Moxie’s Grill & Bar

Family fun when you want to drop coin. Food has never disappointed. and the kids LOVE the lava ice cream desert.

Great service and child friendly. The bread that came with my order had mold on it. I do not think I will be going back again.

Excellent service and food. Had the Herb Chicken Alfredo Penne… excellent. Will definitely go back.

Second time we ate here, great experience as our first. Food was great, service was friendly and prompt. We tried the sushi cones as an app, I would order them every time. I ordered the lobster and prawn linguini. Very excellent.

I remembered going to Moxie’s in Vancouver a few years ago and had a lovely time so we decided to give this one a try also, particularly after seeing the reviews here on TA and on Unilocal.We liked that they had kids menu, which seems very uncommon in Canada (quite standard in the US). It’s the only place we’ve been to in Whistler, Vancouver and Victoria that caters to kids, too. We wanted some comfort food so we got a half rack of ribs and a chicken and ribs combo, both with stuffed potato. The kids got penne with marinara sauce and grilled cheese sandwich. Ribs were not the best but good. Chicken was alright, too, and not dry. The penne pasta didn’t look great and my daughter – who loves just about every pasta with marinara sauce – didn’t eat much. Not sure if she just didn’t feel well or if it really had to do with taste/​quality of the food. We liked that the ice cream dessert that came with our kids’ meals were served in a fun way (they call it a volcano). They made our kids feel a big part of the dinner experience and we give them props for it. Even before we left someone came by and asked if we had a good experience and gave each of the little ones Moxie’s gift cards for $ 5. It may be a little bit pricey but I can see why they charge the way they do – ambience and good service.

My kids were in the mood for burgers, so we were heading to Bin 4. It was a 45 minute wait and there was nowhere to wait that long with 4 hungry children. We decided to take a chance and head across the street to Moxie’s.
We were quickly seated and I was very pleased to discover that they had a kids menu with burgers on it. Three of my children were pleased by this and the 4^th was even more so, because she had wanted a pizza from the start and now was able to get one. They brought activity sheets and crayons to keep the children entertained. We ordered and they gave us the option of the children’s meals being delivered first. They alsole offer bottomless drinks for the children. This just kept getting better. At the end of the meal the children were brought ice cream volcanoes, with dry ice giving a very dramatic effect to their dessert.
My wife and I had burgers and they did a great job on them. Being able to have the children entertained, fed and well hydrated made it a very enjoyable meal.
At the end the host came around and gave each of the children a Moxie’s credit card pre-​loaded with $ 5, so that they can treat us next time we go there. I will definitely be back! It is great to have a child friendly restaurant that is a step above the usual casual places.

Good food, but typical for Moxie’s. The price is fairly high and feels as if you should be about 20-​something in order to dine here. I’ve been once, and once was enough. Moxie’s, in other towns, are great… but as far as dining in Victoria goes, there are far better restaurants in the city to choose from (and they cost less!)

A good ol’ standby in the casual «fine dining» franchise category. .. .
Stopped in after a day in Vancouver with my daughter, a quiet Monday night. Service attentive. She ordered the mushroom — Madeira sauce rigatoni and she rates it above average, the second time enjoyed (recently enjoyed in Edmonton Moxie’s). I had the smoked applewood cheese, chicken and sun-​dried tomato pizza, which too was above average in quality and taste, and thanks to the wood flame pizza oven and an attentive chef I could see from my table. Rigatoni = $ 17.99, and pizza = $ 14.99.
Went to a bachelorette dinner here in September and noted they handle group dinners well. Watch out for the chicken teriyaki bowl though, the one I had was too hot and spicy, and not really teriyaki.
To note, locally owned and sourced restaurants nearby with same or better pricing. Otherwise good substitute.

