The Village — Restaurant in Saanich

I loved the ambiance of this restaurant. First off COVID props to this place. A big patio outside, good distance between each table. They didn't take down personal information but I saw them sanitizing menus which was a big plus for me. The servers were really nice and attentive. The food came fast and the portions were not bad.

The latte was not bad but the biscuit that came with it was mediocre. We ordered the latkes, traditional eggs Benedict on a bagel with tomato parmesan soup, lox bagel and Reuben with potatoes.

The latkes came with a side is fruit, sour cream and apple sauce. I love latkes and these were not bad but not the best either. I like my latkes crispier and with more potato shred texture instead of totally blitzed. But that's just a personal preference. These latkes went so well with the sour cream. Side note, I really appreciate the different variety of fruit on the side. There was pineapple, kiwi, grape, watermelon and orange. So much variety!

The traditional eggs Benedict on a bagel with a side of soup. I didn't have the soup but I heard it was delicious. The bagel was quite chewy which I liked but it was difficult to cut with a knife. The egg was nicely cooked. I just wish there was more hollandaise sauce. I appreciated the amount of Canadian bacon on the bagel. It wasn't one slice but like multiple slices.

Lox bagel - I didn't try it but I heard it was not bad and there was quite a bit of salmon on top.

Reuben - it was okay. Not too salty but not the reuben I was personally looking for. Nothing memorable. Wouldn't order it again. BUT, the side of potatoes was delicious. Perfectly crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside.

Would I come back? If I was in Victoria and was looking for a brunch where I didn't need to line up. Yes. If I'm looking for something to blow my socks off then no. BUT I would want to come back and try their strawberry pancakes, because they looked amazing!

TIP: order potatoes as...

Had a good brunch here! The place was smaller than I expected and they were predictably pretty busy when we arrived around 11:30 on Sunday. Indoor seating was full, but we got a table for 2 right away on the patio. It was awful weather, but the patio is covered and heated, so it was actually fine. My food and drink were really good! I got a strawberry matcha latte and the Mt Doug benny. The matcha was good and the strawberry wasn't too sweet. It came with a little biscotto, which was a treat both to dip in the drink and eat on its own. The benny was delicious - all the toppings went well together and the pesto was great. The latke base was interesting. I liked the latkes but I would probably get the bagel base if I could do it over again for a little less oil. I thought I ordered half salad/half fruit for my side, but I got fruit and potatoes. Didn’t feel like sending it back. It was a lot of potato, but the side potatoes were admittedly really good with lots of seasoning. Our waiter was attentive and very friendly. They asked us to move over a table at one point before we even got our food so they could accommodate a bigger group, and it was no big deal for us, but they were nice enough to comp our...

One of the most frustrating experiences of my life. I ordered 4 meals for take out, one of which was a hash with a dairy allergy which was mentioned in CAPS on the online order form I was told to use instead of placing my order over the phone. The order was placed at 11:30. We picked it up at 12:10. Returned home by 12:25 to find out that the hash was smothered in cheese. So while two friends ate their meals me and my girlfriend attempted to phone in for over 15 minutes on both our phones only to receive no answer/disconnected messages. We then drove down, by now it's 1pm and mine and my girlfriends meals are both stone cold. We requested they both be replaced and they were more than happy to do the hash but wouldn't budge on the Benny. They refused to make a new one for her even though it was clearly stone cold and over an hour old. Their reason was that they were too busy and a Benny takes 30 minutes and the hash only takes 10 minutes to replace. We didn't care, we just wanted to eat our hot food together. Sorry but because of how unprofessionally this situation was handled we will not be returning and will be urging others to not...