Consistently great meats, reasonable prices - a real gem in the Village. A place to frequent for…read morequality artisanal products.

Holy meat heaven! You know what I ordered here? The WHOLE BEAST. No joke!…read more My boyfriend and I heard rumors of this heavenly place and took a cab to go find it. We raced there to make sure we weren't going to miss them (they closed at 4pm on this day) and as soon as we got in the door we looked around and pretty much ordered a little but of everything. The salamis and cured meats are spectacular, the selection is out of this world, the head cheeses are tasty, and the liverwurst and mortadella blew my mind. We had the meat sweats for days because we took everything back to our hotel, wrapped it in baguettes and cheese and just ate forever. It was pretty ridiculous but we couldn't have it any other way. Customs wouldn't let us take it back across the border, and we couldn't wait long enough anyway. Best money I've spent in Victoria, hands down. Do not miss this store if you're looking to host a party, have a great dinner, or impress someone with with a locally made meat-gift! I don't think I have to go overboard next time but I don't think I could visit Victoria again and not come back for more meat.

Great custom sandwiches with stellar selections- try the ciabatta with pesto and sun-dried tomato…read moreturkey and load it high with creative veg choices like shredded beet and pea shoots

Great deli sandwich bar, it was the perfect sandwich to bring up for lunch on the first day of 4…read morebackpacking on the Juan de Fuca. I really wanted something fresh and yummy for that first meal on the trail and this hot the spot.

Exceptional deli. Myriad imported Italian pastas, tins of sauces, chili's, fantastic cheeses, deli…read moremeats, breads, olives and cold cooler of various cheeses for lasagna etc. Over the top thick and delicious sandwiches, dishes of hot lunch pastas, cold drinks. Happy and efficient staff. The midday queue out to the street says "this place is #1" .... highly recommend

what a hidden gem! i'm surprised there aren't more reviews. this space is a deli/cafe/grocery…read morestore. they have a decent amount of seating, i would say they can fit about 12 people and there is some outdoor seating as well. we browsed their shelves while waiting for the sandwiches which was a good time killer. the staff was so kind and quick. one woman stood out to me. i didn't catch her name but you might be able to guess who i'm talking about if you walk in. she is welcoming and hilarious. she told us to holler when we were ready, and after the sandwich was assembled, she announced "ann you're in the grill!" she absolutely went above and beyond. our interaction was the highlight of my morning. i got the firenze and it was delicious. all the flavors blended together seamlessly and i love the texture of the bread. it was such a tough choice because all the sandwiches sounded so good, but this was a great decision. i would say my only critique is that i wish the meat was more evenly distributed, but that's hard to achieve when the prosciutto naturally falls out when you take a bite. overall, i would totally recommend coming here for a quick lunch or breakfast! such amazing service and staff. thank you!!

I only found out about this shop from a Samantha Brown episode I watched about Victoria…read more Loy Sing Meat Market is the oldest Chinese business in North America, at 135 years old! The window to the shop is very unassuming, so it's easy to pass up compared to the big bright signs of other nearby restaurants. The space inside is tight. There isn't really anywhere to eat, except for a table in the back with a bowl of hot sauce that I think was available for customers to add to their dishes- but we completely forgot by the time we left. We ordered two small, simple dishes. The friendly workers (owners?) asked if we wanted the juice on the meat and we were like, "heck yeah!" Bbq Duck- The skin looked great and the dish was pretty tasty. However, as I ate it, I realized there were a lot of bones/cartilage where I thought there was meat. I was too hangry to have the patience to pick that meat off... so... this is not an easy dish to gobble. Crispy pork- OMG this was good. It was crispy and juicy. It was a bit more salty than I normally like... but at the same time, it was needed to season the rice a bit, so I was happy with it. This dish is very easy to gobble. For both meals, I was thankful we got the meat juice because it added just enough flavor to the white rice. By the way, the rice's texture was awesome... I can't quite explain. Like... the grains were separate, but just sticky enough to be able to be picked up easily by utensils. Anyway, this was my first time in Victoria and Loy Sing Meat Market was a place I HAD to visit while there. I'm so glad I tried it. If I'm ever on the island again, this will be one of my first stops. I can't believe I didn't try the bbq pork... I'm getting that next time. If there ever is a next time. Vancouver Island is not easy to get to.

They served us cold chicken, duck and bbq pork for prob leftovers from the day before…read more Wasps abound outside. Maybe a good take out place but not a good place to eat at. The owners were super friendly.

We are regulars here and can't seem to want to buy our meat from anywhere else…read more We like to buy the pepperoni sticks, packaged sliced meat, steak, and cheeses. During the holidays we do the turkey orders and they are always popular with our family! But we don't just buy meat for us, we also buy meat for our cats. The owner, Lloyd, supplies us with duck that has been ground into cubes so that we can give it to our cats. Because of the raw food, I have been able to take one of our cats off medication for pancreatitis. If you've never been to the meat shop, be ready for a lineup. It is always busy in there, but busy for a reason. The meats are high quality and come from local farms. The animals are ethically raised.

