Earls Kitchen + Bar - Test Kitchen - Vancouver
Safety precautions
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Common areas deep cleaned daily
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Contactless payment available
- Limited number of seated diners
- Waitstaff wear masks
- Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
- Staff temperature check required
- Contact tracing information collected
Popular dishes
BBQ Ribs
Tender pork, braised low and slow, with warm potato salad, smoky bacon, coleslaw
3 reviews
Ahi Tuna Poke Bowl
3 reviews
Buffalo Cauliflower
available vegan
3 reviews
We continue coming to this Earl's on Hornby St 'cos somehow the food is always
better prepared. Our lovely miss server was so pleasant, came around checking if
we were needing anything ..... Will dine here again soon!!
We enjoyed the NY cheesecake and chocolate bread pudding.
As always great time at Earl's, last time whoever the manager on the floor was accused us of hitting on waitresses which WE never did, then a girl approaches my table, starts flirting, asked for my number, hung out at our table for few mins (Which we don't mind).
My friend talks to girls behind us at their table after they been chatting with us from distance, he comes to us with the audacity to ask us not to do that again or we will be removed from the restaurant and then accuse us of hitting on the waitresses!!
Absolutely unacceptable, i'm there 2-3 times a week at least and most of staff do recognize me, i don't ever write bad reviews but his accusations are to be taken action for, he comes back high and mighty and throw the card for his higher manager as if he didn't care.
Consistently good
Had a lovely lunch, very good service and excellent food. Service was very good, efficient and appreciated the waiter did a good job without getting overly friendly (which some other restaurants do). Was greeted friendly at the door and when we left were thanked for coming to lunch. My burger was delicious and my companion enjoyed their grilled chicken salad. Would definitely return. Thank you.
The restaurant has a great design, food quality is decent and their staff are nice and hospitable.
Superb customer service experience, excellent food
Thanks for the 5-star review David! We are so happy to hear you enjoyed the service and food at the Test Kitchen. We appreciate your support and hope to see you back again soon!
I left the restaurant. Dining should be about the food and ambience. The music was crazy loud. I could barely
hear the waiter. If I am dining out;
I don't need to feel like I am at a LOUD
disco. I will never go back there!
Hi Gail, My name is Sara and I am the Restaurant Manager at Earls Test Kitchen. I wanted to personally follow up and apologize for the volume of music you experienced while dining at my restaurant. I have followed up with my entire leadership team and reset the expectation around volume. I would hate for this to be your last impression of the Test Kitchen and would love to invite you back on an experience on us. If you could email me at sara.csizik@earls.ca, I would be happy to set that up!
Food and service were outstanding, I’ll definitely be back . Major kudos to the new management 100 % improvement from a few months back . Well done Earls .
Hi Candace, My name is Sara and I am the Restaurant Manager at Earls Test Kitchen! I wanted to personally reach out and thank you for writing in such a great review. I am incredibly proud of the team we have at the Test Kitchen and have shared this with everyone. We really appreciate your support and can not wait to host you and your friends and family again soon!
Everything was perfect, from the service to the food, as always. And you carry Macallan scotch, so you get bonus points.
It was my first time not being served by Ashley and while the service was great, her absence proved how much of a difference she makes and why I always request her and only go on Fridays.
Thanks for the great night!
Thank you so much for taking the time to write in such a great review Jon! We are incredibly lucky to have Ashley on our team. I have shared this review with Ashley and our team. We appreciate your support and can not wait to host you and your friends and family again soon!
The beer was cold , and amazing!
Thanks for the 5-star review Zaheed! We appreciate your support and hope to see you back again soon at Earls Test Kitchen!
Loved it! Always love the new food and the white Sangria!
Thank you so much for writing in a review! We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your experience at the Test Kitchen. We hope to see you back again soon and we appreciate the support!
Very good overall. Great Caesar salad, and steaks just perfect. Simple but very good!
Thanks for the 5-star review Jake! We are so happy to hear you enjoyed your experience and we can't wait to host you again!
Nick is a wonderful server, the staff at this location are amazing & helpful & we always feel safe at this location.
Thank you for taking the time to submit a review! This has been shared with Nick and the team along with your feedback! We hope to see you back again soon and we appreciate your support!
Outstanding steaks again. Always good service. Really like this location
Thanks for the 5-star review! We are so happy to hear you always enjoy your experience with us. We hope to see you back again soon and we appreciate your support!
Made a reservation & not only were they late but they wanted to split our table up because they didn’t in fact have one for us.
They also constantly forgot and messed up our drink orders every single time p
Hi there, my name is Sara and I am the Restaurant Manager at Earls Test Kitchen. I wanted to apologize for your disappointing experience as that is not up to our standard. If you could email me at sara.csizik@earls.ca so we can further discuss this, it would be greatly appreciated! Kind Regards, Sara
Great covid protocol and amazing staff who were extremely helpful. Good food and good atmosphere!
Thank you for the 5-star review! We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your experience at the Test Kitchen! We hope to see you back again soon and we appreciate your support!
My Favorite Earls in Van city
Thanks for the great review! We hope to see you back again soon.
Loved my server. She was so easy going and kind!
Thanks for the 5-star review! We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your service. We hope to see you back again soon.
Food is always awesome and we always go on Fridays and request Ashley. She's the best!
We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your experience. I will be sure to share this review with Ashley and my team. We hope to see you back again this Friday!
I've had two issues during this visit:
- I was seated at 4:47pm but no one came to take the order until 5:02 which made me think I'll miss the happy hour. The waiter said that he will still push it as in happy hour as I was sitting there already for 13 mins with no chance to order. However, the bill showed the full price for our drinks (Raspberry Mojito - happy hour would be $8, we were charged $11).
