We chose this place for their celiac gluten recommendations. They definitely accommodated celiac and shellfish allergies. The staff were extremely friendly and knowledgeable, even when we showed up close to their closing time we did not feel rushed, pushed out or an inconvenience to a staff considering we were there at closing. The place was very clean. The food was EXCELLENT definitely exceeded expectations. You will not be disappointed by coming here. Whatever staff chef was working July 29 at closing definitely deserves recognition. They did really well. We are not from Canada, drove all the way up here and this was the best food that we have had in a very long time even from our local area. read more

First time ever going there. Born and raised here. There was six of us tonight and our waiter was not good. I had high expectations going in here. He was so unprofessional. Read and study the menu and drinks. Learn to multitask. That's all I have to say. We will never come back here. read more

This restaurant has a great view of the water and is really charming inside! Food was delicious and the portions were big, and great for sharing or a big meal for yourself! Service was amazing! We had Harry as our server and he made this such a great experience with his funny jokes and incredible service! Definitely a great restaurant to stop at when in Nanaimo! read more

Asked to be seating in the View area where other people were with many empty tables. Rude waitress refused. We left

What a surprise! I came here with my parents to try the Dine About menu. My dad opted to get food from the regular menu, so we got to try both. As self-described "foodies", we all thought food here was fantastic. Everything was perfectly cooked and delicious. Huge portions (all of us took some leftovers home) and the view of the harbor from the dining room is a nice touch! While this restaurant is on the pricier side for Nanaimo, it is absolutely not overpriced for the value that you get. I recommend trying the set course Dine About menu if you are able to, which was $55/person for an appie, entrée and dessert. They took special care about my peanut allergy and told me that they currently don't use peanuts in their kitchen. Very reassuring and thoughtful. Genuinely fantastic, we will be coming back! read more

The View Oceanside Grill - 8oz Sirloin Surf & Turf (Dine About menu) - Seafood Near Me - Nanaimo, British Columbia

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Wow. Just wow. Amazing service and ambiance w a view. The food was Michelin star level imho great job guys!! My birthday boy loved his Mac and cheese read more

We came here for our anniversary dinner. They didn't disappoint! I had the Calamari as an appetizer and they were fresh and packed with flavor! The panko crusted Brie was amazing as well! We shared the Dungeness crab & lobster platter. This was very good with the exception of the lobster it was very mushy. The rest of the plate was good. The desserts were both great as well. Good service and timely meals. read more

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Food is cliche and mediocre at best, ambiance lacking and poor staff training. Confusing parking signage.

We've enjoyed a few enjoyable dining experiences at the View. But today wasn't one of them. For Father's Day, my wife and our oldest son visiting from the Mainland surprised me as I was getting breakfast started: "Nope, we have reservations at the View." I didn't object! But regrettably, it was maybe the worst Father's Day brunch I've had. I ordered the Big Breakfast, which would have been excellent had it been prepared properly. Both the bacon and back bacon arrived on the plate cold. The eggs, ordered over easy, were overcooked. The toast--never seen this before!-- wasn't buttered, or more specifically, only one half of the two pieces of diagonally sliced bread was buttered, the other three were not. I had resolved not to complain, just eat, but my wife called the waitress over and mentioned the toast. So I explained. Very surprised was I when the waitress replied in a curt, even bitchy tone: "sir, your toast IS buttered." Well, I said, one piece is, three are not. So she brought me a small serving of melted butter. What the hell was I supposed to do with that? Rather than to deal with her again, I wipe clean my coffee spoon and use it to ladle the liquefied butter onto my toast and spread it around. I ate my cold bacon and back bacon, my overcooked egg, and drank my coffee--which was very good. My wife and son, who paid the tab, left the usual 15% tip. I didn't argue with them about it, but I sure wouldn't have. I can't imagine returning to the View any time soon. ________ Update: I also messaged the View outlining our Father's Day brunch experience... seems that they couldn't be bothered to respond read more

Loved the French Onion soup, Shrimp, Ceasar salad had a mild dressing(no hint of anchovie). Service was very nice and attentive. Overall a Lovely Experience! read more

Mother's Day Brunch! Delicious garden Bennie and Mimosas with my Daughter. Lovely The seating was full, but sitting on the grill side was still a great brunch! read more

Stop by for dinner with friends for dinner tonight post COVID. They moved location and currently located on 70 church street. The service was great and the food amazing. I had the seafood chowder .. lots of pieces of seafood. Yum ! read more

