Still as good

We have been regular users of this restaurant for over 20 years during our visits to Vancouver Island a couple of times a year; and really enjoyed the company of previous owners, Clive & Pam Cunningham.
We recently returned to the Island for a visit from UK and decided to go back for dinner for old times sake.
What a... more

40th Wedding Anniversary

My husband of 40 years and I celebrated this milestone at the Quamichan Inn, just outside of Duncan, B.C. The staff were gracious and friendly and the atmosphere was wonderful. We ordered the Steak and Seafood which was melt in your mouth delicous!! This was our first time here and will certainly not be out last. The prices were very... more

Wonderful place to dine

The Inn gives you the best of everything. Great atmosphere in the old house that has been converted into a very nice dinning room and B & B.
The staff are friendly and the food is good. In the summer you can also dine on the patio which is also very nice.
We are regular diners here and have enjoyed... more

Best Chicken Marsala Ever

I really like this dish. Every restaurant prepares it differently. I had it at Quamichan Inn and it was fantastic. The chicken was great, and was absolutely piping hot. Dishes were pre-heated, which is a great way to keep the meal hot. The chef knows how to present great food!

Excellent

Lovely atmosphere, great friendly service, the prime rib is awesome. My many visits have always been excellent! I recommend it to all my friends, and take friends and family and out of towners there all the time! Look forward to my next visit!

how about just bad ,real bad

went there on Thursday with some friends for schnitzel ,which I have done several times and always enjoyed tremendously, not the last few times but this time the worst ever, cooked to within an inch of its life ,topped with corn salsa out of a jar and lukewarm mushroom sauce that Campbells does better all accompanied by wallpaper glue passed... more

Can you say over-rated & over priced

Well...let me tell you my one and only experience of this place. For the longest time, I kept hearing ...."You've never eatin at the Quamichan Inn....Oh...you have to eat at the Quamichan Inn"
So, this past Christmas, my wife and I went to the Quamichan Inn with 11 other co-workers and friends.
To start, they were wanting us to park... more

This restaurant always delivers great food

You will never get a bad meal here- the helpings are generous and always tasty and presented very nice. If oyu join there club you can get bonus deals. Great value- nice people.

Memorable

We were sat in a room with four lovely tables and a fire place. It was so cozy and the food and service was both homely. We felt so welcomed. There were other areas with more people and more noise but we really enjoyed the little area we dined in.

Christmas Dinner

Thank heavens there are wonderful restaurants like the Quamichan Inn that open on Christmas Day. The Inn was decorated very nicely, the buffet was very good, the service was fantastic. dishes on the buffet table were constantly being replenished, great variety. And the service/waitress that we had was great ! We will definitely go back on another night for dinner,... more

Great meal and service

We found the Quamichan Inn by accident and were very pleased. Our search for another restaurant that was closed led us down Maple Bay road and when we saw there sign we thought that we would check it out. In looking at the menu it was an instant decision to stay for dinner! We were very impressed with the dinner... more

good food

Grand old home atmosphere , cozy nooks and an attentive staff combined with a great variety of well prepared food , a must for dining experience.

Wonderful stop for lunch

We cycled from Saltspring Island to the Quamichan Inn. Stopped for lunch and so happy we did. Although casually dressed for cycling we were well received in the dining room with white table clothes. The Seafood Caesar Salad and Lemon Trifle for dessert was wonderful. Service friendly and food delivery was well paced. We could not sit outside for lunch... more

Best eat out meal in a long time

The food was excellent. From the wine to the after dinner coffee. The chef must really enjoy his/her job. My husband had the mussels and said they were the best he'd ever had. And he's tried many mussels. My beef bourgeon was fantastic truly melt in your mouth with great flavour. Even the appetizers were delicious.

Will Return

We stayed at this beautiful Inn for just one night and fell in love (with the Inn). With only being 10 or 15 minutes from downtown Duncan this Inn makes a change from the more common hotels and motels found on the main drag. With a beautiful country setting and up from the main road it truly is a peaceful... more

Year End Lunch

A few of our staff went to the Quamichan Inn for a year end get together. The food was not like it use to be. Many of us ordered a beef burger from a very small menu. The meat was extremely overcooked and dry. The waitress was a little bit moody but eventually warmed up after we were there for... more

Great Food But Slow Service

Perhaps it was because it was a Friday, perhaps because they were so busy, but the service was extremely slow and I would loved to have seen a server appear more often. She should have come back shortly after serving the main course to check if we needed anything, not finally showing up just in time to clear off the... more

