Reviews of SoCal Restaurant & Lounge (Coffee Shop)

Rory Jacques

Good food, and our server was very friendly !

Rozina Rahim

Good good great service. Great margaritas. Will be back

Stacie Camponi

The food & service& margarita were amazing. 10/10 would recommend

Liz Gagnon

Loved it. Great ambiance. Our server was courteous and very friendly. A return trip is in our future

Kris Cooke

Best service ever. Ultimate Ceasars. Will definitely be back!

Robert Steer

Amazing food ???????? ! that will send your tastebuds on a quick trip to Mexico ????????

Nehemiah

Friendly staff, warm atmosphere. Food had good taste, different selections. However didn't knock my socks off. Nice southern California food.

Lady Maynard

Very well done. A great place to go. The prime rib was amazing and the service even better. Thank you for making it a great place for my dad to enjoy.

Zach Coyote

I’ve had good food experiences here in the past but it’s not quite the same quality anymore. The burgers are always delivered or served with an overcooked hamburger patty. Unfortunately this has become a common occurrence in the past year. The staff here are awesome, but I can’t recommend people to order a burger.

Adriana Gutierrez

Great food nice music on Fridays..

Tom LeMesurier

During the summer, eating outside is nice. The staff is good and the food is very good with ample portions, excellent flavors, nicely presented. It is a good place for a nice meal.

Niklas Eliasson

Best burger in town. Bar none!

Laura Janssen

Great food, great atmosphere

kdoeone

This is hands down, in my opinion, the best, freshest place to get amazing southern comfort food. Not to mention the beer. Have gone and will continue to go to over and over.

Fran Browne

Enjoyed fish tacos, although the meal was eaten on the patio on a cool day. I don't enjoy wearing my coat to eat. Should have done takeout. I had a Caesar, knowing its good rep here- it was good but a bit too spicy for me. I forgot to ask for low spice. Good service.

Milestone Health and Wellness

I will start off by saying that it was my first time going to this restaurant ; this place is awesome the food is amazing, little on the pricey end yet the food speaks for itself well for what I ordered it was . Customer satisfaction is on point our waitress never let our glasses get empty made sure we were happy with the food The only thing I will complain about is the portion size lol Other then that I will be coming back

Nicholle Wallis

Sat in the bar area as it is much quieter. Food and service was great.

Stevi MacGillivray

Love Taco Tuesday and the drinks are always top notch. Great entertainment and service.

Justin Shep

Good food, served in a timely manner, good atmosphere and clean

Manon Fontaine

Great attentive service, waters without asking, and refilled regularly. Food was delicious and in good time too

Kevin James

Dinner, and service, were both great. Churro dessert was nothing to be excited about unfortunately.

rick segal

Seated and then ignored for 15 minutes before we finally left. Disappointing...

Scott Henry

Excellent food and great patio.

Selby Props

Great food

pegasusjune

Great atmosphere and live music. Fabulous food and overall nice wine. Would highly recommended.

Jennifer Fisher

Nice place for lunch/drinks. The patio is nice, the glass walls really cut down on the traffic noise. Salmon tacos are really good, but the side salad was definitely made with old lettuce.

Kim Rhindress

We had a bite here while on holiday. Gluten free is important for us as my husband has a gluten allergy. Choices were quite limited here and we would not recommend it for celiacs. Being happy hour, there were a limited number of discounted food items available but they were out of the oysters we had requested. We did enjoy the flavour of the grilled shrimp and the ceviche was tasty. A little on the spendy side and service was slow despite the small number of customers. The patio is also somewhat noisy due to traffic. It feels like a place that is trying but still doesn’t have the staff it needs to be great.

Kevin Stav

The food here was great, the service was fast a friendly! Thumbs up, definitely recommend!

Life of Human

It was ok burgers are overrated

bryan boxall (BBOX)

Beef dip is awesome! Poco Loco wings as well. Definitely coming back. Great service and nice patio.

Tiara C.

Great service and food.

nick hadfield

Good food, good service

Matthew Sully

Love this place. Look at them tater tots baby woooooo

jeremiahjosephjames

Good atmosphere, most food is good, great service

Debbie Justice

First time in nice place socal Restaurant ..it was gd foods ...

adam guthridge

Awesome thanks for the wonderful bday.. Food was Great! ???? Service was quick and Super Family ???? Friendly.. Definitely worth revisiting ????

Ivan LeMesurier

Food, service,. atmosphere... Perfection!

chris simpson

Hi, I was only disappointed about the bar staff and servers not wearing masks. The young man who served us came within 1 foot away to greet us. We asked him to wear a mask. I have been at several pubs and restuarants around Campbell River and they all wore masks. I ask why are you not following these same guidelines? Other than that your food was very good So I feel your restuarant/pub, is not COVID 19 SAFE.

