Reviews for Beefeater's Seafood & Steakhouse in Nanaimo, BC

Updated: I ate here again, this time with appetizers, main and dessert. It was all fabulous! They pay attention to every detail.... I subbed side salad for fries, and the salad had roasted grape tomatoes and a delicious sweet dressing. There was a comment inanother review that all the dishes have diced tomatoes. I don't know what they're talking about. All the food was gourmetincluding 3 different homemade pepper sauces for the oyster appetizers. We are lucky to have a restaurant like this intown. Previous review: Highly recommended! I had the smash burger and fries recently. I was expecting a simple meal but itturned out to be a wonderful gourmet burger and fries. The service was friendly and the atmosphere was comfortable. Read more

This place has only gotten better under new management (and it was great before). Every dish on the menu is mouth-watering and... the 2-person tomahawk steak is not to be missed (star of the show). I took my extended family here (~20 people) and service wasfantastic, the food all came out at the same time (wow!) and everything was super top-notch. Already planning our next visit! Read more

This has got to be one of the best steak dinners I have ever had in my life. The 10oz AAA ribeye steak was cooked to absolutely... perfection. I also had the pleasure to try the venison tenderloin which was also unbelievably tasty. Excellent service, finedining experience, First Nation's owned and operated. The restaurant recently changed ownership. If you have been here before, Isuggest you try it again under the new management. I will 100% be back without a doubt. Very impressive. Read more

The food was pretty good but the fries were kinda old. Service is really nice and friendly, and the atmosphere was calm and nice... ???? Read more

Our Beefeaters experience was beyond embarrassing. Table for 15, reservations made a week in advance. We all arrive at 6 and... there is no waitress or bartender who is old enough to serve drinks. I let the girl know that she can legally bring closed beersto the table and she said she wasn't sure and refused to do it. 15 of us sat for 30 minutes sipping on water before they got thecooks to come out and make the drinks, which weren't exactly correct but they did their best. After that point we rarely saw awaitress and even after we ordered it took 1.5 hours to get our food. It came out so staggered, the first people to eat werefinished before the last people got their plates, much of it cold, and I finally received mine last a full 2.5 hours after wearrived (my medium rare peppercorn steak was medium well and had no peppercorns, just some cracked black pepper). In the end weasked for the bills and it took them 45 minutes to figure that out and we only got to leave once 9pm came and the waitressesdidn't want to stay past the end of their shift. It total we were there for over 3 hours and we each got 2 drinks! That's wherethey make their money, right? We had designated drivers and were there to drink and we couldn't get any sort or service. Someoneeventually went and tracked down the waitress and she was standing there cutting limes! To top it off, the place was empty.There was our table and one other table. And the entire staff treated the situation like it was totally normal! They didn't evenacknowledge the long waits, the lack of service, and incorrect orders. No apologies, nothing. We were all just dumbfounded. Ican honestly say that it was the most ridiculous restaurant experience I have had. What else could we have done? They knew wewere coming, it's not like we walked in off the street and surprised them. Read more

Need a Caesar or two before a ferry? Top up on some garlic fries, and very reasonable priced appetizers, to avoid the ferry food... line up. Very good service. Friendly staff! Way more chill than the neighbour and better view... Read more

I popped in for a quick breakfast and was pleasantly surprised at the great food and good value. Presentation was superb,... befitting of a fancier place. Don't let the building put you off, it doesn't look like much from the outside and in fact youmight not even realize it there! Harbour views made a lovely setting for a delicious meal. Make the effort, you won't bedissapointed -- a hidden gem. I suggest they improve signage to attract passers-by since it's so hard to see from the parkinglot side of the building. Read more

The food here is excellent, in house made everything. The chef knows what they are doing! Prices are good with fair value.... Service is friendly, accommodating and efficient. There is a dog-friendly patio to boot where they will serve a bowl of water.:) Highly recommended. Read more