendly and quick, the food was incredible - my friends had tuna tataki (wow!), steak bites and baked wings), nothing deep-fried which is a nice change. i'll bebackfor sure.!

i have been hearing lately about this new place on eighth and main call eight1/2 and how amazing it was, so me and some friends popped in for a drink before heading downtown. i must say that it was great drink prices were unbelievable, so resonable. after a few, we were pretty hungry and tried out a few appies they were very good. already i am craving the steak bites. so much better then any of the other places i have had them. i must also state that the service was really wicked the two girls that were on were very real. a nice change. i will bebackvery soon with a group of friends for a full dinner. can't wait.

great food great service. i had been to the old soma that used to be here and i was so unimpressed, i heard that there was new owners so we tried it again and so glad we did... food was very resonably priced and delicious.. not pub food. i thought the servers were on the ball the whole night... i will bebackfor sure i live in the area and this will be our new place to go.