Happy Hour

Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House

Name: Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House
Address: 777 Thurlow St, Vancouver, BC, US
Telephone: (604) 669-1940

Downtown · Seafood / Chop house

LEGENDARYGOOGLE★ 4.58,904 YELP★ 41,455 TRIPADVISOR★ 4.44,833 OPENTABLE★ 4.7812Google: higher than 43% of venues in Vancouver

The happy hour

Drinks

Wine (red, white, rosé) — $3 for 3 oz, $6 for 6 oz, $9 for 9 oz
Sapporo, Molson Canadian, Red Truck (16 oz) — $5
Highballs (1 oz) — $6
Bubbly (6 oz) — $7
Margarita — $9

Food

Oysters — $1.75 each
Truffle parmesan fries — $9
Calamari, sliders — $11
Mini lobster & shrimp roll — $13
Chilled seafood platter — $46

Happy-hour reservations up to 12 guests.

Deal last verified 2026-10-11. Confirmed on the venue’s own website.

The space

Photos: Google Maps

The vibe

Vancouver's grand old seafood and chop house on Thurlow, with a horseshoe bar, a rooftop garden patio and $1.75 oysters every afternoon.

Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Cozy
Romantic
Hip
Upscale
Good for groups
Known for cocktails
Known for wine
Live music
Rooftop seating
Google: happy hour food
Late-night food
Vegetarian options
Takes reservations

Is that score good?

Almost everywhere scores 4–5 stars, so each site's score is shown against every venue in the Atlas rated on that site — here in Vancouver, and across Canada. The gold bar is this spot.

GOOGLE ★ 4.5 8,904 ratings ↗

In Vancouver 96 rated venues At the median

4.2 THIS SPOT 4.5 4.8

Rated higher than 43% · tied with 23% · lower than 34% of the others · median ★ 4.5

Across Canada 161 rated venues At the median

4.2 THIS SPOT 4.5 4.9

Rated higher than 43% · tied with 21% · lower than 36% of the others · median ★ 4.5

YELP ★ 4 1,455 reviews ↗

In Vancouver 89 rated venues At the median

3.0 3.5 THIS SPOT 4.0 4.5 5.0

Rated higher than 45% · tied with 8% · lower than 47% of the others · median ★ 4.0

Across Canada 149 rated venues At the median

3.0 3.5 THIS SPOT 4.0 4.5 5.0

Rated higher than 44% · tied with 9% · lower than 47% of the others · median ★ 4.0

TRIPADVISOR ★ 4.4 4,833 reviews ↗

In Vancouver 81 rated venues Above median

3.3 3.5 4.0 THIS SPOT 4.4 5.0

Rated higher than 59% · tied with 14% · lower than 28% of the others · median ★ 4.3

Across Canada 123 rated venues Above median

3.3 3.5 4.0 THIS SPOT 4.4 5.0

Rated higher than 62% · tied with 11% · lower than 27% of the others · median ★ 4.3

OPENTABLE ★ 4.7 812 diners ↗

Food 4.7Service 4.7Value 4.3Ambience 4.6Noise Moderate

In Vancouver 28 rated venues Top quarter

4.1 4.5 THIS SPOT 4.7 4.9

Rated higher than 70% · tied with 15% · lower than 15% of the others · median ★ 4.5

Across Canada 55 rated venues Top quarter

4.1 4.5 THIS SPOT 4.7 4.9

Rated higher than 76% · tied with 11% · lower than 13% of the others · median ★ 4.5

Each bar counts venues at that rating (0.1-star steps), lowest on the left; the curve starts at the lowest score anyone has. Ratings captured October 12, 2026.

Getting there

777 Thurlow St, Vancouver, BC V6E 3V5 · (604) 669-1940

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