Best Neighbourhood Gem Restaurants in Sidney

What a wonderful experience at Joe Fortes—no wonder it’s an institution! We unfortunately kept experiencing delays beyond our control and had to move our booking no less than 3 times within the hour and they were so, so gracious about it. Our server, Norm, was fantastic, and gave us excellent recommendations! The food was perfection-favorites were the calamari, lobster bisque, sablefish, arctic char, and mussels (basically everything we ordered; and the pavlova (my own baking specialty) and carrot cake were perfectly delectable! I will need to come by every time I visit (I’m from California). Make sure you make reservations as they get busy!

One of mine and my daughter's favourite restaurants in Vancouver! The Food, the portion sizes, the atmosphere, the service. All exceptional. Nice small plates so we can try a few different things and share. Just dined there yesterday and already looking forward to our next visit.

Excellent service from all serving staff for our business dinner on this occasion especially from our main server. Food was prepared first class with explanations for each dish. We will be back!

Hubby and I wanted oysters so we opted for Finn’s since it was walkable distance from our hotel. We ordered a dozen oysters (Fanny Bay & Kusshis), NY steak, sablefish, and the chowder. Would recommend all except the chowder which was only okay. NY steak for the husband was cooked to perfection and the skin on my sablefish was chef’s kiss! Our server was also the sweetest!

All of the food was delicious and server was extremely kind and accommodating. Really beautiful and intimate restaurant.