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Salty’s Beach House, Penticton, B.C.

Well, it pays to return to an establishment and be totally WOWED when you enter. We had not been here for about a year and after entering the door – Don says they moved the entrance. First wow here. Perfect.

Entering into the restaurant you absolutely stop short and stare. They have completely renovated the main floor (after buying out the restaurant that was next door) and expanded the entire service. You cannot believe your eyes. It is super clean, bright, still has that intimacy feeling when you sit down at your table. Last year they revamped the patio area and I thought that was great. The servers now have a new ‘uniform’ and they look spectacular. They really know how to put it all together.

When our server came over I ordered (what else) the Bahama Breeze Pizza, threatening them should they ever remove it from their menu. Don has heard me brag about this pizza for years and he also ordered one. To go with my pizza, I ordered a glass of Pinot Gris and Don ordered his usual O’Douls. OMG!!!!!!! This is soooooooooooooooooo delicious. Can you guess I really like this?  Neeley Brimer, General Manager here, also agreed it would NEVER come off the menu. She said they have tried other types of pizza to at least come close to this and they haven’t yet been able to master it.

Also, I have tried to convince Neeley and her people to start a Salty’s in Sidney, B.C. They would be a sure winner there as well. Let me see….’Salty’s in Sidney’, Salty’s 2 Beach House’… I’ll keep trying, trust me.

In a word….run, don’t walk to see, eat, drink and thoroughly enjoy this fabulous restaurant. You will not be sorry.

 

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The Keg, Victoria, B.C.

Whenever we go to Victoria, we always, always stop in and enjoy a wonderful dinner. We made reservations and, therefore, did not have to stand in line waiting.

When we were seated, there was a large table behind us, with about 7 people at it and slowly the restaurant began filling up. There must be a story at the large table behind us as it ended up with 14 men and 1 young lady who appeared to be in her glory. We sure laughed.

Anyway, Don ordered the 10 0z. Prime rib and he ate the whole thing, simply licking his lips throughout. Darn he does enjoy that meal. It is nice to know that they also serve O’Douls. This way I have my own designated driver and I get to have fun.

I ordered my standard – filet and I have to admit, it was not what I ordered. I asked for it to be medium and it came out rarer than Don’s and his almost walks on the plate.  I  should have returned it I know, but they were so busy I just let it go. What helped was a glass of a Santa Carolina Merlot from Chile.

The one saving grace was dessert. Don asked for the menu and, lo and behold, it had Crème Brulee. Can’t let that go. We ordered one and share it down to the last bit.

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