Oceans 999

Market Brunch (Sunday's 11:30 am to 2:30 pm) is a great buffet option for the view, live piano music and food selection. It costs $59 a person, but is free for children up to 5 years old. This makes the buffet somewhat family friendly as young children do not eat much. The price is a bit on the expensive side so I think this is more of a special occasions type of brunch or a splurge meal.

We were seated near the piano and enjoyed the pianist playing a number of tunes I recognized from classical to modern pop melodies. Our server was great. He checked up on us regularly to clear plates, refill coffee and drop off our drink orders. I paid extra for the mimosas ($9.50/glass).

Food selection was good for Vancouver standards. This is nothing close to Vegas' Bacchanal Buffet ($59 USD for weekend brunch) and I can only wish Vancouver will one day have a buffet as grand as a Vegas buffet. There were breads, scones, muffins, cheese, charcuterie board, salads, crab legs, cocktail shrimp, Shanghai noodles, siu mai, shrimp dumplings, veggie spring rolls, lamb, salmon, veggies, mash potato, egg Benedict, sushi, omelette station, salmon Wellington, roast beef, juice and dessert. There were a few more items I did not list.

The quality is not the best for some items, but the food was tasty regardless. Salmon Wellington was alright. Pink Peppercorn Seafood House does a better version, but this item is not commonly found at most restaurants so it is a good item to eat. The restaurant should find a new dim sum chef. The shrimp dumpling skin was sticking to each other and falling apart. I did enjoy eating the shrimp filling. The siu mai was better but was missing the fish roe. The roast beef and lamb slices were my favourite during this visit. The crab legs were split and made eating easier. The crab meat was sweet. The cocktail shrimp was a good size, but did not taste memorable. There was a good selection of salads to choose from. The dessert selection was alright. I enjoyed the chocolate mousse and creme brûlée. It was interesting to find jelly beans and gummy candies, but I assume the kids or kids at heart would enjoy those items. There was also jello and cookies.

For the price, I think the variety is worth the visit. I would still return to this restaurant on special occasions for brunch. The service was great. Food was replenished regularly in the beginning. After you are finished your meal, I recommend you to step outside for a few moments, enjoy the view and take some pictures.

This is the more casual restaurant in the Pan Pacific hotel.

There is a buffet breakfast, $39/adult and $20/child. The selection is decent enough. We ate there twice.

They also serve dinner (Thu-Sat 17:00-21:30) and a Sunday brunch buffet (Sun 11:30-14:00).

There is an obstruction view of the harbour.

The service is good.

The restaurant name is from the address of the hotel: 999 Canada Place.

There is free WiFi from the hotel if you are a hotel guest. The restaurant is wheelchair accessible. There are separate male/female washrooms in the hotel. There is an expensive parking lot. There are high chairs for little children.

Review 2023-178

We came for breakfast. all items were pretty expensive so we thought: just go for the buffet as it is $42 and has everything, which is most of everything on the menu. It also comes with free coffee and juices. Here is a detailed breakdown of ratings for many of the buffet items, as well as service and price:

1/10
Waffles ( toppings 5/10)
Pancakes

2/10
Cream cheese ( weird, more like crème fraiche with too much lemon!)
Egg Benedict
Price!!!

3/10
Bagels: small, very plain

6/10
Scrambled eggs
Mushrooms
Pastries
Bread
Service

8/10
Smoked salmon
Steel cut oatmeal (toppings 9/10)
Coffee
Ambiance

9/10
Sausage
Bacon
Potatoes

The price is $42 Canadian per person which is a complete and utter rip off. Just insulting for the poor quality of the buffet, which is like getting a free breakfast at the next Best Western hotel! I would never come here again. This place does not bode well for hotel caliber of Pan Pacific and brings it down. Overall reading for this restaurant: 4/10.

We went here for our work Holiday Lunch and for $75/pp, I can't say it was worth the price even though we didn't pay for it ourselves. There was more salad selection compared to the entrees. The entrees weren't bad, just expected more in terms of selections. I always base how good a buffet is based on their dessert selection and this just didn't quite cut it for me.

Food tasted fine but just can't justify the cost.

The service was great though, they made sure everything was always topped up and when my friend couldn't have any of the desserts due to dietary restrictions, they brought her one from the kitchen that suited her dietary needs.

Came for Mother's Day for the buffet which included crab legs. When we came there was none left and they were serving crab from the tin. Disappointed to say the least.

Five of us had the Special New Year's brunch buffet, for $110 per person. The food variety was fine, but I have had better meals at Joey's and Cactus Club by far. Most of the meats, aside from the prime rib, were overcooked; the chinese food was truly poor, entree's were unimaginative and flavors were uninteresting, decor is dated. Unlike other buffets, juices are not included, only coffee and tea. Desserts were fine but not great. The live music was a nice touch.

Overall, the food would have fine except for the price. Being the Pan Pacific, and at $110 per person for brunch, the experience was very disappointing and we will not be back.

We did, however, experience a funny moment. 4 other guests were brought into the area by the host, and they asked for a window table. The host indicated they were reserved for groups of a specific number. The guest said they had the correct number for the table. The host left, perhaps to check. The guest said, "Thank you, I really appreciate it". The host, while huffing past our table, replied "I don't think so". Hilarious! I'm guessing the host did not enjoy his job.

