Turtle Beach Cafe — Restaurant in Port Alberni

We were looking for a place for brunch so I did a Google search and Turtle Beach was one of the locations that came up, the pictures of the food and reviews seemed the best so off we went. The building is so unusual it is a hotel, restaurant, fast food Mexican, bed and breakfast, and a bar. You wouldn't know Turtle Beach was even there if you weren't going specifically for it, it is tucked just around the corner off the road. It takes a bit of time to get your food but it is home made and cooked fresh. Oh wow was the food delicious! You must try the home made clam chowder, it is the best chowder I have ever had garnished with muscles and clams still in the shell 🐚. Also the loaded poutine is sure to please. So if you are in the area or driving through make sure to stop...

Shockingly, this is a great spot for breakfast! I'm from Port Alberni, born and raised, and was hesitant to try this place because I remember it as "the Arli". But don't be fooled! Portions were very generous, the food was well cooked and seasoned deliciously! Definitely give it a try.

I had the cheese omelette (with onions jalapenos and peppers), my husband had the eggs Benny. Both were delish, and we had leftovers, which we never usually do! Way better than boomerangs or pescadores.

The place is super ugly and dingy inside but food was yummy, staff were friendly and provided good service.

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Flavours are there, but you get what you pay for in terms of experience. Reasonable prices for portion sizes but lacks substance. Hashbrown quantity substantial and crispy but seemed like frozen product. Ordered soft poached eggs for eggs benny but they turned out hard poached. French toast didn’t seem to have much egg mixture if any and very thin slices of bread. Bacon was cooked well. Clean, but weird old building smell. Bathroom (men’s) was clean but out of toilet paper. Overall 3.5 stars, fine with price paid but would go elsewhere to pay more...