Waitlist & Reservations
In order to strengthen our social distancing measures we have made a number of reservations available each day - you are able to book up to 2 weeks in advance. We continue to have tables engaged for walk in guests, along with our bar seating.
We are accepting waitlist additions & bookings for parties of 2 - 6 people. We are not currently permitting parties larger than 6 (including larger groups being split up) for dine in service.
If you arrive in person to add your name to the list and there is a wait, please be advised you will not be allowed to wait outside the restaurant. We will take your name, phone number and party size and contact you when your table is ready and time to return.
We assure you that our team is strictly following Public Health and Worksafe BC guidelines.
Pick up
Monday to Friday from 8am - 3pm.
Saturday & Sunday from 9am - 3pm.
There are three options for pick-up outlined below.
Community safety is important to us - we are enforcing social distancing and strictly following health organization guidelines. When you pick up your order, there is no direct entry to the restaurant, and a designated 2 meter distance between the drop off and pick up point. We are also spacing out predetermined pick up times through Ritual and Tock. Anyone placing an order in person is advised to walk around and return when the order is ready. Your health and safety is our number one priority.
Call us
Call us directly to place your order at 604-879-3114. Our pick up menu can be found here.
Delivery
Monday to Friday from 8am - 3pm.
Saturday & Sunday from 9am - 3pm.
Order from our delivery partners:
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Vancouver Brunch
locally sourced × crafted with love
Located in the Library District, Café Medina is a purveyor of fine Mediterranean-inspired cuisine, connoisseur-savvy coffee and sweet sustenance via the city’s best Belgian waffles.
Since opening in 2008, Café Medina has carved out a niche as a truly exceptional breakfast, lunch and weekend-brunch destination that effortlessly blends eclectic bistro fare, connoisseur-savvy coffee and sweet nourishment via the city’s best Belgian waffles.
While the name Medina has many interpretations, it was selected for its connotation to “radiant or enlightened city”. Indeed, this unique café quickly shone as one of the city’s most stylish additions, thanks to owner Robbie Kane’s pioneering attitude towards café culture and distinctive brand of enlightened hospitality — an ideal complement for the café’s instantly memorable, Mediterranean-inspired cuisine.
Café Medina doesn’t simply serve food — Kane and his staff pride themselves on feeding the soul of each and every guest and providing them with sustenance in every way, shape and form.
It's this signature Medina mystique that has made the café a Vancouver institution, and is the reason its guests keep returning again and again.
After six years in its original location in Crosstown, Café Medina moved to a bright and spacious new home at 780 Richards Street in Vancouver in August 2014. And while the café’s new location boasts a number of upgrades, Kane has also gone to great lengths to migrate and preserve the same quaint touches, fine details and old-world charm that made the café such a beloved staple of the local restaurant scene in its former site.
The café’s new quarters not only allow for increased seating capacity, an expanded bar, open kitchen, high ceilings and plenty of natural light, but also serve as an ideal evening venue for private functions and special events.
Phone
Location
780 Richards St.
Vancouver, BC
V6B 3A4
Hours
Sun - Wed Brunch 9am - 3pm
Th - Sat Brunch 9am - 4pm
Th - Sat Wine Bar 4pm - late
Grocery Pickup 12pm - 5pm
COVID 19 SAFETY PLAN
Welcome back! We feel extremely grateful to have the opportunity again to provide you all with sustenance. This is not a privilege we take for granted and are doing everything in our power to keep you and our staff safe!
We have implemented our safety plan based on suggestions by the Provincial Health Officer and WorkSafeBC.
We are operating at 50% capacity and social distancing measures are in place.
FIRST LEVEL PROTECTION (ELIMINATION): LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AT THE WORKPLACE AND ENSURE PHYSICAL DISTANCE WHENEVER POSSIBLE
IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AT THE WORKSITE WE ARE LIMITING THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS AND VISITORS IN THE WORKPLACE. WE HAVE ESTABLISHED AND POSTED A NEW INDOOR OCCUPANCY LIMIT FOR OUR PREMISES (50 ppl).
AS PER THE ORDER OF THE PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER, WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING PARTIES LARGER THAN 6 PEOPLE INCLUDING BEING SPLIT UP INTO SEPARATE TABLE (eg. party of 10 at two tables for 5 people).
WE HAVE ESTABLISHED AND POSTED OCCUPANCY LIMITS FOR COMMON AREAS SUCH AS BREAK AREAS, CHANGE ROOMS, AND WASHROOMS.
WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED MEASURES TO KEEP WORKERS AND OTHERS AT LEAST 2 METRES APART, WHEREVER POSSIBLE.
SECOND LEVEL PROTECTION (ENGINEERING): BARRIERS AND PARTITIONS
WE HAVE INSTALLED BARRIERS AT THE BAR TO SEPARATE WORK AREAS FROM CUSTOMERS.
WE HAVE INSTALLED BARRIERS WHERE A 2M DISTANCE BETWEEN TABLES IS NOT POSSIBLE.
WE HAVE INCLUDED BARRIER CLEANING IN OUR CLEANING PROTOCOLS.
