Enjoyed our dinner thoroughly. Delicious flavours and a lovely waitress. Thank
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
anna
it’s expensive but the food tastes very good. the atmosphere is nice and the bread is tasty!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
li yuge
The atmosphere there is so good if you are looking for an European style restaurant. To be honest, the food there is just fine. There is no doubt it’s good and better than merchandise but not as good as other Italian or French. Generally, the food there is healthy and plain.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Stephen Nordquist
One of the Best Restaurants in Victoria. Cafe Brio is my favourite , the menu is limited , but what they serve is perfection . I Highly Recommend Cafe Brio. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cat tastic
Amazing food, service and vibes. My third time coming here, and I will definitely keep coming back. My group of 4 shared the Brio Family meal and it did not disappoint.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
AntoinetteG
The evening was wonderful. The atmosphere, servic and food outstanding. My only critique is we had to wait a little too long to get the attention of your maitre'd. Our server was charming and knowledgeable. I think her name was Ceara.
Sarah Elaine Eaton
I went here for a group dinner. I recommend making reservations, as the earliest we could get a table on a Saturday night on short notice was 8:30 p.m. Having said that, the wait was totally worth it. The food here was exquisite. We started with oysters which were served with house made sauces.One thing I really appreciated about this restaurant was that we could order half portions of the main courses. This allowed us to enjoy different things without getting too full.The server let us know about the daily specials, which all sounded superb. I opted for a half portion of the daily fish special. It was divine.I finished with cheese, which was served with quince jelly and artisanal crackers.The server was a total pro and knew just how to manage being attentive without being too much.This was one of the best restaurant experiences I have had in a long while. I totally recommend this place to anyone who loves good food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Richard Mdysky
The server was VERY rude.Was talking to us like we are from a 3rd country where there are restaurants.For every question we had regarding the food, the reaction was ," its food...".. are you even from around,,, have you been to a restaurant before..."..The male server with the long hair should not work in this industry if h3 does not know how to behave and hwve minimum knowledge of restaurant service.Went to this place first time due to online reviews for a good food and service local restaurant, but was very very disappointed!!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Kevin Pinto
food, service, and cocktails were spectacular!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Roast Duck, Seared Scallops
Don Gorman
Love it here! Whether with friends or at the bar, it's a wonderful place to eat and drink.
Great food, great service - we even got to try a few dishes the cooks were trying out. The olives stuffed with lamb were amazing. The boston salad wad the best "faux cesar" ever - light and delicious.
SandyS
Lovely service and the food was great. Love the 1/2 portions too. My partner felt his meat was a little shy on his full portion of the braised rib tagliatelle but also said it was delicious. I had the 1/2 order fish special and it was fantastic, fish was cooked perfectly and the sauce divine. Enjoyable for a nice dinner out with friends.
Adrienne H
We had a fabulous dinner here. Albeit small portions, the food was delicious. (I will take quality over quantity any day.) We started with the Marinated Olives, which were good. Our "full" sized entrees were the Braised Short Rib Tagliatelle (2 very small pieces of meat) and the Seared Scallops (4 standard sized scallops.) Both entrees were very good. The scallops were particularly delectable. For dessert I had the Mini Crème Brûlée, which a was a tiny, perfectly formed, piece of heaven. ❤️ It's very open seating with only a handful of private booths. Unfortunately it was quite cold (at the back, away from door) towards the end of our dinner. Our server blamed the AC, which hopefully wasn't on in February. Despite that wee glitch, I highly recommend the lovely restaurant.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seared Scallops
LeanneH
Service was solid. Hot chocolate was the best I've ever had. Perfect temperature, not too sweet and when I asked if the chocolate was made by them, server said yes. You can tell. It's delicious! The crepes were stunning to look at and absolutely wonderful to eat.
CarlaV
Overall a good experience. Host was a bit snubby and not very welcoming, they were busy so we let it slide. Threw the menus on the table and walked away. Food: Lamb ribs - 5/5 top notch - love them! Would go back just for these. Only downside - one rib was completely fat only - not really edible - better quality control needed on that. Corn dogs: 4/5 - delicious and fun. Didn't blow my mind - so only 4/5. gnocchi 5/5 - creamy, salty pillow pockets of deliciousness!! Scallops 3/5 - too small of portion, perogies were just boiled dough - couldn't even tell there was filling in them. Scallops cooked to perfection , should have been 3 pieces at least for half portion. Special - ricotta stuffed ravioli - way too small of a portion for price. Taste was 5/5 It was very noisy - the music was right above our heads, they turned it down for a little bit then turned back up and we couldn't hear each other talk. Too bad because otherwise the place is gorgeous and fun. Drink service was very slow - it was busy - buuuut aren't they always busy?? Server was hospitable and was slightly overwhelmed and busy at times. 4/5 for service wasn't a seamless service and for a place like this we would have expected top notch. Overall, fairly good value for price. I would definitely go back. Worth the try.
