Waterfront Wines Restaurant

By far, THE must have, dining experience. This cozy choice was this "Foodies" winner over all, and Kelowna has some the best to offer. The combinations and flavours. The Execution of every of creative pairings and server knowledge, made for a memorable blissfully happy that birthday girl

Incredible meal and incredible service with a great wine selection. Will definitely be back!

Lamb was so salty, wife’s scallops far of seared. I was told by a friend not to come it’s not the same and sure enough was a real disappointment from what this place was last year. Drinks where great as well as the service but was looking for a good meal.

We shared a mushroom and steelhead risotto to start, adding scallops. Cooked to perfection and very flavourful. Glad we shared. It was good for two!

For entrees, my partner had sablefish. Again, cooked very well, and the skin crisped beautifully. I had the signature flat iron steak, medium rare and sliced on top of very, very buttery and creamy mashed potatoes, and seasonal veg.

Skipped dessert, as we were now quite stuffed!

Great value for the food we ate

Delicious food and very attentive service. Had the risotto, steak, fish, and flourless cake.

We come here 1-2x a year for special occasions, most recently my birthday. A phenomenal experience as always, I look forward to many more years celebrating life at this wonderful local gem

We love this small, special spot. The service at the bar from Ashley and Shane was perfect - engaging, attentive and lovely. The food is so good. We went on Friday, and rebooked for Thursday. We're newish to Kelowna, and so far, this is our favorite nice restaurant.

Great flavors and well executed dishes plus the wine list is amazing!
We had a really nice experience there, well yes it's pricy but it doesn't bother me because you can totally taste the quality of the products and the complexity of the components of the dishes.
The wine list is offering a large selection of wines from all over Canada and even abroad wines, so yep totally worth the visit.
The owner is super humble and he is accompanied by his very talented team. Service is attentive and welcoming.
Loved this place, recommend to book ahead as the restaurant isn't big. Thank you team for your great work.

Sadly this evening didn’t go well. Been twice before and always great. Tonight however food was mediocre and expensive. Felt rushed.

Welcome to Waterfront Restaurant & Wine Bar! Chef and Sommelier Mark Filatow (Wickaninnish Inn, Bishops, Diva at the Met, Fresco) strives for the freshest, locally sourced ingredients and local wines/spirits/beers. His passion for ONLY the finest truly resonates with each delicately prepared dish… Sensational! There is no secret why Waterfront Restaurant & Wine Bar is 12th year in a row “Best Restaurant in the Okanagan”!

Perfect spot to bring our friends and celebrate a birthday! Always impressive service from Ashley-warm, attentive and friendly.

Confidently, one of our favourite restaurants we’ve had the pleasure to enjoy! ️

Fantastic meal cooked to perfection. Staff was unbelievably super attentive. Chef went out of his/her way to accommodate my wife's allergies.

So good!

Best Charcuterie Boards EVER.
We make sure to come here every time we visit Kelowna. Service is always good.

Great drinks, tasty fresh food. Amazing charcuterie boards with local meats. Foie Gras pate delicious. Great menu.

We always can't wait to return. ️️️

The mains were delicious, both the duck and the flat iron steak, with very good sides.
Portions are generous, service is great.

Waterfront Wines is always on our dining list when we visit Kelowna. Food, drinks, and service are wonderful. Majority of the menu items can be modified if you have allergies. I am Celiac and have a nut allergy and can enjoy the full menu just like anyone else. Highly recommend!

Exceptional food! Everything was superb! Definitely one of the best restaurants Kelowna has to offer.

Enjoyed a wonderful 3 course meal with a business group and nothing but good things to say. The staff were attentive and skilled at what ghey did. Great spot!

We’ve always had such great experiences here. Honestly, this is the best restaurant in Kelowna. The service and food is great. The servers know what they’re talking about when it comes to the wine. Yes it’s expensive (especially if you’re having drinks), but it’s so worth it for a treat or an occasion. My partner always gets the steak, it’s his favourite in town. I always get something different and it never disappoints. Make sure you book ahead as it’s hard to get walk in. All nice restaurants in Kelowna are like this*

Scam alert! I had booked a reservation at this restaurant. I phoned in and cancelled my reservation as I was not able to make it on time. The hostess told me it’s cancelled, never mentioning any penalties or charges.

