Auntie Pesto's
115 Fulford-Ganges Rd #2104, Salt Spring Island
(250) 537-4181
Customers' Favorites
Meatballs and Marinara Sauce with Focaccia Garlic Toast
Deep Fried Goat Cheese Stuffed Olives
Tiramisu and Special Coffee
Seafood Dill Alfredo
Vegetarian Lasagna
French Onion Soup
Full Rack of Lamb
Chicken Alfredo
Seared Scallops
Pork Schnitzel
Recent Reviews
What a delightful place for dinner. Fresh ingredients prepared and presented very well. I modified the special somewhat with no problem - ordering spaghetti puttanesca with a side of halibut - delicious and enough pasta leftover for a snack later. I was with a group that was more familiar with the menu than I - everyone was delighted with the meal and kind, responsive service. I will come back to Salt Spring Island because of the promise of eating there again.
As someone who loves carbs, Italian cuisine has always been one of my go-to favorites. This time, I decided to try their lamb meatball special, seafood pasta, and spaghetti Bolognese. The flavors were really impressive. The lamb, prepared with a special ginger sauce, was tender and had no gamey aftertaste, which I appreciated. The seafood was fresh and had a nice, springy texture. The spaghetti Bolognese was rich and flavorful. My only small critique is that the pasta could have...
The salad was a bed of mandolined, pickled yellow beets and heirloom tomato, topped with a little frisee, shaved fennel, toasted pine nuts with a fresh lemon and thyme vinaigrette.
The main was a marinaded, pan seared beet steak on a bed of seasoned, braised wheatberries with oyster mushrooms, baby carrots...