Did you know that you can rate your favourite Dine Out Vancouver experiences, and get a chance to win real prizes! Of course, you must dine at a restaurant that is participating in the event to be eligible to win. The categories are:

• Best Appetizer
• Best Entrée
• Best Dessert
• Best BC Wine Pairing
• Best Overall Dine Out Vancouver Menu
• Best Service

Some of the prices are two economy class tickets anywhere in North America, and a $500 Visa® gift card. For more information, and participating in the event (after January 14th of course), go to this webpage.

We are very close to this year’s Dine Out Vancouver event. For those of you who don’t know this event, it is an annual event in Vancouver, in which several restaurants offer three course menus for a fixed price of $18/$28/$38, depending on the restaurant. The official webpage for the event is here.

The following restaurants are offering $18 menus:

• arroy-d thai restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Ashiana Tandoori Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Burgoo Bistro Lonsdale (Accepting Reservations)
• Burgoo Bistro Main Street (Accepting Reservations)
• Burgoo Bistro West 10th (Accepting Reservations)
• Calling Public House (The) (Accepting Reservations)
• Ceili’s Irish Pub & Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Central Bistro (Accepting Reservations)
• Chilli House Thai Bistro (Accepting Reservations)
• Chutney Villa (Accepting Reservations)
• Darby’s Pub (Accepting Reservations)
• Desi Junction Restaurant & Bar (Accepting Reservations)
• Desi Restaurant & Lounge - Denman (Accepting Reservations)
• Doolin’s Irish Pub (Accepting Reservations)
• Elephant & Castle Restaurant - Delta Vancouver Airport Hotel (Accepting Reservations)
• Fogg n’ Suds Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Granville Room (Accepting Reservations)
• HELL’S KITCHEN (Accepting Reservations)
• Hon’s Wun-Tun House Ltd. (Accepting Reservations)
• KERKIS GREEK TAVERNA (Accepting Reservations)
• Las Margaritas Mexican Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Marias Taverna 4th Ave. (Accepting Reservations)
• Marias Taverna Denman (Accepting Reservations)
• MIGZ BBQ ON BROADWAY (Accepting Reservations)
• Nyala African Cuisine (Accepting Reservations)
• Old Spaghetti Factory (The) (Accepting Reservations)
• Red Door Pan Asian Grill (Accepting Reservations)
• Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co (Accepting Reservations)
• SUNSET GRILL NEIGHBOURHOOD PUB & RESTAURANT (The) (Accepting Reservations)
• SZECHUAN CHONGQING SEAFOOD RESTAURANT (Accepting Reservations)
• Thai House Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Thai Spice Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Timbre Restaurant (Reservations not accepted, 1st Come 1st Served)
• Urban Thai Bistro (Accepting Reservations)
• Wild Rice (Accepting Reservations)
• Yagger’s Downtown Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)

For $28, you can have a three course meal at the following places:

