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“Comfort zone”

Angry Otter Tap & Forno
Ranked #80 of 480 Restaurants in North Vancouver
Price range: C$2 - C$20
Description: Located at 1015 Marine Drive in beautiful North Vancouver, we are a friendly craft brewery on the North Shore. Friends, family and strangers alike coming together over a pint. Our Tap & Forno restaurant offers 40 locally crafted beers to indulge in. Our pizzas are cooked in our Forno oven and we have a variety of gluten free and vegan friendly menu items. Visit us to experience a warm atmosphere to enjoy time with friends family and colleagues.
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Description: Located at 1015 Marine Drive in beautiful North Vancouver, we are a friendly craft brewery on the North Shore. Friends, family and strangers alike coming together over a pint. Our Tap & Forno restaurant offers 40 locally crafted beers to indulge in. Our pizzas are cooked in our Forno oven and we have a variety of gluten free and vegan friendly menu items. Visit us to experience a warm atmosphere to enjoy time with friends family and colleagues.
Reviewed January 1, 2020 via mobile

This place is our favorite for a pizza and beer

It's a pretty cool taproom with good choices for beers and pizzas

Must visit for anyone looking for comfort in pizzas and beer

Date of visit: January 2020
Thank PKA3300
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Reviewed October 6, 2019 via mobile

Looking for some new places to try, good choice for sure!

Saturday evening, very popular, good vibe, can be a tad loud with serveral big screens and music as well.

Order and pay at the til routine.
Decent selection on the menu with generous portions

Great craft selections for a taster flight, wine flight available as well.

We selected the Brussel sprouts spoke, very nice!
The timber burger and the pesto quesadilla. All very nice, tasty and generous!

Worth a visit!!

Date of visit: October 2019
Thank Q4953VDrobertd
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Reviewed August 17, 2019

Good food, nice place, and some interesting beers. I particularly liked the graham cracker ale. I had the maple bourbon burger, which was very good, with great french fries. My wife had a citrus arugula salad, and a side of hummas and pita. Service was good and everything seemed reasonably priced. Also had off street parking, which seems like a big plus. Good stop for lunch.

Date of visit: August 2019
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Reviewed August 8, 2019

This is a very nice gastropub with plenty of seating choices in their woody, attractive interior. Some outdoor seating is also available, weather permitting. The location is on a main thoroughfare and near public transport (bus stop).
The kitchen includes a large, wood-fired oven that generates rather exotic pizzas that are not cheap but that are generously topped.
During my visit in June 2019 there were 4 standard beers on tap plus 8 "Rotating" taps; altogether this provided a wide range of beer styles to choose from including IPA, sour, milk stout, Berliner Weisse, rice lager, ESB, APA and DIPA. All 7 beers I have had here were good and a couple were excellent.

Date of visit: June 2019
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Thank SC-NY-CT-PA-GA
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Reviewed July 13, 2019

This used to be a great place to go for a burger or pizza & beer and the service was great. My issue is not with the food as it is still very good. My issue is with the service.
The owner(s) have changed the format and now it is basically a self-serve restaurant. The customer is expected to go to the bar and order their drinks & food. The problem with this is that we stood in line for 10 minutes to order a couple of beers. When we were ready to order food, we then stood in line an another 10-15 minutes to order the food. There were people in the line in front of us ordering or paying. Again when it was time to pay, there was a wait. The whole process is extremely inefficient. The restaurant/pub was empty (on a Saturday evening!) and the patio was almost but not quite full. We will not be back. It would not surprise me to see this place close down.

Date of visit: July 2019
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Thank Dreamer522311
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Katie, Marketing at Angry Otter Tap & Forno, responded to this reviewResponded December 8, 2020

Hi Dreamer,
We're reaching out today to let you know that new ownership (Otter Co-op) took over as of September 1, 2020. We have a new manager who has changed the service back to table service and we've expanded our beer tap list.
We would love to have you join us one day and give us another try.

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