Chinois - Victoria

If you like authentic Chinese food, this is a great place to go! Definitely try their Beef Noodle Soup and Wonton soup, as well their spicy tofu dish.

Came in on a Wednesday afternoon and the overall experience was decent. Service: We got seated soon after we came into the door.

While visiting Vancouver this past summer, and searching on the net for good dinner spots, we decided on Chinois. The walk was longer than we thought it would be, but very doable from the waterfront. The cuisine is Chinese and the décor is a modern, funky, Asian style. We opted to sit in the bar area. My husband ordered Hot and Sour Soup (lots of pork and vegetables – one of the best he has had), while I had the Wonton Soup (best broth ever – bbq duck broth); then we shared the Cashew Chicken (great flavour, not too much sauce, and lots of cashews) and Bok Choy with Enoki Mushrooms (perfectly cooked with lots of ginger). In typical Chinese fashion (food comes out as prepared, not as ordered), our soup came last….. (going with the flow…).While the food here was definitely worth the visit, Jessica and Rebecca were the highlights of the evening…..best friends who both work as servers at Chinois. Jessica took our order after offering some practical suggestions (splitting dishes, so as not to have leftovers). Both are interested in travelling and wanted to know about our ventures, so we started talking about travelling and sites we have seen. Jessica shared some stories of when she and Rebecca did a road trip through the southern States last year, travelling to Nashville and around. Jessica mentioned how passionate Rebecca was about visiting Nashville, as she is an aspiring Country singer. Both offered suggestions on other places to drink and eat in the area and some sites to visit. Both young women were super friendly, enthusiastic, and really interested in talking to us….. During dinner it poured rain outside, and although it had stopped before we left, Jessica brought us an umbrella from their Lost & Found "just in case” – Thanks Jessica! because the rain did start again on our walk back…..

Came in for cocktails and appy's. order two him Martinis, hot and sour soup small and the pork potstickers. Cost about $50 and it wasn't worth the money. Not that anything was bad but I could go next store to the keg and enjoy a great steak dinner for that price.

During the visit to Vancouver last summer, and looking on the net for good dinner spots, we decided on Chinois. The walk was longer than we thought it was, but very feasible from the waterfront. The kitchen is Chinese and the decor is a modern,...funky, Asian style. We decided to sit in the bar area. My husband ordered Hot and Sour Soup (many pigs and vegetables – one of the best he had while I had the Wonton Soup (best broth ever – bbq duck ; then we shared the Cashew chicken (big, not too much sauce, and many cashews and bok choy with Enoki mushrooms (perfect cooked with lots of ginger). In typical Chinese fashion (food come as prepared, not as ordered, our soup came last.... (with the flow...) While the food was definitely worth visiting, Jessica and Rebecca were the highlights of the evening....best friends who both work as servers in Chinois. Jessica took our order after the offer some practical suggestions (splitting dishes so that do not have leftovers. Both interested in travels and wanted to know about our ventures, so we started traveling and locations we have seen. Jessica told some stories about when they and Rebecca last year made a road trip through the southern states to travel to Nashville and around. Jessica mentioned how passionate Rebecca visited Nashville as she is an inspiring country singer. Both offered suggestions to drink to other places and to eat in the area and visit some sights. Both young women were super friendly, enthusiastic and really interested in talking to us.... During dinner there was rain outside and although it had stopped before we left, Jessica brought us a screen of her lost "only in case" – thanks Jessica! because the rain started again on our way back....