Ancora Waterfront Dining and Patio

ANCORA (Downtown) Japanese / Peruvian Fusion! I can't believe it's taken me this long to try this place out! And WOW, amazing patio! Overlooks Granville Island, perfect waterfront dining! Inside, theres tons of natural light! Would definitely come here again and again. Ok in order of preference, this is what we got: PERUVIAN PORK BELLY SANDWICH $21 pork belly, roasted yam, salsa criolla, with Yucas Bravas (+$5). OMG it was amazing! Small portion... But extremely tasty! A MUST-HAVE!!!! KUSSHI OYSTERS $4.50each Ok so yes you can get these oysters at other restaurants, but the special sauce and horseradish they made was INCREDIBLE. Definitely better than places... I would highly recommend! PRAWN SOLTERITO SALAD $22 kataifi fried prawn, hannah brooke farm salad, mandarine vinaigrette, potato, cipollini, edamame, cherry tomato, queso fresco. So I'm not a huge salad fan, but this was pretty tasty! The dressing wasn't heavy at all, very light, but tasty! Alisa liked this much more than me... MUSHROOM SOUP $17 mixed mushrooms, sautéed chantarelles, queso fresco, crème fraÎche. This was a very flavourful soup! The only disappointing factor was that we were hoping to get actual pieces of mushroom in here. If they had some, this would have been perfect!

Service is good. The host is amazing for guiding us into the parking garage and letting us out after the meal. - Ceviche sampler is very good. - The chicharrón roll appears to be just a thin layer of possibly pork skin and drenched in miso/teriyaki sauce seared on top. Not sure about their definition of chicharrón but none of us could tell what it was. - arroz con pato: generous portion of tasteless and slightly overcooked duck breast. The rice and sides are very flavourful. - sablefish: good taste but bok choy was raw. - halibut cheek: weird spongey texture and entirely tasteless. The scallop is really good.

We thought the food here was fantastic. Best food we’ve had in years, honestly. Crab tacos, beef stir fry, sushi and lobster rolls … it was all very flavorful. And the crème brûlée was brilliant.

Food and service was amazing. We got the hot starter octopus, sablefish and lobster risotto. Every dish was full of flavor.

Visited Ancora for lunch as a part of “Dine out Vancouver” festival. All the food were great and the service was wonderful too. Absolutely recommend this place

We dined here over winter break, so it probably wasn't as busy as summer might be, but we had a premium experience. The food was unbelievable, and the service was top notch. I had the sablefish, and my family had the halibut and tenderloin. All of them were cooked and seasoned perfectly. The only hiccup was not having a true ACA compliant restroom, but we found a workable alternative. Will definitely dine here every time I visit. Parking: No dedicated parking available, only street parking Wheelchair accessibility: This place is not wheelchair accessible and bathrooms are only available via stairs