10 Best Restaurants with Weekend Set Menus in Vancouver

Coast is an upmarket, bi-level West Coast seafood restaurant built around oysters, shellfish, sushi and cocktails. Its large circular oyster bar supports a raw-bar menu with East and West Coast oysters, while the broader offering includes calamari, crab cake, seafood towers and seasonal fish dishes.

The restaurant also provides private dining and semi-private spaces for corporate events, celebrations and receptions. Scheduled formats include lobster nights, seafood boil dinners, Friday fish lunches and a pickup sushi box serving four to six people, giving diners options beyond a standard evening meal.

Coast suits seafood-focused celebrations, happy hour visits and group dining.

JOEY Bentall One serves a globally inspired menu of starters, entrées and sweets with cocktails, wine and beer in a polished downtown setting. The restaurant is suited to everyday dining, business meals, group celebrations and private events, with a dedicated private event space available for booking. Its menu includes plant-based choices such as tofu, miso mushrooms and hummus, and staff can discuss allergy-related requirements with diners. The Bentall One location is at 507 Burrard Street and combines chain-wide offerings with a location-specific room.

Riley’s Vancouver is an upmarket restaurant for brunch, lunch, dinner, happy hour and late-night dining. Its offering includes small plates, vegetarian choices, desserts, cocktails, wine and beer, with a private dining room for group occasions and a bar on site.

The setting fits date nights, birthdays, friend gatherings, family meals and solo dining, while live music adds an evening element. Reservations are accepted, and the restaurant recommends them for brunch, lunch and dinner. Takeaway and table service provide additional ways to use the restaurant.

Blue Water Cafe is a fine-dining seafood restaurant in a heritage warehouse in historic Yaletown. Its menu combines local and global seafood with West Coast-inspired dishes, sushi and an authentic Japanese raw bar, alongside cocktails and wine. The dining room overlooks an open kitchen, while a heated patio and private dining rooms provide alternative settings for meals and celebrations. The restaurant uses certified sustainable Ocean Wise seafood choices and offers dinner service, with a menu suited to special occasions and elevated seafood dining.

Five Sails Restaurant brings refined Pacific Northwest cuisine to the Pan Pacific Hotel, pairing sweeping harbour and mountain views with an evening dining setting. Its menu is shaped by British Columbia ingredients and Chef Alex Kim’s Korean culinary perspective, bringing Korean pantry flavours together with local seafood, fish, poultry, eggs and other regional produce. Dinner and tasting-menu service make it suited to anniversaries, milestone meals and other gatherings where food, setting and presentation matter. The restaurant also offers private dinners and larger celebrations, with a dedicated culinary and service team supporting the occasion.

Absinthe Bistro serves modern French cuisine in a casual-chic setting, pairing cocktails with a rotating fixed-price menu. The format works well for date nights, intimate dinners and small celebrations, with two- and three-course choices alongside the ability to order individual dishes. French favourites represented in the dining room include escargot, French onion soup, sablefish, duck, tartare, pommes Anna, crème brûlée and other changing seasonal preparations. Its cozy, intimate atmosphere adds a bistro feel to a carefully paced meal.

Glowbal is a sprawling Vancouver restaurant serving global fare, seafood, steaks, shareable dishes and cocktails in a polished space with a long bar. Its menu supports business lunches, group dinners, birthdays and celebrations, with generous dishes designed for sharing.

The restaurant offers private dining rooms, semi-private spaces and full buyouts for corporate parties, client receptions, team dinners and year-end events. Regular features include a three-course Executive Lunch, seafood-focused Big Catch evenings, Tuesday tableside prime rib and a Friday burger-and-beer option.

Glowbal also hosts dinner-theatre experiences built around multi-course meals, including mystery and espionage themes. The format suits diners seeking a more eventful evening than a standard restaurant meal.

Black+Blue Vancouver is a bustling three-level steakhouse with luxe décor, rare beef cuts and a custom meat locker for dry-aging. The menu also suits seafood diners, with mussels and other seafood appearing alongside steaks, starters and substantial sides.

The rooftop patio works for drinks or a quick bite, while the indoor room offers a different setting for dinner. With its multi-level layout and celebratory atmosphere, the restaurant suits group meals, birthdays and special occasions.

Cardero’s Restaurant brings seafood, burgers and classic comfort dishes to a marina-side setting in Coal Harbour. The expansive patio is central to the experience, with mountain and inlet views, heaters and a designated pet-friendly area described for patio use. The menu includes freshly grilled fish, wood-burning-oven items, oysters, prawns, mussels and other seafood, alongside brunch and comfort-food choices. Sunday brunch runs from 11:30am to 2:30pm, and live local talent is available daily from 4pm, with additional scheduled performances Friday through Sunday. Reservations and private events are available, making the restaurant suitable for waterfront dinners, celebrations, brunch and relaxed group gatherings.

Bacchus Restaurant & Lounge offers European-inspired fine dining, afternoon tea, cocktails and wine in the Wedgewood Hotel’s ornate, old-world setting. Its menu spans breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, grill dishes, desserts and a summer tasting menu, with fresh regional ingredients and sustainably sourced seafood featured in the restaurant’s description. Afternoon tea brings savouries, scones, pastries and sweets, while the lounge adds a piano-bar atmosphere. The restaurant suits special occasions, afternoon gatherings and dinners centred on European cuisine. Dining-room reservations are for guests ordering from the Fine Dining Menu, while lounge seating is first come, first served.