Dine Out Vancouver: Top family-friendly restaurants

Tourism Vancouver’s  Dine Out Vancouver Festival is back this winter from January 19th to February 4th. The 17-day culinary event will see some of the city’s top restaurants serving mouth-watering prix-fixe menus for lunch and dinner. If you’re looking for a kid-approved spot with a casual atmosphere and plenty of choices for picky eaters, book a table at these family-friendly restaurants. [Photo courtesy of Bufala]

By Jessica Napier

The Flying Beaver Bar

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4760 Inglis Dr, Richmond, BC V7B 1W4

• Phone Number
  • 604-273-0278Primary
• Directions

Got a budding pilot in your family? Airplane buffs will get a kick out of watching the Harbour Air seaplanes taking off and landing from the windows at Flying Beaver Bar & Grill. The riverfront pub in Richmond is located on a well-travelled flight path along the Fraser River, while the kitchen serves West Coast seafood and upscale pub fare that’s exponentially better than any in-flight meal service – we’re talking glazed salmon, blackened barbecue chicken, grilled pork chops and more. With $20 Dine Out lunch and dinner menus on offer, this scenic spot delivers great value with a view.

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The Old Spaghetti Factory

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53 Water St, Vancouver, BC V6B 1A1

• Phone Number
  • 604-684-1288Primary
• Directions
• Menu

There’s a reason the Old Spaghetti Factory screams family-friendly dining. This Gastown standby offers generous portions of reasonably priced Italian fare in a colourful – if somewhat cheesy – dining room. The crowd-pleasing spot is offering a wide-ranging three-course dinner menu during the Dine Out festival, with plenty of options to accommodate picky eaters. Opt for soup, salad or fries to start followed by your choice of entrée (spaghetti, linguine or chicken alfredo) and finish with a scoop of cake, tiramisu or cheesecake. Bonus: all meals come with complimentary bread plus tea or coffee.

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Trattoria Italian Kitchen

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1850 4th Avenue W, Vancouver, BC V6J 1M3

• Phone Number
  • 604-732-1441Primary
• Directions
• Menu

Part of Vancouver’s ubiquitous Glowbal restaurant group, Trattoria has all the makings of a homey neighbourhood gathering spot: the room is loud and lively, servers are friendly and accommodating, and the rustic Italian pastas are deliciously comforting on a cold winter’s day. The cuisine here is a little more elevated than your average cheap-and-cheerful family fare, but it’s definitely worth the extra cost. The $30 Dine Out dinner menu is bursting with sumptuous Mediterranean flavours: think mussels, clams and ling cod picatta.

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Jessica is a writer, editor and recovering Torontonian living in Vancouver. She works in PR for SMC Communications, and prior to that, she was the Vancouver City Editor for Yellow Pages. On the weekends she enjoys sweating it out at Tight Club in East Van, shopping for home decor treasures along South Granville and nibbling on cheese plates while knocking back craft cocktails in Gastown.

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