Enjoyed our dinner thoroughly. Delicious flavours and a lovely waitress. Thank
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
it’s expensive but the food tastes very good. the atmosphere is nice and the bread is tasty!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The atmosphere there is so good if you are looking for an European style restaurant. To be honest, the food there is just fine. There is no doubt it’s good and better than merchandise but not as good as other Italian or French. Generally, the food there is healthy and plain.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
One of the Best Restaurants in Victoria. Cafe Brio is my favourite , the menu is limited , but what they serve is perfection . I Highly Recommend Cafe Brio. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food, service and vibes. My third time coming here, and I will definitely keep coming back. My group of 4 shared the Brio Family meal and it did not disappoint.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The evening was wonderful. The atmosphere, servic and food outstanding. My only critique is we had to wait a little too long to get the attention of your maitre'd. Our server was charming and knowledgeable. I think her name was Ceara.
I went here for a group dinner. I recommend making reservations, as the earliest we could get a table on a Saturday night on short notice was 8:30 p.m. Having said that, the wait was totally worth it. The food here was exquisite. We started with oysters which were served with house made sauces.One thing I really appreciated about this restaurant was that we could order half portions of the main courses. This allowed us to enjoy different things without getting too full.The server let us know about the daily specials, which all sounded superb. I opted for a half portion of the daily fish special. It was divine.I finished with cheese, which was served with quince jelly and artisanal crackers.The server was a total pro and knew just how to manage being attentive without being too much.This was one of the best restaurant experiences I have had in a long while. I totally recommend this place to anyone who loves good food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The server was VERY rude.Was talking to us like we are from a 3rd country where there are restaurants.For every question we had regarding the food, the reaction was ," its food...".. are you even from around,,, have you been to a restaurant before..."..The male server with the long hair should not work in this industry if h3 does not know how to behave and hwve minimum knowledge of restaurant service.Went to this place first time due to online reviews for a good food and service local restaurant, but was very very disappointed!!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
food, service, and cocktails were spectacular!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Roast Duck, Seared Scallops
Love it here! Whether with friends or at the bar, it's a wonderful place to eat and drink.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chocolate Truffle, Gnocchi Mushroom Risotto
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Great food, great service - we even got to try a few dishes the cooks were trying out. The olives stuffed with lamb were amazing. The boston salad wad the best "faux cesar" ever - light and delicious.
Lovely service and the food was great. Love the 1/2 portions too. My partner felt his meat was a little shy on his full portion of the braised rib tagliatelle but also said it was delicious. I had the 1/2 order fish special and it was fantastic, fish was cooked perfectly and the sauce divine. Enjoyable for a nice dinner out with friends.
We had a fabulous dinner here. Albeit small portions, the food was delicious. (I will take quality over quantity any day.) We started with the Marinated Olives, which were good. Our "full" sized entrees were the Braised Short Rib Tagliatelle (2 very small pieces of meat) and the Seared Scallops (4 standard sized scallops.) Both entrees were very good. The scallops were particularly delectable. For dessert I had the Mini Crème Brûlée, which a was a tiny, perfectly formed, piece of heaven. ❤️ It's very open seating with only a handful of private booths. Unfortunately it was quite cold (at the back, away from door) towards the end of our dinner. Our server blamed the AC, which hopefully wasn't on in February. Despite that wee glitch, I highly recommend the lovely restaurant.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seared Scallops
Service was solid. Hot chocolate was the best I've ever had. Perfect temperature, not too sweet and when I asked if the chocolate was made by them, server said yes. You can tell. It's delicious! The crepes were stunning to look at and absolutely wonderful to eat.
Overall a good experience. Host was a bit snubby and not very welcoming, they were busy so we let it slide. Threw the menus on the table and walked away. Food: Lamb ribs - 5/5 top notch - love them! Would go back just for these. Only downside - one rib was completely fat only - not really edible - better quality control needed on that. Corn dogs: 4/5 - delicious and fun. Didn't blow my mind - so only 4/5. gnocchi 5/5 - creamy, salty pillow pockets of deliciousness!! Scallops 3/5 - too small of portion, perogies were just boiled dough - couldn't even tell there was filling in them. Scallops cooked to perfection , should have been 3 pieces at least for half portion. Special - ricotta stuffed ravioli - way too small of a portion for price. Taste was 5/5 It was very noisy - the music was right above our heads, they turned it down for a little bit then turned back up and we couldn't hear each other talk. Too bad because otherwise the place is gorgeous and fun. Drink service was very slow - it was busy - buuuut aren't they always busy?? Server was hospitable and was slightly overwhelmed and busy at times. 4/5 for service wasn't a seamless service and for a place like this we would have expected top notch. Overall, fairly good value for price. I would definitely go back. Worth the try.