The Grand Cru Restaurant and Lounge in Nanaimo
4898 Rutherford Rd, Nanaimo, BC V9T 4Z4, Canada
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The Grand Cru Restaurant and Lounge provides guests and visitors exquisite west coast fusion cuisine against a tranquil backdrop. Our restaurant includes an outdoor patio nestled in the hotel’s garden. Come enjoy a meal paired with a drink from our new menu and extensive list of cocktails and aperitifs.
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Lovely patio in the summer. The restaurant area is quite dark, and seems more popular for its whisky bar. Food is great. Not a big menu, but all done well. The staff have all been polite, and very helpful. L The hotel front desk as well as the restaurant crew. Our server was very friendly. Been a couple times, and I'll be back again I'm sure.
I went to The Grand Cru restaurant last nigh with my wife after a hard days work, needing a break and a good meal, this was the perfect fit. The food was excellent, the atmosphere perfect! Thank-you!
Delicious mushroom ravioli. The beef rib was wonderfully tender. Excellent wines. Fantastic whiskey bar! Hope to visit again.
What a wonderful dinning experience dispite running out of the brie appy. The Grand is a true hidden gem. The lounge is an excellent place after dinner to relax and dessert. The only thing I did not really like was the switching of servers back and forth. The next time I will name request a server. Needless to say was excellent and attentive. Looking forward to my next visit!
Tried this out for the first time. The staff was very friendly and professional. They made you feel like you were dining at a luxurious upscale restaurant. We had a Vodka cran and 7 but it wasn't quite right. Didn't have any bubbles like you would expect from the 7 up and just something wasn't right. The beer my husband ordered was out of stock so the waiter suggested another and it was ok but my husband didn't even finish it. The calamari was kind of bland and almost seemed like it was undercooked. The free bread was to die for. So delicious. The Lettuce Wraps were sparce with the filling but tasted delicious. We had the seafood Fettuccine and we found the pasta was AL dente which I am not really a fan of personally but lots like it that way. I never mind eating it on occasion that way but coupled with the watered down sauce I didn't even finish 1/3 of it. My husband ate some and he didn't even finish it. We basically ate the seafood out of it with a couple bites of the Fettuccine. The fish and chips were ok but nothing special. Our favorite part of the entire meal was the fries and free bread. After a $100 bill .....we won't eat there again ourselves. I would also suggest the restaurant maybe clean the roof of the outdoor space. Hard to be upscale when people look up and see all that dirt and yuck.
Breakfast was awesome! Coffee was excellent, loved the hazelnut chocolate ciarellos. And the patio was beautiful.
This is my first restaurant I had tried when I was in Nanaimo and I was sooooooo amazed !!! I m from Vancouver and Taiwan, both places are full with diverse and delicious food! But the quality of the food they make here is amazing!! Beautiful atmosphere too. There were only two tables of the customers including myself.. feel like it was my privilege to dine in at this hidden gem! Not saying that the food in here is diverse, but def delicious and good quality compare to the same dishes I have tried in Vancouver(the keg, catus club.. etc) if you don’t mind the price, wanna spend some romantic special time with a good food and serve. Give this place a try!
Honestly if I could give this place more stars, I would. We had an anniversary dinner here that was fantastic. I don’t know how more people don’t know about this place. We went on a Saturday evening and were the only ones there! I had a fantastic steak and my partner had the lobster lasagna- to die for. The wine list was also very nice and diverse. We are big on wine so we loved it. The service was out of this world. Hassan went above and beyond and it showed in his service and all of the details. Can’t tell you enough that you need to check out this place. Wish we lived in the area, because we would be back again.
Amazing brunch and excellent service! Highly recommended
What a lovely surprise to find this level of service and quality of food. The staff is exceptional and it was a complete pleasure to enjoy a lovely meal, outstanding service and a divine selection of wine and whiskeys at this somewhat hidden gem in Nanaimo.
The bartender was very awesome and the front desk person was so friendly and awesome too Dietary restrictions: Im lactose intolerant but the menu seems incredible
Went here again, the food and service are great,
Beautiful relaxing lounge
Cant believe weve lived up the road for 13 years and havent eaten here before. The food was amazing. We ate every bite of food from the warm bread they start you off with to the creme brulee for dessert. I had the lingcod with curry sauce which was so tasty. Husband had a steak and he loved it. Will be back for sure!
We were treated to an amazing meal here for our anniversary. The food was incredible, so attractive and delicious. We had the halibut and potatoes. Absolutely top of the line exquisite meal.
