Willow Street Cafe

Atmosphere and Cafe were excellent, however, although the soup had great flavor it wasn't overly hot and the wrap was quite average. Really hungry at the time so we ate it without saying much... but, I believe if they upped their quality control even a little they would go from good to really good.

This is my first time at the café and I must say that I was pleasantly surprised at the variety of food items available. I ordered the barbecue chicken wrap along with a pasta salad and I have to tell you the pasta salad was exceptionally delicious. They had a nice selection of scones, coffee‘s and other desserts. Inside of the café it was quaint, very spacious and bright.

Great experience! We were welcomed and offered to bring our bikes up onto the deck. The fruit scone was amazing, light and tasty, such a refreshing difference from usual scones. Good brewed coffee as well. I’d definitely recommend Willow Street Cafe

You’d never know they were short staffed!
The food is excellent quality and you can taste the love that went into making it for each customer. Soup, sandwich, salad, quesadilla and coffee were excellent.

What a pleasant surprise to find this cafe in the charming town of Chemainus. We stopped for a morning tea and coffee and could nopt resist the scones - they live up to their hype. I have a gluten free scone that was certainly one of the best I have ever had. A huge bonus for us was that puppy dogs are allowed on the patio!!

The drinks were good. The looks of the cafe are nice. When I've been here in the past, the quiet back area was available. Today, it was off limits. The front area is a cacarphony of coffee grinders and espresso machines, and a long line up of tourists.
Come for the drinks and eats, but I don't suggest getting a table.

3.5. Number one go too lunch/coffee place in Chemainus. Great character building atmosphere. New owners have big shoes to fill. I hope they can keep service and quality standards as high as founders and previous owners. It’s all in the details. We will see. So far pretty good. I noticed some of the signage was being done a little hap hazzardly and one of the servers seemed a little rushed to take my order, hopefully just a one off. Usually a good place to have a bite and meet friends.

Great like coffee bistro fresh made sandwiches, soup and baked goods. Locally owned and operated. Friendly staff

Delicious, fresh food. Friendly atmosphere with great staff! The chicken and Swiss panini is delicious. As well, all of their baked goods are amazing!

It's basically a soup and sandwich place.

You order at the counter and they bring it to you. Not tons of choice but I think it's fair to say what they do, they do well.

Our table of four all enjoyed our lunches.

I found it a little pricey for basically a self serve place.

They have a nice patio out front and it's quite nice inside too.

This place was so good! Amazing scratch baked goodies and some delicious chai. The other food and lunch specials they had looked amazing as well. Everything is so fresh and they have a really nice seating area outside. Definitely a must go when visiting Chemainus.

Busy place! Must be a great place for food right? We found the food adequate with good portions. It was a tight squeeze for the 11 of us but after ordering in the long line up the food came pretty close together. Interesting surrounds and good coffee and fresh juices. Pretty flowers, nice place for a short walk about and we were on our way. Over all I would come again if in the area.

Lots of options. Not terrible, but not a wow. Probably good to identify warm or cold in the wraps. Roast beef wrap was warm and cold and mustard kind of slipped out the side. The split pea and ham soup was heart split pea but really sparse and oddly chopped ham bits. The pizzas are cheddar muenster feta combos. Again not bad but no real pop and very heavy. Very nice people and pleasant atmosphere including a summer patio.

Great cafe with good outdoor seating in the small town of Chemainus. They have a nice selection of wraps, soups, quiches, salads, and drinks.

I ordered a quiche, which was quite flavourful and salty. My side salad was plentiful and well dressed. My mother ordered a gluten free Cajun chicken wrap and chicken vegetable soup. Both had generous portions of chicken. The service was very friendly and perhaps erred on the side of being overly attentive, but that's small town culture for ya. Overall a nice dining experience in a quirky lil town.

Gluten-free was well catered to. Friendly staff. Lots of room between tables. Delicious. A great place for a coffee or light soup/sandwich/wrap and/or muffin. Enjoyed the local art on display. Cool old building in the heart of touristy funky Chemainus.