• Abigail’s Party (Accepting Reservations)
• Al Porto Ristorante (Accepting Reservations)
• American Grille (The) (Accepting Reservations)
• AQUA RIVA (Accepting Reservations)
• Aria (Accepting Reservations)
• Arms Reach Bistro (Accepting Reservations)
• Azia (Accepting Reservations)
• Baru Latino Restaurante (Accepting Reservations)
• beyond restaurant + lounge (Accepting Reservations)
• Bistro Pastis (Accepting Reservations)
• Boathouse Restaurant - English Bay (Accepting Reservations)
• Boathouse Restaurant - Horseshoe Bay (Accepting Reservations)
• Boathouse Restaurant - New Westminster (Accepting Reservations)
• Boathouse Restaurant - Port Moody (Accepting Reservations)
• Boathouse Restaurant - Richmond (Accepting Reservations)
• Boathouse Restaurant - White Rock (Accepting Reservations)
• Bogart’s Chophouse & Bar (Accepting Reservations)
• Brasserie Restaurant (The) - Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites (Accepting Reservations)
• Capones Restaurant & Live Jazz Club (Accepting Reservations)
• Carmichael’s at the Hilton Vancouver Airport (Accepting Reservations)
• Cats Social House (Reservations not accepted, 1st Come 1st Served)
• Ciao Bella Ristorante Italiano & piano bar (Accepting Reservations)
• Cloud 9 Revolving Restaurant & Lounge (The) (Accepting Reservations)
• Cobre (Accepting Reservations)
• Copper Chimney - Hotel Le Soleil (Accepting Reservations)
• Coza! Tuscan Grill (Accepting Reservations)
• Crystal Grille at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown Hotel (Accepting Reservations)
• Deuce Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Dockside Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Fish House in Stanley Park (The) (Accepting Reservations)
• Flying Tiger (The) (Accepting Reservations)
• Gramercy Grill (Accepting Reservations)
• Griffins Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Gusto di Quattro (Accepting Reservations)
• Gyu Japanese Teppanyaki Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Highlander Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Imperial Chinese Seafood Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Inlets Bistro & Lounge (Accepting Reservations)
• Irish Heather GastroPub (The) (Accepting Reservations)
• Kingston Taphouse & Grille (The) (Accepting Reservations)
• LE BISTRO CHEZ MICHEL (Accepting Reservations)
• Lux at Caprice (Accepting Reservations)
• Manhattan Restaurant - Delta Vancouver Suites Hotel (Accepting Reservations)
• Marmalade Kitchen & Bar (Accepting Reservations)
• Maurya Indian Cuisine (Accepting Reservations)
• Mi Bistro & Bar (Accepting Reservations)
• Milestone’s Kitsilano (Accepting Reservations)
• Milestone’s on Denman (Accepting Reservations)
• Milestone’s Park Royal (Accepting Reservations)
• Milestone’s Yaletown (Accepting Reservations)
• Milestones Restaurants - Robson (Accepting Reservations)
• Mill Marine Bistro (The) (Accepting Reservations)
• Mistral French Bistro (Accepting Reservations)
• Mosaic Bar & Grille (Accepting Reservations)
• New Bohemian (The) (Accepting Reservations)
• Northlands Bar and Grill (Accepting Reservations)
• nu restaurant + lounge (Accepting Reservations)
• ocean 6 seventeen (Accepting Reservations)
• Ocean Club Restaurant & Lounge (The) (Accepting Reservations)
• Osteria Napoli Ristorante (Accepting Reservations)
• Ouisi Bistro (Accepting Reservations)
• Pinkys Steakhouse (Reservations not accepted, 1st Come 1st Served)
• Pinkys Steakhouse - Yaletown (Reservations not accepted, 1st Come 1st Served)
• Plan B lounge & Eatery (Accepting Reservations)
• Provence Mediterranean Grill (Accepting Reservations)
• Refinery (The) market.style.eatery (Accepting Reservations)
• Relish Restaurants & Lounge (Accepting Reservations)
• Rex Rotisserie & Grill (Accepting Reservations)
• Sai-z Izakaya Japanese Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Salathai thai restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Salt Tasting Room (Accepting Reservations)
• Saltaire Restaurant & Terrace (Accepting Reservations)
• Samba Brazilian Steakhouse (Accepting Reservations)
• Sanafir Restaurant and Lounge (Accepting Reservations)
• Sandbar Seafood Restaurant (The) (Accepting Reservations)
• Seasons in the Park Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Section (3) Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Sequoia Grill at the Teahouse Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Shady Island Seafood Bar and Grill (Accepting Reservations)
• Shaughnessy Restaurant at VanDusen Garden (Accepting Reservations)
• Show Case Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Sip Resto-Lounge (Accepting Reservations)
• Smoking Dog Bistro (The) (Accepting Reservations)
• So.Cial at Le Magasin (Accepting Reservations)
• Steamworks Brewing Company (Accepting Reservations)
• Tantra Waterfront Lounge & Grill (Accepting Reservations)
• The Point Restaurant & Tapas (Accepting Reservations)
• Tomato Fresh Food Cafe (Accepting Reservations)
• Trafalgars Bistro (Accepting Reservations)
• TransContinental (The) (Accepting Reservations)
• Trattoria Italian Kitchen (Accepting Reservations)
• Tropika on Cambie (Accepting Reservations)
• Tropika on Robson (Accepting Reservations)
• UnWine’d (Accepting Reservations)
• Water St. Cafe (Accepting Reservations)
• Watermark on Kits Beach (Accepting Reservations)
• Westward Ho! Public House & Grill Room (University Golf Club) (Accepting Reservations)
• Yaletown Brewing Company (Accepting Reservations)
• Yokohama Teppanyaki Japanese Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)

And finally, a bit more expensive, but still a great bargain: Following restaurants are offering $38 three course menu items:

• A Kettle of Fish Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Amarcord Ristorante Italiano (Accepting Reservations)
• Bacchus Restaurant (Weekends Sold Out, Accepting Weekday Reservations)
• Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar (Accepting Reservations)
• Bridges Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Brix Restaurant and Wine Bar (Accepting Reservations)
• C Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Cannery Seafood Restaurant (The) (Accepting Reservations)
• Carver’s Steakhouse (Accepting Reservations)
• Cassis Bistro (Accepting Reservations)
• CinCin Ristorante (Accepting Reservations)
• COAST Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Cru (Weekends Sold Out, Accepting Weekday Reservations)
• DB Bistro Moderne (Accepting Reservations)
• Delilah’s (Accepting Reservations)
• Diva at the Met (Accepting Reservations)
• Don Francesco Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Elixir Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Federico’s Supper Club (Weekends Sold Out, Accepting Weekday Reservations)
• FigMint Restaurant & Lounge (Accepting Reservations)
• Five Sails Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Fleuri (Accepting Reservations)
• Gastropod (Accepting Reservations)
• Glowbal Grill & Satay Bar (Accepting Reservations)
• GOLDFISH PACIFIC KITCHEN (Accepting Reservations)
• Hamilton Street Grill (Accepting Reservations)
• Hart House Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Hermitage Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Herons Restaurant & Lounge (Accepting Reservations)
• HORIZONS RESTAURANT (Accepting Reservations)
• Il Giardino (Accepting Reservations)
• Il Nido Inventive Italian Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Italian Kitchen (Accepting Reservations)
• Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House (Accepting Reservations)
• La Terrazza Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• La Vallee Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Le Gavroche Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Lift Bar Grill View (Accepting Reservations)
• Metro Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Monk McQueens Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Moustache Cafe and Lounge (Accepting Reservations)
• O’Doul’s Restaurant & Bar (Accepting Reservations)
• Observatory (The) (Accepting Reservations)
• OCTOPUS’ GARDEN (Accepting Reservations)
• Parkside Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Players Chophouse Restaurant & Lounge (Accepting Reservations)
• Provence Marinaside (Accepting Reservations)
• Quattro on Fourth (Accepting Reservations)
• Raincity Grill (Accepting Reservations)
• Salmon House (The) (Accepting Reservations)
• Saltlik (Accepting Reservations)
• STONEGRILL (Accepting Reservations)
• Tramonto - RiverRock Casino Resort (Accepting Reservations)
• West Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• William Tell Restaurant (The) (Accepting Reservations)
• YEW restaurant + bar (Accepting Reservations)
• Zen Japanese Restaurant (Accepting Reservations)
• Zin Restaurant and Lounge (Accepting Reservations)