Victoria restaurants in business for over 30 years
#21
Posted 12 April 2010 - 12:59 PM
And I assume the posh restaurant (not Bengal and not the tea room) in the Empress hasn't changed much over the years.
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#22
Posted 12 April 2010 - 01:00 PM
I actually saw people entering the place the other day about 6pm. Never saw that before, it always seemed a phantom resto to me and I don't know anyone who has ever been there.
I have been there and it was one of the worst meals I ever had in a restaurant.
As to 30 years or more. There is a Chinese restaurant at Fort and Richmond, though it has a couple of owners and name changes.
The Keg on Quadra is over 30 (I am assuming it is still there, I alway forget about it being in existence and even have to drive by there on a regular basis)
Cafe Mexico could be at the 30 year mark now.
#23
Posted 12 April 2010 - 02:42 PM
#24
Posted 12 April 2010 - 03:09 PM
#25
Posted 12 April 2010 - 09:57 PM
#26
Posted 12 April 2010 - 09:58 PM
The Keg on Quadra is over 30 (I am assuming it is still there, I alway forget about it being in existence and even have to drive by there on a regular basis)
Yes, in fact, Mrs. West's evil stepmother is going to the Quadra location rather than the Downtown one for an anniversary dinner tonight because she refuses to set foot in dangerous downtown where she might encounter a homeless person.
Mrs. West also says it is unlikely that Cafe Mexico is over 30 because it opened about the same time as the Paradise Grill and that was just over 20 years ago.
-City of Victoria website, 2009
#27
Posted 13 April 2010 - 02:43 PM
Mrs. West also says it is unlikely that Cafe Mexico is over 30 because it opened about the same time as the Paradise Grill and that was just over 20 years ago.
Cafe Mexico was already open while I was at UVic in the 80s, though the date I am not certain off
#29
Posted 14 April 2010 - 07:53 AM
#30
Posted 14 April 2010 - 09:10 AM
Even the "new" Douglas St. McDonald's that replaced the old Douglas location is nearly 25 years old.
-City of Victoria website, 2009
#31
Posted 14 April 2010 - 09:20 AM
#32
Posted 14 April 2010 - 09:21 AM
How old is Spinnakers?
And I assume the posh restaurant (not Bengal and not the tea room) in the Empress hasn't changed much over the years.
Circa 1984 for Spinnaker's
#33
Posted 14 April 2010 - 10:18 AM
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#34
Posted 14 April 2010 - 11:41 AM
Yes that is the worst restaurant on the planet.Blethering Place on oak bay? Not sure WHY it's still open though...
#35
Posted 14 April 2010 - 05:45 PM
Samuel's Restaurant (in the Queen Victoria Inn) originally opened its doors in 1980, so it is now 30 years old.
The Dutch Bakery has been in operation since the 1950s.
#36
Posted 14 April 2010 - 07:59 PM
Don Mee's, Foo Hong
Foo Hongs is gone, the name has changed and so has the food. They destroyed a great restaurant
#37
Posted 14 April 2010 - 08:37 PM
#38
Posted 14 April 2010 - 10:23 PM
Foo Hongs is gone, the name has changed and so has the food. They destroyed a great restaurant
By they, you mean the guy that sold it right? The guy that bought it changed the name.
#39
Posted 14 April 2010 - 10:48 PM
Foo Hongs is gone, the name has changed and so has the food. They destroyed a great restaurant
I dragged Mrs. West to Foo Hong's when I heard it was closing so she could sample food from this legendary restaurant. I had to agree that the food was actually rather ordinary at best.
Ming's at Quadra and Johnson has been around for a long time, no?
-City of Victoria website, 2009
#40
Posted 14 April 2010 - 10:50 PM
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