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Ciao-Thyme Bistro
Categories: Restaurants Breakfast & Brunch Restaurants Diners Breakfast & Brunch, Diners [Edit]
4573 Chateau Blvd RR 4Whistler, BC V0N 1B4
(604) 932-7051
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
11 reviews for Ciao-Thyme Bistro
11 reviews in English
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Review from Susie G.
8/17/2011
I went here around 12:00 on a Sunday to eat brunch. They were really busy with some people coming in for brunch and families eating lunch. We politely made it fairly clear we were in a hurry and they were extremely accomodating and got us out of there fairly quickly.
I thought the food was very high quality, generally healthy, and really tasty. I was in a mood for something very simple so I just got the two eggs breakfast. Simple but they executed it really well and they were very nice about letting me subsitute smoked salmon for sausage/bacon. The breakfast potatoes were really good. My husband ordered a pulled pork sandwhich with yam fries that he really loved. I tried the yam fries with dipping sauce and they were really awesome. They are available with many of the different dishes - I highly recommend them.
I even though they played really good music.
I highly recommend this place, particularly for anyone who is somewhat health conscious. -
Review from Alice B.
9/6/2011 1 Check-in Here
We had breakfast here on a Saturday morning with two young kids based on our hotel's concierge recommendation. I thought it was pricey for what you get, even compared to other places at Whistler. For two adults and two kids (2 and 4) with juice, we spent close to $80 CAD.
While the food was decent, it wasn't anything special. Service was average. The indoor seating was small and cramped, although there was just as much seating outdoors. A couple came in just as we were leaving and wanted the last table, which happened to be for 4, and the staff made them wait so they didn't take up extra seats. I thought it was rude, and if I were that couple, I would have left.
The breakfast buffet at the Four Seasons was far better, and since kids under 5 were free, we only spent $65. That's were we had breakfast the rest of our stay. -
Review from Jarret F.
12/1/2010 1 photo
The breakfast burrito seemed charred and lacked any other redeeming flavor. I enjoyed the few pieces of fruit that came with the meal, but had to abandon half the burrito. The waitress didn't ask if anything was wrong with the food when clearing the table. My friend's breakfast platter included a basic portions of egg, potato, and turkey sausage. The turkey sausage was heavily seasoned and tasted like it was grilled on top of beef fat.
Service was overworked and scattered. Our waitress exchanged the nasty turkey sausage for bacon, but insisted the sausage was delicious. Our bill took several minutes to arrive and ten minutes to pay. At least they were training an additional server. -
Review from Skylar L.
8/9/2008
This was one of the first restaurants I ate at when I moved to Whistler and continued to be a favorite throughout my time there. The rosemary and goat cheese egg dish is superb. I really don't remember the other menu option as I stuck with the eggs. I do remember that all my friends would get the salmon as it was fresh and apparently delicious. I just had to take their word on it as I'm a veg.
Breakfast, lunch or dinner, this relaxing restaurant tucked in the Upper Village is what Whistler cuisine is all about: fresh, fun and inventive. -
Review from jen z.
Maple Ridge, BC
3/14/2011
I think they have sorted out the service problems that other reviewers have reported. I went there with a party of seven for a late lunch last week-end and they treated us well - quick service and friendly and chatty staff. Also, and very important, the waitress was knowledgeable about the ingredients and food prep techniques. One person in our party is gluten intolerant, and it makes us all enjoy our meal more when we are confident that the restaurant understands how to cater to this condition.
It's a funny little space - it looks like a coffee shop crammed into a small retail shop, with half the space taken up by the kitchen. However, we really liked the menu. The dishes we ordered included breakfast and lunch, and everything was excellent. The dinner menu looked fantastic, with elk and duck and other stuff that sounded great.
This is a nice change for Whistler, where most places are over-the-top pretentious or factory-food chains. In contrast, this place feels like they focus heavily on food and don't worry much about decor. I look forward to going back to try their dinner menu sometime. -
Review from Tara T.
BC
12/16/2008
Just opposite the Fairmont Resort is Ciao Thyme Bistro, a small and quaint restaurant perfect for satisfying post-boarding breakfast hungers.
I came here and ate their breakfast platter: two eggs, delicious fried potatoes, toast, and turkey sausages. My friend had a breakfast wrap, which she seemed to enjoy immensely.
Our server was simply lovely and very attentive. The food came to us quickly and the atmosphere at Ciao Thyme Bistro was relaxed, cosy, and friendly. I'd definitely come back here for breakfast or lunch next time I'm in Whistler. -
Review from Frankie L.
Toronto, ON
8/21/2010 1 Check-in Here
Not great at all. Coffee was cold. Service was funny. Table beside us left because server was giving out so much about getting told off by boss. Food was ok. Credit card machine out of order. Seems like the kind of place that has a lot of bad days.
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Review from Aimee C.
1/17/2011
Most of the bad reviews seem to be based on breakfast, which I haven't had. Their dinner, however, is hard to beat in Whistler. Braised lamb shank, slow-cooked short ribs, yam fries that are the best I've *ever* had. Local duck, west-coast halibut. This is not your typical Whistler Restaurant. It's worth the hike over toward the Fairmont to check it out. I also love that you can sit next door at Fitzsimmon's pub and be served the same food as you find at Ciao Thyme. The atmosphere in that pub is quiet and friendly, not overcrowded and frat.
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Review from Ave V.
Squamish, BC
10/9/2010
Great Local food creative food and great option to hotel restaurants in the area.
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Review from Steve N.
2/9/2010 1 photo
This is a great place for coffee and breakfast. The breakfast sandwiches ("Bob") are tasty.
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Review from Shirley C.
2/6/2011
My review from last November seemed to have dissappeared,....strange. Our experience was really bad. A, not very customer focussed waitress, tried to sit us on a table which clearly was not big enough "even for two people" and it was in the doorway. We we asked to sit elsewhere on a bigger table and she said it was for more people to which we said we would "share" if anyone else came in. The waitress acted very strangely, as if....how dare customers have preferences or make requests......and left us standing in the middle of a busy restaurant and when we asked her to clear the table so we could sit there,....she said it was not her table and we would have to wait. I complained to the owner and he clearly could not care less.
I said "so we will put our review on Yelp" and he was still disinterested hence this review. I usually give a place a couple of visits before deciding not to go back, but this particular breakfast venue I certainly would not go back. The food is good, but not that good that the service can be bad and folks still go back. The two have to be good to get my good review. They try and sit folks on a couple of really small tables not even big enough for one.
