We stopped on a Saturday night with no reservations but it wasn't a problem at all. Great service,…read moregood drinks, great food. Oh, and a wonderful view from the deck!

We brought the whole family little ones and adults. The drinks from the bar were summer scorcher,…read morelake breeze, canada day old fashioned (I will try this again) and a empress 1908 gin and sprite. Now we are trying several of their appetizers. The calamari was delicious and I'm sorry I think the macaroni and cheese with the pulled pork was out of this world. I wasn't able take a photo of the menu because it is being changed or tweaked every day. I would recommend that you give this place to try!

This was the best plate I've had in a 50 mile radius! Highly recommend, the servers were fast and…read morecourteous.

We had made a reservation for 11 at noon. the service was super super slow. The manager didn't…read moreemploy enough help so the cook couldn't cope. One of our friends had to leave after 1:00 we still had not received our food. One hour and half it took to be served. The food was good but not worth the waiting.

This place is beyond awesome...the food is so fresh and delicious. The atmosphere is charming under…read morethe red umbrellas and the service is efficient, kind and cheerful. I ordered the seafood sandwich and I loved it but what honestly I loved most was the humble house side salad which said it all-the carrots were clearly graded fresh and the lettuce and cabbage and cucumbers and tomatoes were all delicious. I complemented the chefs and they came out and proudly told me that they get fresh food six days a week and took pride and telling me how they prepared the meal. When you can take a simple side salad and make it so startlingly fresh and lovely it tells you everything you need to know about a place.

Excellent burger.. friends had fish and chips.. all delicious.. lovely waitress. Located right near…read morewater and park.

The food is always good and the service is great! My granddaughter likes to go there for bday…read moredinners. Good size portions and good variety on menu. Bday person gets free dessert. Attentive servers with good sense of humour. A bit loud but not bad. We enjoy going to Bucksnort's to eat.

Great atmosphere, server remembered every detail perfectly, excellent food. Got the fish and chips…read more Would recommend!

I have eaten at this restaurant since its inception in the 60's and have always had excellent…read moremeals. It was a go to for special occasions. Went last night with a friend but the reservation should not have been accepted. From the moment we arrived we were told to hurry up and eat as the next people would be there within the hour. Good start I ordered the cordon bleu with spaetzle and sauerkraut. The side dishes were very small and barely room temperature and definitely lacked seasoning. The schnitzle although good was half the size it used to be and the price had gone up almost double from a couple of years ago. I understand the price increase but not the decrease in the portions,, one or the other and maybe heat the food. I was extremely disappointed and will not repeat the experience. It is a shame, was always my favorite place to go for the last 55 + years.

Best restraint in Port Alberni. Love the schnitzel with jagger gravy, spaetzel and potatoes.read more

This is a solid seafood place! I enjoyed the clam bucket as…read moreit was well seasoned. The bread that came with it was soo good! It was like a garlic sourdough baguette. The clam chowder was solid. The seafood caps were good but very cheesy. It was hard to taste the seafood in the mushroom and it was mostly just cheesy flavour. The fish and chips were very large and seafood was juicy. The atmosphere is very family friendly, cozy and the server was very nice and checked in once in a while.

We were looking for a place for lunch. it wasn't too high on Yelp ratings but we gave it a try…read moreanyways. We were all pleasantly surprised. The decor was old school but very clean. It feels like a family business that has been around. We ordered seafood pasta, fried oysters burger, a bucket of mussels, a captain's platter. The portions were super big. I was glad we ordered only 5 dishes and it was more than enough for the 6 of us. I found about 7 unopened mussels from the bucket and I told the server about it. She acknowledged it and went back to the kitchen. They came back with almost another full bucket for us. I told them I wasn't expecting this and it was more than we asked for. They wanted us to have more, It shows that they care and are honest people. The food was great. My husband raved about the pasta and the giant scallops in it. My son loved the fried shrimp and lung cod in his platter, the batter was light and you can taste good quality fish. It was overall a very good experience and much more than what we expected!

Sat outside on a windy day, but the patio had wind protection and the view was quite nice. Service…read morewas friendly but slow. They did give us a heads up about that when we sat down. Husband had the Starboard Burger which was a decent burger. Did not come with any sides. We decided to try the smoked pork poutine. We liked it okay, but we are new to poutine. Not the most healthy though. I had the tofu and peanut bowl, which was not what I expected at all. I thought it would be a kind of salad type bowl. Instead, It was more of a soggy stir fry with an overall sweet sauce, served with rice and a few pieces of nan bread. The tofu was deep fried. Not a good dish. Overall the menu was very large with many choices. Most dishes seemed a fusion of several cuisines, not all of them made sense.

In terms of atmosphere and service Starboard is excellent. The waitresses are attentive, quick and…read morefriendly. Nice waterfront view and clean dining area. In terms of food I ordered the chicken hotpot. Wish I ordered something else. Although it didn't taste bad it wasn't very impressive or flavorful or spicy. Maybe their specialities are their burgers? Perhaps I can give it another try.

This place was actually amazing. Would recommend making reservations because it fills up really…read morefast around dinner time. There are over 20 varieties of schnitzel to try here, plus other entrees so theres probably something that will satisfy everyone. The outside of the schnitzel was so crisp, and the spaetzel was the perfect compliment. We got the Reuben and the Jaeger Art and both were delicious. The portions are big too so I had breakfast the next morning. HIGHLY recommend if you're in the Qualicum beach area.

A solid 3.75 stars, rounded up to 4…read more Okay, so the recipe here is simple.. they make Schnitzel, which is what you think it is, deep fried. Then you have a plethora menu of toppings from the more normal... yeah, if normal is a word here, to the crazy with loaded with lots of toppings, melted cheese, to curds, to gravy, to bacon, you are getting it with either boiled red cabbage, rice, or potatoes. Look, it's tasty food, and you are going to be full up, because the portions are... plenty. Let's use that word, because it's plenty. The service is good, our server was great, he shared opinions about the menu, and they were good options. The ambiance... is casual, loud, and delicious. So why not 5? Here's the context, we came at dinner hour 5:30, lots of people eating, so tables were packed. While our Schnitzels were great, when our companions got their food, as the same time, the meatballs were just warm. After a brief apology, they quickly remade the food, but first impressions. Anyway, they did make up for it, and the places was a mess of people, so orders were likely being quickly made, and ours wasn't made completely, which was okay, overall, the food was still tasty, ours, and our group's food when a totally new order came from the kitchen. So it's not a bad place, I would come again, and if you want to leave full, and not even remotely hungry, this is the place for you.