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    Big Beach Lounge

    3.7 (21 reviews)
    ModerateSeafood, Lounges, Pubs
    Open 3:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    Clockwise from the top: Caesar salad, calamari, nachos with no olives, honey garlic chicken wings
    Christie Y.

    Since Ucleulet doesn't have many restaurants, my family were stuck on eating at the hotel. The day before, we ate at Fetch which is right beside the lounge. It was too expensive and not worth it, so we decided to eat at Float. There was a full room and not enough servers, we were waiting for a while before someone greeted us. We were sat at a high table with stools, not the most comfortable considering many others were sitting in couches, but it was the earliest table so it had to do. I even had to ask someone for water and table cutlery which was unbelievable. The menu has more casual and comfort food such as burgers and salads. My family chose to share some food. I ordered the nachos with no olives, (FYI: guac is extra for $5!! And I thought chipotle was bad!). The nachos were great and the chips weren't store bought tortilla chips but looked like they made it themselves. The toppings could've been more layered because once I ate the top, I was left with plain chips to dip in salsa and sour cream. Salsa was so good, had a spicy kick to it and they gave a lot of it too. The calamari was meh, it looked like it had been covered in batter, but it was thin and crispy which was good. But it had no flavour and they could've given more tzaziki sauce. Cesear salad was not fresh, and had too much sauce which made it very salty. Honey Garlic chicken wings were horrible. Chicken was fresh, but it was COVERED in honey, like they didn't add anything else! I asked for hot sauce so we could atleast taste another flavour but it made no difference. Table beside us had been there longer than we have and it took an HOUR for their dishes to arrive which is too long. Not a surprise since the food all came from the same kitchen which is the kitchen at Fetch. It was better than Fetch, but wasn't all great. I had high hopes for this hotel because I thought we could at least get some decent food in a more remote area. But I am left slightly disappointed.

    Tofino Brewing Blonde Ale
    Kate M.

    I have to give this lounge 5 stars for the fantastic view but they do fall short on the cocktails, food and service. The staff is wonderful but they didn't refill my water the entire dinner which they had even pointed out themselves but then never came back to fill it up. My mom ordered a cocktail which tasted heavily like rosemary - with agave syrup or simple syrup it would have been much better. I ordered a Tofino Brewing Blonde Ale which was crisp and refreshing. We had the Ceasar salad - the dressing was delicious but on top their was fried prosciutto that was super salty, and you had to break it up so you didn't eat a ball of salt at once. The calamari was great, yummy dill sauce to go with it too for your dipping pleasure!

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    An hour and half for takeout!! And even then when we got it, it was still cold. Honestly this resort is horrible.

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    Ucluelet Brewing - Harbor view pale ale

    Ucluelet Brewing

    3.3(16 reviews)
    0.9 km

    Decent beer, friendly service and surprisingly nice views…read more This is an above average, but not amazingly good little brewpub in a cute town. The normal selection of beer is a pretty good flight of typical beers. The party wave hazy IPA from the normal line up stood out as both true to the style and very good. Not too sweet either. The featured limited release tap while we were there was the Brewmaster's Keep imperial stout aged on bourbon soaked oak (but apparently not actually in bourbon barrels). That was really fantastic, creamy and with just hints of bourbon sweetness. Our family of four was lucky enough to have the wrap-around table in the window looking out over the harbor and at the mountains, which was a great view. The food was about the same, but maybe a notch below the beer. I really enjoyed the beet, kale and feta salad, but the Reuben sliders my wife got weren't quite as good and the portions were on the small side. They had vanishingly little food for kids and even the "kids mac and cheese" wound up with onions in it and my son didn't eat it. They did make a bowl of plain rice for my daughter which she ate and they ate the chips that came with the Reuben sliders. The service was attentive and friendly the whole time and they had all the beers they had on tap also to go in cans.

    Came in thinkin' I was gonna get a nice cold craft beer on the coast. Instead these savages handed…read moreme a pint that tasted like a raccoon wrung out a gym sock into carbonated cat piss. I don't know what kinda wizard lab experiment they got goin' on back there, but this wasn't beer -- this was punishment. The food was alright, the place looks cool, but that beer?. I've had warm gas station lagers at 2am that treated me with more respect. If you like drinking pine needles soaked in battery acid with a hint of regret, this is your spot. One star.

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    Ucluelet Brewing - Flight.

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    Howlers Family Restaurant

    Howlers Family Restaurant

    4.0(70 reviews)
    0.9 km
    $$

    While staying in Ucluelet for some storm watching, we tried Howlers one night. Sounded like a fun…read moreplace with an arcade, pool and a full menu. Most of the arcade games were off - broken or unplugged, not sure which. Fun atmosphere otherwise with a large blackboard for the kids to draw on. I had the deer burger with fries, upgraded to poutine. The fries are crispy outside and soft inside, and that gravy was delicious! The burger itself was juicy, soft bun, but the sprouts for the crunch and the chipotle mayo for the extra flavor made this one a winner! For dessert, I had the ginger molasses bread with ice cream. Moist, flavorful, and the French vanilla ice cream was out of this world.

    This quaint restaurant was right across the street from the lodge we were staying at during our…read morelong weekend getaway in Ucluelet, so we wandered over to satiate our hunger on our first night in town. The restaurant was actually larger than I expected. They had loads of bench-style tables and seats. There was a run-down arcade in there as well with some claw machines that looked like the candy prizes had been in there since the 90's... We looked around for the bowling alley that was supposedly there but found out that it was taken out. Service was friendly and relatively attentive. I had my first poutine of the trip. It ended up being saltier than I had hoped. I ordered the Korean Beef Noodle Bowl. Not that I needed more food, but for the price it was, I expected that there would be more food. The flavor was okay. Nothing to write home about. As I got to the bottom of the bowl, I found a pool of oil just sitting there, being absorbed by the few pieces of my leftover sad noodles. It was a LOT of oil... I wanted the bowl because it had a lot of veggies alongside the beef, so I at least got that. It's nice that it's open late for visitors to dine in and has a wide variety of foods, but none of our party's food stood out and wow'ed us, so... it was fine. Again, they were lovely, friendly people, so if you're looking for someplace welcoming to get fed in Ucluelet, I recommend coming here.

