Modern Cafe - Nanaimo

Menu very different, shellfish steamers over done and tasted off,my wife had beet salad, looked o.k. Lettuce was different long stems and our meal was very expensive. My wife had to rush to the bathroom 30 minutes after eating and has had diarrhea all afternoon.

We stopped here on a sunny afternoon for a bite to eat before the night market began. It was my first visit so I had no idea what to expect. I ordered a macaroni and cheese bake, it was described as mac and cheese with a bread crumble on top, baked in the oven. What came to the table was not like the description at all. Overcooked elbow macaroni, topped with marble cheese, that had obviously been thrown in the microwave and heated. No bread crumble on top, no salt, no pepper, no seasoning. It was like a student meal you make when you live in a dorm with only a microwave and you don't know how to cook. Absolutely gross, and I paid over 20 bucks for it! One of the worst meals that I have had in the last couple of years!! You'd be better off at McDonald's. Obviously we won't be back. If you're debating going to this restaurant, look elsewhere, anywhere but here. So disappointed!!

3 of us had dinner at the Modern this evening. The new menu is odd. It seems to try too hard. I ordered the squid but they were out of it. I then ordered the Coast Cakes that were supposed to contain salmon, tuna and crab. They tasted bland and with no hint of anything that had ever seen the sea. Saffron rice was the main ingredient. Won't be back until things change again.

Nothing that special about it. The service was good the taste good. I have found that they put way to much croutons on the creaser salad which is my favourite.

We came here to escape the hustle and bustle of the city in this quaint neighbourhood (we stayed at a beautiful place right around the corner with water views) Each dish we tried had something so special about it! My son is a steak fanatic and it was the accompanying mushrooms that floored him... one of his “all time favourite meals” (hard to admit, being that I’m his mom Lol) For me it was the salmon entree, and my daughter was in love with their coastal cakes (similar to crab cakes but better) crisp on the outside, melt-in-your-mouth tender inside and a decent size portion. Although it’s a new menu, Gabe has been cooking for decades and is a true master of his craft. An experience of it’s own! Well worth it!