Zak Toews

Good food, good service

Jeremy Boudreau

Fun spot to come hangout at the bar or on the patio. Good food too!

Jayne Boyer

First time visit..covid friendly restaurant...good quality food and nice ambiance.

Michael Holloway

My parents wanted to go there for there birthday dinner , told me it was great etc. They have been dining there for years so made sense we went there. We went on a Saturday night . Very cute atmosphere, menu looked great etc. Unfortunately it went downhill pretty fast . Ordered a beer that never came . When asked about it , (10 min later) was told it was accidentally brought to another table. We received it not too long after that. Food took awhile to come out (not a huge deal) but when it did come out the busser dropped my dad's fish and chips onto the table . The girl that dropped it just said "omg" and walked away . Then another busser came over and asked what we would like done with it , we said we would like a new one considering the fish and fries went all over the table etc. Then a when a busser brought out the other plates instead of putting them down, holding the napkin he passed them to us , which were burning hot plates , then warned us after they were very hot . (A little late warning as we already held them lol ) Seemed like a lot of new ppl working , haven't had much experience in restaurants yet etc . Finally the manager or maybe owner? Came over to let us know the fish and chips were on there way , apologized for the drop of food etc, server apologized too etc. New fish and chips came out about ten min later , but my dad really wanted coleslaw as it states it came with it on the menu . Server told us they no longer made the slaw etc and have taken it off the menu . She was very apologetic. However on the website it still states it comes with coleslaw . After all these mishaps, I figured a dessert or meal would-be discounted. We pretty much finished our meals by the time my dad received his meal . Unfortunately when bill arrived, nothing taken care of. I wanted to speak to the manager but restaurant was filling up and things seemed a bit chaotic. So I just paid bill and left . I wish I didn't have to write this review , I was looking forward to this place but I felt it should be noted that if so many things go wrong with a meal , you should most certainly offer some sort of discount. Two stars because the margarita was great ! I attached a picture of menu on website stating it comes with coleslaw. Hopefully this was just an off night and the resto goes back to being better .

Hannah Meszaros

I have had food from Socals many times but this was my first time having actually sat in house since covid had hit. Service was horrible... I have never had such slow service for such a well rated restaurant. Me and my girlfriend tried on multiple occasions to flag our waiter, she would see us and walk away. It took our waiter forever to even get our order, and we had to wait a total of 15 minutes just to get a refill on water, and an extra 8 minutes for a refill on iced tea. When we received our order, things were forgotten and we had to wait AGAIN for even longer to just get a small side of Jalapeños. My girlfriend received more tomato (about an inch thick) than burger. Not exactly happy with the service for the price we paid.

Harry

Great food with lovely presentation, friendly staff, excellent location in willow point just by the sea walk (so you can walk off your dinner ;) ) and a very trendy interior. We love this restaurant. We went for a late lunch and they were so friendly and accommodating to our kids!

Eddy Cliffe

Great food and fantastic service! High quality food, good sized portions and attentive staff made it well worth the money.

Matt Whalen

Best happy hour I've attended in ages. Daily specials look great, too (marg pitchers?!)

Tracey Alvarez

Great night shared with good friends. Food was fabulous and our server was wonderful. We will be back.

Alan Robinson (JinxMaester)

Service

Xepher

Always a great experience everyone we go... great food and excellent service

Danny Whaley

Delicious food, a welcoming environment, cozy booths and super friendly wait staff. SoCal has quickly become one of my favorites in CR!

Glenn Campbell

First visit; everything fresh and flavourful - had the mushroom burger with bacon added and happy with it! The side caesar could have been a tad larger but I filled up on my dates heavenly home cut fries!!! Will definitely be back! Grateful Willow Point has a great restaurant again!

lovevancouverisland

Food was Good but not great the service was excellent

Norma Phillipians

Caesars and appys were great! Good place for happy hour

neil bayliss

Fantastic. Fast service even when busy. Great food! Will recommend

maryleen laycock

The service was good and they were friendly. We just had drinks..I really liked the sweet white wine they found for me..

Eugenia S

One of the trendier places in Campbell River. Have been here a number of times. The portions can be a bit too small for the price. The food is always fresh.

Jaya Surjadinata

Good food and good service. Clean and organized.

Peggy Henwood

Good food and great time with friends

Alexandra Griffith

Good food & friendly service. I especially appreciated their screening, spacing & partitions!

Lacey Nutt

Great people, good food.

B M

Delicious and awesome attentive server to party of 10.

Jessica Roy

Great restaurant, probably will come back another day, but questionable service. Called about their dog friendly table, and instead of telling us it is first come first serve, they told us someone was just sat at the table. We were in the parking lot looking at the empty table. Honesty is the easiest part of customer service, and it wasnt there today. Left hungry today, without real or made up customers at the table.

