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Restaurant type

  • Bistro,

Cuisine type

  • French,

Dishes

  • Steak,

Features

  • Wheelchair-accessible Restaurant,

Languages Spoken

  • English,
Location
663 15th Ave E, Vancouver, BC V5T 2R6
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Opening Hours *Holiday hours

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Rates:

  • $11 To $25,

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Meet the owner

Step into Les Faux Bourgeois, with its sleek mahogany paneling, charming French wait staff and joie de vivre ambiance, and you’d think you’d been transported to a bistro off Les Champs Elysées. But look across the street to the small park and you’ll remember you’re in Mount Pleasant’s Fraser and 15th triangle, an area ‘Fauxbo’ helped put on the map when Stephan Gagnon and Andreas Seppelt opened it in 2008. “We realized on the Eastside, aside from neighbourhood pubs and excellent Asian cuisine, there was no place to go out and get French food and a glass of wine,” says Andreas.

But it’s not just Mount Pleasant locals who flock here for a plate of Boudin Noir and what are known as the best steak frites in the city (just try getting a table without a reservation). People come from all over the lower mainland for their Fauxbo fix. What draws them, along with the excellent French comfort food, is the unpretentious vibe, so different from the white linen service of most French restaurants in Vancouver. “The idea was to create a bistro that was truly a bistro in the traditional sense like you’d find in Montreal or France – noisy, utilitarian, reasonably priced,” says Andreas.

Ratings & Reviews - Les Faux Bourgeois Bistro

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March 26, 2024

Food and cocktails were great and it has a timeless bistro atmosphere that I love. Usually I get the steak but I went for the pan seared salmon and it was perfection.

Ambiance: 5/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

March 24, 2024

Food and service were both perfect! But as a couple sitting in the middle of a busy restaurant with traffic on both sides is not ideal and quite noisy!

Ambiance: 5/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

March 21, 2024

Wonderful dinner! Hard to pick what to eat as the whole menu was amazing.

Ambiance: 5/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

March 15, 2024

10/10 meal!!!

Ambiance: 5/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

March 14, 2024

An amazing French restaurant. Definitely indulge if you have the opportunity, awesome customer service and some good gluten free options

Ambiance: 5/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

March 12, 2024

It had been about 10 years since I'd been to Les Faux Bourgeois and it's still as wonderful as it was back then. The salmon tartare we had as a starter was a flavourful and fresh way to kick off the feast. We all loved our main courses (Duck Confit for me, Steak Frites for one friend, and the pork chop daily special for the others), and the service was a perfect balance of attention and discretion.

Ambiance: 5/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

March 12, 2024

Just ok. Pate was chunky and not spreadable but taste was there. Mussels were small and some had rocks/sand in them, thought I cracked a tooth. Upgraded the steak frites to the sirloin and the flavor was so so. Again, just ok. Won’t be rushing back here.

Ambiance: 4/5

Cuisine: 3/5

Service: 4/5

February 27, 2024

Excellent food and service!

Ambiance: 4/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

February 23, 2024

Excellent food and service. And easy parking on street in front.

Ambiance: 5/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

February 21, 2024

Great food and service!

Ambiance: 5/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

February 20, 2024

My wife and I had such a wonderful evening, best post Valentines Day dinner we have ever had. Wonderful food, great low key classic French Bistro atmosphere, always excellent, professional service; 6 stars in my books!

Ambiance: 5/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

February 17, 2024

Great, great and great!

Ambiance: 5/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

February 16, 2024

We had the Valentine's special menu and we loved it. The food and desserts were delicious and the wine recommendation was the best (we had a Haut-Medoc 2020) The service and ambiance were superb. I will come back to try their regular menu.

Ambiance: 5/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

February 15, 2024

Valentine's Day dinner was delicious and server was friendly and attentive. Sitting was a bit tight and we were closer to other diners, but understandable given it was busy night. We are regulars to the restaurant and expected to order our favorite dishes, as we were not informed about the special set menu for the night when we booked the table online. Dishes were still delicious, but I wished we could be informed about the special arrangement, so that we could decide to go another day instead.

Ambiance: 4/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

February 15, 2024

Beautiful Valentine’s Day dinner experience! Loved the ambiance and our server was lovely! Best meal we had during our stay in Vancouver

Ambiance: 5/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

February 12, 2024

Always happy with ambiance, service, and for sure food never disappoints!!!

Ambiance: 5/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

February 12, 2024

Great experience here, we have been looking for a French restaurant since our longtime favourite didn't make it through covid. This was a hit with the family and we will be back

Ambiance: 5/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

February 7, 2024

Unreal dinning experience. I have been wanting to go for years and finally did. Everything and everyone there was exceptional - all smiles and very sincere to us.

Ambiance: 5/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

January 26, 2024

Amazing food, excellent service. This is our favourite restaurant for a date night and it is always top notch.

Ambiance: 5/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

January 18, 2024

Food and services great us usual! We really enjoy dining here

Ambiance: 5/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

January 13, 2024

A lovely dinner here, as always, with exceptional service, taste, and quality.

Ambiance: 5/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

January 10, 2024

We've come here a number of times in the last few years. Always a treat.

Ambiance: 5/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

January 8, 2024

An amazing experience we will be definitely coming back soon.

Ambiance: 5/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

January 8, 2024

We had a lovely dinner as a couple at Les Faux Bourgeois. The experience lived up to our expectations. We had a window seat with a great view. The service was also great and always on time. The food was also good - I'd particularly recommend the cabillaus and also the onion soup - a perfect choice in the cold winter.

Ambiance: 5/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

January 1, 2024

Lovely intimate restaurant that serves great food.

Ambiance: 5/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

December 31, 2023

Delicious food with reasonable price and great service!

Ambiance: 5/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

December 28, 2023

Food was excellent, and atmosphere was interesting amd the service was fast. Our waiter was Bruno and he was very friendly, funny and professional. He gave us some food and wine suggestions and that ended up being what we ordered.

Ambiance: 4/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

December 20, 2023

I heard a lot of good things about this place. I'm happy to say that it lived up to the expectations! The special salad we ordered was great and we got the MUSHROOM RISOTTO and the TARTARE DE BOEUF, and both were excellent. My girlfriend and I shared a chocolate mousse for dessert, and it was one of the best I've ever had. Service was excellent, and we loved the intimate atmosphere. Will be coming again and recommending it to friends and family.

Ambiance: 5/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

December 20, 2023

Great bistro!

Ambiance: 4/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

December 19, 2023

Wonderful experience at the restaurant! Great atmosphere and attentive service! Definitely will go back! Thank you!

Ambiance: 5/5

Cuisine: 5/5

Service: 5/5

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