I’m embarrassed it’s taken me so long to write this review, but it’s been a busy few months since we were here.
If you need to host an event in Victoria, BOOK HERE! It’s another restaurant that was bought by Moxie’s, so the design inside is a little different, and the private room is upstairs overlooking the rest of the restaurant. Perfect for what I needed!
Whenever I travel to meet cousins for the genealogy I’m writing, I try to find a restaurant that will please a multitude of palates, where folks can have a cocktail if they want, and cousins who either have never met or haven’t seen each other for months/​years can chat and connect or reconnect. Then I can proceed with telling them about the book, and we can try to get all the family photographs scanned that they’ve brought with them. This is over a decade of work, and it can sometimes be a challenge to find a room I don’t have to pay for, with decent finger food, enough room for oodles of cousins, and space to roll out a long family tree on a table, and open up several scrapbooks of photos and family data.
I had initially booked with another café in town (which used to be a Macaroni Grill near the mall), but when I went to check with them, mere weeks before the event, I discovered to my horror that they had closed up shop. Had ANYONE bothered to call those of us with events scheduled? Nope. I was screwed. I called the owner of our B & B, since they had been SO FABULOUS even before we arrived. They know Victoria better than anyone, and I knew if anyone could recommend a space in Victoria, THEY could. Edward (Binner’s B & B) gave me the names of several places in town, and Moxie’s was one of them. Thank GOODNESS! You MUST stay at Binner’s. But that’s another story.
The fellow I spoke to at Moxie’s completely reassured me, let me know everything was fine, and put my mind at ease.
When I called him again just before we left Edmonton on our way, still a little nervous, I happened to get him on the phone again, and he reassured me again, let me know we were still on the calendar, and that all was well.
When we got there (yes, I travel with suitcases full of stuff and they didn’t laugh or freak out), they helped me get them upstairs to the private room, and had tables set up for the guests and for the various items. The family tree was set out on a table on the balcony overlooking the rest of the restaurant, the scrapbooks on one of the tables, and the guests began filing in not long after.
Our waitress was spectacular and friendly, filling everyone’s orders quickly and efficiently (and there were at least 20 of us there), and when she found out we had a birthday and an anniversary among us that day, brought us 2 free desserts! I barely got to eat while I was there– I was so busy, but everyone else assured me their food was very good, hot, and that they really enjoyed themselves.
We had such an amazing time. This was one of the largest gatherings I’ve hosted, and it could have been a complete disaster thanks to the other place that left us in the lurch.
Thanks Moxies!

Great place to take the kids. Excellent food. Great staff.

Came here with a gift card about 3 months ago for an impromptu date night. The décor is a little bit different from other Moxie’s I have been before, but was excited to enjoy a night of drinks and bites. The server was friendly (unfortunately, forgot her name) but a lot of times, we had to look for her to take our orders.
Ordered the Blue Hawaiian (I think that’s the name) cocktail and was excited but unfortunately, the drink was basically sugar water. It was way too sweet and felt it was only a tiny bit of alcohol. The calamari was only okay average. We also ordered the ribs and it was only okay as well.
The meal turned out to be around $ 50 something dollars and we had a gift card which was about $ 25 bill. I didn’t finish my drink because i just didn’t like it at all, the food was mediocre, and the service was okay. Thank goodness we had the gift card, cause the meal was definitely not worth $ 50!
Will I come again? Probably not.

I came here with a large group for a surprise birthday party for a friend. The staff was very accomodating, they helped us surprise my friend and hid his wife, and also brought out the birthday cake for us, and took many pictures even from the balcony above for us all.
The appy’s were pretty good, nothing blew me away, I had the wings and calamari. For dinner I had steak with mashed potatoes and mushrooms. My steak was cooked just how I liked it, but a friends was much over cooked and the waitress removed it from the bill and offered another for free. Its a good busy place with a bar area and nice dinner setting. I would recommend this for pre-​drinks and dinner before a night out, or a special occasion.

For the price, I think I could get better value elsewhere, but I haven’t got any complaints about the food or the staff.
I’ve been several times and had good food each time. The only hiccup I’ve encountered was small pieces of the UPC sticker left on a Mango in my Mango Chipotle Chicken. I didn’t bother to say anything, since things like that just don’t worry me too much. It did show a bit of a lack of attention to detail, but it wasn’t as concerning as getting a hair or worse.
I’m sure I’ll go again, but it’s not top-​of-​mind for places to go when I’m looking to spend $ 80-​$ 100 on a meal, which is what I paid last time for 2 people w/​1 drink each.