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Once the promenade around the The Bastion is over, visit The Modern Cafe Nanaimo. Don't forget to taste nicely cooked prawns, fillet steaks and crab cakes at this bar. The cooks here prepare tasty nanaimo bars, crème brûlée and brioches. A lot of reviewers have noticed that you can try delicious wine, craft beer or gin at The Modern Cafe Nanaimo. Come here and order good latte or great lemonade.
Invite your friends to this place with a cosy atmosphere. The staff is appealing that's what makes this spot so nice. Prompt service is something clients appreciate here. From the guests' viewpoint, prices are low. Guests appreciate the chance to enjoy the decor which is modern. Google users are quite generous with this bar: it was granted 4.2 stars.
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Dorota Ulkowska
3 months ago on Google
Dropped in during a Canada Day weekend. Service was truly exceptional and the food creative and delicious. There may have been drinkipoos involved too while listening to music from the 90s. Definitely will be back! Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: CA$100+ Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5
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T G
3 months ago on Google
Service: Dine in Meal type: Lunch Price per person: CA$30–40 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5
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M Westaway
3 months ago on Google
I really want to love this restaurant. I have been coming to the Modern since I was a kid and expected good things from the new ownership as their other cafe is excellent. We made reservations to celebrate a friend's birth day last week. When we got there, I was The updated decor is on point. Well-staffed. I was looking forward to a great dining experience. I ordered a lemonade - it was not good - it seemed like it was just lemon juice with a bit of water. I had to ask for some simple syrup and more water to make it drinkable. Menu choices seemed interesting, but unfortunately my meal (lasagna) was cold. The weird thing was that another person in our party also ordered lasagna and it was not cold. The waitress took it away for a remake but when I got the replacement, it was again cold. By this time, everyone else was almost finished eating and I still hadn't even started. The server suggested a salad, so I asked for a salad with chicken. I guess ordering chicken on it was a mistake, as it seemed to take a very long time for preparation. By the time the salad came, everyone was done and I was still waiting to eat. I was so disappointed to see that the salad greens had not been rinsed properly and there was actual dirt on some pieces. As I was famished by this point, and all my friends had finished eating, I picked through the salad and ate the decent bits. It is difficult to eat a salad when you have to examine each piece of lettuce before you eat it. To sum it up: Strange (incorrectly-made) drink, 2 plates of cold lasagna, and a salad with dirt in it. This was my experience with the newest version of the Modern Cafe. Meal was comp'ed, the server was very sweet and apologized, but I would have expected the manager to make an appearance at some point. That did not happen. I hate to say it, but I will not recommend the Modern Cafe anymore. I really wanted to like it here. What a disappointment. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: CA$20–30 Food: 1 Service: 3 Atmosphere: 5
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American, Vegetarian options
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11:30AM - 9PM
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Price range per person CAD 14 - CAD 34
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Address
221 Commercial St, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Features
Outdoor seating
Takeaway
Сredit cards accepted
Booking
No delivery
Wheelchair accessible
Wi-Fi
Parking
TV
Opening hours
| SundaySun | 10AM-3PM |
| MondayMon | 11:30AM-9PM |
| TuesdayTue | 11:30AM-9PM |
| WednesdayWed | 11:30AM-9PM |
| ThursdayThu | 11:30AM-9PM |
| FridayFri | 11:30AM-10PM |
| SaturdaySat | 11:30AM-10PM |
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