The food is always great and the staff is always friendly. I’ve gotten take out several times and it never takes as long as they say.
Ken M.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Nanaimo, Canada
Enjoyed Grilled Cheese Burger this afternoon, along with a side Caesar and fries. The fries came with a bit of gravy, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The server was polite, friendly and efficient… and the Guinness was Irish rather than Canadian… I cannot abide the Canadian goop, which I believe the brewery runs through a horse before bottling. The burger was, in a word, awesome, albeit a bit pricy at $ 16.95. 5 out of 5 stars. Perfectly peaceful, pleasant and delicious meal.
Candy L.
Rating des Ortes: 2 Vancouver, Canada
What terrible service. The waitresses were so rude when they were serving our large party. I was disappointed that an automatic gratuity was included due to the large party size, but honestly, the waitresses’ tones were bitter and they were not hospitable in the slightest. My flatbread that I ordered was also disappointingly small in size, and came cold. Ugh!
Silja J.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Victoria, Canada
We got into Nanaimo after 10pm, so finding a good place to eat wasn’t easy… when we came across Original Joes’s we jumped on it! It was still a pretty hopping place at 10pm. The service was excellent and the food didn’t take long. The drink specials after 9pm were a bonus($ 3.50 for a pint). I got a Kona burger, which had a very thick and juicy patty. The pineapple made it a bit sloppy, but the taste was so good! I appreciated that the meal came with 2 sides(I can never decide between fries and salad!). I left absolutely stuffed for a reasonable price(most entrees were around $ 15). My husband is always on the search for the ultimate chicken club, which they didn’t have… but instead he tried the salmon club alternative… He isn’t as wordy as me… He simply said it was«just ok»:)
Paul V.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Coquitlam, Canada
Arrived. Was greeted very promptly by a very pleasant greeter. Was sat and was served very quickly. The food was amazing and the price was reasonable. Very happy with this Original Joes. I would definiatly recomend coming and checking this place out
Karly A.
Rating des Ortes: 2 Vancouver Island, Canada
Original Joes. More like unoriginal losers. Haha. This place is a cookie cutter of any other pub chain. Food is shitty but large portions. Drinks are shitty but they sometimes have specials. Eh.
Jessica R.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Victoria, Canada
Good spot for lunch! I had the miso ramen bowl, not expecting it to be anything special(some of their other takes on asian food are not great, like the Saigon Sub or the lettuce wraps) but it was actually really good! I’d say it was on par with my favourite ramen spot in Victoria. They also have good drink specials.
Leroy J.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Nanaimo, Canada
I’ve been to a number of restaurants from this chain, and this one is really good! It’s not too dark in there during the day… Which I was expecting. Super friendly service!
Michelle R.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Nanaimo, Canada
Always have really great service and good is consistently good. Beth the manager is a very good advocate for great service and customer interactions.
Donna K.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Nanaimo, Canada
My review gives this restaurant 4 stars for it’s food, we all agreed it was excellant, but the service was not up to par. We enjoyed our meal but had to finally wave someone down to place another drink order. After we received our meals it was very difficult to get attention. Trying to achieve eye contact proved impossible. Not sure if it was because they were busy or understaffed, or what???
Gary D.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Duncan, Canada
Great spot for a really filling lunch — try the lettuce wraps or fish tacos. Reasonable prices, lots of good food and good service.
D. N.
Rating des Ortes: 1 Nanaimo, Canada
My wife took one bite of the fish and said there was something wrong with it. She didn’t eat anything else as it spoiled her appetite. They offered to take half off the price. My wife later had extremely bad food poisoning. Will never return. Had to put minimum one star for my review to show. Doesn’t even deserve that.
KoRy M.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Nanaimo, Canada
The food here is to die for. I had the sicilian burger and was just blown away. The burger platters seem expensive at first, but after seeing the amount of food you get plus not one, but 2 sides of your choice, it really works out in the end. The service was really good and the food came out quicker than i would have expected given the amount of people there, and was cooked perfectly. Will definitely become a regular.