Beehive Restaurant Bar - Vancouver

During these uncertain covid times, the serving and kitchen staff was minimal. We waited longer than usual for our meals, but we were with good company so it didn't really matter. We were very happy to be in a nice restaurant with a bubble friend. And the food was worth the wait.

The service was extremely slow, we were there for almost 3 hours before we got our main course because there was only 1 server who had to take care of the whole restaurant and bartend by himself. He was very pleasant though and was trying his best. We had the 3 course Valentine’s meal and the first couple courses were a bit of a let down, the bruschetta was just tomatoes on a piece of bread which would have been better with some sort of balsamic. The prosciutto and melon dish had an olive oil drizzled over it which tasted stale and and was a weird combination. The main course though was very good, I had the risotto and prawns and it was delicious. Overall, the place has a nice atmosphere and the main course was good but the price for the Valentine’s meal wasn’t worth it because the other courses we not good but we might try to give it another shot on a day that’s not as busy.

We were invited back after our first experience not being as good as we had hoped, and were really taken care of. Our experience left us feeling a lot better and I would recommend this restaurant for its ambience and menu selection. Thank you for taking care of us Homes, we appreciate all that you did. And the restaurant felt very covid-friendly.

I booked outdoor dining but was told the heaters were broken when I arrived, so we ended up sitting inside. The restaurant is cozy and tables were well spaced, but our server was only wearing a half face shield with no mask. I also noticed he let a diner in who was not wearing a mask. The diner asked for a mask but the sever walked him all through the restaurant before providing one to him. There were no temperature checks and nobody was asked to sanitize their hands either. The cocktails were good while the entrees (steak and chicken parm) were just okay. The portions were large but tasted under seasoned. The garlic bread was the highlight of the meal and delicious. We ordered creme brûlée for dessert and it was very disappointing. The sugar top was thin but somehow soft and wouldn’t crack while the creme was liquified, so it resembled just a bowl of cream. I probably wouldn’t go back to this restaurant because I didn’t feel safe with their lack of COVID protocols. In retrospect, I shouldn’t have dined there at all once I noticed the lack of protocols.

Awesome happy hour, friendly welcoming place. Will definitely be going again :