Whistler 4-Course Dinner & Champagne Sabering
Saber a bottle of champagne in a 15,000-bottle wine cellar.
A 4-course progressive dinner tour in Whistler takes you through four fine-dining restaurants in one evening, with a VIP visit to Bearfoot Bistro's wine cellar for a champagne sabering lesson and local history. Your guide arranges the route and menu confirmations. Gratuities for restaurant servers are included. Minimum age is 16 (19+ to purchase alcohol). Dietary requirements can be accommodated with advance notice.
Step-by-step itinerary
Whistler 4-course dinner and champagne sabering
- Meet guide and tour group
- Walk to second restaurant for appetizer
- Enjoy main course at third stop
- Have sweet/savory cheese board
- Visit Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
- Champagne sabering at Bearfoot Bistro
What’s included
- Professional local guide leading the group.
- 4 full courses across four award-winning restaurants.
- VIP visit to Bearfoot Bistro's 15,000-bottle wine cellar with champagne sabering lesson.
- BC ice wine with the cheese board.
- sweet treat at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory.
- gratuities for restaurant servers.
Times
- Every day 16:45
Before you book
Operated by Whistler Tasting Tours
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The experience
You meet your guide and fellow diners at the Crystal Lodge Lobby to start the evening. Your guide walks you through Whistler's culinary highlights and shares the village's history before confirming your main course choice: pan-roasted king salmon with truffle creamed leeks, fusilli tartufati with wild mushrooms and truffle cream, or charred bavette steak with saffron risotto. From there, the group moves through the village on foot to the appetizer course at the second restaurant, then the main course at the third stop.
After dinner, you finish with a sweet and savory cheese board paired with BC ice wine (beverages beyond this can be purchased separately), then stop at the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory for a final treat. The main course is served around 6:30pm, so the pacing gives you time to linger between stops without the evening dragging. The walk between restaurants is easy and moderate in distance.
The night's centerpiece is the VIP visit to Bearfoot Bistro's wine cellar: a 15,000-bottle collection where your guide teaches you the history and technique of champagne sabering, the Napoleonic tradition of opening a bottle with a saber. This is the moment that stays with you: the cellar itself, the lesson, the spectacle of it. Your guide is a local professional who knows the restaurants and the stories behind them, so the evening feels like an insider's route through Whistler, not a standard tour.
Is this one for you?The tour starts at the Crystal Lodge Lobby in Whistler village, so you don't need a car or a ride arranged. Just show up at the meeting point. Your guide handles all the restaurant reservations and the walking route between stops, which means the evening unfolds without you having to coordinate anything or worry about getting a table at places that normally book weeks ahead.
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Top questions
What is champagne sabering and will I actually do it?
Champagne sabering is a Napoleonic tradition of opening a champagne bottle by striking the neck with a saber or knife. Your guide teaches you the history and technique during the VIP visit to Bearfoot Bistro's wine cellar, and yes, you get to try it yourself.
Do I need to book the restaurants separately or make my own reservations?
Your guide handles all the reservations and routing for you. You simply confirm your main course choice when you meet at the Crystal Lodge Lobby, and the guide leads the group through the four restaurants in sequence.
What are the main course options?
You choose from pan-roasted king salmon with truffle creamed leeks and lemon sauce, fusilli tartufati with local wild mushrooms and truffle cream, or charred bavette steak with saffron risotto and autumn vegetables. Your choice is confirmed at the start of the tour.
How much walking is involved between the restaurants?
The tour involves a moderate amount of easy walking through Whistler village between the four restaurants. All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible, and the pace is leisurely with time to enjoy each course.
Are alcoholic drinks included, or do I pay extra?
The 4-course dinner and BC ice wine with the cheese board are included. Wine and other beverages can be purchased throughout the tour if you want additional drinks beyond what's provided.
What time does the main course get served?
The main course is served at approximately 6:30pm, which gives the group time to enjoy the appetizer course and move through the village without rushing.
Whistler 4-Course Dinner & Champagne Sabering
3h 30m · EN
from CA$ 229 per person
≈ US$ 166 in your currency
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