White Spot

I’ve been going to White Spot for years but last night was my first time at this location.
It was busy but not completely full. It took 30 mins until our waitress came over to take our order and then another 30 or so minutes for our food.
For dessert I ordered a strawberry cheesecake and there were literally 2 pieces of strawberries on the plate and the piece of cheesecake itself was quite small. I’m not a very big eater so the latter is not a huge deal to me. However $ 7 for a small piece and with very minimal strawberries was quite disappointing.

Growing up White Spot was always my favorite restaurant because you would be able to get the kid’s Pirate Pack! So cool it was to have the Triple — O cheese burger!

One thing is consistent with this location and it’s the well prepared food. Well done cooks!
The other side of the coin unfortunately is not great. The décor is well past it’s best before date — particularly the carpets. They’re absolutely disgusting! The serving staff take a lot for granted including the patrons. Management here is obviously weak at best. The entire team needs to bring some professionalism to their game.
These are my continuing observations and not a one time experience.

I don’t even want to think about how many years I’ve been eating at White Spot. So long that I remember when the Hot Fudge Ice Cream Cake that they discontinued about 5 years ago was new. I miss the Hot Fudge Ice Cream Cake.
In recent years their focus has moved away from the traditional burgers, fries and such. And I think they’ve lost a bit of what made them special for me — that homey feeling, that security that the Spot used to provide in the form of comfort food in a comfortable, welcoming environment.
It’s still welcoming, of course, but the burgers are a bit harder to find on the menu now and that old stalwart the BC Burger is now the Bacon Cheddar Bigger Burger (really, what was wrong with BC Burger? Bacon, cheddar, triple O: delish), and it’s not quite as good as the old BC Burger was.
But I’ll still go there. Probably always will. It’s like going home.

I don’t have high expectations for White Spot since I have found that the food they claim to be famous for is merely passable. I refer to the hamburgers which I think need a lot of work. But I was with people who wanted to eat here and I must say that I really enjoyed my curried coconut chicken soup. The chicken pot pie was a surprise. It looked like it had a somewhat collapsed chef’s hat made from pastry as the top and I heard it was good. The chicken teriyaki was visually ordinary and apparently the same in taste. Calling mixed greens «artisan» is pretentious and ridiculous but we never did get to taste them because our waitress was careful to tell us that the kitchen
was serving romaine and spinach instead. When we arrived I went to the bathroom which was neglected, had garbage on the floor and had no hand towels. It was not what I expect from a restaurant unless it is a Burger King on a deserted highway. Someone needs to check it regularly. Our waitress was the friendly and expert Gabriella (or maybe «Gabriel» but I don’t like to fixate on a woman’s chest) who contended with the kitchen’s mistakes for another table and generally just had too much to do. The place was not particularly busy but there was a shortage of staff. Some of them had worked double shifts. I was not here the week before but the same friends had waited a long time for their order so it does seem the shortage of staff is a regular thing.

terrible. came at 6pm on a monday night. multiple empty tables in most sections… was told all sections full. people ahead of us walked right in no problem! we waited 15 minutes to be seated. when we finally got seated no one had left the restaurant… why were there suddenly tables open??? total bullshyt. of there was somewhere else to eat close by we would have left. this is the second bad experience we have had at white spot within the month. this will be our last visit to a white spot restaurant. cheap kid friendly dinners will now be eaten at red robin.

It was date night for the mrs. and I so White Spot was the place I choice as the Langley and Walnut Grove location is always super busy an the line for a table is just unreal. We waited for roughly 10 minutes for a table which was pretty good seeing that it was a Saturday night and most people were just waiting for their take out which they called ahead for.
Promptly seated at our table for two we for the table that was a tiny booth right next to the kitchen runway with the bonus of hearing the serving staff communicating by yelling loudly and a lot if foot traffic moving about. The booth was tiny but accommodating so it beat a table out in the middle of everything.
Our server Megan was nice but being a nice server doesn’t constitute being a great server which I will soon explain. She took our drink orders and it came back super fast. Ordered the fish and chips and the clubhouse which both were delicious but the club had too much mayo and the fish was perfect so no complaints.
Back to the service I ordered a beer and a coke and we didn’t even get a refill let alone ask for one with no word of any water either. Being a server you would want to up sell another beer but I wasn’t even asked and that kind of ruined the experience as we both were thirsty.
Food was great but the service needs some work

Been here a few weeks ago, Service was ok. Very busy when we went to this location, lots of big parties.
Food was great, left feeling very full, and satisfied.
Would go to this location again.
Not really digging the upscale look to the «new white spot look» though to be honest.
Only other thing. Not a fan of how «big» the menu is.

Gimme that breakfast sandwich and a Tim Horton’s coffee…1,000,000,000 degrees please! lessthanthree

Probably the number one place for me in Abbotsford for a casual evening dinner. It’s the staff that make this place for sure. Nice, attentive and know when to leave you alone. The food is always very nicely prepared and the menu feature change-​ups are always a nice refresh. 7 times out of 10 I’ll choose this specific White Spot to eatout, the casual atmosphere always has me comming back!

Okay, so I know it’s not the same as it used to be, but it’s still one of the restaurants that I make sure to go to when I go home for a visit (So every two years I get to go)
I love their Ceasar salad wrap, it’s so good. Plus their french fries with mayo is yummy!
I’m sad they don’t have one in California.