Awesome atmosphere. Seriously the best pulled pork sandwich in victoria. The flights of beer are awesome and the service was good. Parking can be limited when it's busy but it's summer so what can you expect I guess. Over all a great place to sit on a patio over the water. Prices are also really good and portions are large. read more

We had lunch here on a rainy day on our honeymoon. We sat by the fire and had very good service. My husband had the cider flight and really enjoyed the different flavors. We also had the smoked outlandish oysters which were very good. My husband had the house smoked oyster fettuccine and I had a grilled cheese. For dessert we had the chocolate truffles which were amazing! Highly recommend this brewpub! read more

Read good reviews of this place but overall was unimpressed. Beer was ok, server was very nice but inattentive, and the food was mediocre to bad. Won't be going back. Great view was about the only thing I really enjoyed. read more

Spinnakers is one of those restaurants that has managed to maintain quality and morph to stay relevant over the 27 years I have been eating there. I always know that I am going to get a great beer there and food that impresses. I took a friend there for dinner last week because he wanted somewhere with good beer. While there are a number of good brew pubs in Victoria, I suggested Spinnakers because I knew that there was no risk of it not being good, which cannot be said for the others. read more

Their very tasty pulled-pork Nachos became my most favorite Nachos in the world.

My wife and I were in town celebrating our anniversary. Spinnakers was recommended by another local pub. So we drove over the next day to check it out. We arrived around 4:30pm on a Sunday afternoon. We were greeted at the front and explained the layout. We decided to go up top to the pub area to take in the views. We sat ourselves down and was passed by the waitresses on a couple of occasions and did not receive a greeting or eye contact. We helped ourselves to a menu and was excited to check out a few beers and eat a bit. After being passed by another time we decided to leave. The people who came in soon after us had water and order taken while we still waited. What shame....Every other place we visited was amazing and very friendly. read more

First we went here thinking it had a pet friendly patio but it wasn't. Restaurant and pub were quite busy. Even though we got a table right away the food took a long time to get. Unfortunately most things on the plate were barely warm. When we received a new order of fries they were wonderful. Pulled pork sandwich was quite good just cold like the rest. Beer selection was good. read more

We were there on Sunday afternoon with a 4:30 reservation. It started off bad.. with a sticky table that wasn't wiped down... and it progressively got worse. The food was awful! The steak was a small portion and full of fat, the pizza was like a brick and it appeared it had been sitting under a heat lamp... it was not edible and we had to send it back. The service was as horrendous as the food. The waitress was lazy as far as not clearing our plates from the table in a timely manner (we put them on the empty table behind us) not asking if we wanted more cocktails (our glasses sat empty) and was no where in site when we wanted to order desert (so we didn't order desert)... again it was a Sunday, late afternoon and the place was not busy, so that can't be used as an excuse for her complete inattentivenes. Spinnakers is beautifully situated overlooking the water, but sadly the sub par service and the food don't complement the beautiful setting. This was one of our worst dining experiences ever... please don't waste your money at this place, there are far better choices to dine at in Victoria. read more

I liked that they used a lot of local ingredients and the view was quite nice. The bun (strong rosemary perhaps?) used on my burger kind of overpowered all the other tastes but it was still solid. read more

For the Guesthouse. We booked a relative in for the holidays in one of the Garden Suites. Very clean. A little worn. She really loved her stay. One bedroom suite with wee fridge and micro. Lovely little deck. She really appreciated the friendly staff. We will do again. read more

Excellent food, very good service on a busy Sunday evening. Tried only one beer but it was interesting and they clearly had a large variety for a different day. Lively to the point of being noisy but that was OK -- we were not looking for a romantic evening. Highly recommended for an informal dinner or snacks and beer. read more

If you're looking for a nice view.. You'll get it.. But I was really not impressed with the food. It was mediocre.. I ordered fish n chips which was one piece of fish.. My husband was not impressed with his order too. Service was nice and beer was good..but not good enough to make us come back. read more

Out on the walkway around the harbour in the gorgeous sun today and decided to stop for lunch at Spinnakers as we walked by.....we chose to share the vegetarian nachos and OMGoodness! Restored my faith in restaurant food and customer service today Spinnakers! The combination of flavors from the pickled purple cabbage, smoked shitake mushrooms and the devine sauce was out of this world! never had better nachos....thank you for the perfect end to a perfect day. read more

My husband and I stopped for a snack and some beers on our harbour walk. Our beet and potato dumplings were very delicious, especially with the chutney. Our beers hit the spot. Too bad it wasn't a meal-time or we would have eaten more, I'm sure. read more

I stayed at the guest house and enjoyed 3 course meal at the Gastro Pub as well as a few Growlers. A great experience all around, and the food was great! read more

The pizza is good here. But they over season everything else on their menu. Beer selection is good, but a hit and miss with their own brews.

