Little Jumbo

To start, we came into this small restaurant/bar with a nice upscale feel, and we were not judged for showing up with three little kids. They immediately accommodated us, and provided us with a high chair for our two year old at a very spacious table at the end of the restaurant. The hostess was very friendly and understanding. Our waitress, did everything to make sure that our food came out as quickly as it was cooked so that our family was occupied with good eats.

From a food perspective, everything was amazing and well proportioned. Oysters were delicious. Drinks were fantastic. Nothing but thumbs up from my family and I. Thank you for the hospitality Little Jumbo team!

This delightful little restaurant has a speak-easy feel without any affectation. \

Cocktail quality is front and center here, with an ever-changing list of thoughtful twists on classics and creative new concoctions.

The menu is equally well thought-out, with a varied list of starters and sharing plates, and a handful of impeccable entrees.

The staff were the real highlight, with friendly and efficient service. The entire restaurant was being handled by just two people; from front desk to bar to table service, and they made it look easy.

Highly recommended.

Food here is AMAZING! Their menus change often, so we were surprised at first but everything we end up ordering are absolutely delicious. The beef tenderloin is literally some best steak I've had. It's cooked exactly liked how we like it. Juicy, tender with a bit charr on the outside. Clams and scallops are cooked in a red pepper broth, but not too spicy, which is perfect for me!

Service is amazing too, we didn't make reservation but got seated in the bar, and the 2 bartenders (one of them is named Max, thank you Max) are super nice and attentive. They work together like a great team. Bar is also pretty spacious for eating as well, didn't feel cramped at all.

Highly highly recommend this place!!

Had a couple of cocktails here and they were great--creative and full of flavor Great vibe and the bar snacks were good, too. The bartender did a great job of improvising in response to my vague requests.

We are thoroughly impressed by the service, ambience, foods and drinks at Little Jumbo! The oysters and clams are so fresh and delicious, The drinks are one of the best! The bar tender is phenomenal! He can create a drink on the spot that's catered to my preference. Can't even express how much fun we had and how much we appreciate the culinary experience while we were enjoying our family vacation in Victoria from LA!

When I moved away from Victoria seven years ago, Little Jumbo was one of, if not my favorite, restaurants in Victoria. I was crossing my fingers when I returned two weeks ago for a late-night dinner with my brother on a sibling date that it would be just as good as I remembered. I had looked at the menu beforehand (I like their new website - it's seamless now, as opposed to last December), and I eyeballed a lot of their seafood choices. It's a small menu, but it's quality over quantity here.

Sure enough, the dinner was everything I hoped for. Fantastic food and cocktails, great service, and a lovely, warmly-lit ambience. I recommend the oysters of the day (we had Effingham, and my brother wanted to return the following day just for those), the halibut croquettes, and the Quadra clams (with added fries!).

Extra tid-bits: There is a paid parking lot a few steps from their doorstep, so that also made it easy to get to. This place is also open an hour or so later than most quality restaurants in Victoria, so that was a plus for us!

On our last night in Victoria, we decided to "get fancy" and try this gem of a restaurant. We made a reservation over the phone rather than Google (Google wanted a credit card for cancellation). The restaurant is tucked back from the street through a hallway but has ample signage to find It! We were seated immediately and started with a round of cocktails. The entire menu sounded absolutely delicious so we decided to start with a few appetizers and share an entree. We ordered the Polenta Fries, Beef Carpaccio, Burrata and the Haida Gwaii Halibut Croquettes. The Croquettes were served in chili oil and quite the kick. Everything else was delicious! Our server, Matt, even took the burrata out of the fridge to allow for room temperature as my partner requested. We shared the Yarrow Meadows Duck Breast which was cooked to perfection. To finish the meal, we ordered the Mille Feuille for dessert and felt It was the perfect complement and finish to the flavors of the meal. Matt was phenomenal and was ready with cocktail suggestions, explanations of Canadian norms and even joined our banter on learning any new language and living in a different time period! It was a wonderful evening in the cozy Little Jumbo restaurant and we will definitely be recommending It to friends visiting and will be back ourselves one day!

Food, service, ambience all stellar! We dined there on our anniversary recently and thoroughly enjoyed our time there. Great little restaurant that we will revisit the next time we are in Victoria.

Great food, fantastic service willing to make adjustments and accommodate us without prior booking

Visited on a Saturday night. Staff was great to help me reserve for a larger group of 6 people.
Our server was lovely and very attentive.
We all loved our food, cocktails and some had dessert that was well enjoyed. A tad pricy but I'd say very worth it for a special night out.
I had the lamb shank and savoured it and have to say the polenta base that it came on was out of this world...never had anything like that. So good!