cactus club cafe

generic but nice atmosphere, very friendlyserviceand decent food. bar area especially nice as the wall of windows allow street views and natural light. had a rocket salad with salmon which was fresh and flavorful

always good food.. the large sangria was a nice refreshing drink. the spicy chicken had lots of flavor and spices. excellent four mushroom steak. steak was tender and juicy lots of mushrooms and gravy. scallop and prawn spaghettini was done just right, perfect el dente spaghetti. key lime pie was good, just not a fan of the graham cracker crust. portions are large, prices are reasonable andserviceis always friendly.


-----11 may, 2011-----

excellent food and service.. the staff here are so friendly and efficient. the food is always really good especially the seasonal greens, always fresh and served with nice sweet strawberries. the flatbread with the goat cheese and balsamic vinegar is excellent. tuna tataki is done just perfect.


-----01 mar, 2010-----

good food, nice atmosphere, decent prices. fun kind of food, not overly fancy just very satisfying for a decent price.
my favorites are the simple greens, grape tomatoes, roasted almonds, feta, seasonal berries, lemon-thyme vinaigrette. a crisp fresh salad, with sweet red strawberries, drizzled with a light dressing.
my other favorite is the prawn and scallop spaghettini, which is perfectly sauced with simple and fresh ingredients.
i have been to this location on many occassions and have always thoroughly enjoyed my meals, the friendly servers and the relaxing atmosphere.

awesome place theservicehere is fantastic and the staff is super helpful. the food is absolutely delicious and the millionaire cut was perfectly cooked. the drinks are reasonably priced and the meals are good value for money too.

came here on a wednesday around 3pm so it wasn't crazy busy, but still theservicesucked. i asked for my meal without onions, and it arrived with onions... i didn't say anything. i ordered a drink and received a different one and pointed this out to her and she just said she thought i wanted the one she brought me rather than apologizing and just offered to exchange it. food was typical of chains and drinks were typical also. i suggest trying one of victoria's great non-chain restaurants!

the cactus club took me by complete surprise. i was ready for a regular dinner but our meal blew me out of the water. every single dish was amazing and theservicewas top tier as well!!!

i lurv this place!! creole chicken was soooo tasty and juicy. calamari was the best i ever had and theservicewas well above par. if i ever make my way back to victoria i will happily return!

what a pleasure. the place was smoking busy but theservicewas still fantastic. there were plenty of great options on the menu which was nice to see. ordered the korean style lettuce wraps. large portion and very good. my friend had the pesto chicken quesadilla which she thoroughly enjoyed. the belinis were top notch and the white chocolate cheesecake was one of the best i have ever had. will be back for sure.

the best food we ever had at a restaurant. theservicewas simply excellent and the atmosphere was great. the prawn and scallop spaghettini is to die for, as well as the jack daniels, my boyfriend could not stop talking about how good the sauce was. our meal was definitely worth every penny and we can't wait to go back!

went on canada day and the place was packed. the hostess informed us that it had been non-stop service. despite how busy they were both the waitstaff and kitchen staff were absolutely on the ball. food was well cooked and our server was great to inform us and apologize for any delays, understandably so and only for bar items ordered. thanks cactus club for maintaining goodserviceand food throughout a busy day.

it's canada day so i decided to take my family here. i always come here with my family and friends but today i was not impress at all. thereservicehas always been very good but todayservicewas poorly done. we sat there more then 5min nobody came by. every body that work there would look at us and walked off. i feel that those who work there today just did not want to help there co-worker out or even be at work. i understand it's canada day so its busy but that's when u have more people on the floor.
anyways our server was very nice but she did not take our order, someone else did 10mins later. the food is always good we like our server, she had a smile and was friendly when she brought our food but she was extremely
overwhelm with how many table she had. by the time she check up on us we where done and wanted our bill. overal i still like cactus club hoping this won't happen again. it just suck to sit there for that long and being ignore.

great, as usual!. despite being a franchise, this is one of our favourite places. i really enjoy the pan-pacific fusion menu. everything we've ordered has had superb plate presentation, and wonderful flavour profiles. theservicehas always been courteous, prompt, and attentive. i also really appreciate the urban-modern decor and ambience. bravo!

good times. went to cactus last friday around 6:30 - 7. we where told it would be 25 mins for a table, sounded right for a friday nite. went for a walk around the block and came back wait 2 mins and a booth was ready. i ordered the mushrooom steak and my gf ordered the roast chicken. edamabe ?!? beans for appy. beans where good, not to salty (what else can u say) and both our mains where fantasic. every bit from booth plates where gone. theservicewas friendly and helpful but not annoy. any complaints about the way the girls look/dress/ wear makeup need to get a grip. u want ur food served by a rude beast with arm hair dragging in ur soup then go to spoons. like u didnt know what ur where getting ur self into when u went, suck it up, ur ugly and dont take it out on others.. hahaha

they need to start hiring some really people for this job. u dont make a good waitress by being pretty... it's theserviceu give, which you won't get here

i've been a fan of the cactus club cafe (as chain as it is) simply because whenever i eat there, i can always find at least one or two dishes that i will enjoy no matter what. one of those dishes that cactus club cafe never screws up is the jambalaya. whenever i eat at cactus club, you'll probably see me eat this dish simply because i know that whichever cactus club café i eat at, they will do a good job when making the jambalaya (a louisiana creole dish that i love). i'm never disappointed, and my recent visit to the douglas street branch of cactus club was not the exception. great jambalaya, great ambiance and the best part of it was the company of my mom (who was just too tired to go and eat at zambri's). very goodserviceand extremely generous portions made my evening quite pleasant. also, the fact that we were incredibly hungry as we had been in (meetings all day and eating very little. overall, a nice experience as i usually have at cactus club. disclosure: i paid entirely for

not so good.. i went to the restaurant and the food was ok, it was somewhat over priced and i had a fairly good night with my girlfriend despite the fact that the waiter tried to hit on her not once but twice and we had to wait too long for the food. the staffserviceits not what you would expect from such a nice place.