Canoe Brew Pub in Victoria

The Canoe Brew Pub has it all. Its own brewery, an environmentally friendly, mouth-watering restaurant with a spacious waterfront patio, a marina offering moorage, kayak tours, harbour ferry tours, as well as whale watching with Great Pacific Adventures.

The Canoe Brew Pub is marked as a historic landmark by the City of Victoria recognizing its rich history. Originally the building was called The City Lights Building for its part in powering Victoria’s streetlights. Over 100 years and $6 million in restorations later, the Canoe Brew Pub now has an authentic old city feel with its high ceilings, brick walls, and enormous timber frames.



Not only is the building architectural eye candy, it houses one of Victoria’s finest breweries, producing beers that are raved about by locals and visitors alike. Brew master Sean Hoyne has created a wide range of beers that are distinct and extremely easy on the palate such as the smooth Siren’s Song Pale Ale, the signature rich chocolate roasted malt Beaver Brown Ale, and the refreshing Honey Wheat served with a slice of orange.

Accompanying the brewery is the restaurant where the Canoe Brew Pub has taken great care in ensuring sustainability of their food by following the Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise conservation program and by supporting local farms through the non-profit Lifecycles organization, which promotes local food and farmers.

The menu offers everything from local-beef burger to Wild BC Salmon and Dungeness crab. One can also never go wrong with the baby spinach and goat cheese salad with maple bacon dressing, sun-dried cherries, and roasted beats. Just skimming the menu would make any mouth water. Luckily for your taste buds, the staff is friendly, knowledgeable, and eager to serve up something delectable to satisfy your food cravings, whatever they may be. An open roofed kitchen showcases the talented cooks led by Ian Dufton and are the engine behind the delicious creations that has made the Canoe Brew Pub the Vancouver Island attraction that it is.

Visiting the Brew Pub will be a decision you definitely will not regret.