Make no mistake, there IS a “wing scene” in our city. I found two Facebook sites dedicated to the finger-lickin’ bar snacks in Victoria: Wednesday Wing Nights! and Chicken Wing Enthusiasts of Victoria. These people are serious about getting the best cluck for their buck.
While you can order these popular pub-style appetizers in bars and restaurants all over town, wing lovers seek out those places where price, quality, and quantity converge to create the ultimate “destination wings”—the kind you’ll drive across Victoria to eat. Many businesses offer their best wing prices on “Wing Wednesdays,” but by no means all.
In my research, four Victoria pubs were most often mentioned as “wing destinations”: 1550 Fifteen Fifty’s Restaurant, Four Mile Bar & Grill, Maude Hunter’s Pub, and Gorge Pointe Pub. Now, before you start flinging wings at me, I’m not saying these four spots have the BEST wings. What constitutes the perfect chicken snack for one may not be the ultimate nibble for the next. It’s the same with trying to rate the hottest wings. The only really indisputable aspect is the price.
And so, I have arranged all recommended eateries below by: a) which weekday(s) they offer cheap wings, and, b) price per wing.
Thanks to everyone who wrote to Scrimp or Splurge via the website, Facebook, or Twitter to share their top places for wings in Victoria. The guide below is by no means comprehensive, and I would LOVE your feedback on this post. Let me know if I overlooked YOUR favourite wings!
- Restaurant owners: I’d be very happy to update your information if you change your wing specials in the future. Just let me know!
- Wing lovers: Please confirm details with your restaurant of choice before dining to ensure the wing-night special is still current.
MONDAY
My Bar and Grill (778-430-5589; http://my-bar.ca), in the Howard Johnson Hotel at 310 Gorge Road East, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 30-cent wings and prawns on Mondays and Thursdays.
- Flavours: Incredibly, they offer 16 varieties! Buffalo (hot), tequila habanero BBQ, dry lemon pepper, honey garlic, BBQ, beer/chipotle BBQ, teriyaki, orange ginger, hot orange ginger, plum, honey mustard, sweet Thai chili, dry garlic, dry Cajun, dry salt and pepper, and dry black pepper.
Four Mile Bar & Grill (250-479-2514; www.fourmilehouse.com), 199 Island Hwy, Victoria BC.
- The Deal: 30-cent wings, prawns, and meatballs all day on Mondays and Wednesdays, and every night after 8 p.m.
- Flavours: Honey garlic, medium, BBQ, dry pepper, Szechuan, suicide, teriyaki, dry garlic.
Prairie Inn Pub (250-652-1575; Facebook site), 7806 East Saanich Road, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 35-cent wings on Mondays and Thursdays after 4:30 p.m. (Minimum order of 10; no other purchase required.)
- Flavours: BBQ, honey garlic, teriyaki, hot, medium, dried pepper and garlic, chili Thai.
Smugglers Cove Pub (250-477-2688; http://www.smugglerscovepub.com), 2581 Penrhyn St., Cadboro Bay, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: $5 for one pound of wings on Mondays after 3 p.m.
- Flavours: Hot, teriyaki, BBQ, honey garlic, Thai, dry pepper, and a feature flavour that changes every week.
Lakes Grillhouse ‘n’ Bar (250-658-8989), in the Howard Johnson Hotel at 4670 Elk Lake Drive, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 35-cent wings all night on Mondays, and until 6 p.m. every day.
- Comments: “The Lakes Grillhouse in the Howard Johnson on Hwy 17 has the best cluck for your buck. The wings are quite large and $0.35 everyday until 6 pm, and all night on Mondays. It’s a little more out of your way but I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.”
Sopranos Bar & Grill (250-382-5853; http://sopranoskaraoke.com), 1961 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 40-cent wings every day between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. (Minimum order of 10, no take-out.)
- Flavours: BBQ, honey garlic, sweet and sour, hot, dry garlic, salt and pepper, Cajun, blue moon, and teriyaki.
Smiths Pub (250-360-2544; http://smithspub.com), 777 Courtney Street, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 45-cent wings on Mondays. (Minimum order of 10, with purchase of a drink.)
- Flavours: Ginger BBQ, rock salt and black pepper, curry spices, good ol’ red hot.
TUESDAY
Four Mile Bar & Grill (250-479-2514; www.fourmilehouse.com), 199 Island Hwy, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 30-cent wings, prawns, and meatballs all day on Mondays and Wednesdays, and every night after 8 p.m.
