Dine Out Vancouver 2007

Where are the pictures from this one??

^And there's also a huge difference between regular menu Gotham and Dine Out Gotham. I've had both, and if you thought you enjoyed Dine Out Gotham (ironically, the abbreviation would be DOG), you'll absolutely love Gotham on a regular night.

Good luck getting Gotham. I've tried for a few years now but I've always been too late.

Meh, just go to Gotham on any other day...might cost a few bucks more but hey...

This real neat. Can you give us an article on the history of this and how it got started in the first place?

Macaroni Grill is awesome
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Tyler, Macaroni Grill is over-rated. I've been there a couple of times and have been pretty disappointed.

Try to get into places like Bacchus, C, Gotham, Cannery, etc.

I noticed that Macaroni Grill and Mansion is listed. I always wanted to eat there.

It's on Davie I think near English Bay. It's always packed when I drive/walk by.

Cheap dining? Score.

Oh I see. That is a good thing. It makes it look like you don't care about prices. Nice.

Victoria usually has a Dine Out event too, but I would say the restaurants in Vancouver top the ones there. For those in the 604, I would jump on this deal!

Man, I wish they had something like this in Eastern Canada. What a great idea for an event. Yes, I would fall under the cheap ass definition. :)

FrugalTrader
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Although I don't stay in your city - the idea looks like a sweet one.

Any idea if this thing is replicated in other cities around the world ?

Raghu

Pretty nice to see there actually are places on the globe where expensive restaurants have weeks where they're cheaper, didn't yet see that here in the Netherlands. Also funny to see that John doesn't only write about diners starting at the triple of this amount of money ;)

If I want to get there, I need to travel half the globe :p

no thanks

Alex Becker - It's OK. It's a set menu and there are no prices listed. :)

that's why you position the entire meal as, "Don't worry about ordering, I took care of everything." ;)

I though taking a date out when the food is at a discount makes you look cheap.

I love this Dine Out promotion and have gone every year since its inception. Like the others have said, the Dine Out menus aren't exactly representative of what the restaurant usually offers. For example, the steaks at Gotham are 100x better when you get from the regular menu (mmm...porterhouse....).

And yes, Bacchus is amazing. It's a little cramped, but the service and food is excellent.

Gotham will be booked within a day, at least the good times. Better call fast unless you want to sit down to eat at 9:30 PM!

I find that the dine out menu is not 100% representative of what you get when you normally go to that restaurant. So I don't really judge the food when I go to Dine Out. I judge the restaurant itself, the atmosphere, service, etc. If I like those things, and the food doesn't totally suck, I'll go back to try their regular meal. This is how I found one of my favourite restaurants in Vancouver: Cannery.

Also, take advantage of the hotel special if you can. One year Andrea and I went for dinner at Bacchus, and 'dessert' at the penthouse suite in the Wedgewood Hotel, possibly the top boutique hotel in Vancouver. It's not a super tall building so you won't get a great view, but you get amazing service and a wonderful atmosphere. Definitely a romantic hotel ;)

The site is moving really slow for me. Must be the "John Chow Effect" LOL

I can't find Lumiere or Gotham on their lists :( That mean they are already booked solid?

I'm going to have to get in on this. I need a good meal. I miss the course meals I had when I went on a cruise with Royal Carribbean!

Yum!

Oh very nice! I've never been much of a restaurant goer - especially fine dining, but it would be quite cool to at least experience a bunch of them once or twice I must admit.

Matt