Cork And Fin - Vancouver

We went to try the seafood tower (at almost half price) and the quality continues to be fabulous and the service is excellent.

My friends and I were quite impressed with the food, but not so much with the service. I wonder if they were short-staffed that night so it took the server forever to tend to us. Some other customers actually left as no one was tending them. I tried to get one of the server's attention by saying hi to him as he walked by—he looked at me briefly but left me without even acknowledging me. We almost walked out of the doors right then but our server came just in time. When we were done with the food, the server came to pick up the plates but spilled some sauce onto my friend's phone but wasn't even aware that she did that. It's really too bad as we enjoyed the food immensely and loved the décor but I am not sure if we want to go back. The servers just don't look happy working there.

We went for the oysters at happy hour. the waitor said he couldn't offer any to us, but there would be a dozen available on their platter which was available for $49. wtf ? Happy hour was clearly advertised on their website, and they had oysters in the house but couldn't/wouldn't explain why they werent available and offered no subsitution....other than the platter? The platter was marked down from $89. So stupidly we said OK, lets have the platter. We were hungry and already there. It sounded OK, and should have been OK.... but between us we had 4 off tasting oysters, as in manky. The lobster tasted old. Nothing seemed fresh. It appeared to be a plate of leftovers.

The staff is exceptionally friendly and professional. The food is outstanding, and the location is perfect—you can easily enjoy dinner here after shopping and exploring Gastown.

My favorite dish is the Kanto Lobster; it's the best item on the menu!