Met Friends for lunch and were lucky to get a patio table. It was pretty busy on a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon. Our server was very attentive through our dining, but did note she was not wearing a mask/shield. The person who did bring our...meal and cleaned away our dishes was though. We ordered the Fish & Chips and the Mushroom Flatbread that everyone was pleased with.More

We ate lunch here yesterday for the first time and it was so refreshing to have a normal restaurant experience without the paranoia and fear of Covid 19 hanging over. The staff were great, attentive and efficient. The Nicoise Salad and Gratin were delicious. Thank...you for being open, being normal and getting on with the business of operating a great independent business!More

Been to this bistro several times in the course of 2 months with different friends for lunch and brunch. Each time, I'm hoping things are better than the last time. Alas, it was not the case which is a shame as we really like the...cute decor and charming atmosphere. But, consistently, the service is haphazard and slow. Some staff seemed inexperienced while others were not very hospitable. That aside, the food we all had was fine but nothing special. Stay away from the Croque Madame as it was the worse I ever had!More

If you can get in -- tables reserved for later will be fastidiously protected by staff, even with two hours leeway -- and if you are willing to put up with hit-and-miss service, Vis-a-Vis is a nice Parisien experience in Oak Bay. Being one of...the only sit-down restaurants here that's not a pub, it might just be taking its clientele for granted. Menu is largely unchanged over the past few years (or longer). The steak frites is a safe choice, usually, except that your truffle fries are most likely going to be over-done and stale (but plentiful!), and your steak may or may not be done to your liking. Your salad is likely to be majorly under-dressed, unless you shell out big coin for the avocado & shrimp behemoth that is best shared by two (or three). While baguette feature prominently as part of the bar decor, no bread is offered to tables -- and soup orders often require begging for a little bread as a side (and if your server takes the bread to another table by accident, don't expect a polite "oops" when you ask for bread for the third time -- you'll instead be told that you already got your bread!). Great wine list, and one of the best stocked bars in the area for a restaurant this size. If you can get your bartender or server past the initial setting of "slightly surly", you might even get them to suggest something creative. Every time I go to Vis-a-Vis I want it to be good, or great. Instead, every time, it's okay or passable. A menu switch up here and there, a more attentive kitchen, and more friendly and accommodating service would all help make this place better. Tables are close together, just like Paris. Bar seats offer an alternative, with full menu, just like Paris. Patio seats are open all year, also just like Paris. But when your last bite is complete, you'll be ushered through the presentation of the bill and payment machine so that you can be ousted from your seat, immediately. Decidedly not like Paris.More

They have a lovely breakfast but very slow role out. We waited 10 minutes for our drinks and are food order wasn’t taken promptly in an empty restaurant. Not sure if this was a front of house or back of house issue but I would...only return when I had over an hour to spareMore

Trip Advisor does not have a criteria for “Keto Friendly” restaurants. Those of us on the low carb healthy fat food choices wonder if the restaurant will give some good keto options, especially in a mixed group. That will be the focus of this review....Breakfast/brunch is super popular in Victoria with many great restaurants competing for your sunny side up dollar. Vis-a-Vis has great options at dinner for low carb protein forward apps and entrees, so we thought breakfast should be fantastic too. Unfortunately nearly all the breakfasts come with bread/brioche bun, baguette, or potatoes. We asked our waitress if we could drop the starch and get a piece of grilled veg instead. No substitutes. Fair enough, your'e the boss I guess. So we opted for a simple two eggs, lightly fried, with bacon and paid for an extra side of two sausages. No toasted sourdough bread and potatoes/fruit salad (which comes included). No credit or substitute offered. It took at least 25 minutes for breakfast to show up. The restaurant wasn't full, it was a saturday morning so brunch was clearly anticipated, and there were plenty of staff, so I assume the kitchen wasn't under pressure. Although the eggs were warm and cooked perfectly the sausages were barely warm and overly salty, and the bacon was rock hard and cold. After that unsatisfying discussion of not having bread/spuds, waiting forever for the simplest of meals, and getting cafeteria grade sides I have to downgrade my normally positive view of Vis-aVis from 5 to 3. We won't be back, for brunch anyway, and its off my list of places for friends/visitors to go. Too bad, as Oak Bay needs a good brekkie option, try Village on Estevan instead. Friendlier, faster, and more accommodating to the customer, who I heard "is always right". Tell that last line to the staff/management.More

I’ve been here a few times it’s my local and I want it to be good but overcooked steak and slow service - the waitress had no idea what the cheese and meat were , it’s part of the experience and we lost out on...that - Sophie fixed this place now it’s broken again - Matt you cannot have the old servers control this place it’s not great again - sure a beer is a beer and wine is hard to screw up the location and ambiance is fine as well , but decent service makes up for mediocre food that is dropped in front of our face - you need a new quarterback again it appears -More