Popina Canteen

Review for the cream puff soft serve ice cream! Couldn't decide between the Barista (espresso and turbinado sugar crumb and Ecuadorian cocoa), Turkish Delight (pistachio crumb and saffron syrup) the Old Fashioned (house made sea salt caramel and toasted almonds). I really appreciated the cashiers honesty in describing which one I should get. I wanted one that wasn't too sweet. I chose the old fashion a great in between sweetness. For the price and the size there could of been a bit more. Took off a few points for that. But will be back to try the other two flavors I was contemplating about! As well to try the food menu.

We tried the lobster roll. It came out quite quickly after we ordered. It was fresh and had a nice herby flavour. It made me feel like I had tasted something similar made with seafood somewhere else in the world. I took off some stars due to the pricing and value for money for the size you get. Appreciated the heaters inside, kept us warm while we waited and ate.

Ordered a puffy ice cream. Good presentation. Just slightly tricky to eat without getting a little bit messy. You do get to dine on their patio with a nice view by the waterfront!

I love soft serve but I don’t like cream puffs so I never tried this cute pink stand by the docks until now. It was delicious! I even fell in love with the sweet cream puff up top, and the one at the bottom made it easy to eat all the soft serve at the end. I got Violet B and it was te perfect tart and sweetness, crunchy outer for me. Plus the cashier was really nice. Can’t wait to come again (but watch for seagulls).

I got the barista since coffee and ice-cream is always a great combination. While the ice-cream itself was yummy, the cream puff was a little lacking in both flavor and texture. Others in line were ordering sandwiches so maybe that might be better. In any case, glad I tried. The portion was massive. 🍦 P.S. A seagull very nearly bit off my cream puff but I fought it off. Another customer was not so fortunate and lost her cream puff. Ice-cream eater, beware. 🥊

Popina Canteen is my wife's favorite taco spot in all of Vancouver. We come to Granville Island with Popina Canteen in mind. My wife orders through the menu and never had one bad taco. Her preference is for the beef ones, which I concur. The flavors are always popping, and sauces are not relied on to get there. There are 2 locations with one inside a small building and one outside by the waters. The one outside offers sandwiches and fries. The Lobster Roll is amazing, and the fries are dusted with a wonderful seasoning that makes me keep eating them.

We came here on a sunny but cool weekday so it was quiet here. We ordered inside the restaurant. The BC lobster roll isn't cheap but is delicious & bursting with lobster! The fish & chips isn't your ordinary kind. The fish is lightly fried (almost like a tempura) and fries are flavored to be tasty on their own. The coleslaw was also prepared with care (not just some veg tossed to the side) & was refreshing next to the fried foods. Would visit again!

The hot chicken sandwich and the pickle was so flavorful and amazingly delicious, staff was cheerful and friendly. 200% would recommend. The spice was ON POINT!! As much as I loved the food itself, the actual eating experience did killed it for me. The bottom bread was soaked in grease and there was no practical way to eat it without making an absolute mess, and at the risk of ruining your shirt. I always try to eat my food the way it was intended by the person who made it, but had to take it apart and eat everything separately cause I couldn’t hold the sandwich without the grease dripping everything. And had to sadly let go of the bottom bread since it was soggy with grease. This is a take away food to eat while enjoying the stunning view of Granville island, but one has to risk getting drenched in grease to get a bite into this, it just seems not very thought out. I work on the island and will definitely come back to eat if the restaurant figures out a way to eat this amazing sandwich in a more practical way. Sorry for the long post I truly hope you guys strive and continue to slay!!