The Café Pacifica offers beautiful waterfront dining and spectacular views of Vancouver's famous harbor and Coastal mountains.

Enjoy culinary excellence of West Coast favorites and flavors of the Far East:

*International Breakfast Buffet

* Angelo's Pasta Bar (Friday lunch)

* Extensive à la carte selections and a children's menu

* Award winning gold medal Tasting Desserts

* Exquisite Italian Opera Buffet offered every Saturday evening with live operatic performances

* Vancouver's most celebrated Market Brunch enhanced with live entertainment presented every Sunday

The Café Pacifica is the ideal location to host a business luncheon or to celebrate any special occasion.

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28 Current Reviews

Summary of Diner Ratings & Reviews

Overall

(Outstanding) 4.1 / 5

(28 Reviews)

Rating Breakdown 28 reviews

5 stars

(11)

4 stars

(12)

3 stars

(2)

2 stars

(2)

1 star

(1)

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Very Good) 3.9 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 4.2 / 5

Noise Level

Energetic

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special occasion(17)
scenic view(12)
great for brunch(10)

good for groups(8)
romantic(8)
great for lunch(6)

Cafe Pacifica - Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver Reviews List

Review 1 for Cafe Pacifica - Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver

Overall rating

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Lunch Therapy at Cafe Pacifica

OpenTable Diner

Dined on 6/07/2013

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Noise Level

Quiet

"I work in Canada Place. Even though the menu is pricey, I enjoy lunching here with colleagues. The cobb salad, treasures of the sea and bento box are excellent. Life is short and lunch therapy is always welcome! If you don't treat yourself well, who will?"

Dined on 6/07/2013

Special Features: good for groups, great for lunch, special occasion

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Review 2 for Cafe Pacifica - Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver

Overall rating

(Fair) 2 / 5

poor fish & chips

OpenTable Diner

Dined on 6/04/2013

Food

(Fair) 2 / 5

Service

(Fair) 2 / 5

Ambiance

(Fair) 2 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"We found the food very bland, we had the sea treasure fish & chips and the fish was tasteless and we were even wondering if it was really fish that was in the tempura batter as well as the prawns. Service was not that good but it looked like the restaurant was short staffed as management were clearing the tables. We would not waste our time to come back to this place as there are so many good restaurants in Vancouver with better value as well."

Dined on 6/04/2013

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Review 3 for Cafe Pacifica - Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver

Overall rating

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

One of a kind

OpenTable Diner

Dined on 5/25/2013

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"dinner with a live opera performance is definitely something you can't find anywhere else! The Italian buffet was great and staff was really polite. Loved the live singing. I would recommend it to anyone visiting Vancouver."

Dined on 5/25/2013

Special Features: romantic, special occasion

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Review 4 for Cafe Pacifica - Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver

Overall rating

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Excellent brunch experience

OpenTable Diner

Dined on 5/19/2013

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Noise Level

Energetic

"I took my daughter and son in law for Sunday brunch on my daughter's birthday. There was a wide selection of buffet food, and the food was top notch. The service people were easily accessible and helpful, yet unobtrusive. This is a large restaurant, so tables are not at all too close to each other. Very nice ambience, bright with sunshine and subtle piano playing in the background. Too expensive for me on a regular basis, but nice for a special occasion. The only problem was that the signage in the hotel parkade was so poor we ended up having to walk quite a distance from car to restaurant. That's a warning for those who have mobility problems, as I do. Also, once in the hotel lobby, no signage to direct us to the restaurant."

Dined on 5/19/2013

Special Features: great for brunch, special occasion

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Review 5 for Cafe Pacifica - Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver

Overall rating

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Best Mother's Day Buffet In Town

OpenTable Diner

Dined on 5/12/2013

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"I have been to many Mother's Day brunches in the lower mainland and Cafe Pacifica is the only place that could handle the number of people, maintain the food quality, the presentation (beautiful display of food), and service on this day when almost everyone goes out to treat their moms. I used to dread going out to a restaurant on Mother's Day because from my experience, every restaurant that I went to would be overwhelmed by the crowd and the service would be just horrible. But what a nice surprise this year at Cafe Pacifica. It was relaxing even with so many people, the view was great, even the live performance was decent! Love it!"

Dined on 5/12/2013

Special Features: good for groups, great for brunch, romantic, neighborhood gem, great for lunch, special occasion, kid-friendly

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Review 6 for Cafe Pacifica - Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver

Overall rating

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Enjoyed, once again - Cafe

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 21/04/2013

2013

Dined on 21/04/2013

2013

Food

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Noise Level

Quiet

"Enjoyed, once again - Cafe Pacifica - and our Special Anniversary, with my parents.

Friendly and helpful staff make such an occasion even more memorable."

