Smitty's

(Ate here August 2023, review moved to the correct Nanaimo Smitty's.)

This was our first and definitely last visit here. The staff gave off the vibe that they didn't want to be there, our breakfast dishes took a very long time to arrive and parts of them were cold (soggy, cold toast), the nearby bathroom doors were banging shut the whole time and best of all, both my spouse and I came down with food poisoning later in the day that put a damper on our trip. We ate breakfast at a great local place the next day and they said they had heard about the same thing. Eat here at your own risk.

From a bad experience when first opened up, we decided to give this place another try, happy that we did, we've been in multiple times since.
The food was great, it was picking up and got busy, but we still got our food pretty quick.
The server doesn't check in on any of our dine in visits. We've had to flag them down for refills, napkins and the check.
Good food and look forward to trying out the rest of the menu.

Descent breakfast food.but oh how I wish they'd bring their breakfast sandwich back! They now have the Santa Fe Skillet and it's awesome!

Delicious food! They have kid’s menu as well) Friendly staff! They did our food super fast upon our request as we were in a hurry to catch ferry on time. Thank you guys!

Ordered French Toast once, never again. Totally dry bread on the inside, the outsides looked fine. Is it really so difficult to use proper, very thick sliced brioche bread and let it soak in the egg mix for one minute, on both sides? Not for 5 seconds, please, one minute. This is not rocket science but very basic cooking.

The service was excellent, the food was awful. I had the pancakes, husband had sausage and eggs.

I ordered the mozza burger with fries.the fries were cold and rather lifeless. The burger was lukewarm but the bonus it did have good flavor.too bad it was not hot. I also bought the mini doughnuts.they were rather oily and I would say to stay away from them as they needed to be drained better from the deepfryer. I thought it would be a nice treat to come here but it was not and I will not be back.

I want to say that Brooke went above her duties on Saturday when my sister took ill. Brooke your smile made things so much easier. Thank you so much for all you did. It won’t be forgotten. My sister is doing so much better. Thank you again. Keep that smile Brooke always a pleasure eating there. Christine

I’m surprised how quiet it was for how good the food was, how clean everything was, and how great the service was. Server was very kind and prompt. Food was on point. IT WAS SO CLEAN in the restaurant… better than most places I’ve been to in awhile.

I think this is a pinnacle 4 star restaurant. Consistently pretty good food, decent service, decent atmosphere. You probably won’t be “blown away” by anything here, but if you want an overall good experience without the bells and whistles at a fairly affordable place, this is a solid place to go.

Our hostess and waitress were so polite and attentive. Food was delicious and served in a timely fashion. Peacefully and happy environment.

This is one of the kid's favourites, breakfast for dinner is always a hit. The service is great here and the food is always whatever they ordered.we always stick to breakfast so I'm not much help on the rest of the menu

Always good service and food here. Probably the best in town since there are not many options in Nanaimo.

I wish the blonde server lady would let me eat breakfast out of her hands. What an extraordinary treat. 11/10

Three of us had a very good lunch on 2023/05/07. We were greeted & steated promptly. The food was good - 2/3 of us had the hot sandwich special of the day. We all enjoyed our meals. Server Jesse went out of his way to make our lunch memorable when he found out that one of us was celebrating a birthday. Thanks again!

Fantastic hot turkey sand and Philly cheese sand. All was perfectly served and cooked perfectly. Service was excellent with refills at the right time. An oasis in the desert. Will return here soon. Finally a restaurant with great food and service with fair prices. Here again April 24, Mary was our server, had the best hamburger steak in the world. Massive portion of potatoes, gravy, onions, coffee. It does not get better than this! Mary is a great server and we will be back again.

Good food and good service. Was a bit understaffed but that’s not the fault of the people working there. They did the best job they could.

Really good food. A little slow bringing around the coffee (we had to ask) even though it wasn't that busy. Also, really slow to bring the bill.