I was craving some bubbletea and finally had a chance to get some from Jumbo. I walked into a spacious and clean space and ordered from their jumbo menu. I usually order regular milk teas, as opposed to slushes or fruit flavored ones. I had their milk honey green tea with pearls.

Service was friendly and I didn't wait long at all. Got home and took a sip and was kind of thrown off by a "herbal" taste from the tea. Strange, but after a few sips, I hardly noticed it. Pearls were good - just the right al dente-ness and not too sweet.

It was a good deal at under $4 and I especially liked the massive variety of drinks they offer. Will be back, but next will try something other than the "herbal" tea.

I came here for dinner so that I could take advantage of my Entertainment book coupon. I'm always uneasy about how to present the coupon, because I think it has a big impact on the service you receive. Luckily, the server didn't not care at all that we were using a coupon. However, I don't think the service would have been any better even if we weren't. There weren't too many tables aside from us, but she was never around for us to ask for the bill or to process our credit card, etc.

For our dinners, we ordered a chicken souvlaki and a moussaka.
The good: the moussaka had a nice taste, although the bechamel was a little too rich and they removed the wooden skewer from the souvlaki so we didn't have to.
The bad: the portions were a tad on the small side, especially for the price tag and the rice was beyond horrible. It could only be described as a bland "watery" mess.
Oddly enough, the best part of the meal was the mocha!

I should have checked out the food inspection web before eating here. I do afterwards, and was disgusted at how many findings and warnings they've had.

I got some fish and chicken w/ tofu with pad thai. Definitely worst food ever. It was very obvious that everything was sitting out under the heat lamp. Pad Thai noodles (basically noodles with ketchup and chili flakes) had harden edges. Fish was soggy, not crispy and the chicken w/ tofu was swimming in a pool of grease sauce.

As small as my plate of food was, I could not stomach the entire meal and disparately wanted to warn another person in line to eat elsewhere. Fortunately, he changed his mind.
I cannot recommend that anyone eats here.

I had a huge craving for food court-style fried rice, and since this was on the way to my destination, I stopped in for a quick dinner. I ordered the 2-item combo with fried rice. My 2items were deep fried chicken pieces and some sort of chicken and veggie stir fry.

I've eaten here before and knew I wasn't in for a fantastic meal and eventhough I wasn't expecting any more than "food court quality", I was still disappointed.
The rice was bland, the stir fry was tasty, but qreasy and the chicken pieces should have been called batter, not chicken. The sweet and sour sauce didn't help it much.

If the meal was cheap, I don't think I would have cared as much, but my meal cost me over $7. Compared to a lot of other places, I think it was kinda expensive.
I think I should have stuck with the gut feeling and went elsewhere.

After some afternoon tea, I stopped by Serious Coffee in Oak Bay to use their free wifi and to reload on caffeine. I don't know how new this franchise is, but all their shops seem fairly new. And is it just in Victoria?!? Because we could sure use Serious Coffee in VanCity.

Has all the great perks of a local business: great product, wholesome and appreciative service and cozy atmosphere. Unfortunately I didn't get to sample any food items (went just after brunch), but the iced mocha I got was delicious. Perfectly made!

I also really love that not only do they provide free wifi access, they actually also supply a desktop computer for customer use for free!

Eventhough it was a little out of the way during our Victoria trip, I made sure it was part of my "must-go-to" list. I love how local this place is - she bakes all her cupcakes in a tiny kitchen at the back of this small shop. I wanted to bring some back to my coworkers the next day. Had they been less expensive, I would have bought more than I did. I ended up with 6 mini asst cupcakes and believe it or not, these 6 one-bite cakes set me back just a tad under $10. But it was a one-time thing that I don't regret splurging on.
I got to try one of these darling things. They are much better than "Cupcakes" in vancouver I have to say, but I still found the cake to be dry.

The owner was very friendly and seemed very appreciative that I made it into her store. The only unpleasant thing about this experience was the packaging. I told her that I was bringing the minis back to Vancouver and although she said they travel well, she packed them into a restaurant take-out box. With tons of room to roll around, by the time I got them home, they were a mess. Frosting everywhere and mixed into each other. Because of that, I couldn't give them out, so my sister and I had to eat them ourselves. Not necessarily a bad thing, but if she had better packaging, I would have been proud to offer them up to my friends.