At the end, I went to pay, and they automatically included an 18% tip. That's a $99 tip for a disappointing experience. I struggle with giving lower tips because food quality isn't the server's fault, and I know people are generally not paid enough, so I didn't change the tip.

I'm not going back there though. The "pan pacific experience" reminded me of an upscale White Spot, except at a ridiculous price.

We came here for the Sunday brunch buffet because I was going through a buffet phase. I had already tried Sunday brunch buffets at H2 and Notch8 in the past few weeks. I'm glad I tried Oceans 999 because the food and views are both great!
The price is the same as Notch8 at $59/person, but I feel like Oceans 999 is a much better deal because of the better quality seafood and selection. The crab legs and shrimp tasted good and fresh. My partner said the lamb at the carving station was excellent. The desserts were good, too. Creme brûlée and chocolate mousse were delicious.
The only strange thing was the jello with whipped cream. The whipped cream didn't go well with the jello, and the jello, well, it's just jello.

I like that the tables are not so close together so there's privacy, and it's not loud. My partner enjoyed the live piano performance.

Service was excellent, and the view was beautiful. Who doesn't enjoy eating brunch with mountains in the background? We will be back!

this is the 2nd time i've been to this restaurant for dineout and surprisingly i had a better experience with my parents this year. we were a bit early for our reso but they were very nice to seat us anyways. the host that led us to our table was very courteous and even pushed my mom's chair in a bit after she sat down - mom thought that was a nice touch.

our server came by real quick and asked if we wanted drinks etc. dad had water because he was the DD, while mom and i had the rose that paired with our entree - ofc i cant rmb the name of it lol.

for appies, we all had the crispy pork belly. the service of this dish was very fast, which was not the case for the entrees later. the pork belly was crispy and flavourful. i love how the lime juice adds a tartness that cuts the grease. the daikon and carrot salad was nice tho my dad didn't care for it but ate all the meat lol.

dad had the ling cod while mom and i had the trout for entree. i think we must have waited for 10min for our entrees. there were 2 large tables during our dinner service, which may have caused delays but just something to note. dad liked his cod dish (he's not a big fish fan) but didn't like the coriander lemongrass pesto, which he tried to scrape most of it off and gave it to me. the remaining on the cod, tho, he said matched the flavour of dish very well. it was also dad's first time trying quinoa - his words "it doesnt rly taste like anything but i guess it's ok." (lol) mom and i had the trout - the skin was done to perfection! crispy and so savoury - i couldn't cut mine so i just stuffed it into my mouth. i especially loved the cranberry miso - it tied all the flavours together and brought the dish to another level. i wolfed mine down but mom savoured hers to the last bite.

then came dessert - mom is normally not a big fan of chocolate but she ate the whole chocolate tart. the chocolate hazelnut tart was balanced out by the sourness of the green apple gel/pieces that was on the plate. the dessert came out quite fast after our entrees too - just to note. mom gave the dessert a 5/5...so did dad.

my parents thoroughly enjoyed the meal and im glad that they had a good time. the server thought my mom was so cute cuz she was yawning at the start of the dinner b/c she had to wrk today. then at the end of the dinner, mom was like "im drunk so j is the boss" when our server came by with the bill.

mom is alr planning the next visit to try out the buffet...

I went here for a coffee (very good) this morning and I forgot my wallet with a decent sum of money in it. I didn't notice for at least an hour after being in my hotel room and when I went back they had it for me with everything in it. I am so greatful to the staff at this restaurant. I am moving to Bali in a few weeks and if I lost all my ID and cards I would have been in a bad spot!

Thank you so much to the staff at this restaurant for helping me.

I like coming here for breakfast when I feel like relaxing by myself. It's always been amazing. 10/10.

Went with my boyfriend on my birthday, which happened to be a Saturday so we had the Italian buffet night with live opera.

The server was so friendly. We sat on a table at our choice but later he came over and suggested another table for us for a better view of the opera.

My boyfriend and I loved the spinach mushroom ravioli and the roasted beef. All the salads and sides were worthwhile to try too. At the customized pasta bar, I ordered a pasta with creamy pesto sauce and mushroom. It turned out to be a highlight.

The price of $60/person was definitely not cheap for uni students like us, but we have decided to treat ourselves with the Saturday Italian buffet once in a while at special occasions

[Dineout 2019 review - sorry it's so late!]
The other reviews suggest that this place may be better suited for weekend brunch... My friends and I were a large group for dineout, and this restaurant welcomingly accommodated us, which was great! However, the food did not leave a stellar impression.

I had the butternut squash to start, the duck breast for my entree, and cheesecake for dessert. I had mistakenly assumed the butternut squash would be baked and come out soft - I was very wrong; it was very crunchy and felt like it was zapped instead of baked. The duck breast was surprisingly good for a seafood restaurant! Cooked to a perfect colour. However, the sauce did not make a lot of sense to me, and was an olive purée. (I actually think it was the same sauce used in the other entree option, which was cod...) Finally, the cheesecake! This I had no complaints about and enjoyed the rich-but-not-too-sweet finish to our meal. All in all, I liked that my friends and I were able to spend time together and share a meal, but the food sadly did not impress.