Cinnamon Bear Grille

Staying at the Hilton-​Worst breakfast buffet ever in a Hilton Hotel. Room was small and filthy dirty. My kids ate cereal and juice. I ate nothing-​so gross.

Basic bar with two coin-​op pool tables. We got the shrimp poboy, which was a decent eat but not actually a poboy. Very friendly service.

Pretty typical hotel breakfast buffet. The yogurt and granola was good. Lots of topping options. Also went on a day without the buffet option, nothing special about the food. Staff on both days have exceptional service.

2014 Sochi Olympics Molson cdn pints special — 5.50 a pint unheard of in whistler and free pool tables

This place is a great place to unwind! The chairs are super comfortable and they have free pool tables to have some fun. The menu is pub food style with lots of variety. The staff is great especially Paul! We loved the snack mix! Lots of big screens to watch the game, with specials on beer and food. Will be back again, cheers.

The Cinnamon Bear Bar provided me and my brother a great way to end our night of partying as we stayed at the Whistler Hilton Resort and Spa.
Cinnamon Bear Bar Pro’s:
1. The staff was very friendly. The first night we went to the Cinnamon Bear Bar, they were observing Earth Day so all of the lights were off and they only used candles. The bar was extremely dark but despite the lack of visibility, the waitress was very understanding and went through the menu with us.
2. Awesome drink specials. The bar always has a drink special. Every day we went, we got at least one of the drink specials. It was good stuff. A Jäger Bomb one day and a bloody mary (wasn’t the name but this is what it was).
Cinnamon Bear Bar Con’s:
1. The bar is in the Whistler Hilton Resort therefore the only people who go to this bar are either locals or Hilton guests. The bar is tucked away from the Whistler Village so no-​guests wouldn’t go that far to look for a place to drink.
2. The Piqué which is a local events magazine provides tourists a way to see what special events are going on in the area, the Cinnamon Bear Bar isn’t in the Piqué. This is a Con but can also be a Pro as this bar is not always busy. Unfortunately, most people looking in the Piqué to plan their night wouldn’t go to this bar.
Overall, this is a cool bar. I would recommend everyone to check out the Cinnamon Bear Bar. This is also a great place to start your night or end your night.

Actually, maybe a 3.5 as I would come back for the convenience, the pool tables, good layout & relatively less rowdiness compared to Longhorn lol. Plus if you’re staying at the Hilton, then you can just walk downstairs staying warm.
Ordered the nachos at $ 17 plus you add the chicken, tip tax & all of a sudden at $ 26, not expecting value at Whistler, but probably not up to par in terms of Boston Pizza, as a comparison.
But it still is a happening place, & almost full on a Sat. nite.

we were only here because we got a free appetizer coupon while we were waiting for our room to be ready.
we ordered the calamari, along with a pitcher of beer. i was pleasantly surprised to see that they had rickards white on tap! hardly any bars carry that beer anymore… and they had oranges to accompany it! that alone made me so happy. oh yeah, the calamari was also pretty good.
we weren’t here for long as our room was ready shortly after, so we finished the beer and headed to the room. from what i gathered though, it was actually a cozy and comfy place, so i think i will definitely be back if crystal lounge gets too packed after a day on the hill and i’m looking for somewhere to chill after a day of boarding.