Very nice and cozy place
lovely atmosphere. Very tasty food. I was there with a group and we had a buffet which was delicious.
Good food, large portions, wonderful ambiance, excellent service
Great food and scotch bar. Great service and very helpful in selecting the scotches
We scheduled tea for my MIL s birthday. MIL arrived first and got a pot of tea. Everyone else at the table, who wanted coffee, waited for almost a half hour before we flagged someone down to ask for some. Maybe 15 minutes after that, our food arrived. The food was lovely and well presented. After eating, we watched staff fill coffee cups and water glasses for the tables around us while ours remained empty. After the third time the table next to us had their water glasses filled without anyone coming to check on us, I walked to the wait station and grabbed a pitcher of water to top up the table s glasses. Wait staff turned up quickly to take the pitcher from me, and shortly after that we had someone stop by to check if we wanted another top up. The staff seemed lovely and professional, but the service we received was terrible. Beautiful atmosphere. Good food. Terrible service.
The service was excellent, the decor and ambience very nice and the prices wrt the quality are reasonably reasonable . They could raise their game with the sides that accompany the entrees. We will likely return for special occasions.
Great price and outstanding service with a very classic garden experience. Downton Abbey vibes and a hotel dog. not much more to ask for.
Ill say Excellent, Good Food! Clean, Friendly Crew!!! FUN! Interesting! An experience! Good Job looking after the Left over packaging A place for every, and less impact on our Environment!! D
Extra delicious and excellent service and beautiful place. Awesome
Selection of Scotches was only surpassed by our waitresses knowledge and recommendations! And the food was really good! Kitchen handled multiple special request (allergies). Well done! 2
Food was delicious. I had the mushroom ravioli and I would go back there for it! Other items our table had, seafood ravioli, steak, salads, halibut & chips. There were no complaints from anyone at the table. Nice little hidden gem!
Such a beautiful dining room. Excellent menu and food. Service is impeccable. Perfect spot for a beautiful dinner.
The place had so much to look at. The restaurant was very busy looking. Food was OK. Staff very friendly
Great food with excellent service. Definitely somewhere to go back too.
Stayed in the Hotel, and enjoyed a drink in this elegant lounge. Beautiful experience!
Hidden gem in Nanaimo. Best whisk(e)y selection in town. Meticulously managed by the best owners around. Simply fantastic.
I have not eaten food here before but visited the Whiskey Bar a few times. Super knowledgeable staff and absolutely fantastic atmosphere.
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FINALLY a place in Nanaimo where you can dress up and be served like a king!!! Excellent for those very special occasions. We went Valentines Day; a time nortorious at restaurants for rushed service and sub par fare. This was neither, the experience was sublime. We had no less than 4 friendly waiters serving our every need. The atmosohere is warm and cozy. And the meal!! We had the Valentine special, paired with hand picked wines. Every course was perfection. I cannot say enough about this lovely place. Its not cheap, but worth EVERY dime.
Parking is limited
Excellent food always.and Hassan the waiter is very knowledgeable with all the foods, wines, beers and whiskeys. Always pleasant and welcoming.
Popped in for lunch and had the place to myself. I think it is only so quiet because its not very obvious it is there. The food was great, from scratch soup. Good service. Looks like a beautiful patio setting, but it is still lovely indoors when it is raining as it was on my visit. Prices are fair for what you get.
Lovely decor with prompt courteous service. Food is consistent, tasty and made with fresh ingredients. Specials were interesting with a broad and compatible range of flavours. Prices reasonable.
My husband, father-in-law and I stayed at the Grand Hotel in Nanaimo, and decided to eat at their restaurant, because they liked the look of the menu and we were tired and didnt want to go out. I am vegan, but can almost always get a lovely baked potato and steamed veggies in any nice restaurant. NOT here! I asked our server, and he said they could not steam any veggies, that they were all sauteed, and that baked potato was not an option. I asked if they could be sauteed in oil and not butter, and he said no!!!!! They only use butter. ???? He said they could be boiled. So I said fine. I asked for any type of potato then..even boiled along with the veggies. He brought the vegetables, but no potato and said they couldnt do it. It was ridiculous, frustrating, and I was starving at the end of the meal. I certainly dont expect vegan entrees on most menus, but in a fine dining setting, I do expect some ability (and willingness!!!!!!) to make a couple of simple changes. One important thing to note is that the dining room was 80% empty! Its not like they were scrambling to feed hundreds of people!
