I played the open mic. Josh (the gentleman running it) did and fantastic job including everyone and making a safe space to play for all levels.After the open mic Amy ran a karaoke night and she did a fantastic job including everyone and making a great night overall.The service was also on point and everyone had a great time.
A little on the pricier side for drinks, but the vibe will keep you around. Live music (often i think), friendly crowd, and helpful staff!P.s the charqui burger and lager are grand!
TL,DR: Easily the worst drinking/eating experience I've had in this city - avoid this place. Longer details:We were ignored upon entering the place.. First red flag. Tried to order a beer and a margarita with half-rim salt. The server did not know anything about the beers - they couldn't tell me what kind of beer it was from it's brand name, or whether they had what I wanted. Red flag number 2. They also didn't understand the idea of applying the salt to only half the rim on the margarita glass, despite multiple times explaining. Bartender came over to table after ordering to ask so he could understand. Despite these red flags (should have trusted the red flags and my intuition and left!), I also ordered a salmon burger and olives.When the olives and margarita came out, they were TERRIBLE. Olives tasted like they came out cheap grocery store jars - poor quality, poor flavour, worse texture. Margarita was unbelievably bad for $16. Bar lime + Jose Cuervo over chipped ice. Realizing this was a lost cause, we asked to cancel the burger, and for a refund on unconsumed and awful quality items. The bartender then didn't deal with it, brought the burger anyway, and tried to dodge the issue. I asked again, at which time it was clear he was checking with some management/owner guy in the corner. I offered to split the losses and take $20 bucks back after having spent $60 on this awful experience. No go - owner guy was an asshat about it, made no attempt to improve anything.Seriously - if you're thinking about checking this place out, save yourself your money and pain and go to one of the other excellent places within a 10 minute walk of here. Absolutely avoid this place.
Segregation and bad attitude at it's finest! My girlfriend and I went to Corduroy restaurant on Christmas eve only to find it closed. We noticed Charqui across the street, it was open. The hostess was escorting us to our table, asked for vaxxports when we were almost there. I don't have one. I was a bit surprised, as this type of discrimination is always shocking...kinda thought she'd seat us, as the place was nearly empty. I said, "really?" slightly incredulously. She rolled her eyes, told us to get out, and walked away. Merry Christmas! I've been refused service since at other places, it can be tough to tell from the outside whether it's a segregated establishment or not, so often the only way to know is to try. Many places are very kind, apologizing profusely for the government mandates to deny some humans service. Not this place - the waitress could not have been more rude. Will never consider going here again, would urge anyone with a conscience not to either. Disgusting.
I took a group of 20+ people here for Karaoke. The owner Sanjay was easy to deal with. The Karaoke hosts were on time and efficient in playing the songs. The place was clean and cozy. Free underground parking. Nice neighborhood. The staff were busy but they were all pleasant.It was a fun evening indeed, on the first weekend after the restrictions were lifted! I received good feedback from the attendees on the venue and the food, and now they want to do this monthly. :pThank you for accommodating us! We had a great time.
Open mic every Tuesday!
Extremely disappointing. I am doing a sober month so I asked for what options they have for non alcoholic beverages. For juice to add to soda they have cran, apple and orange juice (no grapefruit or pineapple? What kind of cocktails are you serving here?). I ordered a ginger ale in the end with lime, but received lemon. What kind of bar doesn’t have lime wedges?For food I ordered the angus burger. It arrived with a bun that was so hard I couldn’t even bite into it, it was basically a hockey puck. Sent it back and when they brought it back it was pretty alright.As I was there for a friends open mic night and wanted to keep my energy up for a few more acts, I ordered a cup of coffee. The server seemed nervous and had to check in with the owner every 5 minutes over every ask. She came back 10 minutes later to tell me that she didn’t have coffee. I pointed to the coffee beans that were out in clear sight and she just shrugged and said I don’t know?I then decided it was time to go and asked for my bill, which arrived 20 minutes later after asking 3 times.I will admit I’ve had a great time here when I’ve been boozed up singing karaoke with friends. But attempting to come to open mic while not drinking was one of the most disappointing hospitality experiences I’ve had in Vancouver.Up your game Sanjay, you’re better than this. Considering there are a lot of people cutting back on booze in these times perhaps try getting some non-alcohol options. And encourage your chef to ask themselves if they would eat the food they’re serving.
Looking for GREAT Food,Entertainment,Customer Service. This is it !
The food is okay but I saw that the East Indian owner is exploiting his staff by paying them minimum wage using the tips only! Highly unethical considering that restaurant staff depend on tips to make a living. That in itself is enough to avoid this place!
Such a bad experience. Went yesterday for a drink with my gf. I came after her and her friend. Ordered a rum and soda and was charged $17.00. FOR A SINGLE RUM AND SODA. Definitely not coming back again and make sure anyone else knows about the bad service.