Service was the only high point of the evening. We were excited to try some of the items from their online menu, but when we arrived, we were given a different menu, and were told the online menu hasn’t been updated for several weeks. The...4 couples who came after us were equally disappointed to see significantly less imaginative menu. We got tuna tartare, which was ok. Halumi with pickled vegetables was overpowered by vinegar. My cod entree tasted fishy, and was the size of an appetizer. Our drinks were pretty average (avoid the truffle vodka drink). There are much better options in Victoria.More

My sister and I ordered a series of appetizers. Some were very good, some were meh. Service was efficient, knowledgeable and friendly. Wine list is limited but reasonably sufficient, but quite inflated in price.

The service was excellent. Our server was an engaging, knowledgeable young man with a good sense of humour. All 3 stars are for him. My son had the steak, my wife and daughter-in-law had the tagliatelle, and I had the burger. Steak good, tagliatelles average,...and the burger was absolutely dreadful. At $32 for a burger, I was expecting something exceptional. Instead the bun might have been from a local grocery store, the lettuce was fresh and crisp, the sauce was thin and tasteless, the cheese was a very, very thin slice of white processed cheese (Costco?), the meat paddy was thin, over-cooked, dry, and hard to chew, and on the bottom bun resided 3 pathetic little slices of pickle out of a jar. A disaster!! My wife ordered coffee and was told they don't serve coffee. Our server was gracious enough to take the cost of the burger off the bill. Given the very limited menu and the high prices, one would expect the restaurant to do much better.More

Hidden at the end of a tiled corridor is a lively and spirited place with a delicious menu and sexy bar. Buzzy and full of foodie good feels we fell in love with our kind waiter Matt!! We gobbled everything he pushed on us and...happily wattled out of the restaurant sated. Get anything sweet Matt suggests.. You’re welcome.More

This was our second visit to Little Jumbo (first time was a few years ago). Conclusion: It's just not worth the price and we will not go back. For example, wild Sablefish at $37. This was a tiny little piece (about four bites). Potato Gnocchi...($25) was tasty, but nothing offered on the side (just pasta). Albacore Tuna Tartare ($18) was good. Drinks were very good, but too expensive. I liked the limited menu (seven entrees to choose from), but there were no specials. So a packed, overpriced, and trendy looking restaurant with average food -- characteristics that I'm going to strive harder to avoid.More

While in town for meetings, our company organized a dinner here. We were treated to a set menu and feature cocktails..... Amazing how well the staff handled our group, and the cocktails were incredible. I want to go back to try the regular menu, because...the set menu was so good, I can only imagine how great the daily menu isMore

Wow! From the drinks to the food to the atmosphere it was an elevated experience. Lauren, our sever made excellent food and drink recommendations. Matthew our bar tender crafted the best riff on a prohibition cocktail ever! It was an amazing evening and we look...forward to next time.More

My husband and I went to Victoria for the long weekend a were looking for a restaurant with a romantic atmosphere. Little jumbo was perfect! The staff was great and the food was even better! Highly recommend if you’re in the area!

This place is amazing. Of all the restaurants in Victoria, this may be the best. The cocktails area incredible. The atmosphere is sophisticated and urbane. Literally the best place in Victoria to eat.

The deep fried brie appetizer that came on a bed of blueberry compote with pickled beets was absolutely DELICIOUS! The cocktails were strong and tasty, each drink came in a different glass. The main was so-so.

My partner and I decided to try this place due to the great reviews. I'm baffled as to how anyone gave this more than 1 or 2 stars. I would give this 0 stars if I could. Cocktails: mine was $25, hers was $20. Why?...They were just ok, but overly sweet. Mine was supposed to have mint and numerous other things in it, but it just tasted like a whiskey sour. Way overpriced. The steak and frites: more like frites with a 4 oz steak.. for $45. The steak was presliced.. why? Probably to make it look larger than it was on the plate. It still looked laughably small. Oh, and it tasted horribly overwhelmed by pepper. It was then drenched in a very acrid reduction and some white sauce that literally tasted like nothing. Oh, and it came with a bunch of frites.. Pork chop: her plate looked ridiculous too, all the food was on one side of the plate, such a tiny portion. The pork was just ok, but nothing special enough to warrant $38! It came with a scoop of mash that tasted like a salt puck and three olives, which made literally no sense on the plate.. For a place that supposedly prides itself on fresh local ingredients, I was surprised not to find a single vegetable on our plate. When asking the server, they said it was $6 extra for vegetables. Sorry, I didn't realize the $40 entree wouldn't cover vegetables as well. There is no way this food is prepared by professional chefs. I am so frustrated that a place like this gets great reviews after ripping so many people off. Do yourself a favour and eat at Brassiere L'ecole or The Palms instead. The food is a billion times better, it comes with vegetables and more than 2 components on your plate, and is far more reasonably priced. I don't know how little jumbo can justify charging more than those places... Even though this came to well over $100, we were still hungry afterwards because of the ridiculous portion sizes. We eneded up going home and cooking ourselves another meal which, I know, is kind of pathetic.More

Booked for 5 for dine around. Table was set for 4 requested another chair told to squeeze up on the bench. Eventually they did supply a chair! Arrived a reservation time approx 30mins after seating asked the server if we could get drinks and order....Food arrived 1 hour after placing order. The dine around menu was not available only if the whole table ordered. Food was not hot and not very good. We were also informed we had to leave at 8.15 we had only received our meal less than half and hour before that time. Asked for coffee said they didn't have any. Not offered desert menu. Whole experience from beginning to end was disappointing to say the least.More