Visted Chemainus with friends and came here on a Saturday night for first time as we were walking…read morearound the neighbourhood. It was music bingo night, and the pub was packed and a fun atmosphere. The locals really get into it by singing along to the songs, and doing a "call and response" with the DJ (DJ: "Next song is under the letter "O"... audience: "Ohhhh-ohhh!")! The banter made for a great time. Beer selection was excellent, and very reasonable prices ($5 for house lager). Servers were efficient behind the bar. Didn't have any food but judging from photos and past reviews, the burgers look great and would love to try next time. Anyway, it's a local neighbourhood pub on a golf course and seems to be popular, especially for music bingo. Recommened if you're looking for a cozy watering hole and mixing with the locals.

Great service nice portion sizes and awesome view of the golf courses. Rachel and the staff are…read moreawesome

Nandas has always been great to me, im currently having the gangsta sandwich which is my go to!…read moreWhether you call for pickup order or dine in, the service is always great! This has to be one of my favourite chicken sandwiches/chicken in nanaimo, with great portions! Always a 10/10 for me:) thank you nandas!!

Another recommended place from friends! We ordered only chicken, from saucy to fried to dry rub…read more.. they are known for their chicken wings, drumsticks! Beer available as well. 30 seats, street paid parking Forget the other Finger licking chicken.. try Nandas!

Went here for a dinner with friends after trying their amazing smoked corn salad at the Cowichan…read moreBeer Festival. Ordered the pulled pork sandwich which came with fries, soup or salad (chose salad). The pulled pork tasted delicious, fresh and perfectly barbequed. The salad was also well put together, with lots of lettuce and ingredients, and filled an entire large bowl. Quantity and quality of food overall was good, just the price was a bit high for my liking. It was a bit dark inside but overall had a nice atmosphere, and service was attentive. They also had an outdoor patio. Anyway, I enjoyed this taphouse and definitely recommend the pulled pork sandwich. Friends got pizza and it was decent, but personally felt the pulled pork sandwich was a more filling choice.

A restaurant that is open on a Sunday and Monday is a big plus. There are very few choices if you…read morewant to stay in Chemainus. We were seated quickly even though the place was pretty busy. We liked the variety on the menu and they have non-alcoholic beer available. I tried a flight of beers and found some new brews I really like. If only I can get them in California. Foodwise, we had the smoked brisket sandwich and the seared cod with white beans and veg. We were hungry so no photos. The sandwich was alright. We're used to brisket with stronger flavors or perhaps a bit more smoke flavor. The seared cod was very good. For some reason, I didn't expect soupy beans. But the flavor was good and I enjoyed it. The service was good. We enjoyed our meal.

So... This is a bizarre review…read more.. The food, I have to say, was pretty good. Solid pub fare. The most enjoyable hot wings I've had at a pub in years. Nachos that were cheesy and loaded with toppings. Weird toppings maybe, and a very strange tasting salsa, but not bad... The ambiance on a Monday night is a little meh. Only about 6 tables seated in quite a large, voluminous space, made it feel a little vacuous. Maybe if they turned their lights down a bit the vibe might be a bit nicer. They sure like their decorative lights here.... The server was very nice. Pleasant, but could have come around to check on things a couple times more, especially since it was so quiet. Now, for the weird part... Toward the end of my nachos I lost my appetite when I saw a mouse scurrying on the floor. It was very daring and was exploring under tables right up to me. I notified my server and she said "oh we know, we try to catch them but it's difficult. I think we caught one a couple days ago. Yesterday I saw one run up the stairs. I'm sorry you had to see that. Would you like a box for your nachos?" Um, no thanks! I finished my drink while watching this mouse wander around a few more times, and ANOTHER mouse come out from the opposite side of the room. and decided it was time to leave. There was no other response from my server about this - I just paid my bill and left. I get that this is a port town close to water, but it seems like these folks probably need to get a bit more serious about pest control.

I got a "mango smoothie" which at first tasted like water. And then when I sent it back for them to…read moreremake, it just tasted like mango flavoured water. I also have a friend that got served raw frozen fish. How do you even do those things that bad?!

I called and tried to order a pizza for delivery at 11 pm on a Friday night and they are apparently…read moreclosed even though there website and yelp say they are open until 1 am I am very disappointed

Overpriced, poor quality. Sparse, cheaply made toppings. All in all, really horrible pizza…read more Never again. Total waste of $60+ for a large pizza.

