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Lost Lagoon is a man-made, freshwater lagoon located at the entrance to Stanley Park in Vancouver, BC. Originally a tidal mudflat, it was transformed into a lagoon for the 1934 British Empire Games. The causeway built at the time isolated the water from Coal Harbour, turning it into the tranquil, reflective lagoon that is enjoyed by visitors and locals today. It has become a sanctuary for various bird species and a peaceful retreat within the city.

Fabulous staff, great prerolls and a great little space to come have some dabs :) found it a few months ago unaware it was an actual dab bar while grabbing some flower - and myself back often as I live nearby. Highly recommend to tourists ! (Bring cash sometimes the debit machine is down!)

I have bought cake for delivery from Sweet Something Vancouver for years and ordered the same cake from them six times. However, after my experience on December 12th with the owner Donna while trying to sort out delays with the delivery of a cake someone had gifted me, I’d honestly go as far as learning to make the cake myself before I ever give them my money again.

My partner ordered a cake for me from Sweet Something Vancouver on December 12th despite being allergic to eggs. It was a surprise gift to lift my mood after dealing with some trauma. However, Donna was so rude, dismissive and condescending that I ended up in tears while she continued to go on saying the issues with the delivery were my fault even though I went outside to meet the delivery driver as soon as I was told he was there.

The procedure that whoever processed the order followed was different than usual. Usually, they call the person who ordered in advance then send an Uber tracking link to whoever will be receiving the order and the delivery person buzzes upon arrival. They were given my number but never contacted me prior to the driver's arrival - Donna insisted that they did and that I was being untruthful, unwilling to consider that it was my partner who they might have contacted, and even though she herself told me it was a gift after the reason she gave for calling was met with confusion.

The driver initially called me at 4:52pm but I was away from my phone. My partner was on the phone with the driver for several minutes trying to get him to use the buzzer before I saw his missed calls. I called back twice at 4:58pm and 5:00pm but he would pick up and say nothing. I went downstairs at 5:00pm immediately my partner asked me to and there was no one in front of my building in a car or otherwise. I didn’t know about anything going on until my partner told me to go outside to pick up an order. They said the driver seemed confused and refused to buzz like the instructions stated, suggesting to my partner that there was no buzzer at the address he was given. Donna called at 5:09pm. I didn’t even know a cake was being delivered until Donna called using her personal number and stated the name of the business.

Donna told my partner that my name was on the bag alongside both of our numbers, so I assume the driver thought it was all one person or that one of us was from the store - the language barrier and everyone hopping between calls also made things challenging. Everyone involved was confused, and that was ultimately because they didn't follow the order instructions where my partner specified that they should contact me to sort out delivery details, so it seemed Donna and the driver kept mistaking me for my partner. By the time we convinced the driver to just return the cake since he was being enigmatic and couldn't confirm what address he was given for delivery, he said he was in Surrey on his way home and it was 5:30pm. Based on what she texted my partner to say later at past 10pm on the same day, the driver himself told her that the delivery address he was given "did not exist" when he eventually returned the cake.

All of this could have been rectifiable and I would have been accommodating if Donna had been kind and had any customer service competency. However, during the call earlier, Donna blamed me for the issues with the delivery. She was belittling and interrupting me during our phone calls. She said things like “I’ve already paid for delivery once and it’s not my fault that you think everyone is out to get you and you can’t just pick up a phone call” when tried to explain the situation further because I had mentioned that I missed his initial phone calls and didn't call back earlier because I thought it was spam. She seemed to think I was her child and not a customer, so I will not be supporting her business going forward.

Please also note that my partner has not been issued a refund or received proper response to the follow-up email we sent five days ago.

The Missus received a treat from her boys and had high tea with her long time friend, Auntie Rose.

The Missus arrived early but the Secret Garden filled up quickly. She noted the acoustics was quite loud when the place is full. The service was friendly and they adhere to their 2 hour seating time limit. The food was bite size savoury and sweet delights that were more than plentiful for two people. She had enough for a take away so that the hubby could consume at home. The Missus thoroughly enjoyed her high tea outing.

Wanted Congratulations Ron! on cake, but given hard upsell to add decorations. Was quoted $60 … no that was just for the decorations. Total was $150. For a 6 inch cake. Okay.. I figured worth an artisan’s time. I even gave a tip upfront.

For top of cake we settled on a book, glasses and an apple… expecting somewhat proportional and artistic display.

Artisan no. Instead I got a machine generated set of randomly placed objects that were out of proportion to one another, and some very badly hand crafted “eyeglasses” (no one knew what they were & they were smudged). WTTF.