Jet snowman

We got a cocktail and it was pretty cool. We went for the burrito, very delicious food! Check this out

Steve Richards

Grabbed dinner there on a whim and the atmosphere was really great, lots of people laughing and having a good time. Our server who was also the bartender was very friendly and fun and the food was amazing. I had the beet salad with added prawns and it couldn't have been any better. This wasn't my first time there and I always really like the food!

Kevin Stanley

Awesome patio and food.

Royce Babcock & Kelly Heide

Great fish and chips, awesome service and good prices.

Neil Nahirnick

Great service by Steve. Really enjoyed our meal and the casual ambiance. Ordered the single serving of nachos and it was more than plenty for the both of us. Backyard burger was a good choice. Wings were just ok.

Murray Brown

I've lived in Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, Chicago and am now in the Okanagan. I've visited a lot of different places and this is a gem! We brought our 3 year old son here and we all loved it. My husband said, "This is ridiculously good". I would order the Tortilla soup for a meal the next time. We'll be back! It'll probably become our staple when in CR. Great job Socal!

One

Super staff, super food, love the shrip tacos ????????

Russell van der Vliet (BrotherGrimm)

Entering the restaurant, it looks like they're Celebrating Day of The Dead! Skulls painted, painted like your in Mexico; they do have a patio which is always busy! During The Pandemic, & now especially after the restrictions being lifted!

Brian Fuller

Wonderful spot with great margueritas! Casual but quiet dining. Very good service.

M D

Very friendly staff and great tasting food. Had live music Friday.

Chris Teal

Just okay. Very fast service with good servers. Food was okay, but did not stand out. Had Fajitas and California salad. Salad was quite good. Fajitas were just very boring. Reasonable value for money. I will try it again.

Morgan Davies

Went here for my birthday dinner. Kids menu was great because my kid could pick something other than a burger or spagetti, like a chicken breast which she ate all of it. Parenting win! Our food was tasty, nice range of selection. The ceasers are really good. Only thing we would complain about was, no refills on sodas. You have to pay for each one and they fill it with a lot of ice, so no real value there. It was quite loud at dinner time, they would need sound barriers from the ceiling to cancel some noise but the atmosphere was great. I would come back again to try other things on the menu. I would have given this place four stars, but the refreshment refills need to be up to speed.

N L

Love the weekly Caesars and service is excellent

Ashleigh Clark

Great staff...food is very ordinary... Went for breakfast... Parts of the food were warm-ish... Some was cold... Tasted like it was microwaved... Expected better. Won't return. Server was friendly and professional.

Katrina Kassis

Small menu nice place for drinks thats about it

Enclave Managed Networks

The mango margarita was made with real fruit and the margarita wings/seafood linguini were off the charts. Great food, friendly service, and an authentic Southern California Atmosphere!

John Tait

Great service. Big portions of VERY delicious food. First time there; I'll be back.

Huana Teufel

Super quick service and great portion size

Chelsea Cyr

Good food nice waitress

shilo93

Love this place, great atomosphere. Nice to have a popular lounge/restaurant in south end of Campbell River.

Lucy Fer

Best marg. Everrrr.

Rick Genoe

Simply awesome

Ben Johnson

Loved it! We were driving by and saw the patio so stopped in. Our waiter was super friendly and fast. I had the taquitos apps 2 nice size ones with a good sauce. We would come back, the drink special prices were great.

Freddy

really nice tapas and friendly service . they also have this gin based cocktail that's awesome.

Deanna Cattanach

The food and service have always been outstanding. I really enjoy the food and they always have something tantalizing on their fresh sheet of the day. I particularly love the lively atmosphere and decor. It's a great place with friendly service.

myangrytaco lover

Good food, fun place, great location

carrie herman

Place looks busy. But not dog friendly anymore.

Ryan Murphy

Our table started with the Tatchos which are tater tot natchos which everyone really enjoyed. I had the enchiladas. They needed some more spice and flavor. They were really lacking in heat and acid. Need to add some Cayenne, lime and cilantro. My Mom had the burrito which I also tried and it had the same issues. Overall not bad but need some work on that genuine Mexi-Cali flavor.

Dean Clark

Nice place. Great outdoor and indoor seating, kids welcome but also a great place for adults to have a drink and chill. Delicious food and great drinks

Artur Ciastkowski

Had the grilled chicken burger, very tasty. Decent portions. Chicken wings were delicious.

Ryan Titley

Amazing food and service. Place was packed but waiter was calm and friendly and attentive.

Jessica Stein

Delicious food and friendly service. Our meals arrived super quickly. Sat out on the balcony and enjoyed live music. Wonderful atmosphere.

Devin Blaney

Great food and great staff!

Liliana Moir

Amazing food and service. Great experience

Kyle Hudson

We enjoyed our meal. The portion size was good. The food was flavourful and presented nicely. The service was great. All and all was a good time had by all. Will be back

Colin Scott

Great service ,friendly waitress the food was fresh and delicious. They have a patio nice to sit out on a nice day.We really enjoyed our lunch.

