Port Renfrew Hotel

Just wanted to give a great shout out to the Port Renfrew Hotel for some great dinner after a long day at Avatar Grove. Chicken “burger” was a whole chicken breast nicely grilled and my hamburger was homemade with awesome seasoning. The Pork dry ribs were fantastic and the scenary, overlooking Port San Juan was [...]

New Mexican Restaurant in Sooke: The Lazy Gecko

Okay, so I’m a little late on a review here, the Lazy Gecko has been open for a few weeks and I’m not getting around to trying it out and giving it a review, but I can blame the Christmas holidays on this one. My buddy, Ron Larson, called me up today and wanted to [...]

Stone Pipe Grill in Sooke, BC

After the Sooke Spirit Fest and Sail Past, the people who helped put this wonderful festival, went to celebrate our success at the Stone Pipe Grill in downtown Sooke. We reserved about half of the dining room and brought in close to 30 people. Service was quick and friendly and everyone’s food came out fast [...]

Stick in the Mud – Chai Stick

Last week I walked into the Stick in the Mud, oh, if you haven’t been do yourself a favour and go, and was feeling experimental with my taste buds. I opted to forgo my usual and asked David what a Chai Stick was, which is on the  menu. I love Chai Tea Latte’s so it [...]

Sooke Veterinary Hospital

This week our 8 year old dog was having some serious health issues. Since we had moved to Sooke, we kept our vet at Elk Lake, as we had used them for 8 years in the past with excellent service and care. But we thought it was time to find a local vet and we [...]

Smokin’ Tuna Cafe in East Sooke

Mr. Discover Sooke and I decided to go out for a nice dinner for our anniversary. We always like to try new restaurants and had heard some great things about the Smokin’ Tuna Cafe. We were immediately impressed with the charming outdoorsy decor. Sitting on the modest patio we had a beachside view and watched [...]

Stone Pipe Grill in downtown Sooke

Yesterday I had a business meeting with a couple of people and it was decided that we would go to the Stone Pipe Grill located in downtown Sooke, at the corner of Otter Point Rd. and Sooke Rd. (West Coast Rd.) It was exactly 12 o’clock when we arrived and there was an extremely large [...]

Coastal Kitchen Cafe in Port Renfrew

Have to shout out to the amazing Fish and Chip both myself and Mrs. Discover Sooke had last night at he Coastal Kitchen Cafe in Port Renfrew. After a long day hiking around Botanical Beach, soaking up the sun and looking at all the sealife in the tidal pools, it was a perfect closure to [...]

The Farmer’s Daughter Food Market in Sooke, BC

I’ve had the pleasure of going to this new business for a fabulous lunch twice now over the past week. This time I brought local Realtor and Blogger, Tim Ayres from 642blog.ca We both ordered something different from the menu to try. Tim had the Pear and Squash soup, I do believe that was what [...]

Hind Sight Fishing Charters

John Wells, Captain and Charter Guide of Hind Sight Fishing Charters took 4 of us out to Swiftsure Bank for a Halibut and Salmon charter we won’t soon forget. The knowledgeof the fishing grounds around Swiftsure Bank by Mr. Wells was quite apparent when he was able to land us in the best spots, time [...]