Ancora Waterfront Dining and Patio - Ambleside

1351 Bellevue Ave, West Vancouver - V7T 0B4
144 reviews
Seafood Japanese Peruvian
(604) 926-0287

Causas, lobster bisque, raspberry pavlova, chocolate triple layer cake... Everything we had here was divine. I personally was not a fan of the steak. I felt the sauce was a bit heavy and over powering. But overall, great food and service. I'd just stick to the seafood and pass on the meat.

My first time trying Peruvian and Japanese food the same time. It was delicious and well presented on every dish. Although the portions were small but more than enough for me. My sons took me there for mother's day dinner. Mom happy and so everyone ? good service by gentle man server ? we definitely come back.

I'm not totally sure how do describe our experience. I'll start with the food. It was delicious. We had the glacier for 2 which was filled with fantastic varieties of seafood. The ceviche was especially good. We also ordered the risotto which was well prepared and balanced. The dessert we had (Black Forest choc. cake) was just okay. It looked fancy but wasn't the greatest dessert we've had.Where things fell short was the service, or at least my perception of it. It was fine but there were a few things that taken together diminished the experience. First, our waitress, while lovely, just seemed to have appeared out of nowhere and didn't really introduce herself or ask how we were doing or if we were celebrating a special occasion (which we were). The food arrived promptly, a little too promptly in fact. The concept of pacing was completely lost here. While I want to be served quickly at a McDonalds, I'd like a little time to sit down and chat with my partner and enjoy the view out the window before the food arrives. The first course arrived within 10 minutes of having placed our order. Our second course arrived before we had even finished our first. At one point, my wife was still chewing her food while her empty plate was taken away. I even made a very subtle remark about how things felt a little rushed but it seems to have evaded our waitresses attention. Every thing just felt so rushed even though we had spent $200 that night on food and drinks. I don't know. There was just something 'off' about the service while we were there. I might try their other location in the future as the food, as mentioned earlier, was quite delicious.

Sushi pizza was unique and to die for. Highly recommend. Get it. Just do it. The menu was unique and tasty / except for the lobster roll. Dont get it. It is shredded meat, cold, and uninspired. The waitress we had was also less than competent but we would totally come back for the sushi. That is how impressive it was. Ooh, and free parking!

Went for dine out and had the sushi pizza, acevichado roll (not part of dine out), seafood paella, and the tiramisu. Courses were timed well and flavours were popping. I would without a doubt order the sushi pizza and seafood paella again. Roll wise, there are better places for sushi, especially when you factor in the price, but the sauce with the roll was phenomenal and made for a more unique experience. I will definitely come back.

I really enjoyed the sashimi/sushi pizza appetizer and the seafood paella, both items were quite delicious however I have to admit the customer service in my opinion I think is very poor. I think the waiter did a decent job however the rest of the staff seemed unfriendly, inattentive, and careless (especially the manager). I had been looking forward to eating at this restaurant all week as it was my wife's birthday and we wanted to celebrate with a great experience but unfortunately we left disappointed.

Nice upscale fine dining restaurant. Very good service from the staff. Ribeye steak is a let down and not as good as other steakhouse with comparable pricing. Sushi pizza is awesome. Wont likely to go back as Mains are not as great compared to similar fine dining restaurant.

First time visiting, food was okay but ruined by awful service. We had Dave? He Didn’t introduce himself but was on receipt, and he was not super helpful and was quite rude when speaking.We needed to wave down the busser twice to get his attention. While we were trying to get his attention, he and few wait staff were sipping wine. Ive had better service at “$-$$”, for a “$$$$” restaurant, it’s rather upsetting.

Japanese / Peruvian restaurant, going in I was very curious to see how the fusion of these two cuisines was handled, but there really weren't any dishes that bridged them. That said, the food was excellent, very well presented and most importantly, delicious! Causas are a great shareable appetizer. Nice and modern interior with open style kitchen. Service was excellent, though the change of server was a little abrupt. Wonderful dinner, highly recommended.

Sushi pizza was amazing and lobster bisque rich and creamy. Lovely spot for lunch. Good service