This I think was the highlight of our trip to Whistler, because unfortunately there was nothing open except skiing for the season. This meant we had a chance to work through many of the Whistler restaurants. We landed here at the grill part of the Cinnamon Bear for my friends 30^th birthday dinner and it was wonderful.
They have a prix fixe menu that is $ 39 for either a first and second course plus the main course, or a first course, the main course, and desert. We all decided to do desert and share because the options looked so wonderful.
I ordered the crab cakes, the snapper and the pumpkin «pie» (I will explain the quotes later.) Both the boys ordered the lamb entrée, and my other friend ordered the trout. I was a little worried that the crab cakes would be the sort of low quality ones you get in most restaurants. I don’t know what it is about crab cakes that just have this… weird quality, so much so that you know it was canned crab instead of fresh crab or they were previously frozen, etc. These crab cakes were obviously very fresh and very good. The sauce they were paired with was also amazing. Both Cam and our other friend had salads and enjoyed them immensely, and our other buddy also had the crab cakes.
There was a little hitch while we dinned at the Cinnamon Bear. I guess there was a chef in training in the kitchen. When everyone’s meals came out, the server let me know that the head chef was not happy with the way my snapper was prepared, and so he was doing it again. It didn’t bother me really; I was trying to work up some space in my stomach anyway and a little extra time didn’t hurt. When my snapper finally came out, the server also let me know that the chef took it off my bill. I was stunned because normally places don’t bother with that; if they got your food out to you right, even if it took a little longer they seem to be fine with that. We really appreciated the care and consideration that the chef and the staff showed us.
To top it off, the snapper was fabulous, so it was totally worth waiting for. The boys pigged down their lamb entrees and my friend seemed to enjoy her trout (she finished it at least!)
When it came down to desert, we had a bit of a mishmash of things. As I said, I ordered the pumpkin «pie» which in reality wasn’t a pie at all but a chocolate pumpkin mousse on a pumpkin crust. Out of the four deserts we got it was most definitely my favorite. We also had peach cobbler, chocolate lava cake with banana gelato (my second favorite!) and a berry flan of some sort. While they were all amazing and gone in seconds, the mousse was, in my opinion, the best.
This isn’t your sort of get in and get out dinning experience; do expect to be there for a while. (We were there for 3 hours). Service was impeccable, but our food was slow to come out. Even though we had quite some time in between courses, our server was great about making sure we had enough water, bread, and booze (for the boys) to keep us occupied in the mean time. Fortunately we weren’t in any hurry, and we were able to enjoy one of the few quiet restaurants in Whistler. Because the Cinnamon Bear is so far off the beaten path (it’s sort of tucked away in the Hilton Hotel off the main walk) it seems like it’s not getting the off the lift crowd, which we were very happy with. The bar next door was hopping though; we heard many chants of «Chug chug chug!» and a lot of cheering. It seemed like they knew how to have a good time over there.
All in all, around $ 200 for four people to have a very nice meal, and a good time. I would highly recommend stopping at the Cinnamon Bear Grille if you’re in Whistler and want to have a nice dinner.

The chicken quesadilla is really good! So is the red amber beer :-) not a bad place to do après and reasonably priced for Whis!

Good breakfast buffet… Probably because it was free… Thanks Hilton Honors!

We were staying at the Hilton so this was a convenient place to have a dinner although we did walk the village and review a bunch of menus before settling back on Cinnamon Bear Grille.
We arrived at the front desk and waited for the hostess to return (we had seen her on our way out of the hotel 20 minutes before). We were waiting a few minutes when a waiter cam out and asked if it was just the two of us, we confirmed and he took us to a table after printing the guest cheque for which he had come to the desk.
He told us the name of our waiter and said that they would be right by with the wine list. We perused the menu while we waited.
After six or seven minutes of waiting I must have been looking around because the same waiter came back and asked if we had been seen yet. I said that we hadn’t. He left to find our appointed waiter who it seems was to busy since he ended up becoming our waiter.
I ordered the rib eye steak (asked for it rare since med-​rare usually gets overcooked to med-​well) and my girlfriend ordered the lobster chicken caesar salad. The waiter came back to asked which side I wanted, french fries or mac and cheese. I thought the choices a little odd but settled on the french fries.
The steak arrived blue-​rare with silverskin wrapped around half the steak and a silverskin vein running right through the middle of the cut leaving a third of the steak inedible (it may have been possible if I had been given a steak knife but at this point I wasn’t going to bother to ask). My girlfriend’s lobster salad was okay except the two big lobster claws on top were still frozen in the middle.
We finished our meals and when the waiter cleared the plates I asked him to show the steak to the chef so that they could be a little more careful selecting the steaks.
The waiter came back with the bill and said that the chef said the steak was tough because rib eye should be cooked at least to medium so that everything melts. I started to explain the difference between silverskin and gristle and that silverskin won’t melt at any temperature but gave up and said that it was fine.
The bill was $ 70 for one beef carpacio starter, one rib eye, one lobster chicken salad and two soft drinks. No liquor.
Our bill for the previous night at Black’s pub was $ 35 for meals and service that was more than twice as good, plus a glass of wine.
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Long story short, the service was lacking, the meat was a poor cut, the lobster was frozen in the salad and the staff was argumentative. We won’t be going back and it reflects poorly on the entire hotel so we will likely stay elsewhere next time.

After several bouts of non-​existant service and unfriendly staff I’m dropping off some stars. I’m miffed about the service because we had to wait until we flagged down the staff. Once I had to flag down a manager to get someone to serve us. The worst was waiting 20 minutes when the place was practically empty.
However, someone must have gotten the message and there seems to be new staff who actually want to serve customers!
I’m taking some time off this place and I’ve found other places to visit. I think the slow service went on for too long and wasn’t addressed soon enough.