Love this place

The Quamichan Inn is THE place to dine in the Cowichan Valley....Great steaks, fabulous Prime Rib dinners and the presentation is out of this world...
Service is outstanding, no waits, meals are served steaming hot and have never had a "cold" one.
Reservations are necessary.... more

Stupendous

My family treated me to a fantastic meal at the Quamichan Inn for Mother's Day. The surroundings are very comfortable, the atmosphere was great and the staff were very friendly. The food was delicious, and hot and served promptly, especially considering the 100 other guests that were enjoying the evening. I had prime rib which I was able cut with... more

Terrible is somewhat generous

As a server with twenty years in the biz, it saddens me to see people get away with this kind of lack of service! We are new locals, had company visiting from the mainland, so we decided to check out Quamichan Inn, as it always looked beautiful to drive past. We had recently been given a gift certificate, but knew... more

Charming

We were 2 couples. Seemed to have a couple of different rooms to dine in. We had 3 different dishes. Prime rib w/yorkshire was exquisit. 4 different veggies grilled to perfection. Beef bourguignon was very good( also served with delicious veggies ). The worst part was that it was served in a big bowl which made it difficult to eat.... more

Nice Place

The Inn is in a beautiful location and setting. In the summer you can sit outside and winter time a big fire place. The restaurant inside has two smaller smaller side rooms where you can sit with 6&10 persons. The other option is the big dining room which did not look that cosy. The menu had some nice quality meals... more

great food in a beautiful setting

Have been a fan of the Quamichan Inn for over 30 years but it has struggled in recent years to find it's "niche". It seems to have cracked it now! Congratulations to the chef & staff for wonderful food and great service. We are looking forward to the summer when we can sit outside & enjoy the beautiful gardens. The... more

Fawlty Towers - If Sybil Ran It

This is a lovely small country Inn just 10 minutes out of Duncan. We have stayed twice, the first time was in desperation because there were a couple of tournaments in town, one of which a family member was in & when we discovered how wonderful it was, we returned two weeks later. Please don't picture this "Inn" as a... more

A fine restaurant, back on track

Because of it's location, we've been visiting the Quamichan for years, and have seen many ups and downs! It finally seems to have found its focus.
We have followed chef Daniel around the valley; his food is always fabulous. The Quamichan is finally living up to the food and it's setting- the service has improved, and the prices are quite... more

Fine dining at its best, in the Cowichan Valley

Have been to the Quamichan Inn several times but it has been over a year since we were there last. Decided to give it another try for a friend's birthday. What a treat. Chef Daniel is a wizard when it comes to food. The whole meal was delicious. Not one complaint. Our waitress, Tracy, was fantastic, funny, happy and full... more

Delicious lunch and brunch specials

What a hidden treasure...eggs benny with eggs actually cooked to order, prawn frittata cooked to perfection piping hot with fresh prawns, delicious home fried potatoes golden brown, and a generous fruit serving with pineapple melon strawberry , wheat toast. the seafood mushroom caps with ceasar also generous and cooked to perfection. Our server welcomed us at the door, served us... more

Excellent B&B

I stayed here for a weekend when I was in Duncan for a tournament. My parents were in one room and me and my boyfriend stayed in another. When we arrived they said they had no one else staying there so they upgraded both our rooms. The rooms were very cozy and old fashioned looking, the kind of place I... more

elegant evening

we enjoyed a lovely dinner at the quamichan inn over christmas holidays. the prices were surprisingly reasonable...eg $19.99 for the prime rib dinner. there was a gorgeous 4 mushroom soup to start. nice wine selection. innovative menu ideas, and support for gluten-free customers. the decor is beautiful! easy parking.

Not Brilliant but Good

Went with friends, as a last minute choice. Had no expectations. Had driven by countless times and never really known what was on offer here.
Overall the whole experience was very good. Parking lot was full. Seemed like a lot of 'regulars' were enjoying themselves when we arrived.
The atmosphere is oldy worldy.Our table was in a front section that... more

Best Fine Dinning in the Valley

If your bones are aching for old world atmospere and a roaring fire then the Quamichan Inn has to be the place. Wheather you sit outside for a cocktail in the garden or after dinner drinks near a real roaring fire, it's the finest. The chef's own garden with fresh ingredients and proteins from the ocean or the range, or... more

Disappointed

This was our second visit to the Quamichan Inn, both visits were for company functions and both times the food was disappointing. The restaurant itself has a charming atmosphere, & our server was excellent. Since it was a company function, the menu we were offered was a fixed menu and we were limited to the one soup selection, one salad... more

A MUST place to eat in the Cowichan Valley

This restaurant has not disappointed us in the 7 years that we dine there. The ambience is great, the service superb and the food stellar. Chef Dan always presented his meals just like in any Michelin star restaurants. It's always the place we take our out of town company and they always seem to appreciate us taking them there.

