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 1. The Pointe Restaurant at Wickaninnish Inn

500 Osprey Lane
Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0
Canada
(250) 725-3100

Category: Canadian (New)

4.0 star rating
  8/26/2008 First to Review

high end gourmet cooking, perfect ingredients, incredible service but I found it a bit stuffy and the cooking to precious in some of the dishes-the Sable fish entree was amazing but the Tuna Tempura was no fun-the Lemon Ravioli dessert was a…More »

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 2. Middle Beach Lodge

Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0
Canada
(250) 725-2900

Category: Hotels

4.0 star rating
  8/26/2008 First to Review

very beautiful setting with beaches on both sides, nicely designed cabins and guest houses-the interior design and furniture is faux craftsmen,
quite well done though it can look like a page out of a Pottery Barn catelogue-we stayed in a deluxe suite…More »

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 3. Med Cafe

Fort St
Victoria, BC V8W 1T7
Canada

4.0 star rating
  8/20/2008 First to Review

nice place, nice atmosphere, casual italian with good service and nice food for a incredable bargain of $17 for a 4 course meal-I had an antipasto,  Italian bean salad, Chicken pasta, and a warm toffee pudding-the glass of Sangria was quite good-for…More »

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 4. The Noodle Box

626 Fisgard St
Victoria, BC V8W 1R6
Canada
(250) 360-1312

Category: Asian Fusion

5.0 star rating
  8/20/2008 First to Review

excellent local favorite-delicious asian fusion-casual, always stuffed, fight for a seat, music to young and loud but you leave happy

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 5. English Inn & Resort

429 Lampson St
Victoria, BC V9A 5Y9
Canada
(250) 388-4353

Category: Hotels

1.0 star rating
  8/20/2008 First to Review

Warning, Warning-this place is not at all what it seems in its ads and brochures-the setting is lovely(though the neighborhood is really tacky and bleak and a  good distance from downtown Vancouver) but its all in the details-the room we got(the…More »

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 6. Mo:le

554 Pandora Ave
Victoria, BC V8W 1N7
Canada
(250) 385-6653
4.0 star rating
  8/20/2008

good down home food for breakfast and lunch-local favorite-some misses but mostly hits-good comfortable funky young atmosphere-there's alot to like

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 7. Cafe Brio

944 Fort St
Victoria, BC V8V 3K2
Canada
(250) 383-0009

Category: French

4.0 star rating
  8/20/2008 First to Review

small, charming, touch of dress up elegance but still comfortable-food is quite good, real care in presentation but expensive for the amount you got-there was a feeling of stinginess disguised as gourmet-portions small the glasses of wine filled to…More »

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 8. Shelter Restaurant

601 Campbell St
Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0
Canada
(250) 725-3353

Category: Seafood

5.0 star rating
  8/26/2008 First to Review

Excellent meal, comfortable, warm, inviting atmosphere, no crazy prices, good drinks, good sevice-this place and "Rain Coast" are the best meals in town-you'll leave happy

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 9. Royal British Columbia Museum

675 Belleville St
Victoria, BC V8W 1A1
Canada
(250) 356-7226

Category: Museums

5.0 star rating
  8/20/2008

diffinitely worth it, wait for a rainy day(Victoria has a lot)-the exhibits are good , the staff really cares-if you don't like one you'll like another and there is an IMAX if you need to jazz it up a bit-the gift shop is also a winner

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