We got the mussels and frites for an appetizer and it was quite delightful. For the main, we had the special: prime rib with mashed potato’s and Yorkshire pudding- also very tasteful with lots of flavour.The next day we went and got the seafood spaghettini- it was also pretty good, weak garlic bread thoAll in all, I recommend going here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Megan Stacey
I ate here both nights of my stay at Poet's Cove. The same server/bartender both nights was super friendly and made me feel welcome even though I showed up within 30 minutes of closing. One suggestion is to change the sign to "seat yourself" when it's only one person working -- I don't mind waiting, but he had a lot of people to attend to before he could seat me, and it felt a bit awkward just standing there in front of the whole restaurant. Once I was seated, it was all good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Marilyn Moakes
Staying at Poets Cove for 5 nights and had dinner here every night. All the meals were exceptional and the service was outstanding. Thank you!!Vegetarian options: We saw several vegetarian options on the menu
Douglas Stassi
-Terrible hours.-No music or atmosphere in the silent dining room.-Mediocre food that is way over priced.I would give it one star but our server Max was awesome! It was clear that Max tried his best to improve our dining experience.Google says Temporarily closed but it's open 3 hours per day 5 days per week. Has the manager not bothered to change this?!
Josh Mitchell
Real classy joint!
Stephanie C.
We stayed in a 2 bdrm villa. The views were amazing but we were really disappointed with the cleanliness of the room. There were obvious stains not cleaned in the main bathroom baseboards and the state of the suite was worn and ragged in many places. The stair carpeting was gross and it looked like guests trample it with muddy boots without the facility cleaning or maintaining the carpet over time (carpeting was also curling and bubbling in the upstairs rooms. The shower curtain was stained moldy which again shows signs of lack of care, considering that shower curtains are not expensive and easy to replace. For all the dirt and grime we saw, we didn't feel comfortable sitting on the furniture which also looked quite worn and stained from guests over time. For the price we paid, I would expect the room to at least be sparkling clean (even if it was worn). The floor plan and views were great if the hotel was interested in keeping up the cleaniness maintenance of the suite.
Fan J.
Four of us stayed 4 nights at Poets Cove for a girlfriend trip, and we spent our first dinner at this restaurant on site. Extremely bad experience - we ordered one calamari to share and each ordered one main dish, and we shared a bottle of white wine. The wine came first, but our food didn’t come until an hour and half later. Don’t get me wrong, there were tables who sat down after us that left before we even had any food on the table. And when food came, one of the main dishes came first…. My friend was so hungry that she had to start before the rest of us had anything, and by the time she finished her dish the rest of the food still nowhere to be seen (including the calamari which was supposed to be the appetizer)! So after waiting for two hours, the rest of the food finally came, and the waiter asked whether we need more wine and we said no, and then he just took the entire wine basket away - with the wine bottle not even empty!!! And lastly, the food didn’t taste good either. Avoid this restaurant please.
Bob R.
Food was wonderful Great spot to enjoy the day We stay in the marina and docks are in nice condition Pool is fun and and xtra bonus I would rate the marina higher but the gentleman that runs the fuel dock is not a very enjoyable person to deal with Not a one off He's very miserable
Sheryl T.
Celebrated my bf's birthday weekend at poets cove and enjoyed every moment. The view from the room was gorgeous! We had trouble with the fireplace and the front desk came to the room to fix it quickly. I let the resort know that it was a birthday celebration and they made sure to keep things a surprise. The spa had to push back or massage time by 15 min so they called the room. My bf picked up and they made a point to ask for me without divulging anything to tip him off to the surprise. :) my bf loved the resort and island. The was clean and we were able to bring my bf's dog. Everyone was super friendly. It was a perfect get away. We are definitely planning a return trip someday :)
Cheyanne C.
I visited Poet's Cove to have a massage at their Spa this past weekend. (September 2019) We really enjoyed our massages and refreshments. We also enjoying the small hot tub that overlooks the beautiful docks after our treatments. The only thing we were hugely disappointed in was the "EUCALYPTUS STEAM CAVE". Before our massages we checked out the hot tub and steam cave.... when we opened up the glass door to the steam cave it stunk of musty mold. NOT of refreshing eucalyptus. Where didn't even dare to step in and "steam" ourselves. After our massages we decided to try it one more time and again, we were hit with gross moldy smell... super disappointing as we were really looking forward to enjoying all the spas amenities and getting our moneys worth. (Our 60 mins Massages were $135 +) Keep this in mind when booking your spa appts!
Just pub food. The Sweet potato soup had quite a watery taste and seemed as though it had little to no spices. The sriracha lime fries seemed to be fries covered in Cajun seasoning or something similar, not quite a sriracha flavour. The patio was comfortable, and the beach out front was nice.
Adrian Alblas
Just had a steak here. Very friendly server , she gave us lots of recommendations of things to do while we are visiting. All the view ! Wow !
meg10travel
My sister and I had a lovely meal on the balcony at Aurora. Appetizer portions were very generous. Dinner was delicious, the halibut was cooked perfectly. Dessert was small and tasteless. A disappointing way to finish an otherwise exceptional meal.
Rob L.
Worst meal I've had on Pender Island. The firecracker chicken was terrible. Our water glasses all had lipstick stains on them. Tried to discuss with the waitress the issue. She then microwaved the dish and the kitchen made little effort to rectify this. Had a few of my partners fries. They seemed palatable. The view is good. Worth looking at another restaurant.
