Everyone needs a good, casual neighbourhood bar to hang out in. The Cascade Room is part restaurant, part bar, always packed and brimming with 20-something and 30-something people drinking and eating.
When you walk in you’re greeted with a big glass wall telling you to “Keep Calm and Carry On” (a poster phrase becoming more ubiquitous by the day). Decor is dark, modern, trendy. Big oval booths, a long bar, plenty of bar tables and high chairs. A bit fancier than a pub, so if you’re looking for something super casual, walk north a few blocks towards The Whip on 6th & Main.
Above the bar you’ll see a chalkboard with wine, beer, and cocktail lists plus the specials of the day. The menu has your standard fare: burgers, pasta, seafood..it’s all good but nothing I’d write home about with ONE exception.
Polenta Fries. Crispy on the outside, soft and tender on the inside, slightly curried and seasoned with salt and rosemary. These are the best bar snack out there and worth any trip to Cascade.
These fries made Vancouver Magazine’s fun list of 101 things to taste before you die last year, with no disagreements from me.
It’s all about the Polenta Fries for me here – if you go, order them. No trip is complete without them.
The Cascade Room
2616 Main St. (@ 10th)
604-70-98650
4pm-midnight Monday to Saturday
12pm-midnight Sunday (featuring a weekend BBQ Lunch)
Reservations for groups of 10-20
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1 An Update on Keep Calm and Carry On « Keep Calm and Carry On and other Second World War Posters // Sep 9, 2009 at 8:33 am
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2 Main St. Eats and Late Night Eats: Habit Lounge // Sep 25, 2009 at 12:10 am
[...] Go for a quick bite, or go with friends and drink the night way in their comfortable booths. I find it more relaxed compared to Habit’s sister restaurant next door, The Cascade Room. [...]
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