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    River Side Inn

    4.0 (2 reviews)
    Open 11:30 am - 10:00 pm

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    Great food and lots of fish with fish and chips. Pleasant service lots of room both inside and outside

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    Fox And Hounds - Little trinkets on ALL windowsills

    Fox And Hounds

    4.2(29 reviews)
    25.3 km
    $$

    The weather is warming up and after a morning of yard work, it was time for a cold one with lunch…read more Ordered the Deep fried pickles, Black and Blue Salad and the Plain Jane Burger along with cold beverages. The deep fried pickles are always good and crispy (we already ate 4 of them before taking a pic), this was the first time having the Black and Blue salad with chicken (absolutely delicious and filling, there was enough for two), and the plain Jane Burger is always good and fills the craving for a good burger. The service and atmosphere is great.

    English style pub is a cut or two above the rest, thanks to good food and a helpful staff…read more THE ROSES: If you're an Anglophile, Fox and Hounds is a great pub to visit. Wonderful olde English atmosphere. Very good selection of beers on tap. Staff is very helpful in setting up patrons with dishes that allow for dietary restrictions (like gluten intolerance). What I particularly liked is that they were able to make fish and chips for me that was panko breaded rather than battered. I know battered fish and chips is the 'English' way, but few restaurants this side of the Atlantic get battered fish right. All too often it's too much batter, or the fish is really greasy. I didn't feel like taking a chance, so the kitchen breaded my fish and it was really nicely done. The bread pudding is also a standout. THE THORNS: None worth mentioning. THE VERDICT: Fox and Hounds is one of those rare pubs that puts as much (or more?) thought into their food as they do their beer. It's a wonderful 'little bit 'o Britain' in the quiet backwater town of Ladysmith BC Highly recommend!

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    Fox And Hounds - The Black and Blue Salad with Chicken

    The Black and Blue Salad with Chicken

    Fox And Hounds - The Plain Jane Burger

    The Plain Jane Burger

    Fox And Hounds

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    Craig Street Brew Pub - Beer at the bar

    Craig Street Brew Pub

    3.6(31 reviews)
    25.8 km
    $$

    Love this pub. Bartender is amazing. Love the back var and the wood work. Will be back.read more

    We were a party of 5 people. We didn't have a reservation and we wanted to sit at the patio. The…read moreserver did bend over backward for us and got us a patio roof table. It was a nice little pub that also made their own craft beer. They are located in Duncan. I was told before coming here their crispy chick sandwich is the best. We ordered a 2 appetizers to share: calamari and crispy buffalo chicken. I got a virgin lemonade and the crispy chicken sandwich. The food was good given the fact that it is located in a small town. I found the lemonade a bit watered down. It was quite tasteless or maybe it had too much ice. The calamari was very tasty. It wasn't like super crispy but you can tell that the calamari was very fresh. It was not chewy. The crispy buffalo chicken was super spicy. Good thing it had ranch on the side to dilute the spiciness. The chicken wasn't very crispy. The chicken was a bit dry. The chicken sandwich was ok. It wasn't wow wow. They did flattened the chicken before breading it in panko and then deep frying it. The chicken was more on the dry end. I liked how it was served very hot. So you know it was made upon order. I wished they added more sauce to the burger. They were generous on the cheese. The chicken was crispy and not oily. I had my burger with onion rings for an extra $2. They were very generous on the onion rings. They didn't have any special sauce for the onion rings. They served with ketchup. Most places served it with chipotle mayo. I would say food was more on the lower end of 3 and service was 4 stars. I believe Craig Street is one of the two bigger restaurants in the small downtown of Duncan. Good thing is that there are plenty of free parking everywhere. It is definitely a good meeting/hangout spot with friends.

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    Craig Street Brew Pub
    Craig Street Brew Pub
    Craig Street Brew Pub

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    Youbou Bar & Grill - Youbou Fish n' Chips

    Youbou Bar & Grill

    3.4(11 reviews)
    12.4 km
    $$

    Food was very disappointing here. I have noticed that the server knows all the locals in the area…read more I think only thing that is good here is their pizza. It is not wow but ok pizza. They make their ranch sauce in house and that was tasty. They are a pub and we ordered a few pub food that you would expect that won't go wrong. We had the salt and pepper wings and oh my god that was gross. It was super salty. They sure sprinkled a lot of salt on. We got bbq wings and that was wow either. The bbq sauce tasted like some sauce off 5e supermarket shelf. Service was ok here. We heard that they recently found a chef. They didn't want to change the menu item to scare off regular customers. Well the only thing impressive here is the building. It is a nice restaurant with a very tasteful decor. Food is not great here but again there are only two restaurants in Youbou. So can't complain really.

