Nikkei Ramen-ya 565…read moreEngland Ave Courtenay, BC V9N 2N2 (250) 897-4700 Open 7 days a week from 11.30am - 8pm except for Friday & Saturday (closes at 9pm) Street parking available around the restaurant It began on a sunny October day in 2016. Inspired by the shops of Vancouver, LA, and Tokyo, and driven by their love of noodles, Greg and Erin Masuda served the first bowl of authentic, scratch-made ramen that Vancouver Island had ever seen. Six years and 40 flavours later, Nikkei Ramen-ya still bustles; if you can't make it to our shop in Downtown Courtenay, you can now find our ramen at your local Vancouver Island grocer. From silky Tonkotsu to vegan-friendly options and crisp karaage chicken, we've got something for every craving. Gluten-free options are available Our review- We met a friend for dinner, we went early at about 4.30pm, it wasn't crowded yet. Ordered our ramen on an electronic kiosk menu board... By the electronic menu board, there are table # stand. Chose a number & put the number that you chose onto your order as identification. Then place the number stand on your table. The noodles were very good, nice soup broth... we enjoyed the noodles very much, we also added a side dish of green beans, dressing on the beans was like the Japanese spinach (Gomae). Beans was crunchy & with that dressing, it was yummy. Overall a very good experience, do check it out if you are in downtown Courtney. You will not be disappointed ! Place was clean with decent seats Come after lunch or before dinner, the place was crowded during dinner time.

Ramen is a great comfort food from Japan. It fixed my craving when I had a long work day on this…read morebusiness trip. The ramen was great, except that it's pricier than what it's worth. That's the reason for a 3-star. Food-wise it's a 3.5 star. When I first stepped inside the restaurant, there was a sign asking wait to be seated. I noticed someone was standing in front of the kiosk. The other one was not occupied. Before someone came to greet me, the person behind me went straight to the kiosk. I soon realized that people just order from the Kiosk and seat themselves. Kind of confusing right from the beginning. The ordering process on the kiosk was quite user friendly. It accepts credit card. I don't remember if they accept interac. It will ask for your first name for food delivery purpose. You need to provide your email if you want the receipt. At the end, you will see your order number and your name on the screen. After that, a staff (technically he was not a waiter or server) came to tell me that I can sit anywhere I want. Then he went back to the kitchen behind the bar. I ordered Hokkaido Miso ramen with Ajitama (seasoned soft boiled egg). The egg was an addition. It doesn't come with the ramen. The portion was normal which is quite standard from most ramen places in Metro Vancouver. I did not order any side dishes. After tax, it was close to $30. The kiosk didn't ask for tips. I supposed you could give tips by cash after the meal. During the whole dining session, you can ask for assistance as I saw what other customers did. Otherwise, you will not be approached by any server. The flavour of the ramen was ordinary. The texture of the ramen was great. I appreciated the egg and the chashu. The piece of butter was a bit too rich for my liking. The butter could be removed before it was completely melted in the soup. Overall, it's a nice comfy bowl of ramen. I sat by the bar. There were 3 young chefs cooking constantly. The place was not too busy on a Friday evening. Free parking on the street was easy.

The food here is amazing! Portions are huge!! I eat for two days for sure!!! Would recommend for…read moresure!!

Unfortunately the breakfasts we had were not very good. My daughter and I recently visited and…read moredecided to treat ourselves. She had the eggs Benny , I had the regular. The hash browns were terrible, my toast came with unmelted butter on it (cook allowed toast to cool before buttering) my bacon was under cooked. My daughter said the Benny was the worst and breakfast for two cost $60.00 My daughter was on can for the rest of the day (we had to cancel other plans) and she swears it was the Benny. Unfortunately i wouldn't recommend this place at all now, it USED to be very good.

Great atmosphere, great people, and a good selection of options from Central and South America…read more Some of the dishes are truly excellent! Try the empanadas, anticucho, both amazing (and brought back memories from growing up in South America - the flavors are authentic!). Super helpful that the entire restaurant is GF for celiac family members!!

Great food and great service. The baked ice cream for dessert was out of this world. The margaritas…read moreare amazing. Highly recommend AAA+++

A very very good sandwich shop with very very good food the meatball sub is the best and very very…read moregood staff and very very good customer service.

I have been there a few times the food was so far out and delicious and the service was excellent…read more So go to that restaurant and check it out . Hey peace out and have a nice day . Enjoy yourself and rock on. Cheers

Subway is one of my fravroite restraunts of all time the subs are really good it is a clean place…read moreto eat and the staff is really friendly and is patient when you take a little while to order my fave root sub is the pizza sub and it is kinda spice don't judge me but I don't get veggies or sauce on my foot long just the pepperoni and every tipe of cheese you can get at subway and it tastes fantastic except it is a little bit to spice but nothing major to complain about at subway

Tacos are my favorite food and I have high standards for a good taco. Biblio Taco exceeded my…read moreexpectations and then some. I had a beef, carnitas and al pastor taco and side of chips and guac. Truly excellent, didn't leave a single crumb. I will be stopping here every time I travel near Cumberland.

The biblio taco itself is a must-try crunchy big love - all the food was grand…read more Great good and great people. Had some issues with our Order and were delayed and then they gave us free chips and guacamole while we waited because of the delay and then Refunded our order !

Oops! I ate my food before I could post a picture. Our entire family ordered the Donair Kombo…read morechicken with shepard's salad. The Donair was light and flavourful. The mint pushed the shepherd's salad over the top. I can't wait to come back for breakfast.

Amazing family run restaurant in downtown Courtenay. We ordered almost everything y on the menu…read morefor our party of eight and EVERYTHING WAS AMAZING. Prices were very reasonable. Everything was fresh ly prepared. Will come back any time I'm cuzyx in this area.h

This place is hopping, especially when it opens and right at the end of the day. Apres time! It…read moretakes quite a while to be seated, but the staff was friendly and our waitress was really working her butt off. For being New Years Eve and having a party scheduled, they were out of most drinks, including the mix for Caesar's, some of their beers, and their ciders. Our waitress was really good and tried her best to ensure we found something we'd like. We did enjoy what we got though, great after a snowy ride, and the fries hit the spot. We shared amongst three and it was plenty. The DJ played fairly good music, but the sound was tinny and sounded like a broken speaker.

This place is huge with tons of seating with a small dance floor and stage!…read more Bar is on the small side but the bar staff are quick and efficient! They have the patience of a saint (dealing with all the drunk folk) but they get the work done. I was disappointed that the kitchen closes at 10. I was designated driver and was really looking forward to some fries! But they did supply me with free non alcoholic drinks. The crowd was a mix of young and old. The live band, Baby Jane, was really good! It definitely made for an entertaining evening!