Burdock & Co

Decided to visit this place as it was rated the #2 brunch spot in Vancouver. Service and atmosphere was great, but the food was 5/10 at best. Ordered the mushroom on toast and the fried chicken. Fried chicken was good, but the sauce pairing was odd and a bit too much on the onion. Mushroom toast was alright, oily, nothing special to remember
7 years ago (14-01-2018)

Attentive, sincere and knowledgeable service. The food was outstanding and the wine list was unique and delicious. Overall a remarkable experience. Thank you.
7 years ago (19-01-2018)

Strengths - Great flavours and use of ingredients. They serve sparkling water. Weakness - small menu of choices for brunch My wife and I came here for Saturday brunch without the little one. We looked over the menu and really only two items in the menu contained protein (ie. Meat). I mean some of the items you can add bacon but it's really meant to be vegan. The fried chicken had great used of flavours and fresh incredients. My wife's sourdough came with smoked salmon and poached eggs. The item was also very flavourful except the sourdough was a tad hard. Portion wise I agree it's probably small compared to American restaurants (and some Canadian restaurants too) but I think it's just right. No point stuffing yourself.
8 years ago (10-12-2017)

If you're a tourist visiting Vancouver for a short period of time, don't waste a meal here. Burdock is nothing outstanding though it has a high ranking amount the various magazines and food critics websites. I went there for brunch and ordered fettuccine (server recommendation). Very salty not to mention the portion is kid's size. The gentlemen seating on the table next to me complain to the server the dish is salty too. Apparently the chef is doing a bad job. My wife ordered egg Benny on scone. Again, nothing outstanding. Simple poach egg, simple roasted potatoes, simple bacon and simple scones with a few raw greens on top. I started to lose faith to vancouver magazine and straight.
8 years ago (30-07-2017)

They were gracious when we arrived without having made a reservation, and managed to fit us in before another group was scheduled to arrive. Loved the wine list, it had some different options. Ordered 4 dishes between two people, all were delicious. Will be going back!
8 years ago (07-08-2017)