2nd time to try! They keep their high food quality. The octopus, pork belly & Hailbut are very tasty! It’s really hard to cook Octopus but it’s so tender & Halibut is so juicy & fresh!Love their plating & the arrangement of bday desserts! They even replace another drinks for me as I forgot I m the driver tonight! New driver’s bad!Their desserts are another level! The mango coconut like Thai mango sticky rice, cheesecake with yuzu sorbet always the best, chocolate with choco ice cream that the taste is not over sweet as the ice cream just light choco taste & peach, strawberry & sour cherry ice cream sorbet that are perfect match!The servers and the Chef are nice! ?
5 star food and service. So many different choices, especially for the Celiac girl. Can't wait to go back. Highly recommended.Dietary restrictions: Many choices for Celiacs
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Milk Buns Rolls, Miso Glazed Sablefish, Molten Chocolate Cake with Cherry Ice Cream, Lobster Tacos, Italian Burrata
Lena Moisieieva
Very beautiful restaurant. One of the nicest in Victoria. We took a seat at the bar and tried more of their casual menu items and it was unbelievable. So delicious, the seafood was amazing and sushi just melted in your mouth. Plus we had some of the best cocktails in the city. I’d definitely recommend checking it out even for just the drinks
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi
Paul Brum
Marilena is an excellent restaurant offering delicious food and drinks. While it is pricey and can be noisy, it's perfect for a special occasion. I would go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Ascent Yard Care
Excellence on all fronts
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stan B
Everything was really good! No complaints. Will be back. Really enjoyed sitting at the chefs table. It was fun to watch the team cook the dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jess C.
I've been here a couple times and this quite possibly may be my top place to dine in Victoria -- everything we ordered was absolutely divine, and the service is unmatched in the city. Their sommelier (Savannah) really knows her stuff and puts together a mean wine pairing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amy Vitkauskas
Great service, ambience, and food. The seafood tower is a must as well as the sablefish. Cocktails are equally amazing. Hope Toptable brings more restaurants to Vic!
The water that I received was absolutely perfect!Chilled to the perfect temperatureClear as a sunny dayStill as a statueAnd the water… tasteless yet so tasteful.10/10
Annia Lee
Great food, drinks, service with exceptional culinary precision and extensive wine list.Fine dining in a semi casual atmosphere.Enjoying culinary art where detail is ⭐️⭐️⭐️ perfected with meticulous service to artistic presentation, an experience that tantalises the palate and captivates the senses. They have a extensive ? wine and? cocktail list. lobster in a deep fried ? taco was the ? bomb.
Fantastic family dinner at Marilena. Having eaten at dozens of Michelin-starred restaurants, Marilena is in the same company. Fantastic food. Fresh as can be. Best restaurant in BC and one of the best in Canada. Great service, great vibe. Worth a trip to Victoria.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Milk Buns Rolls, Jumbo Shrimp a La Plancha, Miso Glazed Sablefish, Lobster Tacos, Italian Burrata, Lobster Spaghetti
Rt Hemi
My wife and needed and haven’t had a date night in some time she mentioned marilena and hinted she wanted to go there so i made the call and from the phone call to make the reservation the customer service was exceptional As we arrived to the restaurant and walked in and at first glance and how we where greeted was by far the best i have had know to the best part where we sat at the chefs corner where the food is prepared highly recommend sitting there as you get the full experience from seeing your food being prepared or asking the chef questions on each plate your part of the experience and atmosphere was by far the best i have had from the staff to the cook and chef highly recommend marilena you will not find a better restaurant with that kinda service or atmosphere best best best thank you for the experience made our night
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lobster Spaghetti
Emily Scott
Victoria really needed this restaurant! Highly recommend. Such a varied menu and so many great options. Atmosphere and service were on point.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lobster Tacos, Beet Salad with Burrata Salad
John Mcmahon
Top shelf everything. Very enjoyable evening.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kelton Byres
My partner and I recently went to this restaurant to go for a fancy dinner. We had high expectations and we very excited. However when we arrived at the restaurant for our reservation at 7:45pm we were told that our table was just being cleaned and it will be ready shortly. We were fine with a short wait as the restaurant was busy and we are patient people. We sat at the bar until 8:35pm, we were seated almost an hour after our reservation time ! After almost an hour of sitting at the bar waiting we waited another 20 minutes to even get an order in for our drinks. Furthermore, the food was a quite underwhelming considering the price tag that came along with the dinner. It sure seemed when watching the staff that certain tables were getting a lot more attention that us. My partner and I are young people that don’t exactly scream that we have loads of money, but waiting at the bar for almost an hour as we watched multiple people come in after us and get seated immediately was quite frustrating and completely wrecked this experience.
