Nice stop around Cowichan lake. Overall decent food and good service. Would try burgers next time. - Penne carbonara - flavourful thick sauce with baked cheese and sauce on top. - Crab dip - had greek tones that were delicious. The Greek bread was crispy and fresh. Our favourite here. - Battered Fish - this was with snapper which was flaky but moist. The breading was a little thick. - Poutine - don't recommend. Didn't have real cheese curds. Gravy was very salty and seemed from powder. - The Cow Shaft - cool coffee flavoured cold drink with cold foam and 3 vodka shots!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Charlene Huntley
The Cow! What a beautiful little spot. I love the comfortable setting, it is just right. Caesars are exactly how they should be, if you like them as much as i do you should try one. Cowichan Koolaid is also delicious. I had the Fajita salad with prawns and it didnt disappoint. Great place. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Zana Kamangar
Definitely go with one of the crab options, it’s just ??
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Martin Schoots-McAlpine
Waited 40+ minutes for the food to arrive. When it did mine was gross; got the Penne Pacifico. Was swimming in a bland cream sauce with a weird flavour. Maybe 6 shrimps. Allegedly there was crab? I think crab dip was put on top? I even asked about the crab and was told there was crab in it. Stretch for sure.
Don't waste your money; we should have known when the restaurant was nearly empty on an otherwise busy night.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Lizzy Grimes
Delicious food, friendly staff and interesting decor
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mushroom Caps
Peanut butter Jelly time
Finished the west coast trail today and remembered this place from 2017 and all I remember was how delicious this place was and still is…. Thank u for my lunch it was friggin epic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mukul Kumar
Good place. I tried their fish and chips.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Kerlyn Vasquez
Food was delicious! They also have Friendly Staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Marja B
I looked up the menu on line and settled on the Prime rib poutine. It had fries, cheddar cheese, gravy with prime rib, mushrooms and onions. What I got was good fries with gravy, onions and here and there a piece of leftovers from yesterday's prime rib topped with a mustard sauce, yuk!! No cheese, no mushrooms. My husband's snapper burger was good and they discontinued my bill. You get a plastic cup for water, who still does that for eat in? The burger was in a plastic basket, what is this, Dairy Queen? The servers tried hard, but I will not be back. The atmosphere it used to have is also a thing of the past.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
shawn haines
sorry but who doesn't do take out on a friday night...they wouldnt answer the phone so i drove there to order take out and they still said no...it wasnt even that busy..lots of people outside but no one inside ...will not be calling the cow again ..Jakes or Riverside from now on i guess
Great food, EXCEPTIONAL service! Any place that prioritizes the kids orders gets a big thumbs up!
Casey Spencer
Fish and chips where terrible unfortunately 90% batter had a bad taste the prime rib routine not only looked like aweful but was the equivalent to dog food topping
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
E C
If you are passing through or have finished the Juan de Fuca trail this is a wonderful stop. We had the ribs and brownie for dessert. Fantastic after our 3 days of hiking. Great food with a home cooked feel. Great staff and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stephen Kimpton
Stopped here for lunch on the parents recommendation from 10 years ago, and it’s still really good, very tasty food, recommend the crab melt!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Laura Fernandez
Amazing food and great staff! Perfect place to bring the family for breakfast, lunch, & dinner. Best burgers in town by a mile!!!
Nice stop around Cowichan lake. Overall decent food and good service. Would try burgers next time.
- Penne carbonara - flavourful thick sauce with baked cheese and sauce on top.
- Crab dip - had greek tones that were delicious. The Greek bread was crispy and fresh. Our favourite here.
- Battered Fish - this was with snapper which was flaky but moist. The breading was a little thick.
- Poutine - don't recommend. Didn't have real cheese curds. Gravy was very salty and seemed from powder.
- The Cow Shaft - cool coffee flavoured cold drink with cold foam and 3 vodka shots!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
The Cow! What a beautiful little spot. I love the comfortable setting, it is just right. Caesars are exactly how they should be, if you like them as much as i do you should try one. Cowichan Koolaid is also delicious. I had the Fajita salad with prawns and it didnt disappoint. Great place. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Definitely go with one of the crab options, it’s just ??
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Waited 40+ minutes for the food to arrive. When it did mine was gross; got the Penne Pacifico. Was swimming in a bland cream sauce with a weird flavour. Maybe 6 shrimps. Allegedly there was crab? I think crab dip was put on top? I even asked about the crab and was told there was crab in it. Stretch for sure.
Don't waste your money; we should have known when the restaurant was nearly empty on an otherwise busy night.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Delicious food, friendly staff and interesting decor
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mushroom Caps
Finished the west coast trail today and remembered this place from 2017 and all I remember was how delicious this place was and still is…. Thank u for my lunch it was friggin epic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good place. I tried their fish and chips.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Food was delicious! They also have Friendly Staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I looked up the menu on line and settled on the Prime rib poutine. It had fries, cheddar cheese, gravy with prime rib, mushrooms and onions. What I got was good fries with gravy, onions and here and there a piece of leftovers from yesterday's prime rib topped with a mustard sauce, yuk!! No cheese, no mushrooms. My husband's snapper burger was good and they discontinued my bill. You get a plastic cup for water, who still does that for eat in? The burger was in a plastic basket, what is this, Dairy Queen? The servers tried hard, but I will not be back. The atmosphere it used to have is also a thing of the past.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
sorry but who doesn't do take out on a friday night...they wouldnt answer the phone so i drove there to order take out and they still said no...it wasnt even that busy..lots of people outside but no one inside ...will not be calling the cow again ..Jakes or Riverside from now on i guess
Restaurantji Recommends
Great food, EXCEPTIONAL service! Any place that prioritizes the kids orders gets a big thumbs up!
Fish and chips where terrible unfortunately 90% batter had a bad taste the prime rib routine not only looked like aweful but was the equivalent to dog food topping
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
If you are passing through or have finished the Juan de Fuca trail this is a wonderful stop. We had the ribs and brownie for dessert. Fantastic after our 3 days of hiking. Great food with a home cooked feel. Great staff and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stopped here for lunch on the parents recommendation from 10 years ago, and it’s still really good, very tasty food, recommend the crab melt!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food and great staff! Perfect place to bring the family for breakfast, lunch, & dinner. Best burgers in town by a mile!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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