Ancora Waterfront Dining and Patio - False Creek

1600 Howe St #2, Vancouver - V6Z 2L9
208 reviews
Seafood Japanese Peruvian
(604) 681-1164

Excellent presentation and fabulous tasting menu! Cauliflower Steak with braised short rib and lobster shrimp risotto!

Beautiful welcoming sunny patio was perfect to enjoy this seafood platter for two and crab taco. The food was so very good, fresh, tasty and beautifully presented. The staff are lovely and explain each dish when delivering to your table. Some yummy drink choices available as well. A really great spot. Will absolutely return.

Food is good however they don’t have the right technique of cooking duck. The duck skin is not rendered properly so it’s not crispy and has some fats in it. But the dish is flavourful and presented nicely. The service is good and the place is cozy.

Best food sushi great customer service nice people drinks is awesome I love the experience I’m visiting from Atlanta Georgia USA

Great food overall. We were happily surprised by some of the plates (shrimp & potatoes for example). I was expecting more Peruvian food, I was a bit disappointed by the selection and the fact they didn’t have any ceviche when we visited. It’s was more Japanese food.The service was excellent and the location is great. We ordered non alcoholic bubbles after our pisco sours, it was great to have this option. We might go back during the summer and hopefully try that ceviche!

Excellent service.The Ancora glacier was fresh and interesting. The server was a bit brisk in describing it so we kind of had to guess what was what for some of the items. The corn was a nice little touch.Our tenderloin was cooked to perfection and the side dishes were quite substantial (probably a bit too much for fewer than three people).Dessert of Lucuma ice cream also hit the spot.Overall the ambience of the restaurant allowed for easy conversation.Looking forward to trying more of the menu in future.

The overall experience was good. I went on a Sunday for lunch with some friends, seafood products were very fresh but I found the portion of cebiche small, the seafood tower for 4 people was expensive regarding the amount of portion (minuscule mussels). The acevichado roll was delicious and the lobster and shrimp risotto very tasty. We asked for two different desserts, I particularly preferred tres leeches because picarones were not well done, I just liked the lucuma ice cream in that dessert. We ordered pisco sour as well, it was ok but kind of strong. I realized that the lunch menu from the website was not the same offered in the restaurant which is a shame cause I wanted to ask for the seafood pasta, Peruvian style paella and Peruvian pork belly sandwich. The service was good an the prices for some dishes kind of expensive. Being honest, I was expecting more.

had an enjoyable night eating here! my friends and i ate here and watched the sun set at the patio! and i'm telling you, the view is absolutely great! you definitely want to come check here out. 10/10!

Flew out from Calgary with my wife to mark a special birthday at one of our favourite restaurants in the country. The service food and ambience were just terrific. The sushi pizza had chunks of fish, the pisco sours were awesome, the wine list spectacular, the duck and other mains were terrific. I’m so sad we are not closer to Ancora but I’m happy to get on a plane and fly there for any special occasion

Nice waterfront dining location, too bad it was too cold to enjoy the patio. My favourite item we tasted was the scallops, good contrast of flavours and textures, but the tacos were a miss for me. The menu is nice and big, it also has a sushi section (too I couldn't taste it). The service was good.