This is another "must see" when you visit Chemainus. You'll never see another ice cream shop like…read morethis again. You enter the garden area behind the Hansel and Gretel candy store and see an old fashioned ice cream bar with excellent ice cream. What is really unusual about this place is you can enjoy your ice cream sitting in a carefully crafted and designed garden with whimsical topiaries and a gazebo. The soft serve ice cream is some of the best I've ever had.

Cool little place tucked in off the street. Fun gardens and nice selection of flavors. They make…read morecones fresh as they go, which beats the others in the area. You buy your size first, get a token, and take it to the fellow scooping the ice cream. Yogurt and slushies too!

Tried their sinfully silky chocolate tart as a part of the Fisherman's Table event at Steveston…read more Gorgeously rich tart that wasn't too sweet. It had a cheesecake-like base layer topped with chocolate ganache and a chocolate short crust. The berries on top were all carefully picked - perfect in shape, all deliciously sweet, without any tartness. Loved the chocolate fish detail that paid homage to the area - what a thoughtful touch. Will def visit their storefront to try more of their treats. The ladies at the counter also lovely.

Stopped into this sweet chocolate shop while on a walk in downtown Steveston. The eye catching…read moreconfections just draw you in! From gourmet chocolates, baked goods and beautifully packaged gift sets...this shop is a sweet tooth heaven. They even gave us a sample of their chocolate mousse cup, which enticed us even more to not leave empty handed. Whether you're looking for a sweet treat for yourself or something to gift someone...this shop has something for everyone The staff was lovely and knowledgeable about all things chocolate...a must visit when you're in downtown Steveston!

Top notch chocolatier and patisserie in a really hidden location!!…read more I got a birthday cake from here... and it was phenomenal!!!! Very delicate tasting, complex flavours and textures... and really pretty aesthetics!! It was so good!! Tips: they usually don't open on weekday. So When you order for pick up for a cake, you will have to pick up on exact time.

This is another one of those places that will get extremely busy once word gets out. I've come…read morehere several times now. Their only saving grace is that they are in an industrial area that is difficult to get to, but there is a bus depot nearby. It's located south of the Ironwood Mall. Kinda near my other favourite place, Mama's Dumpling and Coffee. You have to come and try. They offer specials $5.99 for dessert and hot drink. It rotates with a different dessert and drink. They also offer a chocolate appreciation course for $35, hosted in their backroom. I just might try this out. See my pics. It's become a bit of a regular stop for me.

Cute ice cream shop. I love how inviting and inclusive this place is. Workers were friendly and…read moreoffered samples when were couldn't decide. We ended up getting the vegan chocolate with their homemade waffle cones and a doggie cup. The doggie cup came with a doggy biscuit on top which our dog just gobbled up. My only suggestion is to have a couple more dairy free options. 3 is quite minimal. Even if they're not vegan, I would have loved to try their burnt honey flavor in a dairy free option. I still give this stop 5/5 for their inclusiveness, friendliness, and great tasting ice cream. Very warm and cozy for an ice cream shop.

Service Quality I…read moream very picky when it comes to my ice cream, and his ice cream and macaroon were outstanding. I would definitely come back and also highly recommend this place.

Simple menu , no line when I went on a Saturday. Right next to the cannery. They take credit /…read moredebit / cash. Ice cream was good quality really creamy. They had 4 different slushie flavours. I had root beer + vanilla. Picture is a size small.

Fun treats to enjoy while sitting in the sun watching the boats and seagulls. The service was quick…read more& friendly.

Wow! One of the best bakeries I've been to. The pastries are all very flavourful and the lamination…read moreis perfection. It's small inside so plan to grab and go or sit outside. We went early in the morning and was able to snag a mystery bag with day old patsteries. I highly recommend the mushroom pastry with its rich filling. I can't wait to try out more!

Stopped in on a weekday morning for a treat and so glad we did! The pastries were so buttery and…read moreflaky. We tried the bacon, mushroom and gruyere pain suisse. It was super savoury and one of our favourites. Also had the lemon blueberry danish. Again a flaky pastry with sour lemon curd balanced with the blueberries. The sourdough was also tasty. The crust wasn't too thick and the overall flavour was nice. We also were able to get mystery day old bags of pastries and those were still delicious. Honestly these pastries were very reasonably priced for the quality. I hiiiiighly recommend checking them out if you're in the neighbourhood (or even if you're not cause it's worth the trip!). I'll definitely be coming back when I'm in town!

We didn't do U-pick. Instead, we bought two flats (16 boxes total) for $150…read more One flat was shared with our friends. In the other flat, we found almost two boxes' worth of rotten strawberries, not including the many small strawberries mixed in. The rotten ones were hidden underneath the good-looking strawberries, so we couldn't see the issue when we bought them. The photo doesn't show all of the rotten strawberries because we had already thrown some away on the drive home while sorting through them. The amount we threw away could almost fill another box. We were pretty disappointed with the quality, especially considering how much we paid.

We went to Emma Lea Farms for strawberry picking and were surprised by how poor the whole…read moreexperience was. We paid $30 for a large container that we couldn't even fill up because there were barely any strawberries left and the ones remaining were mostly rotten. Of course this wasn't mentioned to us or else we wouldn't have paid $30 or wasted our time with two young kids. We tossed out half of the strawberries the next day. Wouldn't we get better quality strawberries for cheaper at a supermarket? What's the point of going to a farm? The staff at Emma Lea Farms were rude and uncaring. Upon leaving the farm I put the strawberries on a table for a quick photo with the tractor and one of the staff came with her spray to clean the table that I had the strawberries on and sprayed all over our strawberries. Our 1-year old was hungry so we wanted to feed her in the car before driving away but were told by staff that we had to leave the parking lot. We understood and decided to move the car to the street outside of the farm. The staff closing the parking lot told us that we weren't allowed to park on the PUBLIC street because that's their property. A quick Google search tells you that the street is no one's property and it's public. I emailed them to let them know but they never responded. Unless you want rotten strawberries or poor attitude I would stay away from this farm. This farm has by far been the worst farm I've ever been to. How could you go wrong with local strawberries??

Really good gelato with many plant based options aw well. They have a great range of flavors that…read morerotate seasonally. The scoops are normal sized, and everything they offer is compostable. Service is friendly and fast, and you can try/test flavors also!

Cold Front is amazing! As someone who cannot digest dairy, it was wonderful to step into a gelato…read moreshop that has six different vegan flavors! That's right, people, not one or two or three flavors, but SIX vegan flavors. I ended up getting the rose water gelato with a peach swirl in a waffle cone (also vegan!!!) and it was delightfully creamy, fruity, and delicious. My hubs got the vegan Turkish coffee with cardamom (incredibly good) and the lemon almond (like lemon ice cream meeting amaretto) in a waffle cone and loved it. The service was friendly and fast too. We ate on a bench outside on a hot evening and the gelato cooled us down and brought a smile to our faces. Highly recommended!