Sé Paterson

It was good. First time and will go back

Dawn Seeley - Ross

Had the ceasar special. Very tasty. Great service

Shelly Fayant

Good service .nice staff.but food wasn't as good as i had hoped

TBroms&Scott

Great place, the patio is very comfortable.

Ryan de Milliano

The servers have been lovely each time I've gone. The food has always been delicious. The fish tacos are awesome, nice and crispy. Not every place can pull off good fried fish.

Charlene Mael

Had lunch with our dog on the padio! It was wonderful. The food and service were great. Would go back today if we lived on the island.

Teak Spiller

Good gluten free fish tacos.

Jason Bannerman

Good portions, excellent food, supreme Cesar is certainly worth trying.

Robert Braun

Amazing restaurant, good atmosphere and even better menu with awesome beer selection. I'm not from the island and I'm always looking for quirky places to dine at this one takes the cake their menu is to die for such awesome options super large menu as well. Their taps are great and unlike in Alberta they do serve lucky. Must be a bc thing I'd recommend this place to anyone visiting good old Campbell river. Perfect location and a even better patio for summer months!

ARON WELSH

Fun place for cats!

Daniela Bizama

We had a couple mishaps in our dinner tonight. The manager Chris, came to the table and made things right. We left wondering what we are going to have next time we come there. The food all looked great going past our table, my friend swears she is cursed so maybe I'll try it again with out her, but she's buying so maybe not.....we had nachos with a big clump of cheese and dry natchos underneath, water with an unexpected guest, a micro scopic spider, I didn't see it and almost drank it..the remake natchos were gonna come out not as ordered which were caught before delivering to table.....although we had mishaps we are gonna try this place again, because the flavors were amazing fresh and we live in bc and consume spiders daily that we never see anyways, I just saw this little guy and I wasn't gonna be sucked into it's web of liquid despair.

Kelly Lerbekmo

The atmosphere, food and service were all excellent and the ladies room was exceptionally clean. I recommend this place.

Mike Newberry

Wow! That was the best burrito I have ever eaten. The chips and salsa were really good too. Not tex/mex, way better!

Brian Delves

Love this place! Awesome food and service.

Dale Watson

Best dang restaurant in town. Love happy hour.

Lois Higgins

Great food excellent service. Owners obviously take pride.

Alfio Taus

Overpriced food! soup that came with my burger tasted two days old and frozen. Small portions for food. However drink menu is okay and decently priced

Elizabeth Hadfield

Not dog friendly, despite what the website says. Waited 20 minutes with our dog to get turned away despite there being 8 open tables on the patio. Apparently they only allow dogs at a single table and there were people sitting at that table. Obvious management issues and gaps in training of young support staff. We were told by the host they had a table available to us, only to have the manager come out and tell us they couldn't seat us since the single dog friendly table was occupied. Kind of frustrating since we walked 40 minutes with our dog to get there specifically because the website stated they were dog friendly.

Graham Bergey

We were told of a nice place to eat where there would be live music. Sounds great! NOT! The service was HORRENDOUS!!! Never again! We came in and made a reservation in the afternoon for 6:00 that evening, as the lady at the 'check in' desk told us the music started then. When we got there, two different servers said there was NO MUSIC any more on Saturdays, only Fridays! We ordered beer (I ordered gluten free beer) and our starter and dinner. The waitress was indifferent towards me when I asked her what an item, Seafood Cioppino, meant. She said she didn't know. When I asked if she could find out, she suggested a meaning. I said she could ask someone for me. She ignored my request. I ordered the dish, stating I was gluten free. That is when the meal experience became really negative. (I gave my husband a play by play of what would happen the rest of the night, because the server was not happy with me. It played out as I predicted.) She brought the starter, Chili Lime Prawns, they were delicious! Another server came by to take away our dish, (she was a delight; attentive and helpful.) We asked her for a spoon to eat the drippings. She brought it, along with more napkins, and asked if there was anything else she could do for us. Lovely girl! When our meal came, the garlic toast on top of mine was NOT gluten free! I asked our server about it, she said she forgot. I said I would just give it to my husband and she could get me a gluten free bun instead. She said it would be extra because no toast was given with gluten free order. No mention of that when I ordered. She also argued with me, stating that it was not garlic bread, but chili lime bread! Honestly, read the menu! I said she could give it to me for free to make up for the mistake. She continued to argue, and said she needed to ask her manager. This took some time. The manager walked by once without stopping (probably to check the situation out), and when she did stop to talk with me, she defended the server, she argued about the bun costing $1.50, and tried to make me feel guilty for demanding to be given the bun for free! She finally, reluctantly gave me the bun for free, though I had to wait and was nearly finished my meal when it came. It was $1.50! I could have sent back the whole plate which cost $22.95!!! Seriously! No tip for them!

