After solid reviews regarding Monk's we were very quite disappointed with our experience. Firstly, the wine we ordered was not the vintage we received and when queried were not offered a suitable answer. When the wine arrived we were not happy with the quality and declined it. The third bottle was bland, we later found it in a bottle shop for $19 after paying $60 we were very disappointed (no one minds paying a premium in a restaurant, this however seemed excessive). The service was tricky after the wine issue and persisted for the remainder of the evening. Overall, we were quite dismayed with the service, the food and the wine. For the cost of each I could not comfortably recommend Monks to anyone. cc

We've been coming here for a few years now, I have always enjoyed their chocolate cheesecake, live jazz, and the ambiance. We went there recently for my birthday and I don't know what happened but it just felt like we stepped into the wrong place. The server boy was very arrogant and rude, complaining loudly over and over again why someone left him a .95 cent tip; genius! i wonder why!!! You should be pumping gas not working at a desert cafe where people want to come and relax and have a good time. Cheese cake however was incredible, no matter what you folks say about it, I've always found it fresh and delicious! Go for the desert, ignore the bad service!

I would not recommend this restaurant to my worst enemy.  I was served tainted food and spent the majority of the Bobsled Olympic event in the First-Aid room.   The owner would not take responsibility and is not willing to protect his customers when said event occurs. 

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An amazing night had at the Players Chophouse! Un-organised as we are, my girlfriend and I left it til the last minute to make plans. Obviously its newyears eve and everywhere was fully booked including this restaurant. After 2 hours of trying to find a table in Whistler... Chophouse called, offering us a cancelation... great news because our evening was looking like a takeaway pizza! We arrived a little early and had a cocktail on the sofa by the fire which was a nice start to the night. The hostess kept us updated and we were sat in at a small table with great views of the mountain and with the open kitchen layout they have we could even see our steaks getting cooked, which were amazing! It was extremely busy but the service was still great. A great atmosphere, then after our meal we joined everyone in the lounge area upstairs to see the newyear through. All in all, a surprisingly fun and enjoyable night!

Came here for a birthday dinner with a couple girlfriends on a Friday night.  We had made reservations that morning and was able to get a reservation with no problems.... we ended up showing up an hour earlier than our reserved time, dunno how that happened and why ... but i guess in Vancouver, ALL people lose track of time... i guess we were too excited to just stay in the room...... any hoot, we show up and we were able to get seated 45 mins earlier than our reservation. We were totally surprised and delighted at the same time. This was my first time to the restaurant part... and honestly wasn't expecting much to begin with, But honestly.... i had a great time.  The ambiance was nice,  The food was absolutely delicious. We had all ordered steak~~~ there was the Coffee Crusted, Kung Pao, and the Surf & Turf. All were cooked perfectly and seasoned well.  I would definitely come back to try their other dishes.   Service was decent for what it was worth. The place is very under rated. HAPPY EATINGS

I saw the restaurant added on the website last week, decided to give it a try. Although the restaurant is pretty empty when we got there, but everyone was enthastic! The hostess opened the door for us and WOW ~ the restaurant is nothing I've ever seen before. The atmosphere was top notch, the light, the music, the decors are just unbelievable!!!  I almost thought I was in Asia with those big fancy restaurant, but the decoris a must-see attraction. Now the food, my girlfriend ordered the chilled crab cake, is a very strong recommendation from our server, and it was well worth it, the mango salsa on top is insane, pairing with the fresh crab meat, its nothing I've tasted before. For the main, I had a coffee crusted steak, this is the first time I've heard that people cook with coffee, it turn out a 5 Star rating on the steak. The steak is cooked right, and the flavour is very exciting. All I can say is, this is a must visit restaurant for whoever hasn't gone to Richmond lately, this is far better than where I used to go in Richmond, for the food and the price, everyone will enjoy it. I actually made reservation for my birthday party there tonight, will update you guys on my next visit! Danny

The perfect discription of Steeps Delicious Food, Great Service & Amazing View. This year they are serving all BC products for the food and all BC wines. Great combination of seafood from the Pacific ocean and meat and vegetable from the near by Pemberton Valley.  Well complemented by the interior British Columbia winery wines. We went to the Wine Makers Apres food & wine pairing event. The wine producers talks about the process of the wine making and its caracteristic and the Chef elaborate on the food and how it  paires with the wine. Extremely enjoyable experience and very reasonably price. We never had a bad meal at Steeps. Great place to enjoy delicious food, pleasant service and relaxing views in the middle of a ski day. Living large in a very civilized way    

There is a lot of Hype surrounding this restaurant...the proprietor is the Taiwan Beef noodle Champion. Anyways, after a brief line up of 15-20 mins we were seated. Had to try the staple dish and was not disappointed. The soup tasted excellent and the noodles were just right.. They are generous with their portions of Beef as well. I have never tasted Taiwan Beef noodle soup in Taiwan so I cannot say this is like it "taste's back home" Our side dish (green onion pancake) was a bit oily though. The service is good and attentive for a Chinese Restaurant. They do push you to order quickly as there is a line up however. In the end, gave it 4 forks, due to the higher price for a bowl of noodles compared to the competition i.e. Beefy Beefy Noodle and Wang's noodle house

Attentive service. Good food. Great for families.