- Flavours: Honey garlic, medium, BBQ, dry pepper, Szechuan, suicide, teriyaki, dry garlic.
Phoenix Bar & Grill (250-479-9760), 3944 Quadra, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 35-cent wings on Tuesday nights.
Sopranos Bar & Grill (250-382-5853; http://sopranoskaraoke.com), 1961 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 40-cent wings every day between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. (Minimum order of 10, no take-out.)
- Flavours: BBQ, honey garlic, sweet and sour, hot, dry garlic, salt and pepper, Cajun, blue moon, and teriyaki.
Gorge Pointe Pub (250-386-5500), 1075 Tillicum Road, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 12 wings (1 lb) for $6.99 on Tuesdays—roughly 58 cents per wing.
- Flavours: Salt and pepper, lemon pepper, Cajun, blue moon, BBQ, chipotle hot sauce, gold rush, teriyaki, honey garlic, bourbon whisky, mango Thai.
- Comments: “Gorge Point Pub blue cheese/hot sauce mixed, yum.”
- Comments: “Gorge Point Pub has my vote.”
WEDNESDAY
Four Mile Bar & Grill (250-479-2514; www.fourmilehouse.com), 199 Island Hwy, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 30-cent wings, prawns, and meatballs all day on Mondays and Wednesdays, and every night after 8 p.m.
- Flavours: Honey garlic, medium, BBQ, dry pepper, Szechuan, suicide, teriyaki, dry garlic.
Upper Deck Sports Lounge (250-383-8212; www.theupperdeck.ca), in the Travelodge at 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 30-cent wings on Wednesdays after 4 p.m. and Sundays between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.
- Flavours: BBQ, hot, honey garlic, teriyaki, sweet Thai chili, Jamaican hot blue, Arizona dry, salt and pepper, hot blue.
Maude Hunter’s Pub (250-721-2337; www.clubzone.com), 3810 Shelbourne St., Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 35-cent wings on Wednesdays from 2 p.m. to closing—or until they run out! (Order in batches of 12.)
- Flavours: Hot, suicide hot, teriyaki, BBQ, honey garlic, Thai ginger peanut, dry Cajun, salt and pepper, lemon pepper. Fried in trans-fat free oil.
KnockanBack Grill (250-727-0200; http://knockanback.com), 4136 Wilkinson Road, Victoria BC.
- The Deal: 35-cent wings on Wednesday after 5 p.m. (With any other regular purchase. Minimum order of 10. Dine-in only.)
- Flavours: Hot, BBQ, dry lemon pepper, honey garlic, thai chili.
- Comments: “My son Riley swears by Wings Night Wednesday at the Knockenback Grill on Wilkinson.”
Flying Otter Grill (250-414-4220; www.flyingottergrill.com), 950 Wharf Street, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 35-cent wings on Wednesdays and Sundays after 4 p.m. (Minimum order of 10, with purchase of a beverage.)
- Flavours: Honey garlic, BBQ, teriyaki, hot, Jamaican jerk, salt and pepper.
Shark Club (250-386-5888; www.sharkclubs.com), 2852 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 35-cent wings on Wednesdays (and pints of domestic beer for $3.99).
- Flavours: Hot, suicide, teriyaki, honey garlic, BBQ, salt and pepper, golden shark.
Tudor House Pub (250-382-5625; www.tudorhousepub.com), 533 Admirals Way at Esquimalt Road.
- The Deal: 35-cent wings on Wednesday nights.
- Flavours: Chipotle suicide, hot, mild, BBQ, honey garlic, teriyaki, dry garlic, cajun, lemon pepper, salt and pepper.
Hecklers Bar & Grill (www.hecklersbarandgrill.com),
- The Deal: 35-cent wings on Wednesday nights.
- Comments: Reader Dino recommends Hecklers for their “50 flavours of wings on Wednesday nights, at 10 for $3.50.”
Christie’s Carriage House Pub (250-598-5333; http://members.shaw.ca/christiespub), 1739 Fort Street.
- The Deal: 39-cent wings and prawns on Wednesdays.
- Flavours: Louisiana, teriyaki, BBQ, Sahara dry, honey garlic, five alarm, blue boys, Thai sweet chili.
1550 Fifteen Fifty’s (250-472-0047), 1550 Cedar Hill Cross Road, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 40-cent wings on Wednesdays after 3 p.m. (Minimum order of 10, with purchase of any beverage.)
