Blue Hat Bakery & Bistro at Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts

I had been wanting to try this restaurant for quite some years now. Finally, I met up a friend here for our birthday back in the summer. Sadly, it turned out they did not have the restaurant anymore, just a bakery and bistro, but we decided to try it anyway. The menu was quite limited. Both our food and our drinks were only lukewarm. They did not taste bad, but it would be more enjoyable if served hot. This was a bit of wasting such a nice location.

This review is for the Thanksgiving turkey dinner takeout. 2 things that are true at the same time: 1. The food was UNBELIEVABLY delicious. Some of the best turkey dinner offerings I've ever had maybe ever. 2. The portion size was shockingly small. 40-50% what I thought it would be for $140

The food was very good. Large seating area and outdoor patio. When dining in I would prefer that they take the food to your table rather than yelling out your order, I can understand if getting a coffee to go. Clean ...but I did not see any wiping down tables between customers. Staff were friendly. $$

I used to love this place and I came almost everyday. The Chicken and Bacon Sandwiches, soups, and sourdough breads were some of my favorites, and with reasonable prices. But since this place renovated, some of the prices increased or doubled. I stoppped coming for awhile, but today, I decided to pay them a visit. I saw the same friendly staff who used to help me, Lily, who greeted me enthusiastically. I ordered a Mediterranean Tuna Sandwich on multi-grain. I loved the artichoke, and the textures and flavours were also amazing. I'm glad to come back.

If I could give this place negative stars I would. For starters we arrived at 12:30 and two things of the five on the menu were sold out. The “pasta” unbeknownst to us was a pasta salad. We ordered two soups and then were told there wasn’t enough for two and so we were refunded. The soup ($9) was a watery mess, thank goodness we didn’t get two. The girl working there is a clown, was eating some of pasta salad with her hand and not then washing her hands and then serving customers is extremely unprofessional. Then proceeded to tell my elderly grandparents they could self serve and grab cutlery and napkins themselves. Things she could have easily brought out with the food. Thank goodness I arrived to assist them. I came to this place about 4 years ago and they had great food and great food to go. Now it’s just a crazy joke with barely edible food. Do not come here

We tried them out during Dine Out Vancouver 2020, and we were very impressed. Our server was very attentive, patient, and funny. He made sure we had a great time. And the food? Excellent, right from the plating down to the dessert's smallest morsel. Highly recommended.

Stopped here for coffee on the patio over looking the marina. It’s located at the mouth of Granville island. Lots of indoor (covered in case it rains) and outdoor seating. Espresso drinks are all reasonably priced and made with LavAzza beans (Americano $3) . They have a variety of pastries, sandwiches and juices available.

This review is strictly on the baked goods and pastries and not on the restaurant food. I ordered the black forest, mille fueille and a berry danish to go. The total came up to around $19-20. The black forest was definitely on the sweeter side. The cherries on the inside are soaked in alcohol which I liked as it is a black forest. The cake itself wasn't too dry but I felt like there was too much mousse and it was just too sweet for me personally. The mille fueille was definitely the best out of the three desserts. The layers of puff pastry was nice and crispy and light. Very buttery. The diplomat cream wasn't too sweet and was well balanced. Berry danish was the biggest disappointment out of the three. It was not crispy at all, almost to the point where it was tough. It wasn't flaky and pretty disappointing. Overall the items were pretty disappointing especially for the price. I did love the decor and this would probably be a great place to chill and catch up with friends but not for the good but for the ambiance.