I asked where’s the Congratulations Ron! ? Oh it didn’t fit, they said. So they put the premade letters on the cardboard the cake sat on. Again WTTF.

Does the owner have no shame? I try to support local and felt scammed. This is not how you treat your neighbours. So short sighted too, as our community is small.

We had a lovely birthday tea with my friends last weekend. Your service was impeccable! We have a lovely time

Had such a lovely afternoon here for high tea! We needed vegan and gluten-free options. They are SO accommodating. Everything was delicious, and beautiful. Amazing tea!! Our server was wonderful.

Sadly we couldn’t find the nature house so this was disappointing. And no one we asked knew where it was. Better signage could help. I assumed it was no longer operating.

Huge park, naturally beautiful. Aquarium is a must visit. Great place for biking and for family picnics

Had what I needed, staff are friendly, store is nice

I love this place - for High Tea or just a quick cuppa and a snack (all I had time for on my latest visit)! It is so pretty. They have an excellent selection of fine teas, including some special and exclusive blends. Their food is sublime. I usually enjoy their sweet scone with cream and jam. Late in the afternoon, they had no more. But my server suggested a cheese scone, which came warmed and was large and heart-shaped! It was delicious.
My only (mild) criticism is that it can be quite noisy when the tearoom is full or if there are a few large groups. If more was to be done (e.g., with wall coverings?) to absorb sound, it would be absolutely perfect.

Way overpriced, the cake lacked flavor and the texture of it was just odd. Got a mini egg cake and the only mini egg to it was about 8 mini eggs on the top. It’s not often that I meet a cake not worth eating but this one is not. Changing from one star to two as they did refund us but I can’t give a good review as we didn’t get another edible cake from them.

absolutely love this place. i come every day that I’m vacationing in vancouver! staff is usually friendly and they have a great chill atmosphere

We tried a red velvet cake. There was absolutely no flavors in it and it was just color, our teeth turned red afterwards! even the cream on the cake was just simple sugar.
The coffee was not good either and was too expensive.
I truly regret the money we spent there.

Bei Jo E-Bike Denmand St. coole Singlebikes ausgeliehen und direkt auf einem Fahrradweg in den Park. Dann immer an der Küste lang um die Insel. Natürlich mit diversen Fotostops und einer Pause. Nach zwei Stunden Bike retourniert: 28 Can Dollar für zwei Räder incl. Lock, Helmen und Korb. Top.

I'm so glad I stumbled upon this place. Checks all the stoner checkboxes.
1. Warm rustic ambience with brick walls.
2. Helpful crew. They respect you if you respect them (Don't know where "the crew was rude" complaint is coming from.
3. Vaporizer at every table.
4. Got your own weed? Pay the cover and smoke it!
5. Dogs allowed! I'm sold!
6. Ashes to Ashes by Bowie. That was the icing on the cake.

I love this place. Let's fight to keep it open. Last few genuine hangouts. <3

Nice ambiance, but some chairs were old and shaky.

Limited menu options, I wished there were options to add additional items or customize the order.

Average food quality and taste.
Cookies were good, but not exceptional.
Staff was supportive.

One major concern for me was the price-to-quality ratio. At $52 per person, the experience and food received did not justify the cost. In my opinion, the value was closer to $25 per person. Reevaluating the pricing strategy could help align it better with the dining experience.

Overall, a mixed experience that could be improved.

Now if you want great service and great products, this is the place for you. Only issue is if you're driving there, there's a bit of a problem with trying to find parking. If they had some sort of parking lot they would have 5 stars all day.

Place was so aesthetic! A bit antique looking with cute tea cups and decor. Food was amazing and in perfect sizes and portions. Servers were really nice and had a smile on their faces. They asked us if we were celebrating anything before they brought the food. It was my birthday so they stuck a little fondant heart that said “happy birthday” with a candle as if it was a birthday cake. They went out of my expectations to do that and it truly made my day. They customize the message on the fondant for different celebrations, so really it’s such an amazing touch to everything. Overall, we had a great time here. This is definitely a place worth visiting, despite it being a tad expensive, but I assure you, it’s worth the price :)

Easy booking system - I could select that there was a Vegan dietary requirement.

Everything picture you see is from the Vegan High tea.

The establishment is very clean and has a very homey feel to it. The decor is good with lots of different tea sets places around the room. Good spacing between tables and doesn't feel too crowded, even when it's busy.