    Don't go to this place very often, live down the street, but have found it slow, even the pick up…read moreorders are delayed, staff seems to be uninterested and not necessarily unpleasant, but certainly not outgoing and friendly either. On line menu is out of date. Fish and chips, kind of over cooked and very 'crunchy' dry. Served with salad, if you call a 1/2 fried lemon, and teaspoon of cabbage slaw? a salad. I think we'll go to Cowichan for our take outs. Very disappointing, especially when we have guests from out of the area.

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    Youbou Bar & Grill - Youbou Bar and Grill Interior

    Youbou Bar and Grill Interior

    Youbou Bar & Grill - Youbou Bar and Grill Fish Tacos

    Youbou Bar and Grill Fish Tacos

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    Youbou Bar and Grill Coffee

    Fern and Cedar Brewing

    Fern and Cedar Brewing

    4.3(23 reviews)
    64.3 km

    After a weekend of camping, my friends and I were in search of a place to refresh ourselves before…read moreheading to the ferry terminal. We stumbled upon this place after a quick Google search for nearby breweries and I am so glad my friends and I came across this gem! Upon entering, I immediately noticed the vibrant lush greenery hanging from the ceiling - love!! The restaurant oozes cozy but nature-y vibes and we were very excited to try their signature brews. We waited briefly to be sat on the patio. After being seated, a kind waitress immediately came over and gave us suggestions on drinks. While my friends are avid beer drinkers, I myself prefer ciders so I ordered the watermelon smash and it was so yummy! My friend also loved her flight which featured a variety of different beers. The oceanside lager was the overall favourite in the entire group. Another honourable mention was the fuzzy peach tasting beer which I really enjoyed despite not being a beer drinker. My boyfriend and I ordered the chowder and ribs to share. Despite the food taking quite some time to arrive, it was well worth the wait. My pick is definitely the chowder as it was packed with seafood and flavour! The added bannock was also very delicious - we shared it with our friends and they ended up devouring most of it haha. I recommend this place especially if you're not from around the area as it has great ambiance and food.

    So good I ordered the cream soda and it was the best I ordered a kids burger and it was so good…read moresame with the fries it's the best I would recommend and I will come back really high price for the food so know wonder it's so good

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    Fern and Cedar Brewing - Rose cider - delicious

    Rose cider - delicious

    Fern and Cedar Brewing
    Fern and Cedar Brewing

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    Pastimes Sports Bar & Grill - Turkey dinner was excellent and plentiful

    Pastimes Sports Bar & Grill

    5.0(2 reviews)
    72.6 km
    $$

    We typically don't have dinner at the hotel we are staying at as it seems to us that either the…read morefood, or the service, are not up to the standards of stand alone restaurants. Definitely not the case at Pastimes on our visit this evening. Our server Teresa was excellent, even though she was quite busy. She happily answered our questions about the food, and the choices we were going to make. We shared a house salad which was plentiful and had a nice accompaniment of dried cranberries and almonds. Both items are things that are often scrimped upon as they are complimentary items that aren't an inexpensive addition. For our mains I got the meatloaf with mashed potatoes, and the lovely K the turkey dinner. Both were excellent, with the meatloaf wrapped by bacon, likely the local Hertel variety which was incredible. Real mashed potatoes and veggies cooked to my perfect taste along with gravy. Easy 5 out of 5, as was K's turkey, also accompanied by mashed potatoes and veggies. The decor is pure sports bar, but the sound on the tv's was down so you could actually talk without the usual noise. The Canucks were in Nashville so we watched the game and enjoyed a very very nice meal. Sadly we couldn't finish it all, and with a travel day tomorrow we had to send it away, what a shame. We will most definitely be back the next time we are in Port Alberni.

    Had Newyork steak and Monte Cristo Sandwich. The food was nothing but Excellent!! and very…read moreappetizing The service was very very good! This is what I as a customer expect. Thank you.

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    Pastimes Sports Bar & Grill - The interior from our perch

    The interior from our perch

    Pastimes Sports Bar & Grill - Large salad with plenty of toppings and garlic bread

    Large salad with plenty of toppings and garlic bread

    Pastimes Sports Bar & Grill - The bacon wrapped meatloaf and mashed potatoes was so good

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    The bacon wrapped meatloaf and mashed potatoes was so good

    River Side Inn - pubs - Updated May 2026

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