Tropika Malaysian / Thai Restaurant (Downtown)
Tropika (web site, 1128 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, phone 604-737-6002) is one of Vancouver’s most popular Malaysian and Thai restaurants. Located in the heart of the trendy downtown Robson Street shopping district, Tropika is a good sized restaurant with modern, upscale decor, but more importantly, really outstanding food.
Pictured below are the satays (meat skewer appetizers, $1.20 each), roti canai (Malay bread, $2.95), Hainanese chicken (half chicken, $12.95), pineapple fried rice with ham and chicken ($12.95), and a special drink: coconut juice served in a fresh coconut. We had a large group (9 people) and made reservations a few days in advance. The serving staff and kitchen handled our group flawlessly and we enjoyed the flavors of the dishes very much.
Two other locations of Tropika Restaurant in Vancouver are: Tropika at Cambie (2975 Cambie Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, phone 604-879-6002) and Tropika at Aberdeen (Unit 1830, Aberdeen Centre, 4151 Hazelbridge Way, Richmond, BC, Canada, phone 604-233-7002)
Beef, chicken, lamb, and pork satay skewers ($1.20 each)
Roti Canai (Malay Bread, $2.95) - this was really puffy and tasted great with the accompanying sauce.
Hainanese Chicken (Half $12.95)
Pineapple Fried Rice with Ham and Chicken ($12.95)
Coconut Juice - served in a real coconut!
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:26 pm
I agree…Don’t go to the one in Cambie..
We went in a group few years ago. Each of us spent $25. We tips a bit over 10%, when we were about to leave, the server run after us and asked for more tips, saying it should be 15% tips, so it’s another $10 - 15 bux more.
Their service was not even top-notch. I think it’s rude to go after customers for more tips. They think TIPS is by law..but it’s not. tips TAKE IT PLEASE!.
Since then, I will never go back to that particular restaurant.
September 23rd, 2008 at 12:44 pm
The food is great at Tropika. Please do not go to the Cambie location. I had the worst dinning experience on Sunday night when my friends and I were rushed throughout the night by this waiter name Henry. He was in a hurry to get us ordering our drinks, in a hurry to get us ordering our food. We didn’t finish our sentence and he had already written the order down. I find it really rude when my friends were only 10 mins late & he asked me if they knew to come to the Cambie location. The worse thing about this whole experience is when we used our Entertainment coupon, they automatically add 15% on our bill. This explains why the servers can be so rude & the manager didn’t do anything about when we commented Henry’s attitude to him. All Chinese servers & no smiles at all.