Great pub and great location - with qualifications. Go for the location and beer. Food and service could be better. Orderd crab hot pot, and were served half an in-shell crab in a bowl of broth. Wonderful on a beach where you can be and make a mess; not so good if you want to keep your hands and clothes somewhat clean. Ordered beet and cheese salad. Salad was good, but sprinkled with rock salt (actually small gravel) which needed to be picked out. Other plates (pulled pork, salad) were ok, but nothing special. read more

The beer is fantastic. The location is beautiful and overlooks the water. You can walk here on the Songhees Trail which is a nice feature. This place is worth the trip. read more

Service is good but the beer was mediocre and the vegan bowl lame. The portion size of the bowl doesn't justify the price and can do better at a Noodlebox and at Noodlebox you can at least have a vegetarian protein option. Being asked if we wanted anything added to the vegan bowl such as chicken completely defeats being vegan. I guess the light cashew sauce is considered the protein source. Gave this place a try several years ago and was disappointed with the portion size of their dinner size specialy salad. Came back just to see if things had changed and we definitely won't be back. If you can't get vegan dishes right, don't bother at all. read more

Very disappointing chowder, chasing the celery and carrot in search for some real fish! No flavor to the chowder - could do much better with some thought and good ingredients! read more

The atmosphere and service were good and the appetizer was amazing, but the main course was profoundly disappointing. Brie/salmon/basil/onion pizza - basically salmon on a saltine cracker. Almost no cheese, very little flavor. I was sad at the end of the meal. read more

This was the last place we went on our romantic weekend. This place is stunning and a must see. It was a hot summer day and we sat on the deck under the umbrellas. This looks like it would be a great place to go in the Winter with the big wood tables and fireplace. It's a big old house and feels that way. You will love it. I had the best salmon sandwich and beet salad I ever had and the service was excellent. read more

My daughter and I stopped at Spinnackers for a drink and a snack on the patio. There were 3 other tables with people and a few inside. The sever was a little slow taking our drink order. The two drinks took 18 minutes to arrive. I was brave and ordered some poutine to which she asked if I wanted pulled pork added (so I know she herd me). After 40 minutes, no fries and not even a check on us (drinks bone dry).. Finally I asked a different server if we could just have the bill as we were not waiting anymore. Our server was not friendly she was not competent and there appeared to be no reason for it as they were not at all busy. Can't review the food, we didn't get any. Out of our 4 day visit to Victoria this was our only disappointment. The one star is because I couldn't choose a big fat zero. read more

Food was good. Setting is lovely. I don't like their IPA (personal preference, I know) but the biggest issue was the service. SLOW. Not the server's fault. She announced to the table that the entrees that we ordered would take an hour to be delivered because the kitchen was backed up. Really? A summer night when the restaurant was guaranteed to be busy and the kitchen couldn't keep up? read more

Very enjoyable location. We had a very nice view of the harbor. Plans were for some drinks, a snack and off to another event. Four beers were recommended for me to try by a couple people. They were out of those four and more! This is not good for a brewpub. I finally ordered another brew and for my tastes, it was below average. Might try again on another trip to be fair. read more

Pretty good place to go. Nice craft beers. Tasty food with nice views. Try some flights, sit on the patio or the upstairs little enclosed balcony. Relaxing place to be. read more

Decent beers, but food is inconsistent. Great place for pints and and app, but not worthy of dinner.

Tried their $20 tasting menu for Dine Around Victoria 2011. The smoked salmon appetizer was completely overwhelmed by the mustard. The server was very professional and took it back to the kitchen so they could provide a new serving with less mustard, but even then it still overpowered the other flavors. The fettuccini with cream and mushrooms was undercooked and again the onions and garlic overpowered the dish. The truffles were delicious and the best part of the meal, which is a lot coming from someone who doesn't like sweets. I was really quite disappointed with the meal and am likely not going to order anything other than pub fare there in the future. read more

Not yelp, more like WOOF! First of all, they had a much more attractive menu (the reason we went) online then what was featured tonight. Girlfriend got the moon struck blossoms blue cheese pizza, if you list blue cheese as an ingredient, it should probably be on more than one of 8 slices. I got mussels, the broth, which anyone whose been to a decent ITAL joint knows is worth soaking up with bread, was at best best murky toilet water. Described by the waitress as garlic, beer infused something or other... it tasted like, welll.. nothing. The mussels themselves were fantastic, shame the cook ruined them with the slop. Horrible meal, tainted an otherwise lovely day in a beautiful town. 1 star for a good beer. read more

