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Fire & Water Fish and Chop House
(Restaurants - Regional)
728 Humboldt St, Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour, Victoria  V8W 1B1 • 250-480-3828
Distance: ~173 m *
        Description: DOWNTOWN. Stylish and appealing, Fire & Water offers a fine Pacific Northwest meal in particularly comfortable surroundings. Although the specialty of the house is Prime Rib' à la Plaque (tender beef cured with brandy, pan-seared with a unique spice rub and served with cognac demi glace), seafood really shines here. Try the Digby scallops with wilted spinach and caramelized shallots, or a steaming bowl of cioppino brimming with crab, local fresh fish and veggies. The adjacent lounge, a great place to relax by the fireplace with a cocktail, serves more casual fare such as burgers topped with smoked bacon, aged cheddar and house made barbecue sauce, and fish and chips (salmon or halibut with hand cut smoked paprika fries).
       

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The Pacific Restaurant
(Restaurants - Regional)
463 Belleville St, Hotel Grand Pacific, Victoria  V8V 1X3 • 250-380-4458
Distance: ~349 m *
        Description: JAMES BAY. Casually elegant in the best West Coast fashion, The Pacific is an ideal choice if you're looking for fine Canadian dining. They specialize in line-caught fish and wild and locally harvested ingredients. Seafood lovers should start with steamed mussels or clams or smoked salmon bisque, and follow with miso-marinated rockfish or hazelnut-buttered Queen Charlotte halibut. If you prefer land-based foods, try the incredibly inventive house salad tossed with blueberry-maple vinaigrette, then opt for cumin-scented lamb t-bones or lemon-salted Fraser Valley duck breast. A West Coast tapas style menu is served in the lounge, and a jazz pianist plays weekend evenings.
       

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Impressions Restaurant
(Restaurants - Regional)
345 Quebec St, Harbour Towers, Victoria  V8V 1W4 • 250-480-6585
Distance: ~0.604 km *
        Description: JAMES BAY. The stylish and contemporary Impressions restaurant, located in the convenient Harbour Towers hotel, is a good choice for a relaxing meal any time of day. Breakfast is excellent and unusual – try the Japanese breakfast (pan-fried salmon, sticky rice, miso soup, bean thread with pickles, poached egg and Nori), or the West Coast Benedict (Dungeness crab cakes topped with two poached eggs and Hollandaise sauce served with hash browns.). For lunch try avocado and shrimp cocktail or a gourmet sandwich. Dinner features fresh local ingredients in excellent dishes such as herb-crusted Pacific halibut, caramelized Digby scallops with avocado-wasabi cream, and the Towers Mixed Grill (chicken, andouille, beef tenderloin and mushroom-veal glaze).
       

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Seagrille
(Restaurants - Regional)
849 Verdier Ave, Brentwood Bay Resort & Spa, Victoria  V8M 1C5 • 250-544-2079
Distance: ~0.770 km *
        Description: BRENTWOOD BAY. If you're searching for a true Canadian dining experience, this is it. The Seagrille certainly looks the part, with an open kitchen, roaring fireplace, lots of wood, local artwork and huge windows with views of the mountains and the water. This restaurant believes in using nothing but local ingredients, such as foraged berries and mushrooms, line caught local fish and just-harvested vegetables. The inventive menu changes frequently, but you may encounter dishes such as dungeness crab roulade, Cowichan duckling, and arbutus-grilled sockeye salmon. The sommelier has amassed an excellent selection of mostly BC wines, with a solid component of Californians as well. The five course tasting menu makes this a Best Value.
       

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Fireside Grill
(Restaurants - Regional)
4509 W Saanich Rd, Victoria  V8Z 5L3 • 250-479-1222
Distance: ~8.301 km *
        Description: ELK LAKE / CORDOVA BAY. An appealing setting, marked by two patios and attractive grounds dotted with garry oaks, and inventive local cuisine make the Fireside Grill a good choice any time of the day. At lunch, enjoy a casual meal of salt n' vinegar salmon and chips, or a portobello and goat cheese or chicken and brie sandwich. Dinner is more upscale – opt for small but flavor-packed plates of port-poached pear and spinach salad, smoked tuna, calamari with saffron garlic aioli, ginger-marinated beef satay, or baked clams and mussels with pesto cream. Alternatively, select a full size entrée, such as pesto-glazed local trout, pan-seared wild salmon with mint scented tapenade, lamb osso buco, or blackberry-thyme duck breast. Good wine list, too.
       

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Riverwalk Café
(Restaurants - Regional)
200 Cowichan Way, Quw'utsun' Cultural and Conference Centre, Duncan  V9L 6P4 • 250-746-4370 • 250-746-8119
Distance: ~46.179 km *
        Description: DUNCAN. The Quw'utsun' Cultural and Conference Centre is definitely worth a visit, especially if you combine it with a meal at their Riverwalk Café, specializing in authentic native cuisine. Traditional ingredients such as rabbit, venison, wild sockeye salmon, berries, root vegetables, duck, buffalo and halibut are used in every dish. Try a venison burger, local oysters with horseradish sauce, buffalo ribs, alder-grilled salmon, or fried bread with local blackberry jam and salmon butter. Located in Duncan, about 40 miles from downtown Victoria.
       

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