by Jen Mallia
Last updated: 12:45 PM ET, Mon February 24, 2025
Michelin-starred celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay opened his first “Steak” branded restaurant in Canada at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, B.C. last week.
Soccer legend Christine Sinclair joined the Chef himself with 200 VIP guests, including Chief Wayne Sparrow of the Musqueam Indian Band and Great Canadian Entertainment CEO Matthew Anfinson for the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony.
The restaurant features a mix of classic Ramsay dishes, such as Beef Wellington, risotto and sticky toffee pudding. It also capitalizes on the seaside location in the Lower Mainland, with a seafood tower, miso glazed sablefish and tuna tartare on the menu.
“I’m blessed to confirm that 85% of our ingredients are sourced locally,” said Ramsay. “That’s quite rare. I fell in love with Richmond and Vancouver BC over 20 years ago, and this whole area blew my mind. So, on behalf of the entire Gordon Ramsay team, from Vegas to London to Richmond, it’s very special to be here, and now it’s my turn to help continue this legacy and respect the ground it’s been built on.”
Steak joins Gordon Ramsay Burger as the other Ramsay group restaurant in the Vancouver area, which is in another Great Canadian Entertainment venue, the Great Canadian Casino Vancouver in Coquitlam.
Ramsay praised the team on the ground having spent the day in the kitchens with his teams, ensuring every menu item and service met the restaurant’s elevated standards. “Getting to spend time with the chefs, the front of house, back of house, receptionists, waiters… the passion and the desire that’s running this restaurant is just extraordinary,” he said. “Chefs depend on their brigades, we’re only as good as our brigades, so thank you.”
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