Ellie and I headed up to Vancouver on the weekend with some friends from Sydney who were passing through. We walked around town (Robson Street, Stanely Park, Gastown etc) and checked out a couple of bars/restaurants.

For dinner we headed to the Granville Room. The service was prompt and friendly and portion sizes were sensible (ie. small). Mixology is where they really let me down. My martini had so many ice flakes in it that it resembled a frozen lake. Their 'specialty' cocktails were OK but everything else was substandard.

After dinner we went in search of better cocktails. Down the street we found the Sip Restro Lounge which was nestled between a 25c peep show place and a store which primarily sold phone calling cards. Don't let the neighbours fool you: this place was chic, clean and comfortable. The cocktails were much better here (although they could do with a larger bar as many common spirits/liquours were missing). Worth going for a drink but I'm not sure that I would eat there.