The staff is friendly and courteous. Make you feel like a regular always. Produce is so fresh!!!…read moreDeli is always well stocked. Happy to see their salad bar is becoming a priority again after covid. Staff in deli, meat and produce are knowledgeable and super happy usually. Good service!

Great little grocery store that has everything you could need! The produce seems super fresh…read moreespecially for being in an area so remote. The groceries were reasonably priced and staff was friendly. Public washrooms were clean.

Union Bay Market is terrific. It is run by a family that keeps it well provisioned for the local…read morefolk that live out in the Union Bay Area. It is the perfect little store for a "grab and go" of practically any grocery item. We ran in on a Sunday late afternoon for some coffee creamer, butter and epic Canadian snacks. The star of the show is their cream cheese frosted carrot cake and other baked goods (we were lucky that they still had two pieces left late in the afternoon - they often sell out). The cinnamon rolls looked delish - as did all their baked goods. It is super easy to get in and out. Quite a gem!

I was looking to get some cold beer while in Union Bay and Yelp told me I had to go all the way…read moreinto Courtenay to get some. I was about to turn onto the Island highway when I saw the sign at First Street and McLeod. Saved me a 30 km round trip. Very friendly staff with a good selection of wine, spirits and beer as well as a pretty good grocery store. Save yourself the trip and stop in.

A very nice small mom and pop grocery store that is locally owned.read more

Excellent Staff & Owner. Courteous, helpful, thoughtful, kind and caring. Their prices, in some…read morecases, rival the big supermarkets. Awesome store!

This review is for the inn, which is above the grocery store…read more The set-up was confusing at first because checking in for lodging (I'd made a last minute reservation via Expedia) is done at the grocery store cash register. There were no problems with the check in, but I was initially perplexed by the lack of a traditional inn office. I was given my keys by a nice young woman at the cash register, and told how to access the room. The lodging was good. Very modern and very clean. More like a nice apartment than a hotel or inn. Large and spacious; provides room for individual privacy if traveling with others. Nice kitchen with all needed pans, dishes, utensils and appliances. Very attractive kitchen cupboards and set up. Kitchen island makes food preparation easy. Our unit had two bathrooms and two bedrooms in a separate room with a closeable door. Washer and dryer and detergent. Balcony. No reading lights in the bedrooms or common areas, like the living room; only overhead lights throughout. Bring an itty-bitty book light, if you plan on doing any reading. Not enough furniture to lounge in (just one small couch and no comfy chairs). No chairs in the bedrooms. The store downstairs is very good and ridiculously convenient. Ample off-street parking for both the inn and the market. The inn is on Highway 101, which is good for the store below, but is not a particularly charming setting. The sound of passing vehicles is loud, occasionally very loud when souped up pick-ups are going up the hill. Speaking of noise, our neighbors were having a holiday party and we had no idea because the walls are so well insulated. Very nice, that.