THIRD LEVEL PROTECTION (ADMINISTRATIVE): RULES AND GUIDELINES
WE HAVE IDENTIFIED RULES AND GUIDELINES FOR HOW WORKERS SHOULD CONDUCT THEMSELVES (DAILY HEALTH DECLARATION AND STAFF CONDUCT POLICY).
WE HAVE CLEARLY COMMUNICATED THESE RULES AND GUIDELINES TO WORKERS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF TRAINING AND SIGNAGE.
FOURTH LEVEL PROTECTION: USING MASKS (OPTIONAL MEASURE IN ADDITION TO OTHER CONTROL MEASURES)
WE HAVE REVIEWED THE INFORMATION ON SELECTING AND USING MASKS AND INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO USE A MASKS.
WE UNDERSTAND THE LIMITATIONS OF MASKS AND OTHER PPE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT PPE SHOULD ONLY BE USED IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER CONTROL MEASURES.
WE HAVE TRAINED WORKERS TO USE PPE PROPERLY, FOLLOWING MANUFACTURERS’ INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE AND DISPOSAL.
PPE (MASKS/GLOVES) TO BE USED BY ALL STAFF WHO HANDLE SOILED GLASSWARE/TABLEWARE. FACE SHIELD AVAILABLE FOR USE BY DISHWASHERS.
ALL STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR PPE.
REDUCING THE RISK OF SURFACE TRANSMISSION THROUGH EFFECTIVE CLEANING AND HYGIENE PRACTICES
WE HAVE REVIEWED THE INFORMATION ON CLEANING AND DISINFECTING SURFACES.
OUR WORKPLACE HAS ENOUGH HAND WASHING FACILITIES ON SITE FOR ALL OUR WORKERS. HAND WASHING LOCATIONS ARE VISIBLE AND EASILY ACCESSED IN THE KITCHEN AND THE BAR.
WE HAVE PLACED ALCOHOL-BASED SANITIZER AT THE FRONT DOOR & MULTIPLE LOCATIONS FOR ALL GUESTS TO EASILY ACCESS. ALCOHOL-BASED SANITIZER HAS ALSO BEEN PLACED AT ALL SERVER STATIONS FOR STAFF USE.
WE HAVE POLICIES THAT SPECIFY WHEN WORKERS MUST WASH THEIR HANDS AND WE HAVE COMMUNICATED GOOD HYGIENE PRACTICES TO WORKERS IN OUR STAFF CONDUCT PLAN (SCP). FREQUENT HAND WASHING AND GOOD HYGIENE PRACTICES ARE ESSENTIAL TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED CLEANING PROTOCOLS FOR ALL COMMON AREAS AND SURFACES — E.G., WASHROOMS, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, SHARED TABLES, DESKS, LIGHT SWITCHES, AND DOOR HANDLES. THIS INCLUDES THE FREQUENCY THAT THESE ITEMS MUST BE CLEANED.
WORKERS WHO ARE CLEANING HAVE ADEQUATE TRAINING AND MATERIALS (INCLUDING PPE).
DEVELOPING A STAFF CONDUCT POLICY
THE SCP ENSURES THAT WORKERS AND OTHERS SHOWING SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19 ARE PROHIBITED FROM THE WORKPLACE. THE SCP ALSO ADDRESSES WORKERS WHO MAY START TO FEEL ILL AT WORK.
DEVELOPING COMMUNICATION PLANS AND TRAINING
TRAINING PLAN TO ENSURE EVERYONE IS TRAINED IN WORKPLACE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
POLICIES AND TRAINING MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE TO STAFF AT ANY TIME VIA OUR ONLINE OUR
WE HAVE POSTED SIGNAGE AT THE WORKPLACE, INCLUDING OCCUPANCY LIMITS AND EFFECTIVE HYGIENE PRACTICES.
WE HAVE POSTED SIGNAGE AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE INDICATING WHO IS RESTRICTED FROM ENTERING THE PREMISES, INCLUDING VISITORS AND WORKERS WITH SYMPTOMS.
MONITORING OUR WORKPLACE AND UPDATE OUR PLANS AS NECESSARY
WE HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO MONITOR RISKS. WE MAKE CHANGES TO OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AS NECESSARY.
THERE IS A MEMBER OF STAFF TRAINED IN FIRST AID AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES. WORKERS KNOW TO GO TO THEM WITH ANY HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS.
ASSESSING AND ADDRESSING RISKS FROM RESUMING OPERATIONS
WE HAVE A TRAINING PLAN AROUND CHANGES TO OUR BUSINESS, SUCH AS NEW EQUIPMENT, PROCESSES, OR PRODUCTS.
Please bear with us as we navigate getting used to these new systems. We promise to treat you with respect and we expect the same from you.
PLEASE DO NOT ENTER if you have any of the following symptoms:
Fever, chills
New or worsening cough
Shortness of breath
New muscle aches or headache
Sore throat
Have travelled outside Canada within the last 14 days
Are a close contact of a person who tested positive for Covid 19
THANK YOU!
