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Dine Around Happy Hour comes to B.C. restaurants

The series will run until Sept. 30

 

Upcoming Tombo restaurant is under renovations while the Agrius sign still hangs above on Yates Street. (Ella Matte/News Staff)

Wave of new Victoria restaurants taking over space of closed eateries

La Taqueria on Fort Street is the latest to close down

 

Stick in the Mud regulars Jim Meunier, left, Wendy O’Connor, and Bernie Klassen have formed a co-operative to keep the popular coffeee shop and gathering place open. (Rick Stiebel - Sooke News Mirror)

Coffee shop keeps on brewing

Community rallies to save Stick in the Mud

 

The new McDonalds restaurant that is being built in Port Hardy is coming along at a quick pace. (Tyson Whitney - North Island Gazette)

Golden Arches set to expand its grill beyond the Island’s northern frontier

McDonald’s on track for fall opening in Port Hardy

The new McDonalds restaurant that is being built in Port Hardy is coming along at a quick pace. (Tyson Whitney - North Island Gazette)
A pizza from Guido’s in Esquimalt. (Guido’s Facebook page)

‘So depressing’: Beloved Italian restaurant in Greater Victoria closes forever

But new restaurant serving Filipino delicacies ready to open soon

A pizza from Guido’s in Esquimalt. (Guido’s Facebook page)
Executive chef Kristian Eligh in front of his new kitchen at Marilena Cafe and Raw Bar. (Ella Matte/News Staff)

Restaurant group opening upscale raw bar and more in Victoria

The dining corporation also has restaurants in Whistler and New York

Executive chef Kristian Eligh in front of his new kitchen at Marilena Cafe and Raw Bar. (Ella Matte/News Staff)
Warren Barr and Lily Verney-Downey smile at the bar of their Pluvio Restaurant. (Westerly file photo)

Ucluelet’s Pluvio thrilled to be moving up Canada’s Top 100 restaurants list

Popular West Coast eatery lands at 33 and is the only Vancouver Island restaurant to crack the list

Warren Barr and Lily Verney-Downey smile at the bar of their Pluvio Restaurant. (Westerly file photo)
Bill Singer opened the Rumrunner Pub & Restaurant on June 10, 1990. (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)

‘In tears’: Beloved Sidney waterfront pub and restaurant closing after 32 years

The Rumrunner Pub & Restaurant is shutting its doors for good Sunday

Bill Singer opened the Rumrunner Pub & Restaurant on June 10, 1990. (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)
A fine entree of sablefish at Oak Bay Marina Restaurant. (Chris Campbell photo for Black Press Media)

Opinion: I (finally) had a legendary meal in Victoria but the restaurant has shut down

Emotional final week for staff of a restaurant that’s been around since the 1970s

A fine entree of sablefish at Oak Bay Marina Restaurant. (Chris Campbell photo for Black Press Media)
Stock photo Restaurants in Victoria have struggled since the start of the pandemic. (iStock photo)

Letter: Changing nature of public service work ‘catastrophic’ for Greater Victoria businesses

Business groups say Victoria service industry relies on workers in B.C. capital city

  • Feb 24, 2023
Stock photo Restaurants in Victoria have struggled since the start of the pandemic. (iStock photo)
Located at 804 Broughton St. on the second floor, Superflux (Cabana) is known for its extensive “booze” menu, casual food and a kick-ass patio scene. (Pexels photo)

Victoria restaurant known for kick-ass patio adds dizzying brunch food – and ‘booze’ – menus

Pair cocktails with fine bennies

Located at 804 Broughton St. on the second floor, Superflux (Cabana) is known for its extensive “booze” menu, casual food and a kick-ass patio scene. (Pexels photo)
Generic photo of server. (Pixabay)

Restaurant pays out Kelowna woman $25K in workplace sexual harassment case

The harassment was not reported to the owners of Bouchons Bistro while it was happening

