Bridgeman's Bistro - Mill Bay

Originally I have this place a 4/5. But over the past year the quality has gotten so significantly degraded with high prices that I've lost the point in going there. The ambiance is good, with water side views. The staff are solid for the most part, but the management is so poor that it's a joke. Food not being delivered, mediocre food, lack of staff. Not going again.

The setting for this establishment is too good for the chaos within. Staff appeared to not work dedicated stations it was like watching an ant colony. Lots of scuttling about but nothing being achieved. We gave our meal order at same time that we ordered 2 beer. Beer came fairly quick had no contact with staff for over 45 minutes (still no food We watched the table behind us receive in excess of 8 check ins by their server we had ZERO. We attempted contact twice (2 separate staff members both ignored us (or were just so frazzled, they couldn 't process our attempts . Needless to say we tossed down 20 for happy hour beers (2 6 ... the excess was only due to the fact we were too ticked off to wait for change. (Believe me they did not deserve any suggestion of a tip . As we were leaving, I stated to the closest server, that we left on table and that we were not staying any longer. (We could have left without saying anything but as it was cash on table, we wanted to ensure it was retrieved . What could have been a lovely end, to a wonderful day of exploring Victoria area and sailing on the BB Mill Bay ferry it finished on a sour note. (And hunger pains What this place needs is NEW MANAGEMENT. With proper leadership there would be some semblance of organisation and higher levels of customer service. We won 't be back and will let our friends know of our poor experience.

Very average food but overpriced. Management was inexperienced and staff poorlyntrained

We stopped here for lunch and had a wonderful experience. The service was friendly and accommodating, and the food was delicious! On top of that, we got an excellent view we enjoyed seeing a seal swim around nearby. The chicken wings (lemon pepper and honey ginger) were cooked to perfection and seasoned well. Our steak salad was beautifully presented and absolutely scrumptious, and the poutine well, that was our little bowl of heaven. Definitely stop by if you're in the area.

Less is more? I had the Bridgeman 's Chowder at the Bridgemans Bistro. It was more of a broth in that it was rather thin and severly lacking in chowder. Very little fish, clams, etc. The taste was also bland to me. I 've been getting chowder as I drove up the west coast from California to Parksville, BC. This was twice as expensive, which I can accept for the view, but I can 't stomach the lack of quality. Third star is for the view.