Hopefully she can improve on that. :)

I came here with the boyfriend for a quick brunch on the way to the airport for his flight. We looped around back to the parking lot and felt a little nervous about leaving all the luggage in a nearly empty open parking lot and not having a clear view from the restaurant. We walked into the White Spot (which is just off the hotel lobby) registered the car and hoped for the best.

At first, we felt a bit uneasy walking into an empty restaurant, but it turned out fantastic. All the good stuff that a White Spot brings, and no wait times that all the other locations have! Because it was pretty quiet, we got attentive service from both servers. Plus our meals came to the table in no time!

Not sure why this location was lacking in diners, maybe it's the location? Regardless, it worked out in our favor.

I came here a few times to pick up some samosas on the way home - delicious little things, especially with the chutney. Great cheap snacks.
I always want to try their buffet, but never have the proper time to sit down for a meal. Lucky me came an opportunity to, and I ate here with 2 others.

It's not the best (as they somewhat proclaim), but it's decent. There aren't many choices out there for a full dinner under $10 anymore.

The best things about our dinner here were the paneer curry (just delicious!) , the made to order naan, riata, rice pudding, and the chicken and egg curry. Without these items, I would have felt cheated of my $10. Why?
The salad bar was fine, but the lettuce was browned, and some of the veggies were visually unappealing, like they've been sitting out too long and the edges had begun to shrivel. The two rices offered were barely warm as were the curries. Don't expect a hot meal off the buffet offerings.

Everyone knows that in Vancouver a true testament of a good Indian restaurant, is a worthy butter chicken. Although the butter chicken sauce was good, the actual chicken meat tasted old and slightly off. It was the first time I ever went up for butter chicken sans the chicken.

Overall, I think it was a good deal. I will probably return just for more paneer curry.
P.S. the utensils are copper - kinda a turn off while eating, but expect your hands to smell like copper.

- Hands smell of copper

Couldn't imagine if a place called Margaritas had bad margaritas...thank goodness they were good! Foodwise - I've given up hope of finding excellent Mexican in Vancouver, however, I thought the food here wasn't bad at all. The sopa de tortilla, chiles rellenos, and my tamale enchilada combo was pretty tasty.

Service was good. The ambiance was fun, but I couldn't help but notice that it felt more of a Red Robin-type chain, then an authentic Mexican restaurant. Lots of very young servers.

Prices were fair. But with our Entertainment Book coupon, it was a good deal.

This little restaurant is easy to miss if you don't know exactly where you're going. It's attached to Crystal Mall in Burnaby, but there's is no mall access, and it's on the parking entrance side of the building. Amazingly, this place is very busy, especially around the lunch hour! I guess there are many ppl in the know!
I met my sister here for lunch on a weekday and I got there first. Silly of me not to look around before ordering, I ordered from the menu w/o noticing the picture menus adorning the walls. I just picked the pork hotpot because it sounded appetizing (no pictures in the menu). My sister joined me shortly after and ordered one of their "illustrated" rice combos from the wall.

Our meal didn't take long to arrive at all. My sister's meal looked delicious and she reported that it was quite tasty, with the exception of the overly greasy deep-fried pork-chop which was just passable.

My meal, however, looked much better than it tasted. Top marks for presentation - you get your own stone bowl overtop burning charcoal (hotpot). Unfortunately, I did not enjoy this as I thought I would. Everything in the bowl was kind of bland and tasted the same. Calamari rings were like rubber bands. If it were not for the tasty dipping sauce it came with, I don't think I could have eaten it. Also a tip for those who have limited time, skip the hotpot. It took forever for it to cool down enough to eat without burning my tongue with every bite.

On the flip side, it's a great deal. Most meals will cost you under $8 and you'll leave full and satisfied! Next time, I'll be sure to order one of the combos instead of the hotpot.

This eatery is quite small and jam packed, so in case you're thinking of bringing children here, remember to leave the strollers at home.