No wait time, easy to read menu, and great service. We order steak with mushrooms, fries, and…read moreveggies. Also a sushi pizza with the pulled pork. So yummy live the fried bread rice in the pizza and the steak was yum! Not very crowded so not very loud but it was great.

We walked into Firehouse Grill with no prior information and had the absolutely best meal in weeks!…read moreThe menu is surprising--including cornbread muffins and jambalaya! We ordered burgers--best burgers we've eaten in a long time. Amazing food, prepared and quickly out of the kitchen. Beautiful presentation. Service was perfect. Chef (owner?) came out to meet us and we learned his history, including time spent in New Orleans where he learned how to prepare cornbread and jambalaya. Interesting note--we'd asked for restaurant recommendations and this one had not been mentioned by anyone. Honestly, don't know how the other places could beat Firehouse Grill for service, selection, and taste. Next day, sitting in Vancouver, we talked about riding the ferry back to Nanaimo to eat here for a second time.

Our second visit to Chameleons, and we couldn't be more glad that we returned. Our dinner…read moreexperience was tremendous again, and this place will be on our must do when in Parksville. Our dinner mates were unfortunately very much under the weather so we were dining just the two of us. The degree to which they take care of you is so spot on, the decor is subtle again with local artist works adorning the walls. There is no rush at all which we appreciate. The food was spot on again, my ribs fall off the bone, and the mashed potatoes so good. K's Chef's Special was also so good. Dessert again was the sticky date pudding with ice cream. Sublime? Until next time.

Food and service is always superb...never have had a bad dinner. My sister and brother in law from…read morethe mainland say it is the best.

Fun place, especially on a hot day. Quiet, interesting, tastey. You can trust the bartender with…read moretheir concoctions.

The Alibi is dead. I…read moredidn't know. This was the place where I proposed to my wife, this was our first date. It was one of the cornerstones of my love for Vancouver. Years later we returned for our 10th anniversary and the spark was gone. Curated beer list gone, food mediocre, service still nice. It was loud and nothing special anymore. I shed a single tear for the memories and I'll never forget what it used to be.

We had to wait a while to get a table but it's understandable why it's a popular restaurant. We…read morestarted with the baked oysters which was full of flavor. Then we enjoyed the Crudo which was especially fresh. Service was quick.

Got to the restaurant at 4:30 PM and was lucky for the last table available; as it is a small but…read morean efficient restaurant. We ordered the Shucker's Special 18 oysters, that came in an assortment of different types with excellent explanation by a attentive Australian server. The Crudo - marinated ceviche that included scallops, salmon, tuna with capers and basil was delicious. The Tuna Nicoise salads was also spot on. Over all the servers were attentive and the the food was excellent. Sorry no photos taken, but would highly recommend if you are in the area for Oysters/seafood. BTW, the Business # in the website is NOT theirs; therefore no answer. Just make sure you show up @ 4 pm when they open, the small space fills up quick; then you go on to a wait list to be called. We wish we had a Gigis Oysters in Southern Ontario. Would definitely be back, if we're in the area again!

We ordered "Mrs. R's Famous Beef Dip" for take out 3 days ago and the meat was tender slow roasted…read moreAlberta AAA strips of PAPER TOWEL on one side of the sandwich. When I called they seemed rather nonchalant about the incident, told me I could come all the way back down there and get another sandwich (uh no! Maybe you should have offered to have one delivered) then said ok you can come get a refund. I went the next day after work with all the paper towel in a baggie, the lady at that front took it from me & went to the kitchen. I could see them checking it. She came back out told me someone would be with me in a moment. Finally a fellow came out handed me my 23.00 as he turned to walk away said sorry about that and left. I was appalled they weren't more apologetic and didn't really seem to care. I have ordered from here alot the last couple of years but will not anymore going forward

Would give five stars, and an extra five bucks, if they could just de-tail the shrimp in their…read moreotherwise wonderful Wor Wonton soup! So tired of burned fishy smelling fingers!

Great local watering hole and restaurant with simple but well done meals. My salad had chick peas!…read more Quesadillas, burgers. Soups. Salads. Good beers on Tap. Note that there is a separate restaurant and pub side. A little more expensive for what You get but you need two ferries to get here! Great unparalleled views from patio. And you can listen to the crickets!

This place has good pub style food, with an amazing view from the patio. Burgers are very tasty and…read morethey have excellent fries. A bit pricey for burger add-ons (avocado, cheese, mushrooms) that often already come on the burgers at other places, but still pretty solid value for money. They also have island farms ice cream so you can always just stop in for a cone! Would definitely recommend this place - especially if on a hot summer day!

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.

Stopped in for a quick meal on our way up island so decided to go with a chain restaurant. Food was…read moresuper average but priced accordingly, it did its job for what we needed! Service was really good, our server was hilarious and very witty! Ambiance is nice, it's a clean restaurant. If you need a quick meal this is a good place to stop, it'll be consistent! If you have more time I'd do some research and find some of Duncan's more hidden gem restaurants!

Went for a Saturday evening meal. All the food was pretty good. Portions were slightly on the small…read moreside. The service was good. However a little bit of an attitude from the hostess taking reservations.