Off The Hook Surf Turf Smokery

Lovely waitress, food was good, enjoyed as family member is Celiac and it was exciting to take her somewhere safe to eat.

I had a great time here. Friendly staff, amazing gluten free fish. It was an awesome dinner.

My new favourite spot for fish and chips soooo good the batter is perfect light and crispy calimari is delish as well my wife really enjoyed her beef dip as well

The way the atmosphere is set up is so perfect. What makes it better is their food. The Calamari was some of the best I've had. I also got the braised short rib, which was amazing and really good portion sizes as well. Other people at my table also got the Chicken Oscar the ribs and the smoked chuck burger. All said 10/10. The drinks were my only thing that could use some work, I'm a big Caesar fan, and their Caesar wasn't that bad but not amazing, same with the blueberry margarita. However, their cucumber and pink peppercorn gin and tonic was amazing! Highly recommend this place

I did not realize this was a GF restaurant until reading reviews after a really gross over priced chicken burger, makes sense why the “bun” was a hard dry puck. Pretty disappointing for a 30$ meal.

Really enjoyed my time here. Their service was great. Super friendly. Will defo come again!

Great food. Every time we have eaten there, everyone (ages 8-72) has loved the food. Friendly staff.

Totally delicious food with some very interesting choices. Wonderful for me as I have to be gluten free, and everything on the menu is gluten free, but for regular eaters, you would never know. We were in a group of twelve and we found the service very slow. One of our group never got to eat with us and had to take her Calamari in a takeaway box. The servers tried their best, but a lot of waiting was involved. Fine for us as we could catch up on chat. There were some mistakes when the food did arrive; no bread for one guest, and although it was promised, it never did appear. However the food was definitely the best that I have had in three years in Nanaimo, and I will definitely go back; many of our group said the same!

Just my humble opinion but the place didn't give me the wow factor. The food was okay but service was excellent.

Our family has to eat gluten free. Other than making it ourselves to insure it’s GF, eating out is very difficult. We tried Off the Hook last night and we’re extremely pleased. Daughter and I had Yorkshire pudding with brisket (a starter but plenty for a meal) and shared fries which were crisp, hot and delicious. Hubby had Chicken Oscar and was definitely happy and satisfied! WE WILL MAKE THIS OUR GOTO! Can hardly wait until they have the Grab and GO and frozen entrees available!

This restaurant is completely gluten free, the food and service are fantastic. Once again tonight this restaurant did not disappoint, the food was fabulous as was the service. Our family favorite for sure

Had fully loaded fries with brisket. Portion was good and with a lot of brisket in it. Waiter was very friendly. Nice patio.

Completely gluten free and you wouldn’t even know it. Best halibut I’ve had in 15 years. Love this place, huge plates great people!

The food was so phenomenal, the portions were perfect. Our server Promise was cheerful, helpful and so polite. We will definitely be back.

Hello if you want good service awsome staff and really dam good food you need to come here! We just found this place thought we would try it and gotta say it was fabulous. We took ares home but look nice very clean we will be back again and again can't wait to try some smokery. Best restaurant I've been to in a long time.

Wonderful food, great portions, friendly and acomodating staff. Loved this place! Had the special sawganaki prawns and in was delicious. Great fish and ships. The fully loaded brisket and pork belly was delicious.

Finally a restaurant that knows what extra crispy fries are! Delicious meal good value and friendly staff - topped with the worlds best coleslaw!

This restaurant is amazing! Food is always good. The staff is great and friendly. Our server Kaylee was amazing. She very knowledgeable about the menu and very attentive. Definitely want her as our server again.

I'm in from Vancouver for medical reasons and tried out the restaurant for the first time. I am super impressed. The restaurant is very clean. Megan my server is awesome. She's super friendly, helpful and made me feel welcome. Being Celiac and knowing the higher costs associated. The food was amazingly priced at Comparrison to non gluten food plus the size portion was large for fish and chips. A true must for Celiacs or anyone else. Hats off to the owners and great staff. I'll be back and this place is a must stop.ill pass it along back home in Vancouver -Rob

An remarkable lunch in Nanaimo with my friend.
My friend picked this seafood place because we are finally around the sea.
For those Surf dishes, they are mainly serve Cod/Halibut/Salmon. I have ordered the Chilled Tiger Prawns as starters, and the Crispy Cod Taco as appetizer. Our main dishes are shared, which are Crispy Halibut Burger and Pineapple Ginger Salmon Bowl.
Chilled Tiger Prawns are chilled out which is the best for outdoor seating under super warm and nice sunshine. And those taco are not really special compared to the prawns.
Two main dishes are pretty good, especially the Crispy Halibut Burger.
The bread is made by themselves, not too soft and not tender like a soggy baguette.
The pineapple is not too sweet, but with that little bit sour which made the coconut rice very flavourful. However, the salmon has a new fresh combination taste for me. Lots of different herbs and seasoning matched it well. It is pretty balanced, have a try if you come to visit.
The most remarkable scene is those dried kale leaves on the top of the salmon bowl. This is amazing! No wonder it got recommended.
The waitress moved to Nanaimo for studying and serve us as her new job. She is pretty and very friendly, trying to answer lots of our questions with nothing related to menu.
If I come to Nanaimo and have my lunch, I definitely will choose here again.

We ordered take out and loved it! Great portion, reasonable prices and recyclable containers. Some of the most crispy fries I've ever ordered for take out. We will be getting food from here more often. Thank you!