Absinthe Bistro - Vancouver

Very very good food, including side dishes like bread from Quebec and butter! We ordered scallop crudo as starter, steak and halibut as main courses for each person and chocolate lava cake as dessert, absolutely amazing! Scallop was super fresh, nicely seasoned. Steak has this charcoal flavor to it, nice dressing and tasty salad. Halibut was moist and flaky, nice match with purée! Wine and beer were also good. Nice interior design too, interesting chair and lamp at the entrance. We are so happy we tried this place in our short visit to Vancouver!

It started with the bread and butter, I'd like a vat of the butter! The rib eye was cooked perfectly and very tasty. And the chocolate lava cake was to die for. We'll definitely go back.

We came here on a Saturday night and made reservations and highly recommend that you do. When we first came in, it wasn't too busy but the restaurant was packed in about half an hour. They have a set menu and R and I decided on getting the appy and entree. For our appts, we got the scallop ceviche and duck breast and liver pâté. The bread they brought out was extremely fresh and loved the herb butter that it was served with. The duck/liver pâté and the scallop ceviche were not bad but definitely the stars of the meal were the two mains. The pan seared Nova Scotia scallops were so soft and just melted in your mouth. The duck leg confit was similarly fell right off the bone. I highly recommend the two mains and would love to have both of them again!

First time here due to the east side location but it's really good. Excellent price quality ratio in my opinion. Will definitely return for the classic French cooking.

A little hard on the wallet, but oh wow was I impressed! The salmon/tuna tartare and the duck breast were both elegantly plated and packed a punch with amazing but pure flavors. Keeping mindful the portion sizes are not fantastic. However, they do provide bread flavored butter to die for) and a side of fries with the duck, so I was able to be satisfied. Definitely one of the better meals I've had, and a really good place for dates!