Jeremy Hannaford

Very busy but very pleasant atmosphere. This definitely has a wide array of food selection on its menu and they constantly seem to have different weekly and daily deals. They also have live performances on the regular apparently. The beer selection is great and the food tastes delicous. Above all, the service was fantastic. Definitely a must eat in Campbell River!

Shilla Manilla

Great service and atmosphere, lots of menu choices, meals and drinks very well prepared

Jason Taylor

Meal type

avinash reddy

Had a burrito and a beer out on the patio with my favorite person. Very nice!

Christine Paquette

Good food and g Company

phuzee wuzee

Great food, presentation, flavour and selection! Prices are reasonable, portions are just right. Wonderful, polite and attentive staff! Very pleasing ambiance. Will definitely continue to be a patron of this restaurant!

Alex Wik

We always make sure to do our research before going to "pet friendly" establishments and this place had reviews out of the park. After over an hr drive with my husband and our little very well behaved guy, we were told they aren't allowing it due to "limited space" . Funny thing is that we saw toddlers in high chairs "taking up" a lot more room than a well behaved dog under an owners chair. Too bad as our guy has his own Instagram page that is based on reviews from other pet owners so unfortunate we couldn't add this to his roster. Not to mention that being a mother of two, I know that an older couple with a pet would not only drive more revenue but also a less negative experience for other guests than a young child.

Aleah Reid

Great food & super service

Panth lighton

Great locally owned restaurant. Highly recommend for the fun relaxed atmosphere and incredible food.

Greg Thompson

Friendly staff, nice food

Glenn Cockwill

Socal is always one of my favorite restaurant because, the food is excellent and it's right next door to where I live.

Gavin Edward

Good food! Great service! Live music is a bonus. Desert took some time.

Mathieu Denis

Absolutely by far the best Margaritas in Campbell river. Also if your craving a Ceasar. This is a must stop for you

lamplol ig

We were impressed the moment we walked in the door. Staff all treated us with a warm, genuine hello. Clean, friendly atmosphere with a live musician on the patio. Food was delicious and plentiful. Looking over at other patrons dishes, I can't wait to go back and try other selections. Every team member were exceptionally attentive as the walked throughout, cleaning plates, refilling water glasses or to assist in any way. I have never experienced such exceptional service. Kudos SoCal for going above and beyond!

Dana Westermark

Very nice, casual restaurant. Generous mains at reasonable prices. Good selection of craft beers. Friendly and prompt service. Busy, make a reservation! Ample parking in this strip mall location.

Marc Bergen

Great service good food nice ambiance

Michael Linda Huot

No change table for babies in the men's room only the womens. What's with that? Food was good ????

Robert Kidd

I've been to SoCal accompanied with friends several times and found the restaurant to be very friendly, accommodating with great service. The food choices just wonderful and served to perfection. Frankly I was just amazed how well the patrons were enjoying themselves . It was as if they were one large Family gathering. Our group are already making plans of returning.. Yes, they have a great VENUE. THANKS SoCal.. Oh, love your hair. Great service.. Love life.

Gordon Price

I have never had a bad meal at this place food and service is amazing

Cecily Huennekens

Friendly staff, fast timely service & concious of covid protocols.

Aaron Rodd

It's ok. I think this place is about luck, sometimes it's going to be ok and sometimes the food it's going to tasteless. For what you get, price doesnt match and the service its meh. Overall, the positives about this places are the starters and the patio in the summer time.

Connor Maclean

Good food good drinks , great waitresses

Teresa Promreiter

Decent menu with some unique and creative flavors. Nice patio with horrible chairs. Average service. Good specials

Penny Hill

Great patio seating outside! Service was excellent on a busy Saturday. However the food was mediocre.

Steve Murray

Good menu selection. Friendly staff and tasty applies. Prices are reasonable and the happy hour from 3 to 5 is worth taking advantage of. I am a repeat customer.

Googleguide002

Great restaurant and pub style place for great food, service, and even entertainment. Great place for a group...but make reservations!

FaronCoty Lincoln

Really good food..as well the service

Marylou Cyr

Went for dinner, as always fantastic food and fabulous service!

Lezah Smith

I have been to socal many times. Most of what i have had for food and drink has been pretty decent... good but not mind blowing. The hot wings however were among the worst ive ever had. And for $16 bucks you better be brining some A+ wing game. Probably be going back because there isnt many local options for patio/ pub in the area.... but never getting the wings again

Gabriel Audet

Was excited to try but not impressed with value for money. Added $5 to add a couple veggies to tater tots, sad, and $3.30 for a watery pop that is mostly ice.