I noticed an 80$ charge on my visa. I phoned and could not get through the restaurant on multiple occasions, so I reached out to the manager through email. She declined phoning me. She first told me I had not cancelled the reservation and that’s why I had been charged. I then forwarded my confirmed cancelation report from
Open table and she confirmed that she has cross referenced my phone number and I had cancelled the reservation.

She still refused to reverse the fee.

I understand the restaurant business is struggling, but taking money from patrons that reach out and cancel and blaming lack of training of their hostess… enough to make me never go back or recommend this restaurant. Unprofessional.

A hidden gem and a great surprise. Food is great and staff very friendly. They were able to accommodate us without reservation on a busy day. I wish I could enjoy the patio, but this was on me for not planing ahead of my visit.

Had an absolutely delicious and wonderful dinner here. The staff is outstanding, the food is creative and tasty, the wine and cocktail list is varied and deep. We had the best seats in the house at a corner table on the terrace. The setting is cozy, sophisticated and elegant all at once. Definitely will return again and again. This restaurant has it all.

Hostess was extremely rude to my wife when she realized there were children in our party. We didn’t know that minors weren’t allowed.

Food was decent, but the service was quite disappointing.
The server treated us like we were poor and broke for some reason. Very uncomfortable experience.

Had an amazing dining experience tonight. Lisa took care of us and delivered exceptional service. The food was world class and is must visit destination when in kelowna.

Fantastic restaurant. The chef and team clearly love food. Great dishes that far surpass "good" by Kelowna measures. If you've ever dined in large, urban, diverse, global cities you will appreciate dining here. Wines were great across the board. Our server was top notch. Highly recommend if you are more of a foodie or just appreciate finer (but not snooty) cuisine. Pricing reflects the quality and IMHO is very worth the price. Atmosphere is still semi-casual, but that's Kelowna for you.

Everything was exceptional. We had the tartare, risotto with scallops, the vegetarian dish.creme brule. Very, very good. Service was excellent.

Went for dinner last night with the girls and had an awesome time! Our server Ishwin (hope I’m spelling that right, so sorry if not) was amazing! He suggested a great champagne to go with the delicious duck. Can’t wait for the next girls night there, hopefully Ishwin’s working again too

The reviews of this place are excellent but I’m hard pressed to find why. The food was mediocre at best and service is a huge question mark. We didn’t have a dedicated server to our table, we had multiple servers pop in throughout the night that clearly didn’t talk to each other. We ordered a bottle of wine and were trying to enjoy a nice night but the speed of which things were coming out indicated the staff wanted us out as soon as possible. When we finished dinner, despite having a bottle of wine 75% full, we were asked if we wanted dessert or the bill, which is a commentary on the upscale atmosphere this place is failing to cater to. Once we finished our mains, our waiter came back approximately zero times before we had to ask for a cheque. The food was not up to par (the halibut was so heavily salted) for the price tag, and I would not recommend it to anyone visiting Kelowna. Also the wine we ordered, granted it’s not this restaurants fault, tasted like cider.

Fantastic restaurant. Great food and service. One of the best restaurants that I have had the pleasure of eating at on my past world wide trips.

What a great meal that was! My wife and I couldn't decide on which starters to get as they all looked so good. So we decided on getting the charcuterie board (with some added cheese), potted foie gras, Wagyu tartare, and risotto with scallops for dinner. Everything was fantastic! The amount of food on the board was very generous and it all tasted great! The foie gras was very decadent! The tartare and risotto. YUM! Our server, Jill, was super friendly and very helpful in making suggestions. Overall, we thought Waterfront was just phenomenal and we look forward to coming back soon!

Had a phenomenal dining experience at Waterfront Wines for my birthday! We ordered a charcuterie board, apricot salad, wagyu tartare, risotto with seared scallops, and roasted duck breast and crispy confit thigh. Everything was beautifully presented and the food was delectable. Looking forward to visiting Kelowna and dining here again!

Incredible! We had a wonderful experience. The service and the food were top notch. The seafood was a highlight - their scallops were huge and cooked to perfection. Arctic char and halibut were amazing. I have nothing but great things to say.

Not much of a view (unlike what the name would suggest), but it was our best meal in Kelowna and the service was superb. Highly recommended!