We really enjoy the view. A few times now, I've gone with the lobster platter and my wife has gotten the short rib. Each time, we've loved our meal. We go for the food rather than the "view" which really isn't a thing. read more

Just back from date night at The View and it was AMAZING! Everything we had was so fresh and delicious. Started with the prawns gratin and the seafood chowder (best we have ever had!), followed by the halibut with mushroom risotto and bacon wrapped tenderloin (soooo tender!) and ended off with the most delicious raspberry lemon cheesecake! We had the pleasure of being served by the owner, Maddy, and the service was incredible. Definitely our favourite top-end restaurant in Nanaimo! We were so happy we booked our staff Christmas party for December! read more

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Nice dinner spot with good food and nice view. Limited seating, so reservations on busy nights are a good idea. The food is a little pricey, but the portions are large, so I'd say it's worth it. read more

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**Order the Seafood Flamblè if you want a show!** Fine dining with a view! Make sure to make reservations as spots are limited! Love the clean and sophisticated ambience our server was very attentitive, friendly and so engaged with his work which enhanced the overall dining experience. We ordered calamari and scallops for appetizers. Calamari was crunchy and fresh. The scallops were paired with a sweet-sourisg mango sauce. Note there are only 3 scallops! Next was the seafood flamblè which the server personally cooked in front of us with a brilliant display of bright flames captivating not only us but patrons from other tables too. Although I did not taste it, the dish was presented with a healthy portion of shellfish and shrimp. I ordered the braised short ribs which was accompanied with mashed potatoes and a slice of squash. The short ribs was extemely tender, almost like the texture of pulled pork. The sauce was thick and savory, albeit i did find it excessive for the portion. Overall the food and service exceeded expectation! It is a must-go if you want an above average dining experience in Central Nanaimo. read more

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We happened to "stumble" into this great spot for lunch. We decided to eat upstairs on the patio. The server greeted us quickly. I had a hard time deciding on lunch so he suggested the clam chowder. It was the best clam chowder I've ever had! It was amazing. The side Caesar salad was good and my husband enjoyed the fish burger. We will be back! read more

The View Oceanside Grill - Patio seating view - Seafood Near Me - Nanaimo, British Columbia

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Probably the best food in Nanaimo! Great for groups too. Great service, interesting view on the water and the best food. Went with 12 women and every lunch was great. My husband and my favourite place to go for a wonderful meal. Oh and the best bennies ever! read more

The View Oceanside Grill - Prawns in those wraps! - Seafood Near Me - Nanaimo, British Columbia

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Lovely restaurant, although where we sat we didn't get much of a view. I ordered the Southwest Jambalaya and thought it was good. Service was really good, the cucumber water was really refreshing. The calamari wasn't as good as expected, and one in our party ordered a steak that came out overdone. Overall positive. read more

Mixed feelings. The waiter we had was absolutely lovely- very friendly, professional, and competent. We just had drinks and dessert cutlery and were very impressed with what we ordered. We saw some food dishes come out for other guests and the food looked great. Another staff member sat at the outdoor bar watching some sort of TV show loudly on her phone, which was really inappropriate and unprofessional. The restaurant itself was pretty dirty and definitely didn't have the higher end finishes we were expecting based on the way the view promotes itself. Overall I would possibly go back again to try the food, but wouldn't be sad if I didn't based on the overall atmosphere and prices. read more

This is one creepy, dated, dysfunctional and over rated restaurant. We ordered the two large lobster platters with crab and prawns at $80 per plate. The lobster was under cooked and tasteless, the crab was over cooked and chewy and disgusting, the prawns were ok if it weren't for the cold lemon butter and the cold garlic butter. (Who the hell does that??) and the vegetables were terrible (excluding the beets which were great). I'm sure the lobster tail was frozen of course. It was so bad. It was laughable and sad really. Waiter never followed up with questions or any inquiries, never brought a bowl for the shells, never replaced a full bowl of shells after we asked for one, never did anything to warrant the price of the meal. The waiter did flambé prawns in sambuca at the table beside us. Hello? The 1970's called, they want their frying pan back. OMG. If you're over the hill, blind, and impressed by flames and ugly dark table cloths and dusty chandeliers hanging from cold empty rooms than this is for you. Personally, I think, we think, it was god awful and couldn't get out fast enough. PS. There is no view read more

Great reviews, menu and wine list. Servers were excellent and diningroom elegant. Dinner was presented as vegan without tofu I had ordered. Manager and kitchen tried to make it right but could not. I appreciated kitchen's efforts and that my dinner price was removed and dessert offered. Appetizers great color and flavor. Ceasar and berry salads delicious. Portion size small on calamari. Drink weak and no garnish/usually a cherry. Other entries were satisfying and flavorful. read more

