joey

joeys. crispy mash and bellinis are a definite must here. steak, butter chicken and flatbread is also pretty decent.

excellent service, professional servers. food tastes great and trendy. nice ambience also modern and well decorated restaurant. little bit pricy side compared to portion of food. end up sent more money than i expected.

this place is not clean!. i was waiting to place my drink order when i saw one of the servers fishing out ice cubes with her fingers and putting them in water glasses!!! she then came to my table and set one down in front of me. i told her i would not eat here ever again and told her why. she didn't seem to think that using her nasty fingers to fish out ice cubes was a problem. gross!!!!! imagine what goes on in the kitchen! i will never eat or drink here again!

the steak wasn't bad but the keg is better


-----11 feb, 2010-----

steak was ok and the service was excellent

subpar food. overpriced drinks. good service. haven't been to this location for a little over a year. no wonder. in fact, i'm done eating at joey's period. it used to be good a couple of years ago, and earlier. but no more. just like earls, the food has become bland, boring, and just plain subpar. our entire table was disappointed with our food last week. none of the dishes were prepared properly. bland tasteless burgers, that were basically beef taken from the package and thrown onto the griddle...not a grill! why aren't they grilled like everywhere else? burger patty had no seasoning whatsoever, and was overcooked to the point where it was dry with black crusts. sucked! and do away with the poppy seed buns already. stupid idea. i'm sorry, but if burgers at any local pub are way better than joey's, then something is definitely wrong here. how can you f*** up a burger?

the only good thing was that the service was good. this location needs some serious renovations to the bathrooms. sinks from the 1980's. the entire atmosphere of the dining area, is pretty average at best. every canadian based chain, is usually quite a disappointment. joey's doesn't change that.

the joey chain of restaurants is one that most people around my age thought was super-cool at one time, an impression probably rooted in their locations’ cool modern interiors and food that is more polished than your average earls or white spot. i’m sure we’ve all been to our share of high-school “please-dress-nice” birthday parties at a restaurant just like this. i don’t visit joeys much anymore; i feel like i can find many restaurants at the same price point with better food and more personality. what’s weird is that the branding of the chain has changed pretty frequently, from the somewhat “family restaurant”-feeling joey tomato’s, to earls-soundalike joey’s, to the minimalist joey.

service was fantastic! food cooked to perfection. blue cheese butter flavorful without being overly strong. prices comparable to other restaurants in this category, but food and service make it good value. will be back!

get the apple pie. i haven't been to joey's in a couple of years, but back then the ahi tuna taco appetizer and the freshly baked apple pie for dessert were worth the visit alone. the coquitlam location looks nondescript and kind of shady, but inside there is a nice modern decor, comfy chairs, and, oh, those tacos. one of the best, most accessible, asian-fusion places.

• belongs to chain restaurants
• food is good, getting pricier as inflation happens
• its a good place for meeting someone, drinks with friends
• appies were good, nicely plated
• the service was just ok last time i went here, not the best that i experienced

my husband and i have gone to joeys regularly for years. we recently went with a large group for a christmas party. each time we go to joey's, we order filet mignon with the mushroom jus. when my steak arrived it was half the size it should have been, 4 oz tops. i sent it back, the manager came back insisting it was 7 oz. pointing to the gentleman next to me who ordered a new york steak, telling me not to expect my steak to be the size of the new york steak. the manager was politely insulting. treated me like a moron. i precook my meals each week, measuring out my protein portions, i know what 7 oz looks like. we won't be back!

foods, desserts, ambiance, services, prices and everything are reasonably good (in all branches i have already tried: burrard, cuquitlam, and burnaby). if you are happy with other franchised restaurant like the keg, earl, cactus club, ..., you might like here as well. 
everything expectedly good though nothing is very special in all franchised restaurants!

this place was awesome. free champagne will waiting. great service. great food had the butter chicken and they add a nice tough by inculding some veggies and sort of a rice pilaf. the chocolate molten cake was really good. i'd recommend this if anyone is traveling to coquitlam or just lives in area and wants a nice place to dine!

eating at joey coquitlam was like dipping into our retirement fund and getting enough food for 2 but ordering for 4.  four adults went to eat and no appetizers 4 entres, 2 beer, and one $12.00 glass (4oz) of wine.  total bill $156.23  not only were the entres of modest quantity, the pasta entre of raviolli contained only 14 modest size raviolli in dish. filled 1/3 of bowl it was served in.  it was so ridiculous we asked the waitress and she told us that is the number they put in bowl.  cost $23.50  although it was lobster ravioli (did not see any lobster  cheese in raviolli).

horrible food and horrible service! manager was told about the steaks we had ordered that we're ice cold and did nothing to the bill and seemed to shrug it off. the re make steaks were ok still not hot and my filet was full of tendons the manager then asked how it was and i said i couldn't eat the steak as i couldn't cut through it with the tendons he then asked "well was everything else ok?" i had to laugh because yes i guess the semi warm vegetables were decent i could of made better ones. overall a very big disappointment. i even emailed to tell someone who mayen cared about how horrible it was and no one would take accountability. i will not return.

party of 9 for an anniversary celebration

first impression: i made reservations online and received a follow up call. the online reservation form asked for details of our party and if there was a special occasion and how they can make it special. the hostess, the general manager and rachael were super friendly and attentive.

what we ordered: ahi tuna club, grilled rare, bacon, sweet pepper relish, onion rings, steak and sushi, steak and prawns, filet mignon, bombay butter chicken, with aromatic almond basmati rice and grilled naan, rainbow roll, ahi tuna, salmon, crab, avocado siracha aioli and yam fries.
drinks: super sonic gin and tonic, peach bellinis, cokes, coffee from jj beans, peppermint teas,
for dessert: one of each raspberry chocolate soufflé with vanilla ice cream and individually baked apple pie, oat almond topping, canadian maple ice cream. the ice cream is spun daily, flash frozen with liquid nitrogen.

everyone enjoyed what they ordered! i loved my ahi tuna club. it was a perfect balance of flavours. the ahi tuna was grilled rare, the bacon was crisp and smoky, which complimented the sweet pepper relish and onion rings. it's my new fave! there are so many items on the menu that i want to eat! definitely be back over and over and over again!

service: excellent, attentive, caring. really made our 3rd anniversary special with a few special touches. everyone was treated to complimentary frozen lemonades--so refreshing! additionally for both john and i, a small bottle of champagne! very impressive!

ambiance: vibrant and trendy! i was amazed at how big the restaurant was! i didn't realize till we were leaving how busy the restaurant had gotten because our big round table was on the quieter side of the restaurant.