Bar Tartare

If you enjoy unique food with thoughtful wine pairings look no further than Bar Tartare! My good friend and I wondered over for dinner (part 2) after a recommendation from another local restaurant we had just come from, and it became our favorite restaurant on our Vancouver trip. We shared the scallop crudo and tempura oyster mushrooms (both were awesome) and a bottle of Reflexion. They all complimented each other perfectly. We loved the bottle of wine so much that we picked up another two days later to enjoy back at our Airbnb. Shout out to Wallace (part of their staff) who helped us choose - she is so knowledgeable about their wine offerings - don’t hesitate to ask her for a recommendation. Thank you Bar Tartare 💜

Cute bar and good wine selection with seasonal pairings. Had lovely outdoor seating though inside can be stuffy. A bit pricey but worth the experience!

The melon crudo was a standout the compressed cantaloupe with jalapeño, basil, coriander oil, and fennel pollen was so fresh and unique. The radish tonnato with peanut chili crunch and basil was equally delicious, layered with flavor and texture. The wine pairing was excellent and really brought everything together. Highly recommend!

Phenomenal dinner from this week's chef Christian. Highlights were the lamb croquette and the pork and spot prawn dumplings. Great wine pairing recommendations from the waitress. I could likely eat several slices of the apple custard cake we had for dessert...it reminded me of something I'd get at a high end bakery. Do recommend making a reservation. Would strongly recommend dining here and we will definitely be back. Some of the better food I've had in town. 3 glasses of wine each and every food item on the menu split between 3 of us was ~$70cad each.

Went to Bar Tartare for Chef Christian's menu. Had one of each on the menu. Amazing flavours, especially the pate en croute, beef tartare, and the pork + spot prawn dumpling. The place was full so service was a bit overwhelmed.

Such cool vibes - one of my favourite places in the city. Best to get there earlier or you may need to wait. Highly recommend!

I’ve been coming here for some time now and have always had a great experience. Probably one of the best natural wine selections in this city with great service. Unfortunately I was dismayed by the lack of professionalism in communication recently. I was trying to book a larger group here for my birthday and emailed them as noted on their website. I waited a few days and never heard back. As we were all wanting to know the finalized plan and location and as a last attempt, I tried DMing them on Instagram, letting them know how I tried emailing with questions on larger group and if they could accommodate us. They responded back after a few hours with ‘sorry, we’re all booked that weekend.’ No apology or explanation on not getting back via email (stated in their website for large group resos), which I would think would be the official / professional mode of communication in this case. I don’t think people should rely on IG DM as the main source of communication / information, at least in this situation. I was rather turned off from their lack of warmness and explanation (maybe take the email off their website if they’re not going to use it?). During that time I had reached out to two other restaurant / bars and they did get back via email with friendliness and provided information on gratuities, menu, etc. If they had just emailed me back letting me know they were fully booked (or not), I could have committed to another place sooner. It’s unfortunate as I still really like this place for good wine and the feature of different chefs and they were my top choice, but this recent experience with trying to book for a larger group for my birthday turned me off and I probably wont try again in the future for a larger group booking.

I’ve come here a couple times for a good night caps. They have a wide range of wine selections and they’re knowledgeable in what to suggest if you’re indecisive. I went recently for their pop up collab with Gary’s and the food was amazing.

Ive been to Bar Tartare also when it was Juice bar and loved it both times. I've always sat out on their outdoor patio and it's a great spot to split a bottle of wine and have some good eats with friends. Their staff are friendly and walk you through the varied wine options (lots of unique choices). The pasta we got was with their rotating chef from Le Mano and it was great.