Omg!! First time ever being there. Service was great and our…read morewaiter answered all our questions about the menu, Food was phenomenal!! No wonder there is always a wait time to get on. I highly recommend this restaurant.

We have had many great Sunday Brunches. Staff are wonderful and so are the drinks and foodread more

Love the place very friendly and good serves the owner is a a hoot a great person I recommend it…read morehighly give it a try and tell her Leo says Hi

Had SO much fun!! Delicious cocktails, clean comfortable space, and the staff are the best. Thanks…read moreto Jason for taking care of us on our night out in Nanaimo! We had the best time! Love forever! ^_^

Service and food was horrible! Spent 450.00 on our family…read moredinner and was very disappointed. We will not be back.

I was really disappointed in the food when we visited. The service is excellent, the ambiance, open…read moreand cheery, and the beer, no complaints whatsoever. Back to the food, both my wife and I were not happy. I had fish and chips, and the fries were fine, but the fish, was soft and mushy, not the least bit firm and flaky. I'm not a big fan of soft, white fish, but this was cod. It may have been hake, which is technically, cod. I actually complained, which I never do, it was that bad, but they brought me more of the same mushy fish. It seemed there was more batter than fish, and while the batter tasted, the small amount of mush fish stuck to it. The absolute worst fish and chips I have ever eaten. I scraped off most of the batter, and tried to reclaim some more mush. Overall, very bad food experience. My wife was not thrilled with her food either, but I forget what she ordered. Dave S

The food are very good. We ordered several things to share, including Creamy Rose Tteokbokki,…read moreTruffle Japchae Noodle, Flaming So Galbi, Yangyum Glaze fried chicken as well as the Soy Garlic friend chicken. Some of the food is to the sweeter side, like the galbi and the yangyum chicken. But tteokbokki and japchae's flavour is on point. And highly recommend their makgeolli flight if you are rice wine lover.

Great fusion spot! High quality food, classy and chill ambience. I ordered another Kimbap…read moreseparately as well and the food was really well portioned. Everyone left with leftover enough for almost another meal. Service as ok!

Good food, nice cocktails, great sunny deck made for a nice visit. Great service from everyone.read more

Service was attentive and pleasant. My husband and I ordered the same curry dish and both of us…read moreenjoyed the flavors. Portions were just right. The place is big and spacious and very busy on a Tuesday in summer.

Service is slow 1.5 hours to receive a flat bread pizza that was burned and the other 4 persons at…read morethe table had to wait for at minimum of 15 minutes for the fifth persons order to come out while our food got cold. Fish OVERDONE liver dry and I have no idea how my wifes steak was but she said the soup was ok. First time there in a while and Now I know Why I excuse myself when ever they want to go there.

We have dinner here every Thursday evening and what a great little pub. Service (Dave) is always…read morewelcoming, friendly and professional. Food is always good and the atmosphere is a proper pub. Not fancy but clean with great food and super specials weekdays. The patio is now open and offers a great view and suntrap

Visited Brown's this week and had a wonderful experience. Our server, Sam, was very friendly and…read moreattentive while taking our order. Although she had other tasks to complete, she never made us feel rushed and took the time to make sure we were well taken care of. Likewise, our food and drinks were served accordingly and everything was done very well. 10/10 customer service, and 10/10 food. Will be visiting again!

Great food... but apparently "Social House" doesn't mean socialize…read more We visited Browns Socialhouse Nanaimo on Saturday, September 5 for our anniversary dinner. We'd made a reservation through Yelp and requested a booth. When we arrived, the hostess told us, "Oh, it looks like someone was seated at your reservation." So instead of the nice, darker corner booth we were expecting for an anniversary dinner, we were seated right at the bright front window with a romantic view of... a car. And can we talk about those front chairs? I'm a size 16 woman and could barely get my ass comfortably into one. Bigger gals, consider this your warning. Maybe that's the business strategy: tiny chairs = eat faster = table turnover. Thankfully, the FOOD was excellent. Seriously, 5. Everything tasted delicious, and our server was great throughout the meal. Then we finished eating. Apparently that activated the GET OUT sequence. We ordered a second round of drinks. My cocktail arrived, and literally about a minute later--while it was still completely full--we were asked if we wanted the bill. Shortly after that, the bill and debit machine arrived. My husband was in the washroom and I was asked whether she needed to wait for him. Nope, I paid. Meanwhile, I still hadn't even taken a sip of the drink I'd JUST ordered. Once I'd paid, I felt like our anniversary dinner was officially over whether we were ready or not. Maybe give people five minutes to actually enjoy the cocktail they just bought? I might even have ordered another one! A simple "Whenever you're ready, no rush" would have made a huge difference. And then there's the parking lot. If you drive a truck, good luck. Between the tiny spaces and all the 15-minute, 30-minute, Starbucks-only, Noodlebox-only, Little Caesars-only spots, apparently you need to arrive in a Smart car. Food: Service while eating: Service once finished eating: Ambience: Noise level: LOUD So our takeaway from Browns Socialhouse: bring a small car, a small ass, and apparently don't plan on doing too much socializing over a couple of drinks. The food was fantastic. Unfortunately, the overall experience made for a pretty shitty anniversary dinner.

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?!

My husband and Sister enjoyed our lunch here yesterday! Our…read morehuge burger with all the trimmings was shared between myself and husband. My sister enjoyed a plate of chicken wings which was enjoyed. Only things lacking were the celery and blue cheese dip which are normally a part an order of wings. There was a $2 surcharge if you desired these condiments. The pub itself was showing its 100 year old comfort, very clean with a spectacular view of the ocean. Staff was friendly and attentive. We will certainly be back!

The Lantzville Pub was always one of my favourite spots to go when I lived in Nanaimo in the early…read moreseventies, and return visits since moving back to the island have not, for the most part, disappointed. The ocean view is still as great as ever in this popular local which manages to attract both young and old. Pretty much the usual suspects for beer with a rotating tap that can be a bit of a crap shoot. At times, I've lucked out and had Powell River's Townsite Brewing IPA or Saanichton's Category 12's Vivid Data IPA, while more often than not it has been the ubiquitous but still very good Fat Tug IPA. Apart from that, it's the usual suspects. Food is mainly decent, the pulled pork sandwich and tacos, house fries, homemade soups, and burgers all being quite good. Prices are average, so be sure to check out the daily specials. Monday night's cheeseburger special for around $10 has never disappointed, especially with the rotating tap on special, too, for about $4. A recent Tuesday visit for their taco specials was pedestrian at best; they had sold out of the pulled pork tacos, so we settled for the okay chicken tacos and terrible ground beef tacos. On another occasion, the chicken burger special had been slathered in a sauce that made a knife and fork mandatory - not really what I'm looking for in a burger. Nothing fancy, just decent hot pub food, cold bevies, friendly attentive service that can be slow during the dinner rush, and reasonable prices. Definitely an old school pub with a special charm of its own.