Father's Day 2024: 16 special feasts and treats to get in Vancouver

Father’s Day is approaching quickly, and to make June 16 extra special, we’ve got a list of feasts and treats suitable for our dear old dads.

Here are some delicious and standout ways to celebrate Dad with local Vancouver food and beverage offerings.

Potluck Hawker Eatery

Aburi Market

Treat dad to a home-cooked meal with Aburi Market’s Father’s Day A5 Wagyu Steak Platter ($150), which includes three different cuts, or its Father’s Day A5 Wagyu Yakiniku Package ($150), featuring four different A5 Iwate Wagyu yakiniku cuts, perfect for grilling.

Minami

Enjoy this exclusive Father’s Day Kaisen platter ($95) that includes fresh oysters, lobster tail, crab claws, and jumbo shrimp alongside a variety of sashimi (tuna belly, salmon, yellowtail, skipjack tuna) and two flavour-packed poke spoons.

Potluck Hawker Eatery

Chef and owner Justin Cheung is excited to welcome Pete Ho from the highly anticipated yakitori restaurant, Sumbiyaki Arashi, in honour of Father’s Day. The dinner will feature a selection of beer poured on tap, along with a variety of delicious bites straight from the grill and the wok. The menu will also showcase a unique fried chicken sando and much more.

Rosie’s BBQ

This much-loved BBQ spot will have a feature menu that includes two platter options like its Texas Trinity Platter ($28 per person), which comes with one pound of Barbacoa beef, a full rack of ribs, and 3/4lb of 4 am Brisket matched up with sides like smoked mac’n’cheese, Westcoast slaw, and cornbread. You can also enjoy “The Dad Burger” ($19), which is Rosie’s house-ground burger, smoked and seared, with Texas Burger sauce, pickles, and onions, topped off with a slab of 4 am brisket. 

Railtown Catering

Railtown Catering’s Southern-inspired Father’s Day BBQ feast will feed four to five people and is available for $199. It features four proteins: beef brisket prepared with a secret spice rub, sausage haus brats, tangy-sweet smoked pork shoulder, and a super tender beer-brined chicken. The package is completed with an array of sides, including house-made Jalapeño cornbread, crunchy Carolina cole slaw, corn on the cob, creamy potato salad, and plenty of  Railtown’s bourbon barbecue sauce for delicious dipping.

Notch8

Celebrate Father’s Day in style at Notch8’s “Dinner through the Decades” experience ($85 per person). This experience will take you on a journey through the past 85 years of food. Each course will showcase signature dishes that have graced the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver’s menus over the decades, offering a glimpse into the evolution of culinary trends and tastes.

Botanist

Enjoy a three-course brunch ($89 per person) featuring a selection of delicious carvery such as oven-roasted lamb leg, prime rib, ham, and morning time favourites, paired with a glass of sparkling wine upon arrival and a handcrafted cocktail from Botanist Bar.

ARC

Be sure to show up hungry because ARC Executive Chef Adam Middleton is pulling out all the stops for dads with unlimited house-smoked beef ribs and other brunch small plates paired with complimentary coffee and tea ($65 per person).

Globe@YVR

Enjoy a Bourbon & BBQ Lunch ($69 per person, $30 per child) this Father’s Day. The lunch features a handcrafted BBQ tower complemented by a barrel-aged smoked bourbon old-fashioned cocktail. For younger guests in attendance, a special platter with a selection of kid-friendly favourites is available.

Black + Blue/The Roof

Black + Blue is offering an At-Home Barbeque Kit that serves four people and comes packed full of the proteins and sides to make your dad’s BBQ dreams come true. Coming in at $195, each kit includes two 14oz striploins with red wine jus, peppercorn sauce and mustard; two Jerk Marinated Chicken Skewers with chimichurri, four Garlic Marinated Jumbo Prawns, four Bacon-Wrapped Jumbo Scallops, four Butcher Chicken Sausages, Potato Salad and Coleslaw.

Glowbal

Enjoy a Father’s Day brunch extravaganza ($85 per person, $35 per child) featuring some delicious buffet fare, including a chilled seafood buffet, as-you-like-it omelettes, prime beef carving, and a maki roll station.

Fable Kitchen

Chef Matthew Villamoran at Fable Kitchen is crafting an exclusive Father’s Day Tasting Menu priced at $60 per person. The menu will feature tasty seasonal ingredients guaranteed to impress dads of all sorts.

Coast

Coast is serving up a tasty brunch service featuring delicious lobster dishes like lobster omelets and deluxe East Coast Benedicts with lobster and baby shrimp, alongside crispy waffles with carmalized bananas and prime beef striploin and eggs. You’ll also find a tasty $10 mimosa menu as well.

Five Sails

Enjoy a classic Chateaubriand served tableside that includes braised short ribs ragout, pommes puree, spring vegetables, and merlot coming in at $250 for two people.

Riley’s Fish & Steak

Michelin Guide-recommended Riley’s will showcase a “Chophouse Sunday for Dad” featuring dishes like Canadian Prime Tenderloin, Striploin or Ribeye, USDA Prime Beef Tomahawk, and Opal Valley Lamp Rack, in addition to its full range of a-la-carte offerings.

Italian Kitchen

Italian Kitchen is serving a Festa Del Papà, which includes a Father’s Day Platter with a 50-layer lasagna, pan-seared halibut, and 14-oz bone-in veal chop parmigiana for $120, alongside add-ons like shaved black truffle and Atlantic lobster. Don’t forget to enjoy the table-side affogato as well.

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