Frommer’s International Guide calls the Blue Crab Bar & Grill, the “best seafood spot in Victoria”. The Zagat Survey says “Romantics in search of a good place to hide should sneak over to this intimate, downtown Pacific gem, where the fish is as fabulous as the view”. The Blue Crab Bar & Grill, has earned a reputation for excellence in seafood and West Coast Cuisine. The daily chalkboard specials take advantage of the local catches for the freshest of ingredients.

Winner of the 2005 People’s Choice Award for best Seafood Restaurant and the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for 7 consecutive years from 2003 – 2009, the Blue Crab Bar & Grill offers a wide selection of Vancouver Island, BC, Pacific Northwest, and new world wines, including a selection of both favourite and hard to find wines.

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