Best Restaurants for Local Ingredients in Victoria

My friend and I had brunch today at Fathom. The food was great with big servings, and the service was beyond my expectations. The restaurant was busy which shows how much it's being patronized. Wayne, the Maître D and our server, Jerome were excellent. The manager Kate was also very friendly and nice. I have already recommended Fathom to my friends after this morning.

There were some really excellent plating arrangements with many ways to enjoy flavour combinations for each dish and every bite for the most part was a well thought out experience. Highly recommend for foodies like me :)

Overall the food was very good, I had the salmon and scallops which was delicious but a fairly small portion considering its $44 price tag. My wife had the linguini which was according to her, very good, and was a much better sized portion, we even had some leftover to take home. We started with the grilled flatbread which was yummy, but not very serviceable as a flatbread. We ate ours with knife and fork, it was impossible to pick up without losing all the contents. Cheesecake for dessert was good, and all the drinks we had were delicious. Our server was polite and attentive, but not terribly personable.

Steamship Grill and Bar is my go to dining stop every time I visit Victoria. Whether I'm there on a business trip or on vacation - the food and service are always excellent.

Overall experience was excellent given location of restaurant with beautiful views of Inn-Harbour. Aura would benefit if presenting more options for vegetarian dishes.