Salty & Clever
Published on Main
Nightly fine dining with separate à la carte, tasting, chef’s table, and group-experience reservation paths.
Restaurant case file
A practical, best-effort guide to planning the meal. Unknowns remain visible rather than being converted into assumptions.
Operating intelligence
Read the service constraints before the plate.
Direct-confirmation checklist
- Is the service format I am booking (dining room, lounge, tasting, patio) the one I intend?
- What is the current deposit, cancellation window, and maximum party size for this seating?
- Can this kitchen accommodate the specific dietary restriction without converting an unknown into a guarantee?
- What is the step-free route, entrance, and restroom configuration for this party?
- What is the expected all-in cost after service charge, pairings, and supplements?
- Do the published hours and last seating still match the reservation time?
- What room, capacity, and minimums apply for this party size or private seating request?
- Are wine pairings, corkage, or tasting-menu beverage packages required or optional tonight?
- Which of the remaining unknowns materially affect this occasion, and who will confirm them before arrival?
These questions are generated from published evidence and unknowns. They are not a substitute for speaking with the restaurant.
Contact and booking
Address
3593 Main Street, Vancouver, BC V5V 3N4
Phone
(604) 423-4840
Plan the visit
- Hours
- Dinner is served daily from 5 PM to 11 PM.
- Reservations
- À la carte and tasting experiences use separate official booking paths. Standard reservations are generally limited to six guests; groups of 7–12 use the group-booking process, and larger events or buyouts require inquiry.
- Dress guidance
- No formal dress code was stated on the reviewed first-party pages.
Occasion, room, and group fit
Good fit for: Major celebration; destination dining; chef’s tasting experience; sophisticated group dinner.
Groups: Family-style chef’s dinner is offered for groups of 7–12, and larger group bookings or buyouts are handled by inquiry.
Atmosphere: Polished but relaxed Mount Pleasant dining room designed for long, seasonal meals; more destination restaurant than casual neighborhood stop.
Dietary and access notes
Dietary information: Current tasting-menu guidance requires at least 72 hours’ notice and states that shellfish, allium, gluten, dairy, egg, vegetarian, and vegan needs cannot be accommodated for the active summer tasting menu. Only one dietary request may be supported per booking.
Physical access: Physical accessibility details were not stated in the retrieved first-party pages.
Before you go
The à la carte and tasting experiences have materially different flexibility, duration, and dietary constraints. Confirm which format the reservation covers before treating this as a fit.
Parking and transit: Parking and transit details were not published on the reviewed first-party pages; confirm access for your arrival window.
What we could not confirm
Accessibility; live availability; tasting-menu price; dietary beyond published restrictions
Sources and currency
Last reviewed: 2026-08-05
Next review: 2026-08-19
Source basis: Official restaurant website / first-party menu, reservation, contact, and experience pages
Deep Dish
The same restaurant, with the decision made out loud.
This page is the case file: what Published on Main publishes, when it was read, and what is still unknown. Deep Dish takes the same record and answers the question you actually walked in with — whether this place fits the night you are planning, what you give up by choosing it, and what has changed since the last read.
Open Published on Main in Deep Dish Or browse the whole corpus