June 2026

This is a new restaurant apparently owned by or associated with Telus. It’s on Sechelt Inlet with a wide view of a marina and the water. The building has four hotel units and the restaurant seats 60 with another 60 on a rooftop patio. The chef is Jack Chen formerly of Brassica in Gibsons where the food was fairly good.

We booked a table for 4 PM thinking we would check the place out and stay for dinner if things looked good. Approaching the restaurant there’s a wide boardwalk, big front doors, and a busy open eating area and kitchen with lots of black-clad female staff. On a sunny afternoon there is a big folding door open to the patio and a nice view of the inlet. The décor is West Coast and understated. We had the impression of not much expense spared, for some reason feeling a bit like it belonged in West Vancouver. Casual but very comfortable. We were taken to a table in the shade outside.

An older middle-aged guy approached and welcomed us, calling me by name. He was a fast talker and obviously well-informed about the place, the menu, wine, etc. It turned out (we discovered when we were leaving) that he is Chris whom we recognized as the former wine expert at the Lighthouse liquor store but who had seemed not to be around for awhile.

We started with cocktails that were nicely set up and then shared steak frites. This came with a nice aïoli and some chimichurri. The fries were world-class. The steak was perfectly cooked but a bit tough – just not a particularly classy cut. We moved on to an Umbrian sauvignon blanc/semillon from Antinori which was firm and pleasantly acidic in the mouth, quite delicious.

Deciding to go ahead and eat we shared local lingcod and chips, the fries again pretty close to perfect. The fish was fabulously crispy with a dark brown batter, I couldn’t identify the fat but it might’ve been beef tallow. It’s a quibble that the cod was just a wee bit overcooked. This dinner with a $115 wine was about $225 with a 20% tip.

Breeze is now a cut above pretty much any other place on the South Sunshine Coast. for sure we’ll be back to explore the rest of the appetizing menu, check out the rooftop (if it’s available to other-than-overnight guests). If you’re interested in food around here it shouldn’t be overlooked.

Food 8.3, Service 9.2, ambience 9.3, value 8.6, peace and quiet very nice outdoors (but we’ve heard it’s noisy inside).

August 2026

We’ve now been here three times, and my original post seems about right. The second time we were here we sat inside and yes it was quite noisy. The food remained good but not great.

More recently, we again sat out on the patio on a sunny evening and enjoyed the view of the marina and the inlet. We shared a starter and a main, the starter was their fried chicken bites which although it says chicken thigh felt more like breast, and was a bit overcooked. The favour of the sauce was pleasant. The main was a braised beef short rib set on mashed potatoes with carrots, mushroom, and a jus. Again although the flavours were nice the short rib was stringy. Service this time was unremarkable.

Overall it’s a classy venue, much nicer outdoors if the weather allows, and strangely just above mediocre meat preparation: usually a bit overcooked.

A small surprise was the availability of the second-storey outdoor patio which we had a look at and was less crowded, much quieter, and had the same menu. That would be our choice next time.

Food 8.2, Service 8.6, ambience 9.3, value 8.6, peace and quiet (outside) 9.0.