Well I have to say, Victoria sure is a beautiful little city. I loved the hotel's location. We actually ended up with a nice view from the top floor, corner unit. Fancy stuff.
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After we checked in we immediately hit Red Fish Blue Fish for some fish and chips. Cod was delicious, as was expected 9/10.
Had time for a quick nap after that and then hit Il Terrazo for an early dinner becuase reservations were hard to get. Beautiful restaurant with great drinks and fantastic service. The food was actually my least favorite part but I never expect much from Italian restaurants. Overall a worth while experience and I'm glad we tried it, 8/10.
On the walk home we hit up Beaver Tails and they were better than I remembered. Hit the sack early because we were sharing the king bed with kiddo. Seriously... that's why.
Saturday morning I woke up early and snuck off for a walk and a coffee so the ladies could sleep in. Hit up Crust Bakery and had a really good Croissant 9/10. The streets were clean and quiet.
When I got back we ordered breakfast in bed. The food from the Courtney Room downstairs was great. I had the salmon benny with fresh squeezed orange juice and it was relatively cheap for room service, 8/10.
After breakfast we went for a lovely horse drawn carriage tour of the neighborhood. What a nice experience that was. The history lesson was my favorite part. I actually had no idea Emily Carr lived RIGHT THERE. The cherry blossoms made it extra special. Would recommend 10/10.
After the carriage ride we went for a long walk through Beacon Hill Park. Did the petting zoo, saw the Totem, carried a 30lb potato sack home. It's a very nice park 8/10.
We stopped at the sandwich shop kitty corner to the hotel for lunch. Owned by a lovely Korean couple. Reasonably priced, good chicken panini, 7/10. With lunch, my wife and I hammered a half sack of lagers as a reward for tag teaming that walk home with a kid with no legs.
After an amazing nap we hit up Bodega for dinner. We've been to the one in Vancouver and have had good experiences there. This one was especially cool because of the location in one of those little alleys. They made a killer old fashioned and we enjoyed our seats on the patio. The sardines on toast were a 10/10, the Octopus and potatoes missed the mark by a long shot, 0/10. Overall another nice experience though, 8/10.
Beaver Tails were just as good on this walk home. That darn kid is just so convincing at times.
Sunday we checked out after I had another REALLY quiet walk through downtown solo. I was shocked at how empty the streets were. We hit up Jones BBQ on the way to the ferry. Brisket 10/10, tasted just like mine. Ribs were good but definitely had a more braised texture going on. They must wrap them for the majority of the cook. Very little bark but still very good 8.5/10. Smoked chicken sucked. Sides were ok. The fried chicken sandwich was horrible. Looked amazing but was so salty I couldn't eat it. They must use a wet batter too because there were huge pockets of raw batter. Most of the nicely battered parts slid off after two bites. At $16 it really killed fhe experience for me, 7/10.
The wife and kid had a blast and I'm really happy we made the trip. Can't wait to go back and mix in some fishing next time!
