Name: The Surf Lodge and Pub
Address: 885 Berry Point Road, V0r 1X1, Gabriola, Canada, Gabriola Island, Gabriola Island, Gabriola Island, V0R 1X1, Canada
Rating: 8

Smoke-free property

Heating

Garden

Terrace

No elevators

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Non-smoking rooms

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Shower/Bathtub

Bathtub

Shower

Wardrobe/Closet

Linens

Toiletries

Rooms

Coffee/tea for guests

Restaurant

Coffeemaker

Bottled water

Kettle

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Billiards

Hiking

Fishing

Sun Deck

Recreation

Parking

Beach/pool towels

Next to the beach

Pool and beach

Meeting and presentation facilities

Business

Darts

Cycling

Sports

Pets Not Allowed

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Nanaimo Airport

Museum of Anthropology

Vancouver International Airport

VanDusen Botanical Garden

Granville Island Public Market

Stanley Park

Vancouver Aquarium

Robson Square

Orpheum Theater

Coal Harbour Sea Plane Base

Christ Church Cathedral

Vancouver Art Gallery

Queen Elizabeth Park

Vancouver Central Public Library

Vancouver Convention Centre

Waterfront Centre

Vancouver Playhouse

Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Harbour Centre

Canada Place

TELUS World of Science

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden

Capilano Suspension Bridge

The Surf Lodge and Pub

Gabriola Island

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

private-bathroom

shared-bathroom

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king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

2-bedrooms

3-bedrooms

4-bedrooms

5-bedrooms

6-bedrooms

not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

Very busy. Lovely waitress.  Marinara mussels are definitely in top 5 of mine. Friend ( who's a local) sais Caesar salad & halibut with chips was excellent she said. The fries are definitely worthy of ordering. Nice mayo on side. Had been last time on Gabriola,  will come again for sure. Good beer selection. 

Beautiful view, great food.  Patio dining. 

Wonderful location. Our table  was booked for 6pm but we were  kept waiting way too long for our meal. We ordered at 6pm and waited until 8.30pm for our food. Presumably the restaurant  has difficulty in  finding and employing sufficient kitchen staff.

Disappointing

The pub has a great view.  They continue in the great tradition where a place with a great view doesn't need to make any effort. So expect indifferent bored servers and terrible food. Have a drink, drink in the view, and don't be too generous with the tip.

Great view. Terrible food.

We (two couples) opted for a two-queen bed room to save costs on a Wednesday and Thursday nights’ stay. Because the least expensive of the rooms with this configuration indicated it was over the kitchen, we opted for the next choice. It turns out it was over the pub, but nary a word on the website about this, nor when I talked with the receptionist before booking. As it turns out, this was no problem the first night, but we were essentially in the pub from 7 pm to 11 pm, when the music stopped. It was good music, but as we wanted to go to bed a bit earlier, it was not appreciated. Make sure you stay in the other wing, which is presumably not over anything noisy.

Aside from that, the room was fine, if cramped for 4 adults, each with their own suitcase. The bathroom with this room was tiny, but adequate. The beds were comfy, the staff and the main restaurant were lovely. There was a lovely big deck with chairs to sit out of an evening.

The lodge provides bottled water in any quantity you request, since it has a boiled water advisory. Awkward for tooth-brushing, but otherwise fine. The pub is very popular and was hopping all evening both evenings we were there.


Incredible view of the bay

We were disappointed with our luncheon experience at this interesting eclectic old fashion seaside simple restaurant. The staff was very friendly but  slow. We ordered fish and chips. The fish was very heavy beer battered and soaked with grease, The batter and fish grossly overdone. Ditto for the chips, soggy and poorly done. Local beer was served. We did not stay at the lodge. Parking is ample.

Greasy restaurant experience, eclectic ocean side lodge & restaurant.

Really enjoyed our stay.  Beautiful setting, friendly service.  Comfortable and clean  rooms.  Food was good.  Outstanding feature of the experience is the views.  
Our only ask would be a better wine list.    Quintessential island experience.  On our list for a return  trip

First impressions

Bad service with attitude, very long waits for lunch and disappointing food when it finally arrived 45 minutes later.  When I gently complained about my food being cold, I received a lecture from the waiter.

Do Not Eat Here!

Don’t waste your money on this overpriced horrible food.  Service was the worst we’ve experienced in many years.  Pub was 3/4 empty during our visit but it took staff 20 minutes to greet us and take our drink order. Thankfully we ordered our food at the same time.  It took nearly 30 minutes for our wine to arrive, and another 45 minutes for our food to arrive…they had a reduced, very basic menu so it should not have taken so long.  The food tasted old and ie: Poutine… fries tasted stale and were not crisp, the small portion of gravy was thick and gloopy, and the cheese curds were cold and rubbery.  Do yourself a favour and pack a lovely picnic rather than waste your valuable time and money on this terrible pub grub.

Horrible

We stayed at the lodge for 2 nights. Had a cabin type Queen bedroom. It was nice because it was out in the back of lodge. Had a semi oceanfront view. The cabin is a little worn but was clean. It had a kitchen / front room, bedroom and washroom with a bath. (which did not have a plug) There was a tv in the living room but did not have cable. So be sure to bring a streaming device , ruku or other, If you want to watch tv. 

We had a little balcony to sit out on , which was nice. But that was where the employees of the lodge and guests  smoked and where the parking lot is. So its good and bad. 

Restaurant -  My husband made a reservation for the Surf lodge restaurant . We arrived and they sat us at a table that was not reserved. We mentioned that and they said  it was reserved for other people? So we did not get the table that we had a reservation for, which was a window view. 
The menu does not have many options for food on it. Very basic dishes. Not as good as it use to be, but as every other restaurant business , they have problems getting food there to serve. 

The location of the lodge is really close to the ocean which is great. Right across the street. 

So they both have their good points and not so good points.

Good and not so good

I was very disappointed with the service at the lodge. The rooms were not cleaned daily due to “Covid”, their reason( with the reduced service they should have had a reduced rate but charged full rate). They had a process implemented set dirty towels, garbage outside your door and they would restock. Bottle water was supplied, since there was a boil water order in effect. 
The room was very hot, no air conditioner. Room was showing its age. The restaurant was not open for breakfast. For the reduced service and condition of the room, I don’t recommend this place as value for the dollar. 
We attended a wedding on the island and compared accommodations with other guests. Their accommodations had full service, the accommodations were in better condition and a lot less $.
One positive is, the Inn rooms had a view of the ocean even if you had to stand up to see it out the window.
The cabins I saw had no view of the ocean.

Very disappoint!

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