Fantastico bar-deli

Name: Fantastico bar-deli
Address: 398 Harbour Rd, Victoria, BC V9A 0B7, Canada, A, Canada

4.2/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

Contact Fantastico bar-deli

Address :	398 Harbour Rd, Victoria, BC V9A 0B7, Canada
Phone :	📞 +9
Website :	http://www.caffefantastico.com/
Categories :	Restaurant , Deli , Cafe , Bar , Coffee shop , Cheese shop ,
City :	A

398 Harbour Rd, Victoria, BC V9A 0B7, Canada

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S	Spencer Hayden on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Baristas know their stuff and are enthusiastic. Fun, vibrant welcoming atmosphere. As someone who’s very passionate about coffee quality and craft, I’m very impressed with Fantastico. @baristaspencer
E	E S on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Great cafe and deli, with a good location and friendly staff. I enjoyed my Breakfast Platter, and they make a smooth, strong Americano. Try to nab a table before placing your order, as by the time you do so there may be nowhere to sit (especially on cold/wet days). As I was sitting near the coffee bar I also did notice that there seemed to be quite a few instances of customers (usually retirees, I am hesitant to say) getting quite impatient with the wait time for drinks. My advice is prepare to be patient when waiting to order your drink and then waiting to pick it up. A café with as small a bar as this and as popular as it is will oftentimes be a test of your ability to wait, especially when ordering anything more than a drip coffee. I will be definitely returning here to try out their more substantial Deli offerings. The food looked delicious and seemed to be surprisingly good value. Overall a staple of the Victoria coffee scene.
W	Will Reiher on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Great place to stop, enjoy the views, and get a cup of coffee in Vic West. We stopped for a little more at their deli where we got a meat and cheese plate and a couple of beers. The meat and cheese plate was just ok and could have been a little larger for the price.
T	Tiffany Morris on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ If you are going to serve customers with medical mask exemptions you may want to try treating us like human beings and paying customers. I’m tired of going to certain businesses and being treated with disdain because of my personal medical issues when I’m just trying to get a coffee. If you are so obviously disgusted by my massless presence - don’t serve me at all. I’m happy to spend my money at an establishment that treats me with dignity. You’re wearing a mask for a reason, because it protects you.. so calm down. I don’t enjoy paying $4.50 to be treated as a nuisance. I will not be spending money at your business again. It’s a shame as I have been a loyal customer since 2007 on Kings but no more. All it takes is one bad customer experience to lose someone’s business forever. Do better.
G	Ginja Claire on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Food was pretty good but our server Steve was having a bit of a bad day we think... lil bit rude. Good coffee and good sandwiches tho!
L	Lana Tsebriy on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The rice bowl dish is very bland. Don’t recommend it. Expensive rice and beans with a sprig of raw kale
R	Rhia on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A nice place and with good drinks. Both my partner and I got tea lattes and they were well made and delicious, the two people working the barista counter were very nice as well. I’ve also ordered from the kitchen previously and had good experiences with the staff. I don’t know if I’ll go back though, my partner and I were sitting on the covered patio to wait out the rain a bit and we were chatting, the patio had been about half full and after a while the other folks around us had left. An employee I hadn’t seen earlier came out and started loudly packing up the patio furniture. I like to give people the benefit of the doubt but it felt super passive aggressive and seemed very intentional to make us leave. (Like every time I would try to talk he would scrape the chairs around on the concrete much louder than necessary, hard to misread that as it being a coincidence) If he had used his words and said the patio was closing we would’ve happily moved on, but it was also only 2:20pm and their hours said they’re open until 4 (also when we walked back to our car about an hour later I thought I still saw customers inside?) so I’m unsure what the rush was to make us leave other than we were an inconvenience to him at that moment. It was very weird and unwelcoming. Normally I wouldn’t complain about this kind of thing but we were having a nice time and it definitely ruined the experience.
R	Radhika Graham on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Friendly staff, exceptional products, and friendly atmosphere. Definitely our go to neighbourhood coffee shop.