Best Restaurants for Local Ingredients in Burnaby

The food was exquisite and the staff wonderful. While it’s difficult to get a reservation, it’s well worth the wait until you can get a spot. I highly recommend this restaurant. It’s a must-do if you are visiting the city.

We loved it!!! Everything was amazing! They were able to add a table so we could reserve because it was all booked out.

Lovely waiter, nice open space in the back, there were four of us in our party and we were able to catch up without being rushed or interrupted. The food came out promptly, and the drinks were great. All in all a great spot for good food . Thank you! 

Every dish is a flavour explosion. The food is absolutely amazing. Service, atmosphere, cocktails all fantastic.

Barbara is a beautiful experience of lovely staff and excellently executed dishes. As mentioned in other reviews, the space is intimate yet stylishly appointed. We wouldn’t have it any other way. In a city where one can have an endless variety of foods, Barbara manages to be quite more than a cut above the rest while remaining true to the vision of the owner/chef, Pat. Literally every single bite of our order: beef tartare, the in-house made stracciatella, the octopus, the celery root and the Arctic char and beef short rib managed to make ingredients we have had before become something special again. Be sure to order an inventive cocktail and save room for the included dessert. Ours was a Concord grape granita with maple drizzle that seemed made for each other. If you’re local or visiting this beautiful city, place Barbara on your list of “not to be missed” restaurants and make this reservations in advance. You’re in for a real treat.