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- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Music:
- DJ
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Sat
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
- Coat Check:
- No
20 reviews for Speakeasy On Granville
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Speakeasy On Granville
8/5/2010
I take exception to the expensive beer comments....this place is located in the center of the city, perhaps the highest rent district in all of Vancouver. I'm more surprised that I pay 7 for my sleeve at cactus/earls/milestones than the 5 or 6 I pay here....but anyways...
No line, many many seats in this cavernous bar, this place is ok for what it is. Unfortunately the patio isn't very big because would be a nice place to people watch.
Speakeasy On Granville
8/2/2010
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I've never eaten here, so I don't know how the food is. But as far as drinks go , this place is great.
It's best not to go with too many people so you can get a seat at the bar. The bartenders are really nice and friendly and will make you anything you ask for (even if your making it up) for a very reasonable price.
Always a good time is had here!
Speakeasy On Granville
5/10/2010
no wait or lineup on a saturday nite.. thats pretty much the main advantage of this place
they have a decent setup to watch a game
the nachos look great so wouldn't mind trying them some day
drinks were decent as well.. average price for DT granville
Listed in: Where to watch the Game/Fight
Speakeasy On Granville
7/7/2010
Overpriced and certainly not a pub. Just another top 40 club with overpriced weak drinks and guys wearing shirts borrowed from their kid brothers
Speakeasy On Granville
5/3/2010
Watched the Canuck's Hawks game here on Friday, and A-OK sums it up pretty well.
My reason for coming here was... It was the only place on Granville that had any seats left 10 minutes before face off.
They could use a few more decent beers on tap. Ever heard of R&B, Tree or Storm? The Speakeasy Lager is made by Russel, and I described it as"quite gamey" tasting. Yuk.
A pleasant surprise was the Chicken Club with Yam fries. A most edible plate of grease. But avoid the dry ribs (they really suck!).
Good times had by all, although the 5-1 final score sure helped.
Listed in: Best place to catch the…
Speakeasy On Granville
Updated - 4/7/2010
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Brought my fam to this spot for Easter Sunday and I had the same awesome waitress! The Granville winter ale was all out but our excellent server made a recommendation for a summer white ale that was every bit as delicious. love.
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Speakeasy On Granville
1/18/2010
We resorted to going into Speakeasy because all the clubs had long lines and the other bar we went into was OVERPRICED. But then again, this place was kind of pricy too and last call's at 2 a.m. WHAT?
The nachos were $15 and $3.75 for guacamole. Outrageous... but delicious, I won't lie. I wouldn't exactly call this place a dive bar because it's slightly nicer than one because there are nice booths and bar tables around the place.
The drinks were quite weak though and our server got an order wrong. My friend really wanted the rocky mountain bear f**ker which had 151, crown and something else disgusting in it. Hahaha but he got us the SoCo and banana liquer shot again which was fine by me.
We tried ordering some AMFs but apparently Canadians have no idea what that is. WHAT? Oh and their Long Island Iced Teas are only 2 oz as opposed to American 5 ounces. Again... WHAT?
But overall, it was a fun place to have a few drinks and enjoy some delicious nachos since everywhere else had expensive cover and long lines.
Speakeasy On Granville
6/12/2010
Great bartender on staff the nite I was there. Good vibe for the croud and the space has a dark upscale divy feel I love. The person who selected the music should be shot. Who plays emo- disco anymore (excluding goth clubs)? And the music was very very loud. One other drawback, drinks were pricy for my blood. 8 bucks Canadian for a gin & tonic? Good thing I don't drink heavy.
Speakeasy On Granville
8/27/2009
This might be the only pub on the planet that has a bouncer, a hostess, and a line at the door. Just by looking at it from the outside, we would have thought it was another nightclub. Inside, though, it's just like any other pub. Maybe with nicer barstools.
My ears are still ringing (a month later) from the obnoxiously loud music, but I can't complain about the service because we were sitting at the bar. And while we didn't have food, I have no complaints about the drinks, which had the added bonus of being cheaper than those at a different place we went to.
Listed in: The Couv
Speakeasy On Granville
4/29/2010
A bit pricey for what you get, $5 pints and $13 chicken club with fries.
Speakeasy On Granville
6/29/2009
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Our Swiss friend was being polite meeting us for coffee when he would rather be watching the Confederations Cup Final Soccer match. I wisely picked up the desire and we went on the hunt for a bar that had the game on.
We found just what we needed in Speakeasy. Not only did they have the game on, but they had tables right up to an open front where we could park our sweet Canine friend. What's more, is that the server was so nice she brought a bowl of water out too.
We ordered Burgers, which were really well dressed and spiced, and a Tuna on a bed of Greens. All were delicious.
You know what's weird though? I have NEVER seen men watching a soccer game so quietly. Clearly, there were no Brazilian's among us, they would have livened things up a bit!
Great game. The U.S. really played well but lost 3-2 (as it should be.)
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Speakeasy On Granville
3/1/2010
Ahh the best part about going back here is that apparently I am banned for life. There was no where else to go that didn't have a line so I jumped in for a beer. Well to be honest it did have a line but that was easily parted because a girl we were with had boobs until Tuesday. Yes, it is that sort of a place.They have some seriously bad staff here. My favourite, lets just call him douche number one alternates his time between checking his hair and hitting on everything with two feet and a heartbeat. I laughed so hard when he shouted a group of girls their last round with a sleaziest of winks that would have likely induced vomitting in even the most desperate of ladies. Needless to say they left with my friend instead...oh well.
