Treetop Tapas Grill - Parksville

I don 't leave negative reviews often. This was just a far cry from what a dining experience at a spa should be. We were three people, and we got put on a two top table, even though there were bigger tables available and nobody came in after us. The food and wines were all very crowded at the table, and it was a bit of a battle just to find space to eat, never mind have a relaxing enjoyable experience. The food was ok. Certainly not exceptional, and certainly not worth $100. It felt very forced, like they were trying to be fancy and put on heavy flavors to make it bold, but it just got very muddled. The wines were all very sweet too, they did not pair well and I could barely finish any of them. Not to mention the whites that were third in your flight would get quite warm by the time you got to them...not exactly how whites are meant to be served. The server was nice, and she conveyed a spa tone with her voice, but it also would have been nice if they noticed it was crowded at our tiny table and offered a more relaxing, spacious 4 top for the 3 of us to enhance our experience. The whole experience between the dip and the dine was underwhelming. It felt like the owners are trying to force a spa in a space that doesn 't allow it. Needs a bit of a work over to live up to the award winning experience they advertise. Also some of the 5 star reviews on here are from employees that don 't disclose they are employees. That 's a red flag.

Really good Tapas here after the spa experience! At Tigh Na Mara Food: 5 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 5

Service was lovely. The food was... Unique? We found a lot of the flavour pairings less than desirable, some of them were honestly unfortunate. Took 2.5 hours for the whole service, with the first half of the menue flying out and the second half taking upwards of 15 minutes or longer between courses. My butt was so sore from sitting that long. Even if we had time to re-order the tapas, there were really none worth waiting for. While the food was very fresh and very well presented, there was such a disconnect to the palate. The cold dishes were all well cooked, while the hot dishes seemed to struggle with proper cooking temperature, and sad sad overcooked scallops. It was also notes that the menu and what was severed were not accurate, while some changes were notified to us, like the change of soup, the scallops were served with a surprise bacon jam, which for a lot of cultural/religious reasons should have been shared prior to the diner beginning their tasting. Of all the plates, which included lamb, scallops, prawns, crab, halibut, the kale salad and the sponge cake for dessert, stood out the most, both having the best balance of flavour and texture... I feel like that says a lot. There were 2 dishes we could not even finish: the take on a nicoise salad which was so bland my palate cried for tableside salt and pepper just to experience something, and the halibut with a bizarre sauce that was broken and overwhelming with saffron. The experience was fun for the first hour, but the following hour and a half we were begging for it to be over to get back home and not be wearing a robe any longer. Absolutely not worth $300. We were also not notified of auto gratuity and tipped well in addition.

Fantastic dining experience. Every dish was a hit and our waiter was very knowledgeable. Service: Dine in Price per person: $80–90 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

We used to go there every year for our anniversary and this year we went w/o knowing they changed the menu completely. The ingredients are fresh but the palette is not for everyone. Just like the other reviews, the chef likes to pair protein with fruits. The salmon we had was with a citrus sauce that taste like Sunny D not a fan. The old menu has way more protein options like venison, lamb etc with vibrant sauce. Now it taste like someone on an island put together a meal for you with raw seafood and fruits where fire is a scarcity. Over half of the food we had was cold, cold fish, cold soup, numerous salads. The main sous vide beef lacks flavour and seasoning which was another disappointment. If you have a light palette and have a really small appetite, you will definitely have a better time than we did. We were not the only one that complained about the food, the table behind us did the same thing. Don’t worry, the server will not address your opinions in any way, he will give you a nice smile and take your automatic gratuity. Yes, the whole place have automatic gratuity including both spa, diner and mineral pool.