This has been our lunch stop when visiting Chemainus the past few years. Today was cold and snowy, so we knew this was the place for hot soup. They have always had good soups.

For $11.95 you can choose a sandwich or wrap, with choice of three soups or salads. We picked the Tomato-Parmesan soup and it was delicious, especially the Parmesan finish. I could have eaten two bowls . . .

The bacon made the Club Wrap good, but it was not the best wrap I've had because of the use of iceberg lettuce and not-so-fresh tomato. Ron's Greek Wrap was more substantial in size, chicken and flavour

It was my first time visiting Chemainus since moving to the island. I was meeting someone for lunch and we went to this cute cafe/restaurant located in "downtown" Chemainus. It is a cosy spot that was bustling and nearly full, but things seemed calm and very welcoming still.

The menu was rustic and homey, with soups, sandwiches, quiche, salads, etc. The whole place smelled delicious.

We ordered at the counter and then found a table. Our food arrived promptly. Less than 5 minutes. I ordered a shrimp caesar wrap with pasta salad. (the alternate side choices were soup or green salad)

I found myself in Chemainus on a chilly wet November afternoon looking for a nice lunch. Willow Street Café was super. I ordered their special which was a big bowl of clam chowder and a home made cheese scone. Together with a refillable cup of French roast coffee I enjoyed my lunch while the rain passed by.
Unfortunately they do not have free wifi but I was able to find another wifi service.
The restaurant had a great flow of customers of all ages.
Some patrons enjoyed wine or beer amidst a very warm bistro atmosphere.
Staff were very pleasant and polite and it appeared they worked very

I just stopped in here briefly for a coffee, but what a beautiful spot in a dreamy beautiful area! I loved the sun pouring over the wood, the wide comfortable rooms with their big chairs, and all the local art and history on the walls. I also loved the view of the mural through the window, and the very friendly staff.

I am wrighting this rewiew because I quite enjoyed myself here. We went for lunch/ a snack. We were only two people on a Sunday afternoon with a fair group of other costumers in the restaurant. The only reason I am not giving this restaurant 5 stars is because the service wasn't as good as they "qualified" it to be in there brochure that they had on their tables. The food was great and overall experience wasn't too bad.

This charming & authentic character building (an original rural CIBC bank building), in the heart of Chemainus, on Vancouver Island, should be added to your grazing locations. Chemainus is the Town of Murals & it's great to wander the upper and lower townsites, to view them all...very interesting, & if you do it on a Wednesday, you can catch their market in the park, too. The couple who took over the Willow Street Cafe offer fresh baked goodies for coffee/tea time, plus super soups, wraps, sandwiches for lunch, and casual dinners, too. On summer days, expansive decking to

Slowly working my way through the whole menu, I have never had anything I didn't like. Favorites: Ham sandwich, & Curry Chicken quesadilla, I know the ham sandwich sounds pretty plain to have as a favorite, but the fresh bread, excellent ingredients & massive size...wow by far the best I have had. I strongly recommend stopping here if you are passing by.

This was an excellent choice for lunch on a work day, though it did get quite busy shortly after I arrived. The food is made fresh, the portions are fantastic, and from what I saw the pastries were gigantic and looked delicious. I expected the food to take longer since there was a sign asking for customers' patience because fresh food takes time, but I found the food to arrive rather quickly.

I ordered the grilled chicken & swiss sandwich (which was put under a panini press). It was tasty, though the large chunks of chicken kept falling out of the sandwich. Some even bounced off my

Chemainus is a cute little town on Vancouver Island. They are known for their murals throughout the town depicting important moments in the history of the town. The main street of the town is a quaint "colonial" style town. It once was a thriving old mill town and today they are a tourist destination.

One of the largest buildings in the town and oldest looking is the home of Willow Street Cafe. This is a thriving spot! It has a great deck off the front with loads of tables and inside there is tons of space to sit and relax. If this were still an active mill town the Willow Street