Brass Fish Tavern

The ambiance is pub like with televisions and a gorgeous bar yet it is open and clean. Everyone we encountered at the restaurant was friendly and professional. I ordered the cumin toasted salmon and quinoa bowl with avocado. It had complex flavors and was healthy and delicious. My husband ordered the Chicken Katz i burger with fries. The portion was large. The chicken was crispy with a nice sauce on it. We also ordered the crispy prawn tacos which were outstanding! Th e flavors and combination of ingredients could rival any food competition!!!

A sports bar cleverly disguised as a classy restaurant.

The server was kind and patient.

TVs EVERYWHERE, and I mean everywhere. I expect screens over the bar, but big screens installed on the columns in the dining area? Came in on a Thursday evening, when no big game was playing, and the TVs were all on and playing replays all sorts of random sports. Why?

The decor is gorgeous, if you can look past all the screens. The downstairs space outside the restrooms has better ambiance than the actual dining space - nice lighting, maps, all of that.

The food and cocktails were hit and miss - prawn tacos were 3 guacamole tacos with maybe one prawn cut up and dispersed among them. My Rob Roy was spot on, but my partner's Oh Doctor tasted like dive bar drink.

Maybe we experienced the Brass Fish mid-identity crisis. Guessing the place is being marketed by Freehouse as an after-work spot for finance bros, but the ambiance beneath that is trying for classy and dignified. Bring back the class, please! I don't see myself returning till at least the TVs on the columns in the dining area go down, or are turned off when a game isn't on. Or make like LA and show nautical videos that support the struggling ambiance and, you know, the name.

More famous for happy hour/after-work in the downtown.
Has a very cool interior, that large whale skeleton!

We ordered calamari and seafood risotto, both were tasty.

Food: 4/5 | Service: 5/5 | Ambiance 5/5 | Price: 5/5

Great bar. Many drinks. Great bartender. Service was wonderful and food, tuna melt, buns and dumplings. All great. Modern music played. Not too loud.

Damn good food and eclectic decor, not to mention a great bar menu! Throw in excellent service and you have a 5 star review. Tuna melt that isn't heavy with mayo but herbaceous and light and an interesting seafood paella (ate more like a risotto and I'm not mad about it). A fantastic holiday lunch or a relaxing weeknight date, can't go wrong with this location.

The Brass Fish is in a beautiful old building in downtown Vancouver that is currently being renovated, but the restaurant space is seemingly unaffected. We were greeted by a very pleasant hostess, and our server was super friendly and helpful. Our Prawn Tacos appetizer (no picture, sorry) was very tasty with a surprisingly complex combination of flavors. My chicken Katsu burger had a lightly breaded and generously sized chicken breast fillet topped with cabbage and a couple of yummy sauces. SO good! My wife's salmon and quinoa bowl tasted fresh from the dock and was a very healthy and satisfying option. It's so great to be so pleasantly surprised by an unknown restaurant! If we lived here we would return frequently.

Really good tofu bowl. Lots of beers on tap along with the usual array of cocktails. Service sitting at the bar was outstanding. Priced slightly high.

Rude! Rude! Rude! Walked in with a party of 12 and asked if they could seat us. Hostess called over a woman who appeared to be the manager to ask about seating. She walked over to us said "No" turned and left. No explanation. No apology. No customer service skills at all.

Another man at the front was a lot more empathetic and explained many of the seats are reserved in the next 30 minutes. Made us feel a little better, but that other lady was something else.

We popped in here for a very quick bite. We were on a time crunch but I was hungry and not settling for anything that was fast food. This place is awesome! It was during happy hour so it was buzzing. The service was attentive and fast which was great for us. They seem to all share the floor so we had multiple people taking care of us. The place itself is so beautiful. The bar is beautiful! I definitely want to come back just to have a drink at this bar. I wanted to order a lot off of the menu but I was in a hurry so I got the salmon bowl and wow! If I lived closed to here or worked in this area this would be my go to place for food. So fresh, so delicious and a perfect potion. The tomato jam, roasted Brussels sprouts, pickled cabbage and carrots with some crispy quinoa under a perfectly cooked piece of salmon... drool. It was amazing and just what I needed. I definitely recommend this place. I can't wait to come back.

We had a great drinks and snacks here. The staff were super friendly and the atmosphere was super cool. We'd definitely would come back again.