Skinny Duke's Glorious Emporium

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   Zo

   Vancouver

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 26, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Been to Duke’s a few times over the years and it’s always a pleasure. Top notch service and really awesome menu — the chef is very creative. I had the Barbara — vegan pizza with jackfruit which is now my go-to order. Everyone was happy with their dishes and complimented the imaginative flavour combinations. The starter was Szechuan green beans — the sauce was so good we asked for bread to soak it up the leftovers with! My only complaint was the folks at the next table. We were having an intimate family dinner for the first half of our evening. A party of about 10 then appeared and was seated next to us. They may have been drinking already, but regardless they were quite raucous. I’ve been here on busier nights and the noise has never been a problem. As a result the evening was cut short. I don’t expect the restaurant to be held liable for customer behaviour. However, it would have been nice if the server had offered to switch our table. This is the only time I have been motivated to give this restaurant a less than perfect review. I am sure your experience will be as wonderful as ours usually are!
   

   Skinny Duke's Glorious EmporiumResponded 6 days ago

   Thank-you so much for your thoughtful review, Zo! I'm really sorry we didn't do a better job of managing the overall atmosphere and behaviour of our guests a little better. This is certainly a reminder for us to monitor things for the enjoyment of everyone in the room. I'm glad to know that kind of disruption is not typical of your experience at Skinny Duke's, and it means a lot that you've chosen to join on multiple occasions. I hope we'll have the opportunity to welcome you for another Barbara sometime soon!
   

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   Kaito

   Vancouver

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 25, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Good was fantastic, and the atmosphere was great. Noise is as much as you’d expect from a bar/pub, although I guess the table I had (dining table near the bar) was particularly noisy because it was right by the entrance, so people were coming and going. That’s fine though. Food is expensive, but the Amelia pizza was phenomenal!
   

   Skinny Duke's Glorious EmporiumResponded 6 days ago

   Thanks very much for your review, Kaito! Happy to hear you enjoyed your visit overall, and appreciate you taking the time to share all of your feedback. Cheers!
   

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   Erin

   Vancouver

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 15, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Couldn't ask for better food or cocktails. We had the new Okonomiyaki-Style Brussels Sprouts and we will be back for more... even my friend who usually hates brussels!
   

   Skinny Duke's Glorious EmporiumResponded on November 16, 2024

   Converting brussels haters one at a time! Thank-you so much for your kind review, Erin. We'll be looking forward to welcoming you again.
   

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   Annette

   Vancouver

   8 reviews

   4.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on November 15, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Great team work on the service department, very attentive. The appetizers Vietnamese ribs and the shrimp dish were delicious. The main courses were good but not exceptional. Salmon and coconut rice as well as the southern like fried chicken. Dessert: chocolate torte, was very tasty and rich. The experience price menu was GREAT $39 for 3 courses. Overall good experience definitely will try again.
   

   Skinny Duke's Glorious EmporiumResponded on November 16, 2024

   Thanks very much for your review, Annette! Really happy to hear our team took great care of you and that you enjoyed your meal. It means a lot that you plan to join us again. We'll look forward to welcoming you back!
   

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   Edward

   Vancouver

   54 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   54 reviews

   Dined on November 2, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Fun eclectic and nostalgic place Good variety on menu Some of the dishes- the green beans especially - tended towards too salty
   

   Skinny Duke's Glorious EmporiumResponded on November 2, 2024

   Thank-you for your review, Edward! I'll share your feedback with our Chef, but I'm glad to hear you enjoyed your visit overall. Cheers!
   

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   Amber

   Toronto

   2 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on November 1, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Don’t wait everything is great! Book your reservation now. 😃
   

   Skinny Duke's Glorious EmporiumResponded on November 1, 2024

   Thank-you for the glowing review, Amber! We really appreciate it, and hope we have the opportunity to welcome you again sometime. Cheers!
   

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   Donna

   Calgary

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on October 27, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Our waitress Jasmine was excellent. The food came out in a very poor way. One meal was undercooked, 2 meals were cold. We ate in shifts, which was not great for our experience. But the taste in the food was great. I will credit them for fixing the issue for us..
   

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   Maggie

   Vancouver

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on October 26, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   10/10, went for a quick drink & some shareables before another reso and everything was amazing, we wanted to stay longer!
   

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   David

   Toronto

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on October 26, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Ambiance was nice , though table beside us was uncomfortably loud. Food arrived quickly as well as drinks.server was very professional. Food is where we had an issue. The salt content was extremely high and over powered any flavour that the dish may have had. Left the restaurant feeling like my body was struggling to digest all the salt. Will not return
   

   Skinny Duke's Glorious EmporiumResponded on October 28, 2024

   David, thank-you for your honest and detailed review. We really appreciate being able to hear this feedback, though I'm sorry about the mistakes we made that led to you having to share it. While it's sometimes difficult to manage all of our patrons' behaviours, it's certainly something we should be actively monitoring so we can make efforts to intervene when it starts to affect another guest's experience. I apologize that we allowed fellow diners to negatively impact your visit. Of course, the issues with the food are troubling, and definitely not what we're striving for. If you have additional details about which dishes you had that might help us address this with our kitchen team, we'd be grateful to hear more. Regardless, thank-you for taking the time to bring this all to our attention.
   

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    Carri

    Vancouver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 25, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Great food and drinks. The $39 meal is a great option with some really good choices. First time going and would definitely return.
    

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