- Flavours: BBQ, teriyaki, honey garlic, Cajun, Szechuan, dry pepper, lemon pepper, one alarm, three alarm, five alarm, sweet chili.
- Comments: “Named after its address,1550′s has disputably the best wings in Victoria. I recommend going on Wing Wednesday when they are 40 cents each. . . . The decor is a bit kitschy with plenty of vases and pottery lining the walls. Service can be a bit slow when the place is packed with students, but the servers definitely try hard.”
Sopranos Bar & Grill (250-382-5853; http://sopranoskaraoke.com), 1961 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 40-cent wings every day between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. (Minimum order of 10, no take-out.)
- Flavours: BBQ, honey garlic, sweet and sour, hot, dry garlic, salt and pepper, Cajun, blue moon, and teriyaki.
Ross Bay Pub (250-370-1152; www.rossbaypub.com), #7-1516 Fairfield Road, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: $5 for about a dozen (roughly 42 cents each)
- Flavours: Hot, Thai chili; more to come.
- Comments:
- (Nov. 2011) “An update on Ross Bay Pub.… Sadly, they’ve raised the prices on their wings on Wednesdays, so it’s now $5 for roughly a dozen. But the wings are still great!”
- “Best wings in town are DEFINITELY at Ross Bay Pub, the Thai chili are amazing, the Hot aren’t hot but the flavour is the best in the world…. I used to be a 1550’s goer—no longer!”
Earls (250-381-1866), 1199 Government Street, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: one pound of wings, half of regular price ($11) after 3 p.m. on Wednesdays.
- Flavours: Hot, searing hot, or Thai.
THURSDAY
My Bar and Grill (778-430-5589; http://my-bar.ca), in the Howard Johnson Hotel at 310 Gorge Road East, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 30-cent wings and prawns on Mondays and Thursdays.
- Flavours: Incredibly, they offer 16 varieties! Buffalo (hot), tequila habanero BBQ, dry lemon pepper, honey garlic, BBQ, beer/chipotle BBQ, teriyaki, orange ginger, hot orange ginger, plum, honey mustard, sweet Thai chili, dry garlic, dry Cajun, dry salt and pepper, and dry black pepper.
Four Mile Bar & Grill (250-479-2514; www.fourmilehouse.com), 199 Island Hwy, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 30-cent wings, prawns, and meatballs all day on Mondays and Wednesdays, and every night after 8 p.m.
- Flavours: Honey garlic, medium, BBQ, dry pepper, Szechuan, suicide, teriyaki, dry garlic.
Vic’s Steakhouse (250-480-6585; www.vicssteakhouse.ca), in Harbour Towers Hotel & Suites at 345 Quebec Street, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 35-cent wings on Thursdays, with the purchase of a bottle of beer. (Minimum order of 10 wings of the same flavour.)
- Flavours: Sea salt and cracked lime pepper, apple BBQ, traditional hot.
Prairie Inn Pub (250-652-1575; Facebook page), 7806 East Saanich Road, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 35-cent wings on Mondays and Thursdays after 4:30 p.m. (Minimum order of 10; no other purchase required.)
- Flavours: BBQ, honey garlic, teriyaki, hot, medium, dried pepper and garlic, chili Thai.
Sopranos Bar & Grill (250-382-5853; http://sopranoskaraoke.com), 1961 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 40-cent wings every day between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. (Minimum order of 10, no take-out.)
- Flavours: BBQ, honey garlic, sweet and sour, hot, dry garlic, salt and pepper, Cajun, blue moon, and teriyaki.
Jack’s Place (250-391-5225; website) at Westin Resort Bear Mountain, 1999 Country Club Way, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 55-cent wings on Thursdays, and mugs of Coor’s light for $4. (Minimum order of 10 wings.) Views from the Sunset Terrace.
- Flavours: “Assorted sauces.”
Kelsey’s (250-978-5550; www.kelseys.ca), 325 Burnside Rd W, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: Half-price wings on Thursdays (56 to 63 cents per wing, based on full price of $9.99 for 8 wings, $17.99 for 16 wings), and a current special of all-you-can-eat regular-priced wings from Sunday through Wednesday. (Dine in only.)
- Flavours: Guinness BBQ, lemon citrus pepper, honey garlic, black pepper garlic, sea salt and toasted pepper, mild, medium, hot, hot stripe ranch, Indian butter spice.
