With 15 screens circling the room, you can fill your plate without missing a goal or touchdown
Mia Stainsby
Sun
Hockey fans at Beatty Street Bar and Grill have a beer before the game.
Hockey season brings with it the annual hunt for pre-game sustenance. (And some even want food to go with those beers.)
One spot that’s somewhat under the radar is Beatty Street Bar and Grill, one of three food and drink venues in the Georgian Court Hotel. There’s the high-end William Tell, the Bistro at William Tell, and especially suited for for hockey night in Vancouver (or football, or a rock concert for that matter), there’s the bar.
On game or an event night, they fire up the barbecue. For $10.95, you choose two from the offerings of a beef burger, chicken breast burger or prawn skewers and then load up with all-you-can-eat wedge fries, macaroni salad, cole slaw and tossed salad. And of course, all the fixings for the burgers. Now, that’s what I call a big deal.
The menu doesn’t get all pretentious and sticks instead to basic bar food — pizzas, chicken wings, burgers, pastas, salads, panini, sandwiches. It’s a notch above though — after all, it comes from the same kitchen as the William Tell (different section and cooks). Dishes are $9 to $14.
If you plan to watch the game on TV, there are 15 screens circling the room (no big-screen, though) and views from all around. There are nine beers on tap and on Friday and Saturday nights — karaoke! Apparently, karaoke must go on even on game nights (I can only imagine!) and according to one staffer, football fans are louder about voicing their opinions than hockey fans because of amounts of beer consumed.
If you want a little fancier pre-game meal, you might opt for the bistro next door. There, you’re more likely looking at $15 to $22 for an entrée. But I wouldn’t show up with my face painted white and blue and green.
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BEATTY ST. BAR AND GRILL
755 Beatty St., 604-688-3563.
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