10 Acres Bistro

10 Acres Bistro has the absolute BEST Caesar Salad I've ever had. I'm not sure what's in it that makes it so delicious, but my daughter and I both thought it was the best. We also got the charcuterie which was good as well. The service was prompt and the restaurant decor was hip and cool. If we're ever in Victoria again, we will definitely go again.

Adriano waited on us on first first night in Victoria.
His knowledge, enthusiasm, and honesty made for a near perfect dining experience.
I started off with Apple Cider, tart crisp refreshing, he offered me a Peach cider, almost prosecotto like, wonderful
Started with Cauliflower Gratin, and his reocomened Tomato Manzinello, huge portion, flavorful, a touch of croutons, with the perfect amount of cheese.
I went with Halibut, the bride went the pork chop, rotisserie chicken and chicken parmigiana rounded Oy the table, One was better than the next

Spectacular meal, start to finish

Highly recommended

The farm salad was wonderful and the half chicken. The drinks were well crafted and tasted wonderful.
Service was okay. We did not like our crab cakes and out of the two cakes we received we ate only a half of one. We sent 1 and 1/2 back due to the flavor. I was very surprised to see the crab cakes still on the bill. Very disappointed actually, to have to pay for something that didn't taste good and we only ate less than 25% of the dish. We were served by the manager too. Won't go back.

The food was great. We ordered a couple of drinks- stormy passion and berry good mocktail. Everything we ordered was very well executed: steak sandwich, charcuterie platter, ragú and burgers. The service was great. The only reason I took a star off is for the chicken pot pie. I don't recommend it. The meat was not tasty.

We loved this restaurant, we want to visit their farm soon as well. Great farm to fresh food and they said they bring all the food scraps from the restaurant to compost at the farm. I hope that's true cause I loved that!

Came here for lunch on a weekday. The duck confit salad was delicious. Fish tacos were okay probably would skip next time. Overall service was friendly but a bit slow. Would recommend sitting outdoor if the weather is nice!

TL;DR: Pathetic overpriced "bistro" food that doesn't have unique tastes... or even offer objectively well-cooked basics like roasted chicken (was undercooked, no flavor-rich skin, drenched in tasteless but salty and curry gravy). The vibe is pleasant with their outdoor seating area decorated in suspended greenery. Service is solid.

Well. This place is a shame. I ordered a half chicken and it tasted worse than something from the local market. The skin had no flavor other than burnt flour. The gravy was very salty and lumpy. I'm sure some of it burnt on the chicken. The Brussels sprouts were doused in oily when fried, and what should've been crispy was oily and soggy. The potatoes blended into the lumps of gravy... tasteless. The chicken was undercooked and noticeably pink and slimy. Some parts were over cooked and dissolved like powder in the mouth.

What was OK was the service. Nothing bad nor great to say. The ambiance was also cool, especially their outdoor area. For those two "meet or exceeds the bar," I give two stars.

Party of 7 for dinner on a weeknight. Busy place, pretty noisy and bustling inside.

We had the Hoyne Dark Matter beer. Very tasty.

We ordered these dishes and split them amongst us:
- Cauliflower Gratin
- Roasted Celeriac Root
- Brussels Sprouts
- Humboldt Squid
- 10 Acres Farm Roasted Beets
- Spaghetti Bolognese
- Duck Confit Salad
- Seafood Cannelloni
- Garlic Bread

All were pretty good. We liked the Celeriac Root the best, followed by the Brussels Sprouts. The squid seemed more for texture, but the chorizo in the dish was tasty. The duck confit salad wasn't what we expected (it wasn't a "salad" in the way we thought it would be, more duck with some greens on the side). The seafood cannelloni was good. The bread (both the garlic bread and the bread that came with the cauliflower gratin) were very good.

Great atmosphere and staff.

Five stars for the atmosphere (such a cute patio) and five stars for the food! Brought it down one star because their service could use some improvement. Everyone who worked there seemed like it was their first day, weren't very polite, missing items on orders, and slower service. That being said, I hope this can be worked out and recommend because the food was delicious and the atmosphere was great! Would love to come back for brunch!

We ordered:

French Onion Soup - very good and loved that there was bacon in this as well!

Clams and Mussels - good portion and overall some of the best we'd had in a while!

Spaghetti Bolognese - pasta was nice and fresh with great flavor and not too heavy! Definitely recommend a side of garlic bread with this one

Summer Squash Waffle - I'm a sucker for all things squash, so had to order! Not a large portion and could easily be shared as an app. The chili bacon butter wasn't what I was expecting at all (in a good way). Really recommend for something a little different!

After having some nice drinks and yummy desserts the night before, I wrote a review that included my desire to return to sample some of the farm to fork options on the menu.

The hubs and I did just that! We came back the following night. Much to our dismay and extreme disappointment.

While we were seated right away, we had no service-- no one -- for at least 20 minutes (unfortunately we timed it). No water, no drinks, no bread, no anyone or anything.

Realizing service was obv a challenge, we swiftly landed on our order splitting a bowl of French onion soup and a Cesar salad. You know- stuff that shouldn't take too long to prepare. We asked Colton to space out the soup and salad as that order, was our entire meal.

The flavorless soup was a total surprise- it looked good coming out of the kitchen. In addition other Yelp reviews seemed to boast about it. I have plenty of other onion soups to compare to, including onion soup in Paris.

The Cesar was suitable to split and (I felt) had a nice anchovy- based creamy dressing. Maybe a little too much but tasty. I like a little extra parmesan cheese. I asked for it but didn't received until i I was 2/3 done with my salad. Seriously?! What takes so long to get grated cheese? Maybe it was my blood sugar had dipped and I was so hungry I just gobbled up my salad. Whatever.

This dining adventure, in total took 2 hours. Colton miss understood a well-paced meal and a frustrating dining experience.

Oh wait?!! The kicker?? Take a look at the recent. A separate charge for a side of Parmesan cheese that we were unaware of until the bill dropped on our table. With a polite "hope to see you again."

Thanks but no thanks. There are plenty of other eateries in Victoria waiting for me....