- Comments: “Kelsey’s has a great all-you-can-eat wings deal. I think it’s on Sun-Wed? I highly recommend.”
FRIDAY
Four Mile Bar & Grill (250-479-2514; www.fourmilehouse.com), 199 Island Hwy, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 30-cent wings, prawns, and meatballs all day on Mondays and Wednesdays, and every night after 8 p.m.
- Flavours: Honey garlic, medium, BBQ, dry pepper, Szechuan, suicide, teriyaki, dry garlic.
Sopranos Bar & Grill (250-382-5853; http://sopranoskaraoke.com), 1961 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 40-cent wings every day between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. (Minimum order of 10, no take-out.)
- Flavours: BBQ, honey garlic, sweet and sour, hot, dry garlic, salt and pepper, Cajun, blue moon, and teriyaki.
SATURDAY
Four Mile Bar & Grill (250-479-2514; www.fourmilehouse.com), 199 Island Hwy, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 30-cent wings, prawns, and meatballs all day on Mondays and Wednesdays, and every night after 8 p.m.
- Flavours: Honey garlic, medium, BBQ, dry pepper, Szechuan, suicide, teriyaki, dry garlic.
Sopranos Bar & Grill (250-382-5853; http://sopranoskaraoke.com), 1961 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 40-cent wings every day between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. (Minimum order of 10, no take-out.)
- Flavours: BBQ, honey garlic, sweet and sour, hot, dry garlic, salt and pepper, Cajun, blue moon, and teriyaki.
SUNDAY
Four Mile Bar & Grill (250-479-2514; www.fourmilehouse.com), 199 Island Hwy, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 30-cent wings, prawns, and meatballs all day on Mondays and Wednesdays, and every night after 8 p.m.
- Flavours: Honey garlic, medium, BBQ, dry pepper, Szechuan, suicide, teriyaki, dry garlic.
Upper Deck Sports Lounge (250-383-8212; www.theupperdeck.ca), in the Travelodge at 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 30-cent wings on Wednesdays after 4 p.m. and Sundays between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.
- Flavours: BBQ, hot, honey garlic, teriyaki, sweet Thai chili, Jamaican hot blue, Arizona dry, salt and pepper, hot blue.
Flying Otter Grill (250-414-4220; www.flyingottergrill.com), 950 Wharf Street, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 35-cent wings on Wednesdays and Sundays after 4 p.m. (Minimum order of 10, with purchase of a beverage.)
- Flavours: Honey garlic, BBQ, teriyaki, hot, Jamaican jerk, salt and pepper.
Sopranos Bar & Grill (250-382-5853; http://sopranoskaraoke.com), 1961 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC.
- The Deal: 40-cent wings every day between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. (Minimum order of 10, no take-out.)
- Flavours: BBQ, honey garlic, sweet and sour, hot, dry garlic, salt and pepper, Cajun, blue moon, and teriyaki.
NO KNOWN WEEKLY WING SPECIAL
The good people who recommended the following wing destinations like the product so much, they don’t even require a cheap wing night to entice them to dine.
HELLISH HOT!
Alzu’s (250-388-5658), 811 Bay Street, Victoria, BC
- Comments: “A local couch surfer after my own mind swore that the suicide wings at Alzu’s on Bay were the best in Victoria and sent you to a special place in Hell every time you ate them.”
THE BEST?
5th Street Bar & Wood Fired Grill (250-380-4600; www.fifthstreet.ca), 1028 Hillside Ave., Victoria, BC.
- Comments: “Hands down, 5th Street Bar & Grill’s maple garlic wings are the best I’ve ever had in my life. I dare anyone to tell me different!”
Monkey Tree Pub (250-727-3550; www.monkeytreepub.com), 4025 Borden St., Victoria, BC.
- Comments: “Without a doubt, Monkey Tree Pub’s dry pepper with blue cheese.”
TASTY
Sabhai Thai Restaurant (250-655-4085), A-2493 Beacon Avenue, Sidney, BC.
- Comments: “Sabhai Thai in Sidney serves a most tasty pound of sweet chili garlic wings. Happy researching and writing!”
East Garden Restaurant (250-598-1232), 2888 Belmont Avenue, Victoria, BC.
- Comments: “The chili chicken wings are pretty tasty.” Via The Little Piggy blog.
Milestones (250-391-5016;www.milestonesrestaurants.com), 2401 East Millstream Rd, Langford, BC.
