I ordered delivery one time and loved my meal! The pirogies and sausage were great. I love…read moresauerkraut. I love borscht. It was all really good! I have tried to order from there several times since and quite frankly I'm not sure if they really want any business. They are closed three days out of the week and only open minimal hours Tuesday to Friday. They are closed by 6 o'clock for this, I would like to give them zero stars, except that their food was really good. The other serious complaint I have is their borscht is way too expensive! $11 for one serving? For that price, you can get double the amount at most other places that have borscht. Costco has a really good borsch as well that you can get two containers (4 servings) for that price.

By far the best Polish food I've had in North America. We tried the sausage, all five flavors of…read moreperogies, sauerkraut, borscht, and slaw. I wish this place were closer to home. If we lived closer, I would have gone back and purchased one of their many frozen options like their perogies or soup (they even have kapusniak!!!!!). Alas, the frozen food wouldn't have survived our trip home. The combo plate comes with your choice of perogies (you can get one of each or all one flavor), two small rounds of bread, sour cream, a sausage link, small pieces of bacon, onions, sauerkraut, and slaw. One bite and I felt like my Polish ancestors were somewhere dancing to Polka. Everything was so well seasoned and tasty. The borscht was delicious, and I don't even like borscht. The perogies were better than any I've had in Seattle. They also have a small selection of sweets and other prepackaged food. We enjoyed a chocolate-covered plum candy for dessert. When I think about the most memorable meals I had on a recent trip to Victoria and Nanaimo, the Hungry Rooster is number 1 on my list.

A friend and I were starving and wanted something quick so we decided on the Soup Box. I had never…read morebeen even though it's super close to me so I was excited to try! There were only two flavours left by the time we got there ( they start each day with 4) so we decided to mix a broccoli and cheddar with a veggie soup and it was a fantastic combination. We also got a small "scone" with the soup which reminded me of the tea biscuits mom used to make when I was a kid. So glad we tried this out!

Excellent place for a quick grab-and-go kind of meal. Both soups that we tried were excellent,…read moreserved simply in 16 ounce to-go cups. The accompanying cheese scone was fine. Good for dipping, even. On-site tables were handy, and very close by near the parking lot were two more picnic tables in the shade.

Everything was amazing! Worth the stop!…read more The place was highly recommended by a family member that frequents this brewery. Of course we had to make a stop on our route up island. We all enjoyed our meals. Visited back in August so it's been a couple of weeks. Our table shared the mushroom kalamari and it went fast! It was so good, crispy and balanced, we could have easily ordered a 2nd plate - it was that good! I wasn't too hungry and ordered the West coast chowder with a side of bread. Little did I know this was one of the best meals this summer. I took a photo and ate the rest! I need that recipe! My 2 kids had the pesto pasta and both thoroughly enjoyed it, no leftovers. Husband had the brisket plate. He also enjoyed his flight of seasonal beers. Highly recommended and anyone heading up island or back to Victoria, make.the.stop! Parking was difficult, but it all worked out, there was a 20 min wait. Our regret was not buying the merch, cute shirts for sure! Instead we bought brews to go as host gifts before we left. We were visiting from Los Angeles and can't wait to be back next summer! Round 2 of my west coast chowder and husband wants to try the burnt ends apps!

Great beer, but the pleasant surprise is that their seafood chowder was perhaps the best we had…read more Great service and fair prices, plus excellent t-shirts...

I have used the excellent frozen soup from Soupa for years. I used to pick them up from the Red…read moreBarn. They have stopped supplying Red Barn with their product. For a while they were selling the frozen soups from their retail outlet. Now they are not even doing that even though they are advertising that they are. I have been twice and have walked away empty handed. They took my number and said they would call but they didn't. That was a month ago. The same thing happened just now. The level of service has been steadily declining at Soupa. Sad.

