Rock Salt Cafe - British Columbia

We visited 3 times on our trip to Salt Spring Island. Not expecting good eats from the only restaurant in town (Ganges, about 10 miles north, has them all) and usually ones by the water use their location to cut quality. But Rock Salt happily bucks the trend. Tuna melt had good flavor. Salads and bowls are large and fresh. Albacore tuna was perfectly seared on all sides and rare in the middle. Sangria was watery, I wouldn't get that again. Really good IPA on tap (but there was only one, along with a larger, a pilsner, and a porter) and ice cold in a chilled glass. Really hit the spot as we came during a heat wave (over 80 degrees F). Location right next to the car ferry lets you park in the ferry line, walk over and grab a quick bite, and then come back to your car in time. Our server was a pro and able to accommodate us with the timing.

The lower rating is really because it was a 45-minute wait, and we only found out it would be about 30 minutes in by overhearing another table. In that time we got a water refill but no opportunity to order more drinks, appetizers that might arrive sooner, or anything else to pass the time. At the end we did get an unprompted apology for the wait, but it came with a disclaimer that it could have been even slower and they went extra fast so we should be grateful. We were also seated at a table with no view of outside, which was a bit of a downer since it was out first night in town and it would have been nice to see...something. Anything to indicate we weren't just at home at a chain restaurant. A tree. Some water. A picture of a tree and some water. Anything. The food was fine but nothing to write home about. Nothing particularly fresh or locally sourced as far as I noticed. Not worth the high price and almost an hour of trying to keep my kids entertained and quiet.

Good food and good service plus the view is excellent. Try the pulled pork or the green curry. Reasonable prices too.

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Lovely place! The lamb burger is sooooo goooooood! The server is very experienced and friendly. Definitely wanna come back again