TOURIST TRAP ALERT! - service incredibly slow (albeit friendly) - noise-level off the chart - worst cocktail I've ever had (watery slush they tried to pass as margarita) - food quantity ranged from light to complete rip-off (tuna salad, moules frites, ribs) - sneaky receptionist (she lied to us saying the only table available was on the 2nd floor next to a huge group party. We said we're not going upthere and lo! suddenly there's a free table on the 1st floor) - their spinnakers ale has all the qualities of that other yellow liquid (although their tsarist stout was excellent) I very much regret giving my money to this scam. read more

Great Beer, good food. How many places, even brewpubs have beers on Cask, everyday? To me the cask version of the ESB is perhaps the best North American ESB. Oldest existing Brew Pub in Canada. The downstairs in a restaurant, the upstairs is the pub. read more

Always a good bet for out-of-town guests. Gorgeous views, outstanding beer and excellent local food.

I'm a big fan of the local brewpub scene here in Victoria, and Spinnaker's is my favourite. I haven't eaten more than a few of the appetizer items here, so I can't speak too much regarding the food; however, I really enjoy the beers here especially their specialty casks that they have nightly. The pub upstairs is a great place to meet up with friends and to bring out-of-towners. The service staff have been great in my experience and I love/am powerless against the little sweet shop in the entranceway that gets me every time. Also, my friend does enjoy the gluten-free options on the menu. read more

I really want to love it...truly i do. The down side is service is hit or miss whenever i go, some of the staff actually seem put off that you would want actual service...at no time is it cool to wait 30 minutes to order a drink! Their beer is mediocre at best, and when you are touting oldest brewpub shouldn't the beer reflect that as well? Luckily they bring in other great breweries on tap so that i can enjoy a pint with the pulled pork natchos which are flipping amazing, and the fact they use seasonal local ingredients also helps. The atmosphere has a great vibe and the view is spectacular, Even though there are some cons to this review, the pros outweigh them by a long shot. Mmmm now i am craving pulled pork natchos! read more

I started with the cask beer of the night which was a hef and a stout aged together in a cask. It was weird at first, but pretty good. It was served warm which suited the beer quite well. I followed it with the stout which was very chocolatey and nutty, and good. My husband had the northwest ale which was super hoppy and refreshing. I had the burger with goat cheese and bacon, and it was quite tasty, the best burger I've had in Victoria I think. My husband had the pub pie, but he thinks he got the vegetarian one instead of the meat one. It wasn't the most satisfying dinner he's ever had. We had rhubarb cobbler for desert which was delicious, and I normally don't like cobbler. The service was perfect, which was a relief after a week of bad service in Victoria. Our waitress was on top of everything without being pushy. read more

Great beers and reasonable good but bad service. Today I was at my table with My son for 15 mins before anyone came over and when she did, no hello, just a straight up 'know what you're having' crap. The pub upstairs is reasonable but avoid the restaurant. I've been 3 or 4 times always unremarkable. read more

We went to this location for a birthday dinner and between the menu and the service received, it is safe to say we will not be back! As a very healthy eater I generally have chicken and steamed vegetables where ever I go, this was not an option at Spinnakers. I understand they are trying to do the local thing which is really nice but to people visiting for the first time or picky eaters they are not really a restaurant that carters to the general public. This pub has a real niche of a clientele so beware of what time of eater you are. My cousin is vegetarian and there was 0 options for her, she had to have a bun with lettuce and sauce. I asked the waitress "do you have carrots/broccoli" NO "rice or qinoa" NO "spaghetti sauce" NO. The waitress was flustered with our group of 15 people and as we were the last 2 to order do to dietary needs we didn't realize that the waitress didn't put ANY orders in when we had said go ahead and process these orders and we will place ours last. It took 2 hours for everyone to get their food which made for a long night. Not a place I would return to but if your a rich hippy who eats meat, fish and strange sauces this place would be perfect! read more

Noisy, filled with little kids running around and absolutely the worst tasting pizza Imaginable. Apple butter slathered on pork belly scraps..no sauce or cheese. This place has been like this for twenty years..can't imagine,why anyone would be there read more

Good in every aspect: really nice view, really good meals, lots of hard liquor and beer choices (wonderful brewery).

My wife and I went to Spinnakers on February 8th to try the Chocolate Themed Dinner, which tourismvictoria.com said would be available 2/8-2/18 (the site has since been updated to reflect the correct dates of 2/12-2/18). The host was very appropriately apologetic that the menu was not available for a few more days and offered to buy us our first round of drinks. We said thank you, and ordered a beer, a cocktail, and an appetizer. They ended up surprising us by comping us the appetizer as well. The West Coast Fish Plate appetizer was very good. My wife likes oysters, I do not. We both thought the smoked salmon and tuna poke were great. This could easily have been a one-star review, but the service turned it into a four-star review. read more