Generic photo of server. (Pixabay)
Karen’s Diner is famous for its bad service and great food. (Courtesy of Karen’s Diner)

Diner to bring terrible service to Victoria

Karen’s Diner will be making its way to B.C.’s capital this spring

  • Jan 21, 2023
Karen’s Diner is famous for its bad service and great food. (Courtesy of Karen’s Diner)
One Victoria chef – who didn’t want their name or restaurant named because “the industry here is small and repercussions could be huge” – wrote me about the real-life consequences stemming from a lack of experienced cooks and chefs. (Pexels photo)

‘We can kill people’: Victoria chef says staff shortages can have deadly consequences

Chef also details how Victoria restaurants are ‘poaching’ from each other

One Victoria chef – who didn’t want their name or restaurant named because “the industry here is small and repercussions could be huge” – wrote me about the real-life consequences stemming from a lack of experienced cooks and chefs. (Pexels photo)
Agrius Restaurant is closing down. (Facebook/Agrius)

‘Adored’: Victoria restaurant named as one of Canada’s most romantic now closing forever

Agrius management say inflation has taken a toll

Agrius Restaurant is closing down. (Facebook/Agrius)
A sign at the Victoria Original Joe’s location on McKenzie Avenue. (Chris Campbell photo)

Opinion: ‘This sucks’: Popular Victoria restaurant shuts down, blames ‘staffing shortages’

As diner fumes, business shuts its doors

A sign at the Victoria Original Joe’s location on McKenzie Avenue. (Chris Campbell photo)
Food is packaged into a polystyrene foam box in Honolulu in a Thursday, March 14, 2019 file photo. Restaurants have been going through months of trial and error in preparation for the phase-in of a federal plastics ban that will eventually aim to remove many single-use plastics, such as takeout containers, from the market altogether. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Audrey McAvoy

Restaurants debut new takeout ware amid phase-in of single-use plastics ban

Recyclable fibre lids, bamboo cutlery and paper straws among alternatives being tested out

Food is packaged into a polystyrene foam box in Honolulu in a Thursday, March 14, 2019 file photo. Restaurants have been going through months of trial and error in preparation for the phase-in of a federal plastics ban that will eventually aim to remove many single-use plastics, such as takeout containers, from the market altogether. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Audrey McAvoy
St. Lawrence chef J-C Poirier is seen in an undated handout photo. The Vancouver-based chef, restaurateur and author is implementing a series of changes intended to improve the conditions of employment at his restaurant in the New Year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Carlo Ricci

Pre-paying for meals and shorter work week among changes in restaurant rebirth scene

Pent-up demand appears to be fuelling a hearty appetite for restaurant dining this holiday season

St. Lawrence chef J-C Poirier is seen in an undated handout photo. The Vancouver-based chef, restaurateur and author is implementing a series of changes intended to improve the conditions of employment at his restaurant in the New Year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Carlo Ricci
Warren Barr and Lily Verney-Downey smile at the bar of their Pluvio Restaurant, which was recently named Canada’s best fine dining restaurantby TripAdvisor. (Andrew Bailey photo)

Ucluelet restaurant named Canada’s best fine dining experience

Pluvio tops TripAdvisor’s Best of the Best Awards

Warren Barr and Lily Verney-Downey smile at the bar of their Pluvio Restaurant, which was recently named Canada’s best fine dining restaurantby TripAdvisor. (Andrew Bailey photo)
Warren Barr and Lily Verney-Downey smile at the bar of their Pluvio Restaurant, which was recently named Canada’s best fine dining restaurantby TripAdvisor. (Andrew Bailey photo)

Ucluelet restaurant named Canada’s best fine dining experience

Pluvio tops TripAdvisor’s Best of the Best Awards

Warren Barr and Lily Verney-Downey smile at the bar of their Pluvio Restaurant, which was recently named Canada’s best fine dining restaurantby TripAdvisor. (Andrew Bailey photo)