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Avalon Restaurant
Category: Restaurants Breakfast & Brunch Breakfast & Brunch [Edit]
1075 Fort StVictoria, BC V8V 3K5
(250) 385-2129
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
4 reviews for Avalon Restaurant
4 reviews in English
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Review from Sebastian W.
Victoria, BC
11/25/2009
Avalon is a nice little restaurant, open for breakfast and lunch on Fort Street. Cozy little place, everythign is homemade there.
The Good: The food tends to be really good, as does the service. They always have really yummy homemade soups, and good handmade burgers. They have this really good hotsauce that I think they call TNT sauce, and their homemade bread is really good with the jam. The hollandaise sauce is TO DIE FOR.
The Bad: I'm not a huge fan of the potatoes they make. Those, soup or salad are your usual choices as sides and i haven't really found a dressing i like. But again, the soups are always delish.
The Ugly: Only thing I can think of is I wish that they were open a bit later. With my schedule, i seem to always just miss them.
Great alternative to standing in line for an hour at Blue Fox! -
Review from Pam S.
5/29/2010 1 Check-in Here
When you're at the mercy of someone else for breakfast choices, you just have to go with it.
This was breakfast spot #2 that we went to on my vacation, and while it doesn't bowl me over, it's definitely worth a stop.
Nothing spectacular, and I must agree that the potatoes are nothing to write home about, but service is good and it's cozy in here.
To be quite honest, nothing was memorable about my meal, which is why the three stars stand. Worth a try, but there are probably better places.Listed in: Oh Canada...
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Review from Ben M.
Victoria, BC
11/21/2010
I've been going to Avalon for as long as it's been around: ten years or more. My tastes have changed over the years, but I still go occasionally, mainly because it never has a long lineup and the turnover is quick.
The food is cheap, tasty, and consistent, but by no means of high quality. The eggs are not free range, the bacon is the thin and salty mass-produced kind, and the sausages are greasy and characterless. Even the bread, which is homemade, is underseasoned and often tastes of baking soda.
Despite these criticisms, I've enjoyed my breakfast more often than not--probably because I don't go often enough for these flaws to sink in (to my stomach, I mean). But after an experience several days ago, I won't be back.
It was a small thing--and I should have seen it coming--regarding the hollandaise sauce, which I've always thought one of the better parts of Avalon's eggs benedict. It's uniform, not too heavy, and has a pleasant and slightly eggy taste; not as lemony as I like, but a perfect fit for the food Avalon serves.
So when I say I should have seen it coming, I mean that I should have guessed where it came from. I'm just surprised I've never seen the pour-spout tetra-pak labelled "HOLLANDAISE" in the open kitchen before.
And that, my friends, is the end of that. -
Review from Lyndsay B.
12/29/2010
I saw someone recommend Avalon on a message board before heading to Victoria. My boyfriend and I took the stroll from the Embassy Hotel, probably about 15-20 min, walking down the Antique way stopping into a guitar shop and used book store on the way- too cute.
The great thing we agreed upon about Avalon- the unique options available. I have a lot of great breakfast places I enjoy back home, but they dont come with the originality that Avalon does. I got the Huevos Rancheros, and it was delicious!
It came on a crisp tortilla with homemade spicy refried beans and 2 fried eggs with runny yolks. On the side they gave you a pico de gallo type salsa and sour cream. All together the crisp tortilla with the other ingrediants was delicious. My date also really enjoyed the Eggs Benedict.
We also came to a realization while trying their homemade hot sauce- Canadians cant handle spicy! But thats alright, the dill flavor added to the meals. I would return if I lived in the area! And I definitely plan on remaking my own huevos rancheros this way!
