Qualicum Beach is welcoming a new and exciting dining establishment this month: Qualicum Beach Cafe.
Nestled inside the Qualicum Beach Inn, the Qualicum Beach Cafe (2690 Island Highway) is set to open on January 30th in the space formerly occupied by CView Restaurant.
Executive Chef and Owner, Alan, and Chef de Cuisine, Todd have crafted
a West Coast menu with fresh seafood, local ingredients, and a dash of Italian influence.
There are also many vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free menu items to choose from and enjoy.
The team behind QBC includes Eli Brennan, and Chef & Owner, Alan Tse, who bring with them more than 20 years of restaurant experience.
The duo also own and operate Water St Cafe in Vancouver's Historic Gastown.
As small business owners themselves, Eli and Alan take great pride in supporting local, including local BC wine, beer, and spirits, locally and sustainably produced ingredients, and local community charities.
They also launched Vancouver’s newest music venue in 2018, the 2nd Floor Gastown, which has weekly jazz nights and evening dinner music from local artists.
Their dining space includes an elegant dining room with expansive ocean views and a heated covered patio.
QBC is located at 2690 Island Highway W in Qualicum Beach, BC. They are open from 3pm - 10pm, Thursday - Monday.
Make your reservation on Tock and find them on Instagram and Facebook @qualicumbeachcafe.
Hello, my husband and I are eager to try your new cafe restaurant, I was having a hard time finding your site on google? Thinking this must be it, could you please send me the menu, we would like to view before we book-)
Thank you for your time
Elaine
Hi Elaine,
Try contacting them via Facebook.
We just got home after having dinner at the QB cafe. The best I can say was that dinner was underwhelming..I had crab cakes ..two loonie sized cakes with greens and mustard sauce..tasty but more like an appetizer than a dinner. Definitely overpriced at $16.00. My partner and friend had the chicken forno..served in a watery base with tough gnocchi..very bland ..could have done with some seasoning..even a little salt would have helped! Gnocchi was very tasteless as well. The fourth in our party had the eggplant. The sauce was nice but the eggplant was tough! How can one make tough eggplant?? All in all its was an expensive mediocre dinner. Unless the taste profiles improve I will not be going back nor recommending it to my friends. We came back after experiencing pre covid disappointment with the last owners..unfortunately there has been no improvement. Very disappointed with the experience.
My husband and I know the Water Street Cafe and were very dissapointed with the quality of the food at the Qualicum Inn. They were clearly overbooked and struggling. My husband's crab cakes were overcooked and my salad was wilted and unappealing. We were grateful that the salad was removed from the bill. I hope that they are able turn things around as we know that times are difficult. We are keen to see them bring quality to the food.
I went last week to your restaurant and I felt like downtown Vancouver was brought to Qualicum beach, which was amazing. The food, the service, the cocktail (cosmo martini) omg YUMMY and the ambiance was fantastic. I will be returning weekly.
I encourage you to include a seasonal vegetable side/or salad with some of the entrees offered on your menu, especially for the 8oz New York Steak at $32.00 offering of only fries! I you improve the lighting in the restaurant, so customers can see the menu and make payment clearly,
unless you intend to cater to a younger clientele.
First time at the restaurant yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it. The calamari ceasar and pizza was delicious. Good sized portions.
Nice atmosphere in the room. Good service.Friendly staff.
We will definitely be back.