Listed in: Granville Street
Speakeasy On Granville
2/13/2009
This is not the kind of place where you should take your dates. Or family. Or people that you want to have a conversation with at a normal vocal range. Everywhere you look there are TV screens, every single one of them on the same channel. I was very famished when I got there so pretty much, anything would've tasted good. I ordered a pint of Granville and two appetizers- Spinach and Artichoke Dip with Pita and Calamari with Tzatziki. All I can say is BLEHH... Very Mediocre and I didn't finish the food (and that's not because I was full). Beer tasted a little funky, they probably don't clean out their tap filters by the looks of how the establishment is run.
Not worth going for food. Can find better pints somewhere else. NEXT!
Speakeasy On Granville
6/16/2009
So . . . Ummmm . . . .
Why? Why couldn't you have been better? Why?
Well, that begs the question . . .
Why wasn't my food tastier?
Why were all of my servers beer recommendations terrible?
For that matter, where was my server the majority of the time?
(Wait, wait I saw her!!! Sitting at the bar . . . with no other tables. Texting. On her phone. For like an hour, ignoring her one table . . . us.)
(New question: Why didn't my server get a tip?)
Why did the bartender, who might have honestly been entertaining (people were at least sitting at the bar) look (and for that matter sound) like a total douchebag? Why?
Why did it have to have a sorta cool atmosphere (front not the back) but be a total let down?
(On a side note: I originally had this review posted at the wrong bar. I'm super sorry!)
Speakeasy On Granville
3/11/2009
The spring rolls had so much oil oozing out of them I felt I should put on a slicker and go looking for baby birds.
The bartender was a little surly, and not necessarily in a mean way, just in an I-really-don't-care-about-you kind of way.
The 15 minutes I spent in here could have been better spent at the dentist. At least that way I'd have something to show for it.
The music was fun, at least.
Listed in: Le Vancouver, BC
Speakeasy On Granville
8/6/2008
The first time I came here, I was impressed. A good low-lit bar, decent size but intimate in feel, solid drinks and just generally a pleasant vibe. For being on one of the main drags, it didn't feel too touristy or kitchy or otherwise obnoxious. By bar standards, people were downright respectful. It felt a little bit like, surprise surprise, a speakeasy. I was a fan. I would be back.
However, when I did come back - Speakeasy, you ruined everything. Loud bad music, meatmarkety crowd, bland drinks. I have nothing nice to say.
Maybe it's gone back to the way it used to be, but I doubt I'd be willing to give it another shot.
Listed in: A Day (or Three) in BC
Speakeasy On Granville
12/30/2008
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Pub- what do you expect?
My husband digs the yam fries here. I prefer the potato skins.\
Anytime there's a game on this place gets crowded, and I believe that there is sometimes a cover charge. I've only been on Saturday afternoons- and there's been no charge to get in. I don't think I like this place enough to pay for the great experience.
I find the mixed drinks to be small and weak with too much ice. The beers are standard and the custom Granville St markup. You can find decent stuff here- but there's better options a block away.
Speakeasy On Granville
6/26/2009
Well I'm not sure looking at all these other reviews why it ranked so poorly but hell I'm a raging prick and i liked it so take that as a testament. While on my way to see a Les Claypool concert (who is a god I may add .. thank you commodore again :)) -- that's a happy face and a bracket.. you get it cause your smart . Okay lost myself Grey Goose is setting in. Restaurant ...Speakeasy was just the closest thing there was, the lennox was full up so we went. Ordered yam fries , burger pucks , a Caesar salad, and popcorn shrimpssss. Pretty generic taster menu but you can learn a lot with a little. Caesar was great, my girlfriend agreed and she is the Himmler of caesar salads seeing as she makes the best i have ever had. Yam fries good extra super sweet but good, not to sure about the dipping sauce though.. and ohhhh the burger pucks a lil burger nestled on a croustini marinated in pale ale and Spanish onions which really comes through , I loved them ... I don't know maybe my palette isn't refined maybe I'm a sucker for anything that used to eat grass but damn were they good. The popcorn shrimp .. well they sucked no texture obviously cooked to early along the way .. i wont get into it but they tasted like soiled lotto tickets. As far as the service goes our waitress was exceptional super fast service and no problem answering my questions no matter how obvious or asinine. All said thank you speakeasy I will be back :):)
Speakeasy On Granville
11/18/2008
Gosh Golly, I love a good throwback to another time. That shit's the bee's knees! And who doesn't love that tragic time in history known as prohibition. Americans have made so many glaring cultural mistakes. Drying up their country may not be the worst, but it's arguable. As a pleasant reminder of this period, go check out Speakeasy. I have yet to check out the new location on Davie Street, but the one on Granville has always been great for martinis and eyeballing walker bys. Who doesn't love a good stare? No one, that's who. The drink prices are downtown average and the place is deceptively large. I often come to this spot when I want to get a drink late on a Friday or Saturday night. Due to the size of the room, one tends to be able to sit down most times during the evening. This is certainly not a destination, but true to the name is a relaxed place to unwind.
Speakeasy On Granville
8/8/2009
Beware!! I went to the speakeasy on Granville a couple weeks ago and i can't believe this place is still in business. Maybe i have high expectations but then again why wouldn't you when your spending your hard earned dollars. The steak i ordered was a joke . The beer way overpriced and it seems like the servers don't care at all. Too many tvs and bad music.What more can i say but stay away!!