Located inside the Hilton Hotel, the Cinnamon Bear Bar was a chill and relaxing bar. While my friends and I were waiting for our dinner reservations, we decided to have a few drinks at Cinnamon Bear. We walked right in, found seats (which by the way are loungy/​comfy), and were immediately waited on. We were brought a cup full of cracker type munchies, which is exactly what we hungry girls needed to tied us over. I ordered a souped up hot chocolate and my friends ordered speciality martinis. Overall, this bar is fun, chill, and there are pool tables and flat screen TVs in the bar. I think this is a great place to start or finish your evening. On the way out, make sure to take a picture with the bear!

the cinnamon bear is one of my favorite apres spots in whistler. it’s hidden despite being steps away from the whistler gondola, so it doesn’t see the same crowds of yahoos like the longhorn. they have snack mix at all the tables when you order drinks, whichi s a nice touch.
i disagree with Kate P’s review of the nachos. i’ve ordered them a few times and i’ve always been really satisfied. they’re great to share with a big group.
the drink list is decent and the prices are pretty modest for a bar located in the hilton. service is prompt and the atmosphere is really nice.

The nachos have nasty American processed cheese on them, sooooo gross!
Redeemed themselves with DELICIOUS yam fries and truffle mayo, very very good.

Every trip needs an evening of barfood with a couple of pitchers of beer, fortunately we stumbled across Cinnamons. Their service is superb, the atmosphere lively (yet not too loud), and their food a few notches above average. Although you pay a few extra bucks for it, it is well worth it.

This used to be the buzziest bar in Whistler when I did my season there about 3 years ago. The reason? All the staff (including me) and their friends hung out there because we got big discounts, giving it the super duper local fun feel.
Unfortunately, it is now extremely quiet (also due to the recession?) but I hear its because all staff are banned after 9pm. I understand that the bar needs to make money, but surely you want to keep your reputation as a fun bar though right?
Still the best yam fries in town. great for games night. Shame about the complete lack of atmosphere in a 7 day weekend party town.

We added CBBG to our list of «must-​trys» in Whistler when was saw the head chef face off with Mario on «Iron Chef» and win (at least, that is what my husband’s recollection is). For the month of November, the restaurant offered a 3-​for-​$ 30 meal that consisted of a starter/​appetizer/​entrée combo. It was like a crappier version of Seattle’s 30-​for-​30 in Whistler, without the extra menu items you could pick from in case the 3-​for menu wasn’t all that appetizing. That was a real bummer.
The food was good, though I would have much preferred that my meal came out hot, not lukewarm (The server blamed the kitchen, naturally). I was bummed to hear that after waiting 10 minutes for our waitress to even say hi to us that they were out of the one appetizer that I really wanted: the clams. Instead of giving us more time to make up our minds, she went on to take orders (I gave her the evil eye… Girl needs time to pick something new!). I ended up getting some blue cheese/​yam filled pastry wrapped in Phyllo dough as my starter, shrimp and scallops for my appetizer, and for my entrée I got the crusted halibut, (which by the way, was the biggest chunk of halibut that I have ever been served in a restaurant).
We couldn’t tell if our waitress was overworked, if she had too many to drink and was still recovering — or perhaps she just wasn’t that good (hey, anything is possible). She told that that she would bring us out bread when we ordered, but got our starters first (we eventually had to ask multiple people for bread). We were told each time that the bread takes a while because it’s baked when ordered. So the bread eventually comes out of the kitchen too, but like the food, it was also just slightly warm. Honestly, I don’t think I had any food at that was actually hot, unless you count my spicy shrimp and scallops.
Just before we’re about to order dessert, my roommate’s girlfriend tells the waitress that our food was not hot and basically how they kind of sucked. Figuring that dessert was no longer an option (I don’t want someone’s spit on my chocolate soufflé!), I chimed in with «Yeah, it’s like it has been sitting in the kitchen for a while.» The waitress apologized and gave us 20% off our meals.
When all was said and done, our bill (just the mister and myself) was $ 73 including tax; in addition to our meals that were 20% off, we got a soda and two flights of red wine. Reasonable. Not great, but reasonable. And I’m adding one star to the waitress who did the «right» thing by giving us a discount.
When you’re in Whistler there are plenty of great restaurants to choose from, so in the words of Tila Tequila, CBBG really needs to «step it up» if they want to compete.

This is by far the best lounge in Whistler. Filled with more locals than tourists — strange for a hotel bar — the bar offers great nightly drink and food specials that entice the biggest penny pinchers to come out for a drink or five. During hockey games jugs of Canadian were only $ 10. Best price in town.
Just make sure to sit near the hotel entrance. If you sit on the other side with the door to the outside you WILL develop hypothermia and most likely die. Or you know, be really cold.