2nd time to try! They keep their high food quality. The octopus, pork belly & Hailbut are very tasty! It’s really hard to cook Octopus but it’s so tender & Halibut is so juicy & fresh!Love their plating & the arrangement of bday desserts! They even replace another drinks for me as I forgot I m the driver tonight! New driver’s bad!Their desserts are another level! The mango coconut like Thai mango sticky rice, cheesecake with yuzu sorbet always the best, chocolate with choco ice cream that the taste is not over sweet as the ice cream just light choco taste & peach, strawberry & sour cherry ice cream sorbet that are perfect match!The servers and the Chef are nice! ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Vanilla Bean Cheesecake, Octopus, Ice Cream Sorbet, Chocolate Desert, Gnocchi
5 star food and service. So many different choices, especially for the Celiac girl. Can't wait to go back. Highly recommended.Dietary restrictions: Many choices for Celiacs
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Milk Buns Rolls, Miso Glazed Sablefish, Molten Chocolate Cake with Cherry Ice Cream, Lobster Tacos, Italian Burrata
Very beautiful restaurant. One of the nicest in Victoria. We took a seat at the bar and tried more of their casual menu items and it was unbelievable. So delicious, the seafood was amazing and sushi just melted in your mouth. Plus we had some of the best cocktails in the city. I’d definitely recommend checking it out even for just the drinks
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi
Marilena is an excellent restaurant offering delicious food and drinks. While it is pricey and can be noisy, it's perfect for a special occasion. I would go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Excellence on all fronts
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything was really good! No complaints. Will be back. Really enjoyed sitting at the chefs table. It was fun to watch the team cook the dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I've been here a couple times and this quite possibly may be my top place to dine in Victoria -- everything we ordered was absolutely divine, and the service is unmatched in the city. Their sommelier (Savannah) really knows her stuff and puts together a mean wine pairing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great service, ambience, and food. The seafood tower is a must as well as the sablefish. Cocktails are equally amazing. Hope Toptable brings more restaurants to Vic!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Yellowfin Tuna Tartare, Miso Glazed Sablefish, Lobster Spaghetti
The water that I received was absolutely perfect!Chilled to the perfect temperatureClear as a sunny dayStill as a statueAnd the water… tasteless yet so tasteful.10/10
Great food, drinks, service with exceptional culinary precision and extensive wine list.Fine dining in a semi casual atmosphere.Enjoying culinary art where detail is ⭐️⭐️⭐️ perfected with meticulous service to artistic presentation, an experience that tantalises the palate and captivates the senses. They have a extensive ? wine and? cocktail list. lobster in a deep fried ? taco was the ? bomb.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crispy Skin Salmon, Milk Buns Rolls, Jumbo Shrimp a La Plancha, Octopus, Ling Cod, Miso Glazed Sablefish, Lobster Tacos, Lobster Spaghetti, Sushi
Restaurantji Recommends
Fantastic family dinner at Marilena. Having eaten at dozens of Michelin-starred restaurants, Marilena is in the same company. Fantastic food. Fresh as can be. Best restaurant in BC and one of the best in Canada. Great service, great vibe. Worth a trip to Victoria.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Milk Buns Rolls, Jumbo Shrimp a La Plancha, Miso Glazed Sablefish, Lobster Tacos, Italian Burrata, Lobster Spaghetti
My wife and needed and haven’t had a date night in some time she mentioned marilena and hinted she wanted to go there so i made the call and from the phone call to make the reservation the customer service was exceptional As we arrived to the restaurant and walked in and at first glance and how we where greeted was by far the best i have had know to the best part where we sat at the chefs corner where the food is prepared highly recommend sitting there as you get the full experience from seeing your food being prepared or asking the chef questions on each plate your part of the experience and atmosphere was by far the best i have had from the staff to the cook and chef highly recommend marilena you will not find a better restaurant with that kinda service or atmosphere best best best thank you for the experience made our night
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lobster Spaghetti
Victoria really needed this restaurant! Highly recommend. Such a varied menu and so many great options. Atmosphere and service were on point.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lobster Tacos, Beet Salad with Burrata Salad
Top shelf everything. Very enjoyable evening.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My partner and I recently went to this restaurant to go for a fancy dinner. We had high expectations and we very excited. However when we arrived at the restaurant for our reservation at 7:45pm we were told that our table was just being cleaned and it will be ready shortly. We were fine with a short wait as the restaurant was busy and we are patient people. We sat at the bar until 8:35pm, we were seated almost an hour after our reservation time ! After almost an hour of sitting at the bar waiting we waited another 20 minutes to even get an order in for our drinks. Furthermore, the food was a quite underwhelming considering the price tag that came along with the dinner. It sure seemed when watching the staff that certain tables were getting a lot more attention that us. My partner and I are young people that don’t exactly scream that we have loads of money, but waiting at the bar for almost an hour as we watched multiple people come in after us and get seated immediately was quite frustrating and completely wrecked this experience.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1