5 of us has dinner here on Aug 19, 2008. Food focuses on locally grown produce, meats and wines. Everything we had was unique, original and special. Dessert choices were incredible. Eating this food was a celebration! Service was friendly and about as good as it gets unless you prefer a really formal setting. In every sense, this is a... more

Found this restaurant through a review in The New York Times. The cuisine is absolutely fantastic! Service is a little slow but, hey, why not meander over your meal and enjoy this treasure of a restaurant. The art work is beautiful. An outdoor area is great on a mild day. Not within the traditional tourist sphere of Victoria--just slightly beyond... more

Cafe Brio is by far my favorite restaurant in the city. The restaurant is beautiful with a lovely patio and provides a great ambiance. The friendly and timely servers are the best in the city. The food is incredible, everything on the menu is amazing (and I've been enough times to have everything). Cafe Brio is a great place to... more

I was disappointed the first time there, given the great reviews the restaurant gets. Food was overcooked, flavour and technique overlooked in spite of conceptually interesting menu. more

I love this restaurant, one of my absolute faves. Go for a nice long multicourse dinner and a bottle of wine. The staff are wonderful, very knowledgeable and genuinely enjoy what they are doing. If there is sticky toffee pudding for desert, order it! more

I took my wife for her birthday. We opted for the 3 course Chef's Early Dinner. Both of us chose the roasted squash soup as our first course and were disappointed with it. The squash didn't seem to have much presence in the flavor and the soup seemed more watery than creamy. My wife had pan roasted rockfish with caper... more

go there for desert sampler plate $8 truffles are silky, sorbet is relfreshing more

High-End restaurant with superb food and atmosphere. Expensive but worth it. Advice during winter, always reserve a table well away from the door, it can be chilly! more

Did the NYE 6 course fixed menu, absolutely fantastic great service, amazing food, very friendly and knowledgeable cannot recommend this restaurant highly enough more