Shanna's Place - Nanaimo F

Amazing food all the time - lovely hosting and waitresing skills - just like visiting family - and the are so good at what they do \

Was impressed by the food here! It was delicious and well presented. We did not have to wait long and were very satisfied.

This little cafe is actually quite a decent size inside and, you can tell by all the business folk in there that they have good food. Almost everyone there seemed to be a regular. The service was terrific and they made us feel very welcome. So nice to be able to get eggs benny when we feel like it instead of when a restaurant does

We were in Qualicum for the day and decided on the way hope to stop for coffee and a bite to eat. Nothing was open in Coombs (all seasonal restaurants) so we drove towards Parksville, stopped at Shanna's Place. We first walked in, my impression was, okay, it was full of people, despite the decor was quite simple and dated. But being it was busy, the food must be good. Well, it was. I just wanted something simple, so we had grilled cheese sandwiches with fries (with tomato and mushrooms as extra) on sourdough bread. WELL, the best grilled cheese sandwich, and the fries were fresh in house made not frozen. It was simple and delicious. No greasy aftertaste (so you know the cook on clean grill, which makes a difference to the taste of your food). I hope we stop by there again for something different. It is worth stopping by. Coffee is average, I was hoping they had strong coffee, they were honest that I asked if coffee was strong, waitress said no. So I opt for tea instead. Service was friendly, its the kind of place where everybody knows your name :)

We were just passing through but spent two nights in Parksville. We were going over to Tofino for a day and stopped for breakfast. They have four egg omelets so you cannot go away hungry. We were impressed enough that we stopped again before heading south. Just really nice people and good food.