Popped up this restaurant that has been around for 6 months in the Surrey- White Rock area!…read more Their wings were quite good! I love the crunch and texture they have. We ordered a 15 wing combo and got a mix of dry and wet sauced wings. They have a variety of flavors to choose from, even some that are extremely spicy!! It's in the same style as a fast food restaurant. You order at the till and they call you to pick up your order from the front. The owner was very pleasant and as soon as we walked in, he gave us an introduction to his resto and helped us with some recommendations. I did find the wings to be a bit on the pricey side- but that's the inflation for you. But I would definitely come back to give them another go!

I'll start with the service was great very friendly. The wings were very thickly breaded wish I…read moreknew that before I ordered, the sauce was good, the blue cheese was sour probably from a bottle. The soda mix is also way off, far too much soda water to syrup, didn't appear to be low on syrup but maybe. Overall I don't think this is a spot for me, but again two stars for very friendly service.

Lee's has gone from "famous" to infamous at this point. It's very expensive ($32.99 for 6 pieces…read moreplus some decent Cole slaw) and poor quality. We wanted to give it a try and are truly sorry we did. It was a great waste of money! The grocery stores in the area do a better job at less money.

Chicken was overcooked. Potato salad was way undercooked…read more Fries were old. $47 for 9 piece meal. Was horrible. Never again. Waste of money.

We have been getting takeout pizza from here for many years. We find the pizza delicious and…read moreconsistent. We've tried other places off and on but keep coming back to Chicos.

I've ordered here in the past probably a year or so now and was not happy with price nor food but…read moredecided to give it another shot and once again will not order here again pizza fell apart when picked up chicken wasn't bad but quite greasy and took an hour to arrive luke warm I feel it was worth less then a 711 pizza sad but true

Their Chicken Meal choices DO NOT include one breast. They give you the crappiest pieces only. If…read moreyou want a breast, you have to pay extra, but they avoid telling prospective customers this information. This is done on purpose and is a clear sign of what you should expect. Dishonest service! Other places like Mary Browns or Lee's will happily "give" you two breasts at no extra charge. And they don't use 6 pounds breading on absolutely everything lol. I stopped ordering there over a year ago because they always get the orders wrong. Decided that I'd give it a try recently. Chicken exteriors were burnt to a crisp and inside, the meat was still pink. Called them back (as is always the case) and asked them to come and collect this terrible food and give me my money back. This place has been around for a very long-time, they've made tons of money from the surrounding communities, but for the past 5 years, have been extremely lazy and uncaring about their customers. Don't listen to any of the positive reviews. Avoid this place like the plague. If you want friend chicken, there are several places that are much more reliable, friendly, less expensive and you get more for your dollar. Overall rating -1

on the 8 mar 2024 I ordered 1 family dinner, the chicken meat was good but the coating was so…read moregreasy it was sickening , both the chicken and wedges were the same, it looks like it was sitting around for a while then put in old grease to heat up, we needed a lot of paper towel just to pick the coating off of a piece each . My daughter took the rest to work on the chance that someone might like it. Tom.

Top drawer service from Lynette made this a very memorable luncheon, she was perfection in a…read moreserver. She clearly has a lot of experience in the dance that is exceptional customer service. The quality of our meal was also excellent. The Heritage green salad was monstrous and easily satiated the lovely K and I. It was fresh, nicely plated and had lots of all the goodies mentioned on the menu. The Celery soup of the day was also great. We make it at home, so trying a slightly different version gave us some ideas to try. The chicken wings were on special and were plump, very nicely cooked and absolutely delicious. The pub itself is nicely appointed inside with a wide choice of sitting arrangements which we like. The place also has a significant number of folks that were greeted by name, which in our mind is a very good indication of a top quality establishment. One final thing was the washrooms were spotless and smelled nice and clean, from being clean, no perfumed cover up here. All in all one of best experiences for lunch in a long while. We will most certainly be back the next time we are in the Victoria area. Thank you!

Classic neighborhood pub! My husband and I came here while visiting the island and it was decked…read moreout in Halloween spookiness - loved it. We sat within the bar area and the service was great! Really friendly! I ordered the chicken wings - blue moon flavour which is blue cheese and franks and omg they were so good and they gave me 13 wings! A proper pound! No one does that anymore. The wings had some good size to them too I took half home for lunch. Also great cold. They're really sauces wings so if you're not a sauce lover ask for it on the side! Some of the better wings I've had, my only feedback would be I wanted them to stay a touch crispier out of the fryer. My husband ordered the special Oktoberfest spatzle - it was super creamy and oniony just needed abit of salt. The beer here was served ice cold which we loved and my virgin cesar was a winner! So good! Would definitely come back and try more wing flavours!