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Auntie Pesto's Cafe

2104-115 Fulford Ganges Rd, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia v8k 2t9, Canada
250.537.4181
4.0 of 5 stars 25 Reviews
Price range: $16 - $21
Good for: Families with children, Local cuisine
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch
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Good for: Families with children, Local cuisine
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch
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Salt Spring Island
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 27, 2012 NEW

Auntie Pesto's is a favorite lunch place for us whenever we are in Ganges. The menu has enough variety to satisfy some of our strict diet restrictions and is always tasty.

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Parksville, Canada
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17 reviews 17 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2012

We had breakfast here twice, and a very good dinner. Staff are very friendly, the dinner menu is imaginative and very tasty. The early bird breakfast a bargain including expresso coffee, and the cafe is very popular with locals, a good sign.

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Vancouver, Canada
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 16, 2012

We'd been before for dinner, and correctly remembered that they make some very tasty food. The menu is thoughtfully composed, with a number of good choices for vegetarians. The outdoor patio is sunny, with a nice view of the harbour. The brunch is good; the coffee is excellent.

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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 4, 2012

Still the best restaurant on Salt Spring Island. The steelhead salmon was sublime, it tasted delicious and the presentation was excellent. Lemon sorbet was very flavourful and the coffee top notch. Wait staff were friendly and knowledgeable, the view perfect. If you only go to one restaurant on Salt Spring go here.

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vancouver
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 12, 2012

If you love pasta, this place has the best ravioli! The yam and goat's cheese ravioli /w mushroom and pesto sauce was fabulous!! only complaint is that you get only 3 ravioli. My husband had the special which was trout on lentils and it fabulous as well. The flavours were unbelievable. If you want a great meal with awesome flavours... More

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Salt Spring Island, Canada
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37 reviews 37 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 27, 2012

Their food is good but half the time what we want is not available. And they substituted Lavazza coffee for Illy, loosing any chance of our morning espresso business.

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Norwich, United Kingdom
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed February 11, 2012

It felt like they were just learning the ropes really, service was slow and although the tea and scone was good, it's kinda hard to go too far wrong with something like this Wouldn't have eaten anything more substantial here though

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Sundre, Canada
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 23, 2012

excellent meal with a great view of the marina in Ganges

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 11, 2012

Whether it's a simple pasta dish or the duck confit the food here is consistently good. Nice attention to detail and fabulous wait staff.

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See 2 more reviews by Islandfoodies for Salt Spring Island
Edmonton, Canada
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136 reviews 136 reviews
Reviews in 37 cities Reviews in 37 cities
67 helpful votes 67 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed October 8, 2011

We had a delicious lunch at Auntie Pesto's. We enjoyed the harbor view at a table for two. The smoked salmon open sandwich was divine - probably one of the best I've had in a long time. The rye bread was amazing as was the superb cream cheese blended with freshly grown herbs. This is a great place go after... More

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