The staff was super friendly and accommodating. Lots of checking in too, to make sure we are doing ok. At times a little too much haste with the plate collection, as my partner's plate was attempted to be taken twice when it wasn't finished with. Secondly, one of the berry crumbles had no crumble on top. Thankfully our server went and got another one for us. Everything else had so much time and effort put into the food. It was a shame about this one thing. It was obvious it was a different amount too. (Picture attached).

We bought the homemade loose tea as we enjoyed it so much. (Thank you for having this on offer).

Great combination of flavours and great ideas for all the foods.

The price (I feel) was steep for what is served. One benefit, you could try any tea after your first at no extra cost. It would have been nice to also keep the tea menu at the table after ordering. I also understand why it isn't...

Overall Experience - 4/5

Great place because of the dedicated spaces to chill out and enjoy with others or by yourself.

There's also a video game room that opens starting late afternoon.

2 nights ago I broke into the shop cause I was ordered to do so and stole a box of 6 cupckaes. Over all the servic was nice. The old addage: serve yourself.

I also wantes to add that as a proff it was me: all the tiles were f in the bathub.

This was my first time having high tea here. I was really looking forward to this place with all the hype and reviews people have been giving but after being there for two hours and paying more than 80$ per person, I would not come back. I mean, the atmosphere and food were mediocre. Don’t get me wrong, their high tea set is cute to look at, but flavours were really nothing that extraordinary. Their high tea set comes in three tiers. My favourite was their bottom tier, which was all savoury. It’s questionable whether or not their pastries are baked on a daily as their scones are kinda dry and the frosting on their “cupcake” was stiff and not fluffy like it is when fresh. Their selection of teas was just right. Our server didn’t seem to wanna bother with us besides taking our order and asking us to pack. Overall, nothing that special about this place but people’s pictures. Give it a try for yourself, but be warned. 😅🤷🏻‍♀️

Oh. And there’s no parking, so you gotta figure that out on your own.

P.S. I would give this place 2.5 stars, but there are no half stars so… 🙊

Beautiful park and the reflection of the lake is stunning. What a scenery of woods, water, and city view combined together along with the bike trails.

Cute spot for kids and curious people like me! You can see and know about all the habitant creatures .

Great variety of food products and complimentary products for staying lit

Fantastic park. Flowers, pond, trees, space for the walk, bike.

Great views.

Very clean.

We ordered the rainbow salted caramel cake for my daughter birthday. It was quite heavy and sweet. You could get it within the same day. It is also not pricy. The front girl was so nice to help us ordering the cake.

I once purchased a messenger bag from this store a number of years ago with intention to replace an older messenger bag that was falling apart, only for this bag's support buckles, WHICH WERE MADE OF PLASTIC, to fail the 1-gallon stress test as I was leaving the store. I tried to get an exchange/refund on this product saying they sold me a faulty product, but the store's employees were very rude, refused to exchange the item, and what's worse, placed the blame squarely onto me. I also discovered that these stores will charge a debit fee on your card if you're paying with a debit card. Also their owner, Marc Emery, is a nasty person, too. Because of all these factors, I will never visit a Cannabis Culture store ever again.
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Emma from Sweet Something bakery is so talented I was blown away! She made an incredibly beautiful birthday cake for my son's 25th Birthday and it was not only the most gorgeous cake but it was so delicious!!! She is very organized and was perfect in dealing with Sweet Something! Thank you so much!!! great memory in our photos of special day!!!

Beautiful and pastoral place. Many animals roam the paths like geese, squirrels and ducks. There are benches and shaded areas. There are public washrooms in the area. Highly recommended.

Drove over an hour to get here to try the Japanese souflee pancakes (which I had fallen in love with in Japan). Pancakes were okay, but not what I was hoping for. My lemonade was so sour I couldn’t finish it. It allows you to make reservations online, but there are only about 15 seats inside, some of which require you to crawl over an old radiator to access. We saw others walk in and try to sit down only to be kicked off the table because they aren’t really managing their combined reservations/walk-in coffee shop combo very well. We had a party of 3, one of with mobility issues. We were told there was no public washroom (in a restaurant? I’m pretty confident that’s not even allowed), and so we were forced to have to urgently rush a member of our party across the street to the shoppers drug mart to find a washroom, causing 2/3 of us to have cold breakfast. All in all, wouldn’t come here again. On the plus side, employees were trying their best to make due and provide quality service. However it was confusing where they were serving and where we were suppose to help ourselves (for example: they took our order at the table, but when we asked for milk for coffee they pointed to a stand in the corner so we could do get it ourselves). In need of more space and a clearer identity.