J e

Covid rules in place, good distancing, good food, friendly staff. Offered specials and yummy drinks

David Bannerman

Delicious mexican inspired food with a little bit of everything else. I feel that there is enough variety on the menu to satisfy everyone. Booth and table seating as well as a large patio. The staff has always been great, it's one of my favorite places to go in Campbell River.

rob thomas

I really enjoyed the mussels and clams. The margaritas are amazing. I recommend the none blended version. Reasonable with the prices. The portions are a little small. I'm coming back.

Robert George

The food is so good

Pete Brietzke

A great place to eat. Wonderfully fresh and real tasting meals. Highly recommended.

v k

Good service. Good food.

Tyler Luscombe

Had a terrible dinner there, the veal was so tough was hard to cut and chew, the meal was cold and the French Onion soup tasted like Vinegar, was up all night with indigestion too. Gave it 1 star for atmosphere, definately need a new cook.

Terry B.

lovely service, yummy tacos and a great paloma!

James Cochrane

Watched the Toronto Raptors win and had a great Caesar! Will definitely be back in the future.

Quala Nimm sewid

I loved this trendy little gem. The food was fantastic... they paid great detail to food allergy. Service was great!! We were lucky enough to enjoy some live music on the patio in the evening. All around awesome experience. I’ll definitely be back.

R S

Great service. Fabulous fresh food.

John Mac

Great menu. Great service. Greatdrink specials. Fantastic atmosphere....what more could you want!

KYLE RATHBONE

The server was slow, didn’t write anything down. My son requested no ice, he got ice, when he asked for water, no water. cocktails were not made properly, my mojito was just limeade with more lime inside and some mint tossed in, not rubbed, smashed or so much as torn, even after my comment of the first one being extremely sour (my spouse can’t taste, he drank the first one, second one was sent back as it was twice as sour) food took forever, was burnt, over seasoned and just lacked any care whatsoever…. which she would have known had she bothers to come back for a quality check. We get the bill, mojito still charged. While obviously looking for my server, another server approached me, and only then she comes running up now suddenly realizing her alleged error. We paid $120 half eaten meals for 3, and 4 drinks. If I were any less of a person, I would have left no tip at all. Almost wish I were. Great menue though, someone’s hard work and creativity is being sadly Butchered. We were looking forward to eating there the whole 1.5 hour drive. What a disappointment. Would have been better off going through a drive thru. -5 stars.

rick feller

We were asked if we wanted to sit inside or out. So we chose out on the patio. The hostess told us our server would be right with us. We never got water or anything. Waited 10 minutes, server went to the table right beside us and never came to us. So we left. Disappointed.

Clarence Wipple

Food was decent. Staff accommodating. Portions might have been a tad light or I was hungry. Atmosphere was decent. Not too loud given the number of patrons. It was bustling on a Friday night.

alexcast8328

Just came here with my husband and I and our fur child based on all the positive reviews online about being "pet friendly" only to find out that they do not allow them on the patio. We drove over an hr so was very disappointed! considering no where on their website has this been updated. The reason was due to "limited space" but yet toddlers in high chairs are allowed which take up more room???? Won't be coming back even without our dog. Lack of communication is one of the main reasons of dis-satisfied customers. Funniest part is if you compare the bills and spent at your establishment let alone the nuisance to other customers or cost in cleaning etc. Responsible pet owners with well behaved pets exceed revenue. Good luck.

Ian Scholfield

We had an amazing dinner. Awesome atmosphere and great service. Definitely recommend

Melissa Trowbridge

Out of Supreme Ceaser that we were looking forward too. How does that happen on a Saturdaya night. Enchiladas were meh, California salad meh..Their regular ceasers are good just disappointed all together.

James Nisbet

Fantastic food as always, great service, and a well laid out social distancing plan for foot traffic and tables.

Claire Hamonic

We ordered food last night and it was absolutely terrible. I ordered the fish and chips to share with my son and as we cut into the fish the batter was completely raw on both pieces. The wings were cold, bland and slimy and the burger was mediocre. I spent $80 on food from this restaurant that was literally thrown into the garbage. Very disappointing.

Cassandra Graham

Socal has the most amazing food and the friendliest staff. It is always a pleasure!!!!

Shawn Wood

This is the best place in Campbell River. We went in for dinner and were greeted within seconds by the friendly service staff who showed us to our table on the beautiful patio which is surrounded by plants and birds. We ordered bruschetta which was top notch, the ceviche which was amazing and a huge portion and a prawn salad that was soo fresh and delicious. SERVICE ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ FOOD ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ PRICE ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ SETTING ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you're travelling through Campbell River this place has to be on your list!!!

Leona Perkins

Great food, friendly staff.

matthew droz

Great tapas style menu and good drinks selection

Carrie Jeune

Other

Julia Leese (Jules)

Decent food and amazing service. The sangria was super watery and had far too much ice in it.

Wendy Pereira

Service

laverc

Good food at reasonable prices.

