Vancouver Island Food Journey: 20 Meals, Only the Best Survived 😌

After eating my way around Vancouver Island, here’s my honest food ranking—from must-eats to just-okays! 🍽️ The Highlights (5⭐ MUST-TRIES!) 📍 Butchart Gardens Afternoon Tea Elegant, delicious, and worth every penny—a perfect 5/5 experience. 📍 Blue Fish Red Fish (Victoria) Cod & Chips 🐟🍟 – Crispy, flaky perfection (but skip everything else—1/5). 📍 The Starboard Grill (Port Alberni) Candied Salmon Chowder – Sweet, smoky, unforgettable (5/5). Donuts across the street? Decent (3/5). 📍 Jiggers Fish & Chips (Ucluelet) Black Tiger Prawns – Juicy, crispy, 5/5—best seafood bite on the island! 📍 Asteras Greek Cuisine (Nanaimo) Even better than Greece?! 5/5 for flavor and authenticity. 📍 Little Qualicum Cheeseworks (Near Coombs) Fresh dairy heaven—their milk is next-level creamy (5/5). 👍 Solid Picks (4⭐ & 3⭐ "Good But Not Legendary") 🍳 Heartwood Kitchen (Ucluelet) – Rooftop brunch vibes (4/5). 🌮 Papi’s Cantina (Ucluelet) – Late-night Mexican (3/5). 🍺 Tofino Craft Beer + Okonomiyaki – Fun fusion (3/5). 🇰🇷 Jeju Korean (Tofino) – Tasty but tiny portions (3/5). 🇰🇷 Horang (Nanaimo) – Decent Korean (3/5) (but their Japanese milk wrecked my stomach 😅). 🍽️ The Plate (Nanaimo) – Cozy comfort food (3/5). 🚫 Skip These (Unless You're Desperate) 🍤 The Surly Mermaid (Glass Beach) – Nice views, meh food (3/5). 🍦 Bonus: Goats on Roof Market (Coombs) Adorable treats + goats grazing above! 🐐 A quirky must-see. #VancouverIslandEats #TofinoFoodie #NanaimoEats #VictoriaBC #TravelFoodGuide