Pagliacci's
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1011 Broad St
Victoria, BC
V8W 2A1
(250) 386-1662
Rating:
4 out of 5 stars
(
64 reviews)
Hours: Sun 10am-3pm;
Mon-Thu 11:30am-3pm, 5:30pm-10pm;
Fri-Sat 11:30am-3pm, 5:30pm-11pm
Status: Closed
Payment Methods: Visa, MasterCard, American Express
Description
Not your ordinary Italian restaurant. The menu has a quirky, Hollywood slant. Good food and service. Open late for dinner.
by whereca
on July 19, 2014 from whereca
Reviews
Great if you like bustling noise: This is not Italian but rather Hollywood style Italian-ish food, right down to the creative names used for the various pizzas and pastas - Last Chicken in Paris, Spaghetti Western, Babette's Feast etc. All of the entrees excel and are large - which is unfortunate because seldom have I room for the cheesecake, a very authentic version of true, heavy-as-a-brick NY City style. I'd give 5 stars but not only can Pagliacci's get very noisy, it's seating is really cramped, not the place for a discreet chat, or even any chat when it gets too loud. Come to eat, not talk.
Rated 4 stars by Gilbert-Drive
on February 24, 2011
Editorial Reviews
Victoria's night owls used to come here when Pagliacci's was one of the few places to offer late-night dining. Though the city's evening scene has improved since expatriate New Yorker Howie Siegal opened the restaurant in 1979, Pagliacci's can still boast an un-Victoria kind of big city buzz and energy. Tables jostle against one another as guests ogle each other's food and eavesdrop on...
by frommersca
on August 13, 2011 from frommersca