Dined on 21/04/2013

2013

Special Features: great for brunch, special occasion, scenic view

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Review 7 for Cafe Pacifica - Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver

Overall rating

(Good) 3 / 5

we went saturday night and

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 20/04/2013

2010

Dined on 20/04/2013

2010

Food

(Good) 3 / 5

Service

(Poor) 1 / 5

Ambiance

(Good) 3 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"we went saturday night and didn't care for opera buffet so we were seated by lounge bar. great seats as they were comfortable and best view of burrard inlet n north shore. however, very disappointed by service. no one greeted us or seated us, when we inquire she just said where ever. no menu or glass of water after we seated 10min. if we weren't waiting our friends at the table, we would walked away. food took longer, bill took forever,,,,. maybe needed more staff?"

Dined on 20/04/2013

2010

Special Features: scenic view

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Review 8 for Cafe Pacifica - Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver

Overall rating

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Opera night- March 30, 2013

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 30/03/2013

2013

Dined on 30/03/2013

2013

Food

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Noise Level

Energetic

"I had a dinner reservation for 4 for the Opera night.

Food was great- lots of variety with the buffet, chef made past to order.

Entertainment was great- Opera was nice during a nice dinner.

Service was great- Waiter's name was Neal. Very attentive and professional.

Will dine at Cafe Pacifica again."

Dined on 30/03/2013

2013

Special Features: fit for foodies, romantic, special occasion, scenic view

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Review 9 for Cafe Pacifica - Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver

Overall rating

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Food tasted very good, but

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 23/03/2013

2011

Dined on 23/03/2013

2011

Food

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Service

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"Food tasted very good, but it just took too long to line up for the hot food section. if they can locate the pasta bar more away from the hot dishes buffet, then people can choose to line up for different stuff since some people may want to get more food from buffet only.

Also, the parking slip has also created some problem. We arrived the parking lot at 6:05 but the time printed on the ticket was 5:32. When we tried to pay by the self check out machine, they charged us $12.75 ($9 for the flat rate after 6:00pm and $3.75 for the half hour before 6:00). The issue was settled by the attendant and we paid $9, but it happened to a few other visitors and they have already paid at the self check-out that the attendant can't do anythi"

Dined on 23/03/2013

2011

Special Features: scenic view

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Review 10 for Cafe Pacifica - Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver

Overall rating

(Good) 3 / 5

I thought it was too exspensive.

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 08/03/2013

2008

Dined on 08/03/2013

2008

Food

(Good) 3 / 5

Service

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"I thought it was too exspensive."

Dined on 08/03/2013

2008

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Review 11 for Cafe Pacifica - Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver

Overall rating

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

An amazing location, wonderful

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 02/03/2013

2012

Dined on 02/03/2013

2012

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Noise Level

Energetic

"An amazing location, wonderful service and tasty food! Plus the lovely ambience of Opera Night is something you do not find anywhere else! Perfect for a special occasion, but even for an enjoyable "just because" outing in beautiful Vancouver!"

Dined on 02/03/2013

2012

Special Features: good for groups, romantic, special occasion, scenic view

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Review 12 for Cafe Pacifica - Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver

Overall rating

(Fair) 2 / 5

Had a voucher for breakfast

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 25/02/2013

2007

Dined on 25/02/2013

2007

Food

(Good) 3 / 5

Service

(Fair) 2 / 5

Ambiance

(Fair) 2 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"Had a voucher for breakfast buffet included in our hotel stay. The selection was basic but food tasted fine and hot foods were fresh/hot. The service was just fair. Our server wasn't very attentive. We had to wave him over to get ketchup (restaurant wasn't busy) and then he brought my friend one that had a long piece of lint in it. When we showed him, he actually used her fork (the one she was eating with) to probe through the ketchup to find the lint. He literally pushed the ketchup OVER the piece of lint rather than trying to find it??? Kind of strange we thought. Anyways, he brought her fresh ketchup (he said he poured it himself) and took her plate away so she had to go back to the buffet to get new food."

Dined on 25/02/2013

2007

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Review 13 for Cafe Pacifica - Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver

Overall rating

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Good food and ambience, service ok

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 02/02/2013

2009

Dined on 02/02/2013

2009

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Fair) 2 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Noise Level

Energetic

"My girlfriend and I went here for dineout Vancouver 2013. The food was very good but the service could've been better. Maybe the server was busy as this was a Saturday night. They also had opera night which was a surprise when we arrived. Interesting to say the least...but not a bad thing. I think because of the opera it was a little noisier than expected...but we were still able to hear each other talk. They seated us by the window which had a nice view but slightly obstructed. Nevertheless, the experience was fun and I'd definitely come back to try out their buffet."

Dined on 02/02/2013

2009

Special Features: fit for foodies, good for groups, great for brunch, kid-friendly, romantic, special occasion, scenic view, great for lunch

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Review 14 for Cafe Pacifica - Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver

Overall rating

(Outstanding) 5 / 5