I stopped in for a quick soup to go for lunch. They're located in a little inside mall, with some…read moretables out front for casual dine-in. They had 5 soups, at least 2 of which were vegan -- $9.49 for a 12 oz and $9.99 for a 16 oz (so why would you ever get the former?). Each soup comes with toppings of your choice (e.g., green onion, cilantro, cheese and sour cream -- they have vegan cheese and sour cream too!). I went for the Bombay vegetable soup, a slightly spicy, Indian-spiced soup with potato, chickpeas and a few other veggies. Pretty solid, though not the most dynamic of flavours. Good overall. 3.5/5 I also tried their vegan sausage roll, which they heated up for me. It was very dry, didn't really have any sausage-like spices, nor sausage texture. Dry, bland, and not so pleasing. I would not recommend this. 2/5 All in all, good place for vegan soups. Worth checking out if you're in the area, but not worth a special trip.

Wonderful! Both Food and service were excellent!! - Will definitely be visiting them again!read more

My second time ordering and my last to expensive. I ordered a small coconut rice 4 vegetable spring…read morerolls no flavor,the rice was good. Total cost $17. 85 you need a bank loan to eat here. I was shocked no meat.never again Lily

I read the other sub par reviews to see if the experiences were like mine. Sure enough, they…read morewere. I ate here in 2009 and again yesterday (11/4/24), as I was back in BC for a visit. The elderly couple was a bit abrasive and rough around the edges back then, but more so now. The behavior and mannerisms of this couple combined is very comparable to Seinfeld's 'Soup Nazi'. I politely asked the old woman (others refer to her as toothless) if I may take a picture of the menu and she practically had a heart attack. She screamed - "If you take a picture, I will kick you out of this place!". The old man also had a sarcastic tone in his voice when I asked about mayo in the chicken salad sandwich. The mushroom soup was pretty good and the chicken salad filling was OK. The house baked bread was the only thing that really made this whole experience bearable. It appears as though that these two seniors are set in their miserable, toxic and irritating ways and are too proud to make a change for the better.

This is a great mom and pop operation. I enjoyed watching the interaction with customers who were…read moretreated like family. I had a small sandwich on homemade bread which was wonderful! Great experience.

Stopped in here for a quick lunch & both my and my partner's were delicious. I got the falafel wrap…read moreand she got a veggie sandwich on gluten free bread, and good gluten free bread is super hard to find! We can't wait to go back. All the ingredients were fresh, delicious, crunchy, and healthier than anything else we'd found on the Coast. Plus the atmosphere was super festive and everyone working inside was really friendly. Best of all they have a great patio out front. Highly rec!

Had seen a number of promotions for this place on social media and just happened to walk by it at…read morelunch so in we went. It is small and probably mostly a take away place. Bonus was it was senior day if you are over 55 - so snuck in there. The menu isn't huge but everything is homemade including the ice cream. We had a couple of sandwiches which were tasty and had lots of fillings. Someone ordered wraps to go and they looked really good. The staff was very friendly and made me want to go back. If we are looking for a bite to eat around lunch time, we will definitely go back here. Would recommend.

I have gone to the Calico Cat for 30 years. The food is fantastic and Heather's readings are…read moreamazing. Every time I get back to Canada I go there for sure.

Love the experience of having my tea leaves read! Wonderful lunch to follow - will be back.read more

Was traveling and stopped in Ladysmith for a bite to eat and happened onto this gem! Meat pies were…read morecoming out of the oven and the lady showed me one so I could see how beautiful it was! In addition to many types of meat pies, they serve a daily soup (was Leek), daily sweet pies (that day, rhubarb), sweet white rolls, and cookies/sweets. It is small (only two tables) but does take out and frozen foods as well. The chicken pie I got was delicious and such a rare comfort food for a quick lunch on the road, that I felt compelled to share! My pie came with a delicious sweet white roll... and I took home a slice of rhubarb! Everything was very very good. Will stop by for a frozen meat pie next time !

Driving through Ladysmith, I noticed this little shop and stopped for a bite. Cozy little place…read morewith only a couple of tables. Food was excellent, made instore, by the friendly owner. Real home style meals. The best thing was I discovered they do frozen take away dinners, and meat pies. Im a single guy and dont like to work too hard on cooking proper meals, but now I buy a few every week for the freezer, and I can have a nice home style dinner, like mom used to make. I like their deserts as well. For those that care, they also have gluten free meals.