- Comments: “9/10 for Milestones’ Thai Chicken Drummettes. Eight big wings, crispy with a flavourful coating. Nice plate, arranged wings on top of a drizzle of peanut sauce. Toasted sesame-cucumber mayonnaise . . . awesome. So tasty, so good. If you like Thai flavours, these are the wings for you!” Via Vancouver Eats blog
BIG AND MEATY!
GLO restaurant lounge (250-385-5643; http://www.gloeuropub.com), 104 – 2940 Jutland Road, Victoria, BC.
- Comments: “We had chicken wings to start, a mix of hot and honey garlic our server said was good. They are some of the meatiest wings I’ve had in Victoria.”
Sticky Wicket Pub (250-383-7137; www.strathconahotel.com), in the Strathcona Hotel at 919 Douglas St., Victoria, BC
- Comments: “Sticky Wicket has awesome, huge wings. I don’t think they’re doing a wing night right now; it used to be on Thursdays. Chicken wings $9.95 a pound, choice of sauce: hot, Guinness BBQ, dry pepper spices, dry Cajun spices, or sweet chili. Add blue cheese dip for 95 cents.”
MIXED REVIEWS
The Bent Mast (250-383-6000), 512 Simcoe St, Victoria, BC.
- Comments: “I still think Bent Mast in James Bay is the best people watching spot, and yes, good wings, cold beer! Yum.”
- Comments: “Had the Bent Mast wings. They were small, overcooked, and $7 for 6 wings. Thumbs down. Everything else was great, though.”
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Great Article. You should add Country Rose in Colwood to the list. $.30 Wings and they are the best and Biggest Wings in the West Shore!!!
Thanks for the great tip, Michael! What day or days of the week does Country Rose Pub have its Wing Night?
If there isn’t a wing night, I don’t bother. I don’t pay retail for wings. What are they now, 9, 10 bucks for a plate? Please, I think not. The best wings are the ones called, I believe, “jalapeno hot” at the Monkey Tree pub. They do have a two-for-one appy night, which I can’t remember off the top of my head.
Jalapeno hot flavoured wings at Monkey Tree Pub…ahhhhh, I can just imagine the big frosty mug of cold beer I’ll need to cool my lips while eating them. I’ll have to get in touch with Monkey Tree for more details; several readers have said good things about their wings. (Rhyme alert!)
The lakes grillhouse in the Howard Johnson on the highway #17, has the best cluck for your buck. The wings are quite large and $0.35 everyday until 6pm, and all night on Mondays. It’s a little more out of your way but I don’t think you’ll be disapointed.
Thanks for sharing your insider tip on wings at the Hwy 17 HoJo! Thanks to readers like you, we’re getting a really great list of top spots for chicken wings here on ScrimporSplurge.ca
Anita
Try the blue moon at the Gorge point pub
Thanks for your tip, Matt. Are the “blue moon” wings at the Gorge Pointe Pub made with blue cheese? If so, YUMMY!
Curious: How often do you go out for chicken wings?
Thanks for following ScrimporSplurge.ca and sharing your insights!
Anita
Almost every Wednesday or so I go out for wings. They have blue cheese and hot sauce mixed together at the Gorge. The Upper Deck has one similar but not as good called hot blue. I look forward to reading more on your wing deals as my buddies and I are always looking for a good deal. P.S. I will write notes next time I go out for wings.
Cheers
Matt
Thanks, Matt! I really appreciate your enthusiasm for the wings article. There are many great places and deals around town for you to sample. Enjoy!
Cheers,
Anita
Phoenix bar and grill has 35 cent wings on Tuesdays.
Don’t forget about the small business/family run businesses!!!
Not as busy as other pubs, which is good, friendly staff and a great atmosphere!!!
Yessssss! I am SO going to these places. I just moved here from out east and other than the really expensive wings at the Strath on darts night, I’ve ordered from Pizza Hut *hangs head in shame*. You have saved me! Bless you!
Ha-ha! You don’t have to hang your head in shame, Renee. It’s hard finding the best places when you’re a newbie in town. I’m delighted that you have discovered Scrimp or Splurge, and I hope my posts continue to ease your transition from East to West. Welcome to Victoria, and thanks for making my day with your great note!
All the best,
Anita
Thanks for letting me know about the wing special at Phoenix Bar & Grill! Much appreciated.
