Really enjoyed the pasta. Great texture on the noodles. Creative sauces and accompaniments. Tasty dessert. Wish the bread was grilled/warm. You can taste the quality of the ingredients and everything was well-made.
Wonderful meal ... AGAIN!! The selections are always tasty and well presented. Never disappointed and we were happy to bring two couples with us this time. The "first-timers" were as impressed with their selections as well. There is an accessible washroom (single room) which I believe is part of the hotel. Unfortunately, there are a few things that need to be improved to make it friendlier. The hook mounted on the door is too high for someone in a wheelchair as is the towel dispenser which requires hand motion to activate it. These things could be easily fixed by adding a lower coat hook and lowering the towel dispenser. The room is a good size and the there is an assist bar mounted beside the toilet.
We wanted a very light dinner away from the bustle of Fisherman’s Wharf and Bar 500 was the perfect find. Situated in a quiet residential area, it’s a smartly presented restaurant/bar with a good menu. I had prawns in garlic and they were the juiciest prawns I’ve had for a very long time.
Service was excellent and very friendly. I’d unhesitatingly recommend Bar 500.
Did not try the food, just had drinks while waiting for our transporation, but it was ok just to take a beer outside and the terrace was fabolous. Price for a beer was very cheap and they had excellent hazy IPA on tap.
LOVE going to the Bar 500 for jazz nights. Its a cozy atmosphere and not too crowded. The menu is small and the food is delicious. Our only request/recommendation is to add a few monthly dining features to change things up a bit. We would come more often then. All in All, a GREAT venue.
Very good portions, delicious, and the bacon was HUGE and cooked to perfection! Seriously, if you like bacon, then try theirs. The local made bread was a little too crunchy, but she explained that the bread company was concerned the bread was overbaked. I think they should have used different bread because serving it today was mouth painful. I am sure it has been better other days, but today was quite rough. Was overall still worth the brunch. And our waitress was pleasant, fun, perfect and on the hosting ball.
This was our third visit to Bar 500.
Previously had two breakfast meetings there. The breakfast menu is not extensive but what they do, they do well.
This was a jazz/dinner evening which was great. The jazz really enhanced the dining room ambience.
The food is good (hubby had a melt in your mouth lamb shank and I had a delicious mushroom pasta dish) .
The servers are really friendly. I felt as though I was a member of the Oswego family as we were so well looked after.
We enjoyed the jazz singer too.
If you're looking for a cosy and intimate setting, Oswego Bar 500 is perfect.
We visited in the evening for the Dine around town menu. The mushroom chowder was amazing and creamy. We had the sablefish entree which consisted of outstanding different flavours. I hope they consider adding the sablefish dinner to their permanent menu.
Did not know the restaurant was in a hotel and had concerns as many hotel restaurants are not great. The restaurant is quite small and more unfounded concerns. Our server was a pleasure and even with what appeared to be a fairly limited menu the dishes all sounded good so we ordered. Well everything was fantastic I had the skate and the flavors were simply amazing. Our shared appetizers were all terrific as was desert. The best dinner out we had in our week in Victoria. So Bar 500 is a hidden gem that should be put on your list.
Amazing breakfast place! Delicious and original! Excellent service too!
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