All I can say is the server was amazing. He was so attentive to our table and my many allergies. The chef even was able to take some of the beef tartare and make it without egg. I was so surprised because I never asked for it but they were so kind to separate and plate it just for me.

The food was also very delicious! Definitely will come back purely on how awesome the service was.

Waterfront Wines doesn’t disappoint in terms of food quality and wine selection. Unfortunately our server, Ishwin, was completely absent for the duration of our main course after taking the better part of an hour after arriving to bring out our salad. Other servers took note and picked up the slack. When we commented that he had been MIA for a long time, he gave a flimsy excuse that his “other table asked a complicated question” (as if that should impact our experience or warrants us having to pour our own wine). We will definitely plan to be back, but not as long as Ishwin works there!

A perfect place to gather with friends. Great food, service, wine selection and located in Downtown Kelowna. The chefs are always ready to accommodate dietary needs. Highly recommend.

The food quality is good, but not necessarily worth the big bucks.the servers are typically blondes only, they are not very inclusive.the drinks menu are good.

Just enjoyed takeout from their Dine Around Thompson Okanagan menu. The Ajitsuke sablefish filet with Salt Spring Island mussels is divine. The soy and ginger sauce expertly finished this flavourful plate. I love to support locally owned restaurants and this one is at the top of my favourites list.

Waterfront wines is always a treat, only been here a couple times though because they don't allow children and it's been a bit hard to get out for the last year. Be prepared to spend a bit more, the 3 course meal was $55 per person, definitely worth it though, my wife and I were both very impressed with our meals.

Great meal, great service. One suggestion though, allow us to finish our cocktails before serving food.

My family and I take great enjoyment in good food. From Calgary to Vancouver, to many various destinations around the Okanagan we thoroughly enjoying exploring the culinary excellence these regions have to offer.

That being said, Waterfront Wines Restaurant is bar none, by far, the single most excellent dining establishment I and any member of my family has ever had the privilege to eat at.

The level of service is second to none. Shane, Char, and team provide an absolutely phenomenal dining atmosphere that makes us feel both at home whilst also the most important people in the restaurant. Their care and attention to detail is unparalleled and allows for an exquisite experience from the moment you walk in the door.

The sheer thought, care, and quality of food of every dish that exits the kitchen is flabbergasting. Every time I have been there has been the best meal of my entire life. I again want to stress that from a family of foodies I feel I have a good grasp on what constitutes a great meal, and Waterfront Wines Restaurant and team blows my expectations out of the water each and every visit. The ingenuity of flavour and enjoyability of the dishes they offer cannot be matched. James, Mark and the rest of the skilled kitchen team offers a level of culinary perfection that keeps us coming back time and time again for birthdays, anniversaries, and any possible excuse we can think of to get ourselves in the door.

If you are looking for the easily the best dinner in Kelowna, almost certainly the best dinner in BC, and very likely the best dinner in western Canada, look no further. Waterfront Wines Restaurant is the place for you. Honestly if you have the option to come here and you choose anywhere else you are doing yourself a grave disservice. I look forward to the many occasions to come where I will find myself in this restaurant. I will continue to provide glowing recommendations for this restaurant to anyone who will listen and I hope that if you took the time to read this review it has convinced you that this should be your obvious choice for any dining occasion.

My friend and I love this restaurant and last night's experience was fantastic as usual. We had the mushrooms on toast, beet salad, sable fish, and risotto with chorizo and scallops. Every dish was superb. Melanie was our server - she was professional and friendly. We recommend the "How you doin'? " for dessert - coffee martini.

Had a great dining experience here. The food was very delicious and the service was quick. Definitely recommend stopping by here for a dinner! The menu is fairly small with six entrees to choose from. As there was only one vegetarian option, my choice was easy: the organic green pea and mushroom dumplings.

We travel to Kelowna once a year, from Victoria. We ALWAYS go to Waterfront Wines for one special dinner during our trip- and last night was that night! We started with some brilliant in-house made kimchi and pickled vegetables, followed by the steak, and finished with a hazelnut chocolate cake, and strawberry chocolate bomb, all accompanied by a beautiful bottle of La Vieux Pin Cuvee Violette.

Service was spot on, and we felt very COVID safe. Thank-you for the great evening!