Very pleased with the service here. I am not a wine expert, mostly buy what's on sale at the front…read moreof the store so I don't have to stay too long. Sometime get a recommendation. Very pleased with all wines I have tried here.

They have roughly 300 different beers - all local craft beer, where local includes The Lower…read moreMainland - in their coolers. I'd like to try them all, but new ones appear too frequently for me to keep up.. Lagers, stouts, IPAs, sours - and nothing from Molson or Labatt [yay!] Also a modest collection of ciders and wines, [ with too much emphasis on the overpriced BC product IMO], and sone wonderful craft gin.

Great place. Good prices. Lots of selection. Very helpful staff. I love just wandering around…read morelooking at the spirits here. They have some unusual spirits here and lots of local ones.

Good selection of beer, wine, and spirits close to hotels. Staff was very friendly and helped me…read morethrough store as I got 3 beers and a cider to bring back to the hotel that were local to BC.

Amazing I left my…read morewallet in the store.It contained a large amount of cash, identification but no contact details. These folk rang 6 nearby hotels and a number of other outlets. They even sent an email to a drug store in Australia because they found a loyalty card in the wallet These wonderful people reunited me with my wallet. Thank you to all. The store is also great with a great selection of wines and liquors. The staff are knowledgeable and helpful. Jan Smits Melbourne Australia

Terrible recommendations for red wine. Guy working there Recommended $30 bottle of red wine that…read morewas crap and went straight down the sink. Beware!

Food, service, and views sing at Breakwater. So many yummy options; I settled on a burger and green…read moresalad, and it was all delicious. If you like a crispy burger from a very hot grill, this is your place. I thought it was the perfect burger, served with a house made roasted pepper relish. The salad was delicious and artistic--see the photos. My husband enjoyed the fish tacos and said they were pitch perfect. We both had refreshing watermelon/mint lemonade. We'll definitely be back for more in the future. Bravo, Breakwater!

We had a great time and great food here. Seafood was great. We had fish and chips and chowder soup…read more SO good and fresh. I will go there again.

This has to be one of the best BC wine shops in Victoria. They have some very hard to get wines…read morelike the Checkmate Winery which has the only 100 point Chardonnay. They do have a super selection of local wines and the owner is full of knowledge if you have questions. Enjoy.

The wine shop focuses on Okanagan BC wines, which is truly a formidable task. With over 200…read morewineries, there is something for everyone in okanagan valley, but not here. The shop is well appointed & the staff are well informed. But the selection is but a fraction of what they could have, with just a couple of handfuls of wineries represented. My hopes were high, but now I'll just have to go back to the okanagan and purchase from the wineries myself.

Best prices for vodka sodas in town, often has sales going, and super friendly staff with little…read moreneat bar downstairs.

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VERY rude customer service. The staff also drinks on the job and aren't ashamed to hide it. I no…read morelonger shop here because of that and the inconvenient location. If you order stuff in they won't bother and call you. Kind of off putting...

This is the worst customer service I have ever had. The girl working there with her coworker were…read moretoo busy chatting with the security guard to be bothered to help us. When we finally got her attention, we asked her if she had this German wine in stock. She walked over to the area, told us it was out, and couldn't get back to chatting to the two other males fast enough! Before she was able to disappear to chat, we asked about another German Riesling and her response was, "they are all about the same." Then ran off to chat again. No other recommendations, no interest in helping us spend our money at the store. I guess we should be apologizing for interrupting her conversation at work. Will never go back.

From Ontario, I was able to coordinate a complicated wine order with Shannon, one of the two…read moreBlanshard Street Winery owners, with ease. No matter how many questions I had, no matter how many additional arrangements I needed to make to coordinate bottels or pick up, I was always assisted with ease and helpfulness. Plus the store is huge and busy with all levels of wine, beer and champagne making kits, and yet I was always treated with my small order as an Important Customer. Additionally, the place is very clean which is so essential when products for food or beverage are being produced. After this experience, why would I go anywhere else? Thank you so much! Colleen Fraser

I've been a loyal customer for a decade and wish other businesses had staff as attentive and…read morefriendly as Joe, Ian and Shannon. Because we make other fruit wines and cider, I turn to them for advice and guidance just as I do for their wine kits. They are always the highlight of a trip to Victoria and today's wine tasting was a memorable party worth the ferry trip.