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    The interior

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    Tofino Brewing

    Tofino Brewing

    4.4(70 reviews)
    33.2 km
    $$

    Get a flight and then order a pint of Ethereal! One of my favorite craft brews of all time! The…read morebartender gave us the best recommendations for restaurants in Tofino during our holiday! Awesome experience!!

    A decent walk from downtown Tofino but worth it! The Tofino Brewing taproom has more than a dozen…read morebeers on tap with both classic and adventurous beer. I got a flight of the glowing embers ale, kelp stout, dark lager, and spruce tree ale. Dark beers are usually my favourite, but my favourite out of this batch might have actually been the glowing embers, which was described as a candied smoked ale. The caramelly/smoky combination was great. The kelp stout was interesting - I found it had a slightly vegetal finish but wasn't overtly kelpy. If you like stouts, you'll probably like this. All the beers were very enjoyable. The spruce tree ale and kelp stout are probably the two to try if you want something uniquely local. The Japanese street food truck outside was also fantastic! You can grab food from them and bring it inside the brewery. They also have bar snacks (pretzels, chips) inside. The building is cool. There are front and back patios, a spacious main floor, and a hidden, cozier second floor. The bartender that served me was very friendly. I noticed that the staff was very diligent about clearing tables inside but not so much outside, I saw a table on the patio that had abandoned empty glasses sitting on it when I went out to pick up my food truck order and still there when I left.

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    Tofino Brewing - Enjoying some good brews

    Enjoying some good brews

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    Twin City Brewing - Rose lavender cider they offer

    Twin City Brewing

    4.8(28 reviews)
    64.9 km
    $$

    Nice little local brewery with way above average food and cool ambiance with board games to boot…read more Came in on our way driving from Victoria to Ucluelet for a decent beer and dinner after a long day of hiking and driving. We were pleasantly surprised by a small, but nice brewpub with board games to boot. They didn't have any tables for four because of reservations, but we were able to sit at the bar and set our kids up with a game of Battleship while we had some beer and food. The beer wasn't world class, but also didn't disappoint. The unicycle sour IPA, was my standout, but the porter and monster mash IPA were also good. The rest were fine, but not amazing. The food was (if anything) better than the beer. The plain cheese pizza my son got was good and had nicely browned cheese all over. The sauce was a bit on the sweet side, but not unpleasantly so. I'd probably lean more into pizza next time even if it's a bit too carb heavy. The spuds (potato wedges) were only OK. I got the Thai chicken salad, which was spicy with great greens and good chicken. Nice and fresh. My wife seemed to be less enamored of her bahn mi burger, but still said it was good. The service was attentive and happy to accommodate us and our kids. Would definitely come again.

    There was a good selection of board games. The bathroom was very clean. The pretzel was really…read moregood because it wasn't greasy and there wasn't too much salt. The service was friendly and attentive and the cooks made the food super fast. The French press earl gray was very good. And when you added the cream, it felt like the creaminess wrapped around your tongue in a warm delicious hug. The ambiance was perfect and it had indoor-outdoor seating. It was a great family restaurant.It was overall a great experience.

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    Twin City Brewing - Great atmosphere!

    Great atmosphere!

    Twin City Brewing - Beer taster flight and rose lavender cider

    Beer taster flight and rose lavender cider

    Twin City Brewing - Spicy Thai chicken salad.

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    Spicy Thai chicken salad.

    Pastimes Sports Bar & Grill - Turkey dinner was excellent and plentiful

    Pastimes Sports Bar & Grill

    5.0(2 reviews)
    65.0 km
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    We typically don't have dinner at the hotel we are staying at as it seems to us that either the…read morefood, or the service, are not up to the standards of stand alone restaurants. Definitely not the case at Pastimes on our visit this evening. Our server Teresa was excellent, even though she was quite busy. She happily answered our questions about the food, and the choices we were going to make. We shared a house salad which was plentiful and had a nice accompaniment of dried cranberries and almonds. Both items are things that are often scrimped upon as they are complimentary items that aren't an inexpensive addition. For our mains I got the meatloaf with mashed potatoes, and the lovely K the turkey dinner. Both were excellent, with the meatloaf wrapped by bacon, likely the local Hertel variety which was incredible. Real mashed potatoes and veggies cooked to my perfect taste along with gravy. Easy 5 out of 5, as was K's turkey, also accompanied by mashed potatoes and veggies. The decor is pure sports bar, but the sound on the tv's was down so you could actually talk without the usual noise. The Canucks were in Nashville so we watched the game and enjoyed a very very nice meal. Sadly we couldn't finish it all, and with a travel day tomorrow we had to send it away, what a shame. We will most definitely be back the next time we are in Port Alberni.

    Had Newyork steak and Monte Cristo Sandwich. The food was nothing but Excellent!! and very…read moreappetizing The service was very very good! This is what I as a customer expect. Thank you.

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    Pastimes Sports Bar & Grill - The interior from our perch

    The interior from our perch

    Pastimes Sports Bar & Grill - Large salad with plenty of toppings and garlic bread

    Large salad with plenty of toppings and garlic bread

    Pastimes Sports Bar & Grill - The bacon wrapped meatloaf and mashed potatoes was so good

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    The bacon wrapped meatloaf and mashed potatoes was so good

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