Bayview Szechuan Chinese Restaurant — Restaurant in Gibsons

I've been going here even when it was at the old location. The food has always been excellent, for what I've had at least. There was one time where someone I went with got shrimp that still had legs on them, but that was a one time thing. She hasn't had shrimp with legs still on them since that one lunch. The food is quite well made, as well as being consistent and well presented. Food is subjective after all, but I've always left the restaurant feeling more than satisfied.

My favorite meal there was the Combo C for a while. Their chow mein, pork fried rice, sweet n' sour chicken balls, cheese wonton and egg/spring rolls are incredible. Some might find the chow mein heavy or greasy, but I love it. I think it's the right balance of both. In more recent years, I've been having the lemon chicken and it's some of the best chicken I've ever had, period. More recently, the pieces have been a lot bigger. Maybe it was just a temporary batch, but they were at least 25-50% bigger than they were before. Quite filling and delicious. The portions in general are really big. Granted, I'm sure some are bigger than others.

The staff are cordial and clearly care about their customers. Every visit, they come and refill your water. While it is a simple thing, it is an A+ tier thing to do for your customers. At other restaurants, you'll have to ask for a water refill, or even ask for water at all. At Bayview, they bring you water by default, and refill it after you get your food. For the type of food served (dehydrating food lol), water is a must and they more than deliver. They also remember and treat their regulars quite well, which is another A+.

The restaurant itself is nice. The seating and tables are spacious, and I've never experienced a dirty table or chair. Granted, we've always been there right after opening, so who knows how quickly they clean the tables after people leave. The unit used to be a Mexican restaurant, so some artifacts of it exist, but I think they go well with the Chinese theming. I don't recommend eating outdoors, because of the abundance of seagulls. The bathroom is good. All I need to say there. I only rate the atmosphere 4 stars because the restaurant's interior isn't that good. It's far from unappealing, however it's not an interior you can lose yourself in. The Chinese zodiacs on the tables are nice to look at though.

If you're considering the place, I highly recommend going right after they open. Most people for the lunch rush show up at around 11:30am-12:30pm. Showing up a lil before that will not only get you your food faster, but you'll be out of there before it gets loud. The few times we've gone slightly later, it would be busy. Not Blackfish Pub levels of busy, but still busy. Especially during tourist season which is at the time I'm writing this review.

If you want to/have to go for dinner, I can't fully recommend a good time to go because I've never dined in the restaurant for dinner. Whenever I've had dinner from there, we've ordered it. In fact, we ordered this evening. We were told an hour and a half until delivery, and it was pretty much spot on. We once ordered during the pandemic, and it took around 3 hours to deliver. They were probably busy that evening.

All in all, a must-dine for any local or tourist that hasn't tried it yet, especially if you love Chinese food. It is a great establishment that I will think about for the rest of my life whenever I see or think...

Horrible horrible service! Ordered for delivery, was told it was going to take an hour. Waited almost 1 hour and a half and called to see where my food was. They put me on hold for 10 minutes!! Hung up and tried calling again and they wouldn't answer. Finally got a hold of them 2 hours later... and they just said the food was on it's way and would be at my place in 10 more mins.. I live 10mins away. Meaning the food just left their restaurant! Then I got transferred to another woman and she said they would give me 20% off. Finally food came and I had to fill out the tip and total amount and sign the receipt for 20% off. After everything I decided to give $4.00 tip, once I checked my credit card statement the next morning they took $9.00 tip and charge my ctedit card more!! Do not order from here....

Visiting our friend ,Carol Gibsons and Bayview was recommended as she had eaten here before, and it was, a very good luncheon we had. The service was great, as was the food. The owner was the waiter, not a smiling guy with his purple hair but very serious and efficient doing his thing. We 3 had the wonton soup which was good but a little bland but the luncheon entres were very good. Presented piping hot from the kitchen. Our friend had the shrimps with vegetables, my Mrs had the sweet and sour pork and I had the beef with broccoli. All came loaded with either rice or a chow mein. It was All very very good. We had some leftovers to bring home. If you're ever in Gibsons, I/we would Highly...