Cheryl's Unofficial Guide to Victoria

September 27, 2008 - 22:41 — Cheryl

Welcome to my Unofficial Guide to Victoria!

Pink Bicycle

June 13, 2010 - 22:25 — Cheryl

After listening to friends rave about the food here, we had to give it a shot. Rather than dine-in (the service reportedly varies from indifferent to rude -- and this from people who rave about the food) we opted to order our meals to go. 

Between us we decided to try the Pink Bike Cheese burger and the Blue Cheese Lamb burger, opting for the onion rings and truffle fries rather than the standard Kennebec fries. As soon as the staff handed us our order we were hit with a wall of truffle oil but reserved judgement until we'd tasted everything.

Swan's Brewpub

June 13, 2010 - 19:41 — Cheryl

Located in a heritage building at the foot of Pandora and Wharf Streets, Swan's Brewpub may look out on a busy intersection but it feels like a retreat. We treated ourselves to breakfast here recently -- not a meal I generally associate with a brewpub, but one of Swan's best. 

The breakfast menu covers all the bases including four varieties of eggs Benedict -- we selected two of them: the Veggie Benedict and the Lox Benedict. 

Spinnaker's

May 30, 2010 - 10:33 — Cheryl

The Spinnaker's building on Catherine Street in Vic West is home to a Restaurant on the main floor, a Gastro Brewpub upstairs, an on-site brewery and Provisions, a retail store where you can purchase chocolates, baked goods, malt vinegars and more. 

Nautical Nellie's

May 9, 2010 - 20:35 — Cheryl

Nautical Nellie's is one of the few restaurants along "tourist row" (located at 1001 Wharf Street) that I recommend and regularly visit. As the name implies, they serve seafood -- most of which is also certified as Ocean Wise (sustainably sourced) -- but they also serve pasta, risotto, steak and more. Lunch fare is slightly lighter and a smaller menu.

Smoken Bones Cookshack

January 22, 2010 - 10:57 — Cheryl

yummLocated in a strip mall just off the busy Veteran's Memorial Parkway in Langford, Smoken Bones Cookshack is pretty unassuming from the outside. Inside is a very comfortable family steakhouse, average but for the menu. Smoken Bones features not only ribs, as expected, but also pulled pork and beef brisket -- definitely carnivore friendly.

Cabin 12

October 22, 2009 - 09:58 — Cheryl

I discovered Cabin12 through Twitter, oddly enough, and on a day off I stopped in for lunch which turned out to be breakfast (I had eggs benedict). More recently, I went back with family and friends and after a second sampling decided it was time to add a review.

John's Noodle Village

September 27, 2009 - 16:28 — mike

John's Noodle Village is set in the small strip of businesses at 823 Bay St. across the Blanshard in a small and unassuming; from the looks of it, it's a Mom & Pop operation. They serve Catonese and Szcheuan fare; and their emphasis is on doing in it well: classic dishes like chow meins, sweet and sour pork, etc.-- done as they're supposed to and not with some spin or re-visioning of the recipes. What's really impressive is that they make their noodles on site daily. Bar none, the best thing on their menu is the ginger fried beef.

Jade Fountain

September 27, 2009 - 16:26 — mike

I used to like the dim sum at Jade Palace in Market Square, but it was long ago was replaced with office space. Don Mee's became my default choice for those great little dumplings, but I wanted to find and alternative-- just to mix it up a little.

Boxo Noodles

September 27, 2009 - 16:19 — mike

I'm a sucker for good box of noodles. There's something about it that strikes a chord. After going to Noodle Box and getting attitude with a side of noodles, I thought I'd have to cook my noodles at home (hint: it's easy and cheap to do it at home), but then I saw a place called Boxo Noodles had opened up at 1011 Blanshard when Ali Baba had operated for years. It has nice ambiance (lots of bamboo and Asian influence).

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