- Both kinds of drinks that we had (Raspberry Mojito & Aperol Spritz) weren't great. Too sour and I didn't feel the alcohol in them.
Hi there, My name is Sara and I am the Restaurant Manager at the Test Kitchen. I wanted to reach out and apologize for your disappointing experience. I would love to chat more about this. If you could email me at sara.csizik@earls.ca, it would be greatly appreciated. Kind Regards, Sara
Staff are very attentive and friendly. Environment was very 'sports-bar' loud. Great food, but prepare to pay extra for alterations/additions without you being made aware but offered.
Thanks for taking the time to write in review! We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your experience and the food! We hope to see you back again soon.
Albert was amazing
Thanks for the review Cass! Albert is an amazing part of our team, we are very lucky to have him! We hope to see you back again soon.
Food was great good value for money. Service could be a bit faster but overall great experience
Thanks for taking the time to submit a review Ani! If you have any further feedback, we would love to hear it at etestkitchen@earls.ca. We hope to see you back again soon.
Was very good. Came their twice, will come back again.
Thanks for the review Yogesh! We hope to see you back again soon.
Always Excellent food and service
Thanks for the 5-star review! We are so happy to hear you always enjoy our food and service! We hope to see you back again soon.
Laura did an amazing job! She was considerate and diligent on making sure we got everything we ordered. The food was delicious, however the presentation, absolutely could’ve been better. Overall Good job!
Thanks for the great review Zaheed! We are so lucky to have Laura on our team. I have passed along this great review to Laura and the rest of our team along with the feedback on presentation to our Head Chef and Sous Chef team. We hope to see you back again soon!
Sievert was wonderful however the vibe for the restaurant and covid safety was set by the attitude of the hostess.
Margaritas are far too sweet but on the second order we were able to request less sugar syrup making a great Monday night drink special. Food was tasty and fast.
Hi, My name is Sara and I am the Restaurant Manager at Test Kitchen. I wanted to take the time to personally reach out regarding your experience and apologize for the lack of hospitality you experienced in regards to your front door experience as that is not our standard at all. Also, our guests and employees safety is our number 1 priority, especially during this time! Can you please email me at sara.csizik@earls.ca so we can further discuss your experience. Kind Regards, Sara
all the staff were very polite and helpful, food was great!
Thanks for the great review Mikayla! We hope to see you back again soon.
Always delicious food. Friendly and attentive staff. Great cocktails. Thankyou.
Thanks for the great review Eddie! We hope to see you back again soon!
I didn’t know our waitress’s name but she was nice!!!!! I enjoyed the watermelon slush
Thanks for the great review Rochelle! We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed the service and our new Test Cocktail- The Watermelon Slush! This will be available at all locations soon! We hope to see you back again.
Late night snack and beverage.
Great meal
Thanks for the 5-star review Lance! We hope to see you back again soon.
Amazing staff! Kind and friendly!!
And Food was awesome, Glad they have many vegetarian options than other restaurants
Love Earls:)
Thanks for the great review Harman! We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your experience! We hope to see you back again soon.
Always excellent service. Really appreciated splitting the plates when we decidedly to share a couple different meals.
Thanks for the 5 star review! We hope to see you back again soon.
Great restaurant and staff!
Thanks for the 5 star! We hope to see you back again soon.
Food was not the greatest. My chicken street tacos were extremely soggy and overflowing with cabbage ... fries were quite salty and the Buffalo cauliflower was also quite soggy after not very long.
Server was great!
Did not like how I received an open table email in regards to not making our reservation which in fact we did attend.
Hi there, My name is Sara and I am the Restaurant Manager at Earls Test Kitchen. I wanted to personally follow up regarding your last experience and apologize for the disappointing food you got served. This is not up to our standard at all. I would love to show you a proper Test Kitchen experience. If you could email me at sara.csizik@earls.ca, that would be greatly appreciated. Kind Regards, Sara
Came here for happy hour and was very happy for 2 hours:) Great Sangria and Chicken tacos! Service was very attentive too! Will be back!
Thanks for the 5 star review! We hope to see you back again soon.
The calamari is a great option. Not over seasoned
Thanks for taking the time to write in a review Shanissia! We are so happy to hear that you enjoy our Calamari. We hope to see you back again soon!
Brunch happy hour is fantastic! Try the lobster prawn Benedict, delicious! Their Caesar is with the visit.
Thanks for taking the time to submit a review Angela! We are so happy to hear that you enjoy our Brunch Happy Hour. We hope to see you back again soon.
The food was great, however the overall experience was terrible. Firstly, my roommate has many deathly allergies so the waitress went over the order twice to ensure my roommates safety. She got it correct, but wrong it in incorrectly so my roommate couldn’t eat her meal as their was an unknown sauce on her burger she may react to. The waitress was incredibly annoyed with us for asking to have the problem corrected. We had also ordered the same drinks and food during happy hour, and even questioned to make sure our orders qualified as happy hour prices. Upon receiving the bill, my roommate was socked that her bill was more than twice the amount one was. When questioned politely about it our server was incredibly condescending and rude in explaining that my roommates gluten free bun and vodka cost far more than we were told when ordering. After this another server was sent over, to whom we explained the misunderstanding to, but she just said these things are common knowledge, and that they don’t have to inform customers of uncharges etc., even when asked directly about them. We have since found out that this waitress only works on Saturday’s and our situation was resolved with customer service. I however do not recommend this location on any Saturday, especially if you suffer from sever food allergies. Very disappointed, but willing to give this location a second chance when more friendly and accommodating staff are on shift.
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Earls Kitchen + Bar - Test Kitchen - Vancouver is rated 4.5 stars by 544 OpenTable diners.
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