Anita
Wednesday night at the Tudor house in Esquimalt. 35 cents eachish.
Thanks so much for the tip! I’ve added the Tudor House to the listings.
Cheers,
Anita
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The 17 Mile House Pub in Sooke has the best wings ever, hands down. My favorite is the Hell’s honey flavour, which is their hottest wing rolled in honey garlic sauce. The wings there are HUGE. At Crossroads Bar & Grill in Colwood, I could eat about 50 of their little wings, but at the 17 Mile I’d be lucky if I could finish half that.
Thanks for the terrific tip on wings, Wesley! Readers really appreciate this kind of personal recommendation.
All the best,
Anita
Hecklers Bar and Grill 50 flavours of wings on Wednesday nights 10 for $3.50
http://www.hecklersbarandgrill.com/
Thanks for the new wings recommendation, Dino! Much appreciated.
Anita
My Bar & Grill at theHoward Johnson’s Hotel on Gorge Rd Has some really good & meaty wings on Monday & Thursday nights at .25 cents per wing (min 10 wing order). They also have Music Bingo on Thursday nights along with great wings. I just came from there tonight.
Thanks for that great tip, Mircha!
All the best,
Anita
An update on Ross Bay Pub… Sadly, they’ve raised the prices on their wings on Wednesdays, so it’s now $5 for roughly a dozen. But the wings are still great!
Additional update: My Bar & Grill wings are 30 cent wings. And the web link is broken. They have a facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/mybarandgrill?sk=info
Thanks SO much for your helpful updates, Kyle. VERY much appreciated!
Cheers,
Anita
Does anyone know of wings that are not deep fried in heavy batter? Everyone is changing their wings over to be heavily battered with almost no sauce. You get 90% batter before you find the chicken. I’m trying to find places that carry the old wings. They were not battered, but were laden with hot sauce. If anyone knows where to still get those, can they please post and please tell me as every place I go now they’ve switched over. Thanks!
Excellent question, Joanne!
I hope some of our Scrimp or Splurge readers can point you in the right direction, as I don’t have any specific information on battered vs non-battered wings.
Cheers,
Anita
I honestly cannot believe that no one has mentioned “Mary’s Blue Moon Cafe” located by the airport.
I have been to my fair share of locations and had my top locations as “Gorge Point” and others that have been mentioned but my new found best location is Mary’s.
Monday nights is the “Wing Night” day and they are well priced and large- great tasting wings.
I challenge others to try them and write your review.
Thanks for this great tip, Daniel. Your recommendation is the first I’ve heard for the wings at Mary’s, but there are many who swear by the big breakfast plates at this cafe near the airport.
Cheers,
Anita
just on a business trip from Vancouver…been looking for a site like this FOREVER. Just told my girlfriend I had to bookmark it! Going to the Flying Otter right now (Wedn) to try them out. Can’t wait for my next trips to try out all the other recommendations. Thanks for the suggestions above!
Being a new resident of Victoria, I’ve been searching for cheap and meaty wings for a while now. This article was really useful! I’ve personally been to Maude Hunter’s Pub and Four Mile Bar & Grill so far. I was actually very disappointed by Maude Hunter’s wings. They’re quite small and $0.45 each, where lower prices are available elsewhere. I’ve also found the waitresses there to be perpetually on the grumpy side. My final gripe about Maude Hunter’s is that the sauce for the honey garlic wings tastes like plastic.
As for Four Mile, I went during early December and was blown away by the elegant festive decorations adorning the restaurant. Nice lighting, tablecloths, candles, holly, a fireplace, etc. Whereas Maude Hunter’s was very cramped and loud (some people do like that), Four Mile had a nice conversational volume and lots of elbow room. The seats are also those cushioned booth seats, in contrast to the wooden chairs at Maude Hunter’s. As mentioned in the text of this article, the wings are a drastically lower $0.30, much lower than Maude’s. The wings themselves were huge (I guarantee they were 3x the size of Maude’s puny one-bite wings) and extremely flavourful.
Our waitress was polite and quick about getting us free refills on pop and beer. I left wanting to come back as soon as possible. In the parlour area, there’s a free billiards table, which is nice. (Although it’s placed in a tight nook that makes it a bit hard to play with a lot of people.)
Maude Hunters Pub: 2/5
Four Mile: 5/5
Thanks very much, Matt, for sharing your thoughtful comparison of two popular wing destinations in Victoria. Great detail!
Cheers,
Anita
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