Joy Williams

We’ve been several times and the food is always delicious! Last night we were served by Julie and she was stellar!! The food and drinks were so good but she made our night!

Jay Uhlman

Awesome food and entertainment

Aleda Staffanson

This was the worst dining experience that my wife and I have ever had. Ordered tapas and a beer. Beer was cold, so that explains the single star. The problem there was it was in a bottle.... no offer of a glass. Then we waited 45 minutes for our food which never arrived. The waitress tried to explain this away saying it was because it was busy. IT WAS NOT BUSY. We decided to leave, but even that was made difficult. They were busy now trying to cancel the order instead of trying to make us change. I should have just walked, perhaps then I would have cought someone's attention. NEVER AGAIN.

Glen Beitel

Oh my goodness. Hats off to chef Dan on the latest freshsheet menu item. The Vacant Growler pizza.. ..nothing vacant about it..except your growling stomach for three days...my taste buds have been infused with what I assume is angelic bliss...let's start with bison meatballs which alone would have been enough...but not for Dan..let's add pineapple..not regular pinnapple..lets carmalize it first. And add cheese...managuetois....ya I said it..3 cheeses. Beer infused crust is the foundation on this masterpiece. Roasted Pablano peppers..thanks Pablo...asiago cheese graces the final touch with shaved pancetta....I'm in heaven...oh wait no it SoCal!!!

Whale Watcher

I got charged $27 for a "double nachos" and guacamole that was barely enough food for one person. The price of the "double nachos" is not listed on the menu so I was unaware when ordering it that that I was paying more than was listed, which was $17. Who would pay $30 for nachos? Super annoyed. The guacamole was also half of an avocado not mashed up, not worth paying extra for.

22breezyb

Awesome staff as ever

Mark Sylvester

Had the Supreme Caesar! Novelty at best, mine was paired with an egg salad sandwich? Lol if they stick to maybe traditional pairings like fried food, cheeses, meats and pickled preserves they would do a bit better ! Service was awesome ???? the buff male server upsold me on a beer while I waited for my caesar! Smart little devil ????

Chris Felker

Awesome lunch, cold beer. Nice

Joanne Hart

Ordered a xango and was amazed with every flavorful bite

Andrea Humphreys

Won't be going back there. Bad food, and even worse service.

Jim Collins

Excellent food and service. Very clean. I have been there a few times now for the Mango Chicken wrap. I highly recommend SoCal.

David krajnc

Great food, great atmosphere. Great service

Marj Chow

Dine in

Samantha Dimery

Friendly and fun atmosphere. They have some fun menu items. Just a bit expensive though.

1010belert

We came in for a family dinner and from the moment we walked in we felt so uncomfortable steve was our waiter and just ruined our night he seemed to have a personal problem but was projecting it on our table the entire meal. On top of it im 30 years old and he wouldnt allow me to order a drink only water even thought i had my i.d on my phone. Very unconfortable evening such a let down.

matts axelsson

Tonight it sure was 5 star!! It's pretty dang good all the time, beCUZ they make every effort to please. You won't be disappointed. Try it. You'll LIKE it!!

Babin Satyal

This is the go to place for Mexican food when you travel ever to Campbell river. We were there on the 24th of this month. Great ambience, great people and great food. Make sure you order the nachos and the jalapeno poppers, you won't regret it.

Jesse Williams

Awesome food. Fun guitarist playing lightly in the background. Made for a great night out with friends.

Tom Williams

Awesome food and great atmosphere. The churros are to die for!

Brent Moore

We arrived at SoCal on a busy Friday evening. We were greeted almost immediatley and were told that a hostess would be right by. I don't think it took 30 seconds to be greeted and taken to a table. Our waiter was there within a few minutes to greet us and take a drink order. I had a Caesar, my wife a red wine. The Caesar was tasty but it was in a pint jar, which is too much mix for the standard 1-1/2 oz. of vodka. We ordered, my wife a seafood linguini, myself, a seafood gumbo. Both meals arrived at the same time, a nice touch. The food was great! Live music in the background, there was energy as the place was hopping. The service was very good. We'll dine here again!

Charles M

Dine in

Thranduilien

This place was comfortable yet neatly decorated and the server we had was absolutely amazing and really nice. The food was amazing!! Had the mango chicken wrap and it was very filling and the taste was fantastic. I will be going back there for sure!

