# Victoria BC best restaurants: Answer fast, please **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 17, 2013, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victoria-bc-best-restaurants-answer-fast-please/666520 "2013-08-17T23:44:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2013, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victoria-bc-best-restaurants-answer-fast-please/666520/1 "2013-08-17T23:44:24Z")
See thread title. I’m here, but have no idea where the best joints are. Any style food, but with veggie choices for the niece. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victoria-bc-best-restaurants-answer-fast-please/666520/2 "2013-08-18T06:25:04Z")
Pagliacci’s on Broad Street is a favourite place of mine since about 1984 or so. The website is [http://www.pagliaccis.ca/](http://www.pagliaccis.ca/) There should be some vegetarian dishes. We aren’t high end diners generally, but have enjoyed seafood at Pescatores Seafood & Grill. Barb’s Fish & Chips at Fisherman’s Wharf is yuuuumy for halibut and chips. How long are you in town for? What are you planning to do/see? Or asking on behalf of the niece? ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victoria-bc-best-restaurants-answer-fast-please/666520/3 "2013-08-18T06:36:08Z")
Do NOT eat Chinese in Victoria. Sucks ass. Panda Express would be better and more authentic ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victoria-bc-best-restaurants-answer-fast-please/666520/4 "2013-08-18T14:35:20Z")
> [@Savannah](#): > > Pagliacci’s on Broad Street is a favourite place of mine since about 1984 or so. The website is [http://www.pagliaccis.ca/](http://www.pagliaccis.ca/) There should be some vegetarian dishes. > > We aren’t high end diners generally, but have enjoyed seafood at Pescatores Seafood & Grill. Barb’s Fish & Chips at Fisherman’s Wharf is yuuuumy for halibut and chips. > > How long are you in town for? What are you planning to do/see? Or asking on behalf of the niece? Thanks. We ended up at Pescatores, which was excellent, if extremely busy. Total tab with tip came to about $170, but we don’t do things like that very often. Went to the museum afterward, which was empty at that time of night. The guy on the water taxi told us about Barb’s. We leave tomorrow; will likely do Buchart (sp?) Gardens today. Can’t believe the amount of money sitting on the water here. There are two mega-yachts tied up downtown. It’s obscene how much money some people have. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victoria-bc-best-restaurants-answer-fast-please/666520/5 "2013-08-18T14:54:41Z")
And yet housing prices are no worse than Chicago. And better than Vancouver. When I chuck it all and move to Canada I’m making a beeline for Victoria. Real nice town. ---
**Author:** ![EmAnJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victoria-bc-best-restaurants-answer-fast-please/666520/6 "2013-08-18T15:30:15Z")
If you have time, head to Royal Roads University and visit Hatley Castle and the gardens. I am doing my MA at RRU and am lucky enough to spend three weeks every October there and get to enjoy the beauty. Alas, this year is my last, but we’ll be going back at some point. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victoria-bc-best-restaurants-answer-fast-please/666520/7 "2013-08-18T16:23:20Z")
> [@EmAnJ](#): > > If you have time, head to Royal Roads University and visit Hatley Castle and the gardens. I am doing my MA at RRU and am lucky enough to spend three weeks every October there and get to enjoy the beauty. Alas, this year is my last, but we’ll be going back at some point. Totally second this. I have been haunting Royal Roads all summer long, walking my dog there. Shore, forests, gardens, castle, woodlands–it’s got so many beautiful places to walk. Did 6 km last night through the forest trails, and wasn’t even close to covering it all. My Instagram is full of pictures of Royal Roads! Glad the dinner was good! I am sorry about the weather, though. It’s been so gorgeous and sunny–until this last week. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victoria-bc-best-restaurants-answer-fast-please/666520/8 "2013-08-18T16:24:00Z")
Da Tandoor! Da Tandoor! It’s just the best Indian restaurant ever! ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victoria-bc-best-restaurants-answer-fast-please/666520/9 "2013-08-18T19:48:22Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Thanks. We ended up at Pescatores, which was excellent, if extremely busy. Total tab with tip came to about $170, but we don’t do things like that very often. Went to the museum afterward, which was empty at that time of night. The guy on the water taxi told us about Barb’s. We leave tomorrow; will likely do Buchart (sp?) Gardens today. > > Can’t believe the amount of money sitting on the water here. There are two mega-yachts tied up downtown. It’s obscene how much money some people have. I went to [Butchart Gardens](http://www.butchartgardens.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1) in the mid 90s. I’m not the type to ooh and awe over some flowers, but this was really, really impressive. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victoria-bc-best-restaurants-answer-fast-please/666520/10 "2013-08-20T21:02:44Z")
Thanks for the ideas. We skipped Butchart Gardens, went on a self-guided Chinatown tour. On Sunday, we saw an accordion parade in the morning and the Victoria Flamenco Festival in the afternoon, which was very impressive. Had dinner at Barbs, which was not so much. Caught the ferry to Vancouver on Monday and are back home now.