Pagliacci’s in downtown Victoria Restaurant Review

This restaurant is actually famous in Victoria. You will see many pictures of celebrities who have dined here in the past. It’s within walking distance of the downtown marina and is located right in the heart of downtown Victoria. So if your Craving good Italian food? That is well priced at that, then you may have found the perfect place.

You don’t have to make reservations here but you may want to as it’s a very busy place. Every seat is typically filled and you will have to wait at the door most likely for a seat. But once you get seated you will feel right at home and can relax with a nice cold glass of wine. 

Pagliacci’s has a great selection of italian dishes and has a lot of history that you are sure to enjoy reading about. For the starter we tried some crab cakes which were very good.

I ordered a dish called “I’ll Have What She’s Having” which is served only after 5pm. It has Wild local sockeye salmon, market fish, Vancouver Island clams, mussels, Argentinian red prawns, scallops, king crab legs, cherry tomatoes, red onions, peppers, chili, light seafood marinara, focaccia. It’s was very good but was missing the king crab legs which was very disappointing!

Jay ordered some kind of pasta dish which we cannot remember at all. But he loved it and would like to try there other dishes at another time. 

Such a lovely place to enjoy in the warmer months!

 

The staff was very friendly but the place is small and very busy so be prepared to wait for a seat. I ordered the Prawn tacos which both me and Jason agreed was the better of the two dishes. Oh and we tried there Cheesecake, it was so good! 

Ratings: 1-10

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• Price: $$
• Atmosphere: 10
• Staff: 9
• Food: 10

We will definitely be back again.