Trevor Comerford

So good! Great selection on the menu and everything that we had was great. It was great to see vegan and gluten free options as well

Ben Knapp

Surprised at all the great reviews here. We started with drinks: a margarita, mojito and a Moscow Mule - all were very watery and tasteless, I switched to a double vodka and soda after that and it was also watery, no hint of vodka in it at all. For appetizers we had the totchos which were soggy, lukewarmt and kind of tasteless; the chili grilled shrimp - no hint of chili - again tasteless; the stuffed jalapenos - not bad but just meh. Our mains were: chicken fajitas - the chicken/peppers mix tasted like it had Greek seasoning on it, there was absolutely nothing Mexican about them, the rice and the beans were very weirdly sweet - we were told there was lime cordial in the rice - what??? -the most prominent ingredient in Lime Cordial is sugar???? it was bizarre; battered fish tacos - the tortillas were not warmed even a little, the batter on the fish tasted like pancakes (sweet) and the slaw was also sweet (must have put lime cordial in those too). I had the seafood linguine - the sauce was not bad, the pasta cooked fine, the prawns overcooked, the salmon fishy and if you don't know what a swimming scallop is, don't expect to taste a succulent scallop. Instead expect something that looks like a sheep's eyeball and tastes like a squishy, very fishy oyster blech, I choked down one and left the rest - not their fault really, I should have clarified what a swimming scallop actually was, the dish was served with a limp, barely toasted piece of tasteless toast(ish). Anyway it was all around disappointing. On our $180 tab, the Manager took half the fish tacos ($8.50) off the bill. Certainly wont be returning, especially while they are putting lime flavored sugar water in everything. Music was good.

Kaitlin Young

One of the better restaurants in Campbell River. Live music nights are definitely worth checking out and they have a decent happy hour.

Emma Marsh

Wicked spot great service and food. Thanks

William Noll

Best meal I have had this trip to Campbell River. They made one mistake but went out of their way to correct it. Service is good. Atmosphere: the music is plesant and volume perfect.

Terri Dunham

Good food in a casual setting. Not that many good places to eat in Campbell River area so this place is good to know about.

George Csizmar

It was decent. Good atmosphere. But I actually felt old there. Like all the staff were 15 and it was their first job. It felt awkward.

Jim Voth

Excellent fun and good times

Moses Garcia

This was a great place. Food, service, atmosphere all super

Tammy James

Small birthday party of 4 enjoyed the room, server, service and the food. The only oddity was that the 3 orders of mussels had a wide variance of the taste, texture and heat in the sauce. Enjoyable over all!

Rhonda Sterritt

Honestly, I've given this place three tries and it's failed to impress me all three times. I find that even though the service is pretty good, the food always disappoints. Especially at the price point they've chosen... Really not worth it. The first time I went, was on a Saturday night and I'm fairly certain they were completely underprepared for what it means to provide service on a weekend. My husband and I ordered tapas dishes and they took, easily, half an hour to get to our table. When our food finally did arrive, it was over done or cold... No in between. The second time I came here, was for lunch with friends and for all three of us, the burgers were just okay and the fries were under done. The third, and final, time I came here everything was just mediocre! FYI, don't bother trying the "Totchoes". It's literally just a small bowl of tater tots with melted crappy cheese and a sprinkle of dried out onions, peppers, and tomatoes. I even had to order a redo because my first batch was WAY over cooked. I don't know where the issues lay with SoCal, but its strength is definitely not in the food.

Rooney Mckeating

Went for a drink on the patio & fortunately it was happy hour. Drinks came nice & cold. Asked for coasters twice from 2 different waiters but nothing came. Server was off & we had a new server who we never saw. Had to go to till to get our bill. Not super impressed.

Murray Whelan

Accidentally was served ghost pepper sauce wings. My friend drank and exhobant amount of ice water which they did not charge us for which was nice. My friend said he can't eat chicken wings again and is traumatized. I will be going back for wings because bad decisions are always fun when you were raised catholic and things are supposed to hurt even if you love things the same way love chicken wings with all of my heart. Why doesn't religion want me to eat my wings in happiness!??!?!?

Ml C

Service at SoCal was excellent although the extent of my visit was an alcoholic beverage between 4 and 5 PM. The service was excellent, the beer very good tasting and ice cold on a hot day. The premises were clean and comfortable and very nice outside on the patio.

Camille Walden

Awesome food

Lila Woellmer

Terrific variety on menu. Great , unique seating for all sizes of groups. Warm, attentive Staff.

Joan Wood

Great food, great drinks and good prices. Popular resturaunt as there is not many in this area so quite busy. Service was a little slow and seemed unorganized at times but the staff was friendly and tried there best.

Robert Colquhoun

Great food great service at a fair price

gary ball

I really love the atmosphere of the restaurant, the food was spectacular

Jody Pittman

Friendly staff and great food. Service a tad slow

Kathie Smith

Service was outstanding. (Thank you Saskatchewan contingent ) The food was great. The roasted beet salad and fish tacos were delish.

Wanda Gust

Good food! Portions to price ratio could have been better. Had the seared tuna salad which was tasty but lacking in "body". The dressing was also more of a thick dip than a salad dressing. Service was good and my friends food looked really tasty. Will go back.

JR Hutchinson

Chris the one of the day manager is really nice and friendly.