swallowtailsupperclub - Vancouver

We did not have the best experience (BC Truffles) during our first visit because of the timing (4 hours of dinner) and the missing information about the courses/selection. Chef Robin gave us a gift certificate as compensation and were brave enough to try it again during the Beast/Meat Festival. We were not disappointed. The staff is still friendly and professional. Food was presented by Chef Jacob informatively and with great fanfare, including the Chiangale (Wild Boar) and Short Rib (Sous Vide). The service was on time for 2.5 hours. We appreciate this and hopefully will be back for a third visit. Diners Tip: Request the bedroom/private room that accommodates 4-5 people. This is the quietest and more private area. The best of wishes to Chef Robin and Swallowtail Supper Club!

We flew in a few days early from Edmonton to attend a concert when randomly my inbox had a message that showed that we were in the time to use a Swallow Tail Secret Evening Supper Club event. We jumped on it and it was a big decision. We were treated to a casual fun evening of New Orleans inspired foods that were tasteful, plentiful in crowd, and a pleasure to eat. The evening was deconstructed with a deconstructed pecan pie dessert that was sooo good, despite my reservations about everything. We hope that another trip to Vancouver will coincide with something from this evening club!

We've been on the mailing list for almost a year before we saw a secret dinner club, we thought we could try the local truffle dinner. We enjoyed 6 courses from Wildebeest/West/Hawksworth Chef Jacob. We really enjoyed every course and private room (for 5), this is a bedroom in Chef Robin's (the founder of Swallowtail) house. The events take place in a private house and with the numbers this evening (50 plus) I am surprised that it does not violate any Vancouver City Bylaws. This is also where the good times ended. The time between each course was about 1/2 hour to 45 minutes meant a dinner that should last between 630p 9p, ended up 1130p or so. We asked for the check and rushed out as soon as we finished our dessert and many people had not even received it. Eating was hardly warm. Serving staff are friendly and good, but I still think Swallowtail Supper Clubs must be fewer people (maybe 40) and more contemporary. Of course, this could affect the business model as our BC Truffle Dinner menu was about $120 including tips. One advantage is BYOB, which is great because you can control the quality of the Vino. BUT, you will not get a menu in advance or at the table so you do not know how to pair your whites/reds/dessert wines that are also unpleasant if you have long time gaps between the courses (older wines can pour into the glass in 15 minutes. In any case, Swallowtail can be a good opportunity to meet you some new people and most dinners are vegan/vegetarian that can be hard to find in restaurants. I sent Chef Robin through the time delays by e-mail, but she still hasn't responded to me. I hope that with some tweets she can help Swallowtail to be a better experience. We're not sure we're back. Good luck and enjoyment!

Friends had Robin and her band a dinner for 25 on New Year's Eve (last week) and far exceeded my expectations. Robin and her staff were professional, friendly and made the evening really special. The meal included wonderful fresh vegetables in many forms.... pocheed beets with goat cheese, a salad with apples and Parmesan cheese wedges, a spicy roasted cauliflower, an amazing cal salad with vinaiigrette, pork tongsloin with fresh herbs, sticky toffee pudding and many other treats. Robin has a great concept and some wonderful food ideas. My only question or concern was the decision to have pig onion as the main thing. Our friends (in contrast to Robin) may have chosen that.... surely would not be my choice, nor do I think it was a smarter. We have registered for their secret dinner and are happy to eat with Robin again.

We've been on the mailing list for almost a year before we saw a secret supper club we thought we could try - the Local Truffle Dinner. We enjoyed 6 courses by Wildebeest/West/Hawksworth Chef Jacob. We really enjoyed each course and the private room (for 5) that is a bedroom in Chef Robin's (the Founder of Swallowtail) house. Events take place in a private home and with the numbers attending (50 plus) this evening, I'm surprised that it is not contravening any Vancouver City Bylaws. Also that is where the good times ended. Timing between each course was about 1/2 hour to 45 minutes meaning a dinner that was supposed to last between 630p-9p ended up lasting until 1130p or so. We asked for the cheque and hurried out as soon as we finished our dessert and many people had not even received there. Food was also barely warm unfortunately. Serving staff are friendly and good, but I still think Swallowtail Supper Clubs need to be less people (maybe 40) and more timely. Of course this might affect the business model as our BC Truffle Dinner menu was about $120 including Tips.One advantage is BYOB which is great because you can control the quality of the Vino. BUT, you don't receive a menu in advance or at the table so you don't know how to pair your Whites/Reds/Dessert Wines which also be awkward when you have long gaps of time between courses (older wine flavour can evapourate in 15 minutes of pouring in the glass.In any event, Swallowtail can be a good chance to meet you some new people and most of the dinners are Vegan/Vegetarian which can be tough to find in restaurants. I emailed Chef Robin about the Time delays but she still hasn't responded to me. I hope that with some tweaks she can help Swallowtail to be a better experience. We're not sure we'll be back. Good luck and Enjoy!