Best Contemporary American Restaurants in Central Saanich

We enjoyed our meal on Christmas Eve. The restaurant was busy but not too loud. We had a really nice server (Skylee?). The only issue was that the drinks took a while longer than expected, and our meals arrived not long after our cocktails.

got our table on time, waiter Timothy was excellent, thoroughly explained what's on the menu, food arrived as described, very good, we were celebrating birthday and hubby got free dessert, all in all a very enjoyable evening, thank you Story Cafe! we'll be back!!

Shannon O was amazing service. Our food was great i had the feature Turkey dinner, husband had the huge Kentucky chicken sandwich. That sandwich is huge, crispy tasty. Love Match

We have been going to Pat Quinn’s every Christmas, Dpring, Summer and Fall. We know it never disappoints. Great service, always great service!!! The food is alway delicious, we’ve never had a bad meal. That’s why we go for our special occasions. Love the ambience and again, their Stff is always awesome, other restaurants should look at Pat Quinn’s training or hiring system because they are the best!

Food: wonderful and interesting. They do everything great from fish to meat to vegetables. The squash dish with a sort of sweet / savory / spicy topping was excellent. So was the black cod and the bavette steak. Pricing was as it would be for what they are serving, though Bellinghamsters are notoriously cheap when it comes to restaurants so we will see how Roe goes over. The service was excellent, good recommendations and attentive. The atmosphere was ok - the space has been lightened up with light furniture and walls, since the spaces last incarnation Ciao Thyme. I personally don’t care for that in a dinner setting, and ouch hard chairs! And not enough soft made for a loud space that could use some sound dampening, hence the less one star for ambiance. Definitely will go again.