353MarkG
The food was well thought out and delicious. An expensive night out but good food and a beautiful view. The highlight was probably the 'palate cleanser' ginger pineapple gelato before the main course. Class.
We got the mussels and frites for an appetizer and it was quite delightful. For the main, we had the special: prime rib with mashed potato’s and Yorkshire pudding- also very tasteful with lots of flavour.The next day we went and got the seafood spaghettini- it was also pretty good, weak garlic bread thoAll in all, I recommend going here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
I ate here both nights of my stay at Poet's Cove. The same server/bartender both nights was super friendly and made me feel welcome even though I showed up within 30 minutes of closing. One suggestion is to change the sign to "seat yourself" when it's only one person working -- I don't mind waiting, but he had a lot of people to attend to before he could seat me, and it felt a bit awkward just standing there in front of the whole restaurant. Once I was seated, it was all good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Staying at Poets Cove for 5 nights and had dinner here every night. All the meals were exceptional and the service was outstanding. Thank you!!Vegetarian options: We saw several vegetarian options on the menu
-Terrible hours.-No music or atmosphere in the silent dining room.-Mediocre food that is way over priced.I would give it one star but our server Max was awesome! It was clear that Max tried his best to improve our dining experience.Google says Temporarily closed but it's open 3 hours per day 5 days per week. Has the manager not bothered to change this?!
Real classy joint!
We stayed in a 2 bdrm villa. The views were amazing but we were really disappointed with the cleanliness of the room. There were obvious stains not cleaned in the main bathroom baseboards and the state of the suite was worn and ragged in many places. The stair carpeting was gross and it looked like guests trample it with muddy boots without the facility cleaning or maintaining the carpet over time (carpeting was also curling and bubbling in the upstairs rooms. The shower curtain was stained moldy which again shows signs of lack of care, considering that shower curtains are not expensive and easy to replace. For all the dirt and grime we saw, we didn't feel comfortable sitting on the furniture which also looked quite worn and stained from guests over time. For the price we paid, I would expect the room to at least be sparkling clean (even if it was worn). The floor plan and views were great if the hotel was interested in keeping up the cleaniness maintenance of the suite.
Four of us stayed 4 nights at Poets Cove for a girlfriend trip, and we spent our first dinner at this restaurant on site. Extremely bad experience - we ordered one calamari to share and each ordered one main dish, and we shared a bottle of white wine. The wine came first, but our food didn’t come until an hour and half later. Don’t get me wrong, there were tables who sat down after us that left before we even had any food on the table. And when food came, one of the main dishes came first…. My friend was so hungry that she had to start before the rest of us had anything, and by the time she finished her dish the rest of the food still nowhere to be seen (including the calamari which was supposed to be the appetizer)! So after waiting for two hours, the rest of the food finally came, and the waiter asked whether we need more wine and we said no, and then he just took the entire wine basket away - with the wine bottle not even empty!!! And lastly, the food didn’t taste good either. Avoid this restaurant please.
Food was wonderful Great spot to enjoy the day We stay in the marina and docks are in nice condition Pool is fun and and xtra bonus I would rate the marina higher but the gentleman that runs the fuel dock is not a very enjoyable person to deal with Not a one off He's very miserable
Celebrated my bf's birthday weekend at poets cove and enjoyed every moment. The view from the room was gorgeous! We had trouble with the fireplace and the front desk came to the room to fix it quickly. I let the resort know that it was a birthday celebration and they made sure to keep things a surprise. The spa had to push back or massage time by 15 min so they called the room. My bf picked up and they made a point to ask for me without divulging anything to tip him off to the surprise. :) my bf loved the resort and island. The was clean and we were able to bring my bf's dog. Everyone was super friendly. It was a perfect get away. We are definitely planning a return trip someday :)
I visited Poet's Cove to have a massage at their Spa this past weekend. (September 2019) We really enjoyed our massages and refreshments. We also enjoying the small hot tub that overlooks the beautiful docks after our treatments. The only thing we were hugely disappointed in was the "EUCALYPTUS STEAM CAVE". Before our massages we checked out the hot tub and steam cave.... when we opened up the glass door to the steam cave it stunk of musty mold. NOT of refreshing eucalyptus. Where didn't even dare to step in and "steam" ourselves. After our massages we decided to try it one more time and again, we were hit with gross moldy smell... super disappointing as we were really looking forward to enjoying all the spas amenities and getting our moneys worth. (Our 60 mins Massages were $135 +) Keep this in mind when booking your spa appts!
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Just pub food. The Sweet potato soup had quite a watery taste and seemed as though it had little to no spices. The sriracha lime fries seemed to be fries covered in Cajun seasoning or something similar, not quite a sriracha flavour. The patio was comfortable, and the beach out front was nice.
Just had a steak here. Very friendly server , she gave us lots of recommendations of things to do while we are visiting. All the view ! Wow !
My sister and I had a lovely meal on the balcony at Aurora. Appetizer portions were very generous. Dinner was delicious, the halibut was cooked perfectly. Dessert was small and tasteless. A disappointing way to finish an otherwise exceptional meal.
Worst meal I've had on Pender Island. The firecracker chicken was terrible. Our water glasses all had lipstick stains on them. Tried to discuss with the waitress the issue. She then microwaved the dish and the kitchen made little effort to rectify this. Had a few of my partners fries. They seemed palatable. The view is good. Worth looking at another restaurant.
The food was well thought out and delicious. An expensive night out but good food and a beautiful view. The highlight was probably the 'palate cleanser' ginger pineapple gelato before the main course. Class.