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Too bad it was our last hour in Tofino that we discovered this spot. Now, I will always be craving for their fresh and perfectly grilled tuna burger. The fries were really good too. I wish I could sit back and enjoy the relax afternoon vibe, but we had the burger to go and catch the ferry. This is now one of my favourite and a definite go-to place to eat.
I stayed at the Pointe in Wickaninnish Inn and the staff recommended to have reservation at the Pointe Restaurant. It is the most romantic restaurant in the west coast! My description will be understated so it is worth dining there and experience the ocean-view and sunset. I will be back next summer and I hope they will still serve their sea salt caramel topped with pecan.
We went there for lunch and dinner. Both occasions we had rude welcome from the hostesses. We were deciding where to sit (shade or not) and the afternoon hostess told us that she doesn't care where we sit in an abrupt manner. We had very friendly waitress and waiter though. Went back for dinner because a) the appetizers were very very delicious, b) we won't experience the lake/roadside ambiance in the city and c) maybe the hostess was just having a bad day. Dinner hostess was just as bad. We had to wait for her to finish chatting with another guest for 4 mins before getting any acknowledgement. It was the manner they delivered their rudeness that we wouldn't consider going back ever.
We were in Tofino and wanted to check out this restaurant because it is in the Wickannish Inn which is basically one of the most well-known Inns in the area. The restaurant has a fantastic setting right on the edge of the water, it is seriously to die for. I wish I could say the same of the food! We had brunch here, I ordered the duck confit eggs benedict which was cooked well but just a totally wrong mishmash of flavours -- goat cheese, onion confit, duck confit, eggs and hollandaise sauce. The goat cheese and onion confit totally overwhelmed any other flavors of egg, duck, or sauce in the dish. My friends were all fairly unhappy with their foods, except one of the four of us who ordered the mushroom omelette, she said that was good. The price was very expensive as well, it turned out to be about $35 a head with orange juice and some cheese as an appetizer.
SoBo is my favourite restaurant on the island - and if it were on the mainland, it still would be.
Their fish and chicken tacos are to die for (really, to DIE for), filled with complementary flavours that are hard to describe. It's like a mouthful of every great taste you can imagine (from mangoes and rosemary to lavander and basil). They even make cilantro taste good (and I can't stand cilantro).
Their Ahi tuna is seared to perfection and their chowders and soups are hearty and absolutely scrumptious; (you can eat them with a fork.) The way they fuse spices and ingredients together is simply a product of the miraculous.
It's the best place to relish in the flavours of the *true* Westcoast cuisine.
I was introduced to SoBo back in the day when its location was in the Botanical Gardens. I must admit I preferred that location because it was in the midst of nature (which is why most people visit Tofino); however, the new location's floor-to-ceiling windows do the trick, too.
SoBo stands for "Sophisticated Bohemian", so after all, the new location is just as fitting, really.
(And the sea cucumber on the men's bathroom door is a testament to their undying bohemianism!)
I recommend going there for lunch - unless you're a wine-o!