Hidden gem of a restaurant

This restaurant has two room in the front with fabulous views of the front lawn and lovely couryard patio with arbours. Terrific views spring thru fall especially. One room is the romantic room with only a table for four people. The other room has two tables. The rooms also overlook a lovely center area with wood bar and lovely wood... more

10 minute drive from main road, but do it

One of the top chefs in Cowichan Valley closed his own restaurant on Maple Bay and lucky for Valley residents, Quamichan Inn convinced him to become its chef. Uses local product and fish is always tasty and so is everything else. Great meals. About 10 minutes down Trunk road and you turn at the Chevron Station and stay on Trunk... more

Very nice

We stayed at here for 2 nights in September. We liked the rooms and were even upgraded to a nicer room for free when we checked in. The breakfasts were very good and were huge portions. We didn't have as good of luck the 1 evening we ate dinner in the restaurant. We waited a long time for someone to... more

Great dinner and nice room

We stayed for one night as we we're on our way up the island. The room and surroundings are very nice and tranquil and we couldn't fault the service at all. We had dinner in the restaurant downstairs and it was absolutely lovely. The Inn was a 5 minute drive outside Duncan town which is not a problem as there's... more

Slightly tired, overpopulated menu

pretty good food. some bland and undercooked issues with veggies. great server. great patio and amazing building. nice location.

Superb

Stayed here in July, 2012. We reserved the Quamichan Suite fro a one night getaway. The food and service were amongst the best I've ever experienced. The setting and ambiance was fantastic. Don't let the term "Continental Breakdast" throw you. we were stuffed from all the fresh fruit, yoghurt and meat and cheese.The dinner was excellent my wife and her... more

Very Fine Dining and relax atmosphere

We happened to stumble on this B&B by accident. We were driving by and it was lunch time so we decided to stop. It was a good thing we did. We were not able to sit outside as it was not warm enough but there is a large lovely porch which would have been most enjoyable. We were seated in... more

Karen B

Great food, good value, quiet pleasant atmosphere. Definately worth repeat dinners!

When we want something a little more special, its the Quamichan

My husband likes to tell the story that the best steak he has ever had was at the Quamichan, "could cut it with a fork". Private little rooms for special meals or larger eating areas for bigger groups. The have a quaint little B&B if you are looking for a good meal and stay

Great rest stop

We recently stayed at this B&B on a bike trip on Vancouver Island. It was the perfect spot for a time out.
The rooms were very pleasant and the food was great.
We will be back.

Mothers Day Brunch

Great food, setting and service. loved the landscaping and paintings as well.

Charming heritage house, fine dining with good value

Nightly specials provide great value, high quality dining, beautiful grounds around a classic turn of the century heritage house.

Best Steak in the valley

Chef Dan was in fine form , dinner friday night for the six of us was excellent. The separate dinning rooms provide an intimate dinning experiance with a beautiful view of the estate like grounds. Several wild deer wandered by our window providing entertainment.
Consider stopping at the inn for lunch or brunch on your next wine tour of the... more

Quaint inn

Stayed at the Quamichan Inn during March 2012. This is a great B&B situated near the beautiful Maple Bay in Duncan. The building is a 100 year old heritage house that has been kept in the original style but with updated rooms and a wonderful gourmet restaurant. The charming interior reminded us of something from an Agatha Christie novel. We... more

Family Celebration

We booked a table for 12 of us. Ourselves, 5 children with 3 spouses and 2 grandchildren.
We were celebrating 3 of our children's birthdays. Colleen, the server, had us set up in a private room and gave us excellent service and good food. She went the extra mile, helping us take pictures and generally making us feel welcome and... more

Quiet country manor

We have been to the Quamichan Inn twice in the last year and enjoyed both visits. This is the kind of restaurant that you frequent when you are in the mood for a leisure dining experience. I have heard that it changed hands within the last year and I have not been there since this change, so I can't comment... more

My husband,myself and my sister dine-in for the first time in Quamichan Inn and we are so impress of their food, the service we receive from Robyn was excellent. Thanks Robyn and Paul, your both doing an excellent job and to the chef fantastic meal. George and Teo