Best restaurant in Nanaimo. Discovered this place for breakfast and had by far the best steak and eggs with Champagne. Been many times. They have a table side menu items for dinner. This place will not disappoint. Haven't been since Covid19, but this will be the first restaurant I'll be going to. read more

What a disappointment ! No decor or atmosphere. Bare unwelcoming tables for the price of dishes. Old cutlery and a polite however annoying server interrupting conversations several times to ask the same question. My 25.00 meal consisted of a bed of plain rice and a small piece of overcooked and dry salmon on top. No green or sauce to adorn the plate. My husband"s and my salad were soaked in dressing. The chicken he ordered with salad came in a small plate and it was also was dry. This was our worst experience in dining . Boss ! Hire a real chef ! My ten year old would have done better. Very expensive and disastrous Sunday dining experience. !! Never Again. read more

Brunch on Sunday - VERY DISAPPOINTED - service was slow and quite bad - the server didn't come back to the table for 15 minutes after dropping off our meals or we would have sent them back. Eggs not cooked right - toast was hardly toasted and barely buttered - bacon was so crisp that it snapped off the plate when I tried to cut it - when this was all mentioned to the server when an appearance was finally made, the response was "yeah, the cook is having a bad day".... like that was our fault ????????? Used to be a good restuarant - but as many new restaurants do once reasonably established, the quality, service, and food gets sloppy. Had planned to book 3 tables of 6 for an upcoming family anniversary dinner but have now changed our minds - will go where we canrely on good servcie and quality well made food. Too bad - doubt if they'll last with the way things are now. read more

This place did not make a good impression on me, there were tables but we still had to wait over 20mins for a table. The restaurant was not even full that day and we were the only ones waiting for a table. Our orders of burgers with garden salad took about an hour to arrive. I was ready to get up and leave!! The burger was juicy but the salad is not to my liking. The service and speed of getting food on your table was poor. The two star was for the burger only! read more

Service could improve, as it took awhile to fill our wine glass. Ended up we didn't bother. But meal was excellent. Try the Calamari appy, was done in strips, which is hard to find. Very tender nice coating . read more

Came here with Dave a few times and had the time of my life! Absolutely delicious food I recommend to ALL! A stop to BC isn't complete without a trip over to The View read more

Made reservations for supper here last night and had an excellent meal . Started off with the flash fried brussel sprouts with the pumpkin purée , these were such a surprise in the taste ( looked burnt ) tasted wonderful and addictive. Then I had the Linguini Capesante and my husband had the Lobster seafood platter , everything was amazing . Loved the spice in mine. If I had any negative it would only be that the management needs to hire more servers so they can give the time so that everyone's dining experience is a plus instead of waiting for the girls to come back . We will be back and can hardly wait to try the patio. Thanks again read more

The View Oceanside Grill - Linguine Capsante - Seafood Near Me - Nanaimo, British Columbia

Great food and service And love the Ambiance. Perfect for date nights . Will be back.

I went for lunch with a friend today. I had not been since the restaurant became the View. We wanted to sit outside on the patio but the only table was in the sun with no umbrella, on a hot day, so we went downstairs. The waiter apologized for being short staffed, gave us our menus and a glass of luke warm water (on a very hot day). He was obviously rushed off his feet, waiting table, taking meals up to the patio, mixing drinks at the bar. We were ready to order but he gestured that he would come back in a few minutes, we said sure. An hour later and he had not come back to take our order. The place was lovely, the food smelled great, we were hungry, but the air conditioning was not working very well so we were hungry and hot. We had had enough, so we left, very disappointing I might add. read more

The food here is horrible. The restaurant is freezing cold and the waitstaff seem all be young student types. This restaurant used to be good, but now apparently it's under different ownership and it's go way down hill. I don't recommend this place at all. Also, all we heard during our dinner was (what we believe to be the owner) complaining loudly to another staff member about how all the homeless around the area are wrecking his business........um, it's not the homeless darling that are wrecking your business. read more

We stopped here and had appies and wine on the rooftop outdoor space. It was a sunny beautiful day overlooking the marina and Newcastle Island. The setting is pretty and the food was incredible! We're definitely coming back. read more

May daughter and I went here for the first time today. Great service, great food, sizeable portions, and reasonable prices. All this with a waterfront location. This restaurant is a gem. read more