Coast Restaurant
14 people recommend, 1 warns against itvia r/askvan, r/Seafood, r/vancouver15 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Most diners who name Coast recommend it, and many point to its happy hour as a budget-friendly way to eat oysters. A couple say the oyster selection is solid or the oysters decent, and a couple point to its Sunday and Monday lobster set menu. One diner does not find it worth it, saying places like it mostly serve boiled shellfish and seared fillets that they find boring.
Address
Coast, 1054 Alberni St, Vancouver, BC V6E 1A3, Canada
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Oysters
- Best for
- Budget
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/kuratowski in r/askvan · Mar 2026price
Lists Coast among suggestions for cheap happy-hour oysters, describing it as more sit-down.
- Recommendsu/sspocoss in r/askvan · May 2025
Named as a spot prawn season option to try, with a suggestion to call ahead.
- Recommendsu/Snackatomi_Plaza in r/askvan · Oct 2024variety
Says Coast's Sunday and Monday lobster menu includes the Thermidor dish someone was asking about.
- Recommendsu/Sayhei2mylittlefrnd in r/askvan · Feb 2025value
Points to Coast on Alberni as a cheap oyster option.
- Recommendsu/secularflesh in r/askvan · Oct 2024variety
Shares a link to Coast's lobster set menu as an answer for someone seeking lobster dishes.
- Caveatu/General_Spills in r/Seafood · Sep 2026value
Doesn't think Coast is worth it; its typical boiled or seared seafood seems dull.
- Recommendsu/thejwo in r/askvan · Dec 2025taste
Tried Coast's tower with the extra sushi option and says it tastes better than a rival.
- Recommendsu/Swiftie124456 in r/vancouver · Jan 2024value
Says its happy-hour oysters are good value and that they have enjoyed it.
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- Recommendsu/ToothbrushGames in r/askvan · Oct 2026value
Says Coast's happy hour offers decent oysters at a low price.
- Recommendsu/FarazzA in r/askvan · Jun 2026
Says they have regularly had good experiences here and lists it among the seafood options.
- Recommendsu/Beginning_Zombie3850 in r/askvan · Dec 2025variety
Suggests trying Coast; thinks it had long-strip calamari on a past summer visit, unsure it's Humboldt.
- Recommendsu/VWFCALLCAPS in r/askvan · Feb 2025value
Names Coast as the cheap oyster pick, repeating the low price.
- Recommendsu/satnamsun in r/askvan · Oct 2026price
Names Coast among places for good cheap oysters downtown.
- Recommendsu/Thogotian in r/askvan · Mar 2025value
Suggests Coast for affordable happy-hour seafood.
- Recommendsu/itsneversunnyinvan in r/askvan · Jul 2024variety
Says the oyster choice here is solid.
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Details last checked 14 Nov 2026. Recommendations reflect what people said at the time; confirm current details before you go.