Fantastic, dedicated butchers who really seem to know their stuff, although it seemed like a lot of…read morethe product was made elsewhere. Great, uncommon charcuterie and decent prices. The name of the shop confused me though. I don't know if I am just blind or stupid, but I didn't see a single piece of seafood in the shop.

Another good day for a walkabout Victoria we decided to head over to Cook/Fort to try out the baked…read moregoodies here at Sally Bun. Lovely ambiance street side, Sat by the window booth and enjoyed people watching PLUS a delicious lunch. Their menu of buns are A++ we enjoyed these buns: - hamburger - curry chicken - bacon, tomato cream cheese -Korean BBQ -roast beef and pickle -mushroom + pimento cream cheese The bun dough is has the perfect elasticity and is moist (not sweet) flavour. Lucky for us they were serving spinach coconut curry soup - WOW! Love this as a lunch companion in a damp drizzly day. Super service and great value for money. We will be back

The food is great and at reasonable prices it usually costs 5$ and worth it and the person who runs…read moreit is very nice

Wonderful staff, friendly and very helpful! The store is…read morespotless and well organised!!! We are hooked on stopping in the morning for fresh-made sandwiches, drinks, chips, snacks, and desserts to take along for our day vacationing on the island. The sandwich counter is amazing with giant wraps being made while customers happily wait in line to get them. The store has a great selection of pre-made and packaged sandwiches, desserts, sweetbreads... to grab if you are in a hurry. You will find all of the items you would at a small grocery store here. Most of the other shoppers seem to be locals who were fun to visit with as well as giving some great ideas of places to visit. :)

A small market-style food store, with a deli counter and sandwich bar, with an area you can eat in…read more We went there for sandwiches; they're made in front of you, with a dizzying array of ingredients, including lots of salad. My veggie sandwich with cheese, onion, carrot, pickles. peppers, olives, cucumber, lettuce, and tomato with honey mustard was simply wonderful. Add in smiling, efficient service and low prices and you can't go wrong.

On the far edge of Canada--about as west as the map allows--you wouldn't expect to stumble into a…read morelove letter to the east. Yet tucked into the rhythm of downtown Victoria, a few steps from the grand columns of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings, sits a deli that feels like it took a bite out of Montreal and carried it across the entire country. Broughton Street Deli doesn't pretend to reinvent anything. That's the point. It's a place that understands the quiet dignity of doing something simple--really well. The Montreal smoked meat arrives the way it should: thin-sliced, warm, and stacked with reckless generosity between bread that knows its job is simply to hold the miracle together. Each slice is tender, smoky, and rich, the kind of meat that folds onto itself like velvet. Then comes the mustard--made in-house, sharp and bright, cutting through the fat just enough to remind you why this sandwich has survived generations. Take a bite and for a second you forget you're standing on the Pacific. It's a small culinary miracle: the farthest west of Canada faithfully channeling a food tradition born nearly 4,000 kilometers away in Quebec. But the sandwich isn't the whole story. Behind the counter is a husband-and-wife team who've been running this place for nearly two decades. The kind of couple that greets regulars by name and first-timers like they've been expected all along. There's a certain immigrant grit to the place--work hard, build something honest, send the kids off to get the education you never had. The quiet, proud arc of a family business that didn't just survive but became part of the neighborhood. And they're not slowing down. You see it in the rhythm of the room. Regulars drift in for "the usual." Newcomers get a smile and a gentle nudge toward whatever the owners think you should try today. Sit long enough and the place turns into a little theatre of Victoria life. Don't skip the sweets. The cookies and butter tarts are homemade--real homemade, not the marketing department kind. And the peanut butter cookie, somehow both indulgent and gluten-free, has picked up awards that make sense the second it hits your mouth. So slow down. Grab a seat. Let the sandwich drip a little mustard on the paper. Talk to the owners. Talk to the stranger next to you. Watch the steady parade of locals who clearly know they've found something good. Because in a city surrounded by marble halls, political speeches, and the formal gravity of the legislature, sometimes the most genuine place in the neighborhood is a deli counter quietly serving one perfect sandwich at a time. CHEERS!!!

When we walked in, it was like we were being welcomed into an old friends house. Everyone was so…read morefriendly and welcoming even though we were the only people there. The setting was amazing and it seemed like we were in a fun local restraunt (which we were) The food was amazing too and I selected the avocado Benedict but with an English muffin replacing the waffle. Amazing! Favorite deli ever, no words can describe how amazing and delicious this place is.