Windsor Cafe
Fully licensed daytime bistro with breakfast and lunch made to order, plus pastries, coffee and drinks. Lots of seating upstairs and down, including two patios.
Known forgarden patios looking out over Windsor Park
Our take
The building dates from 1934 and has been a teahouse, a café and a fine dining room. Jay and Quinn Forsythe reopened it in 2018 after a long renovation and made it a breakfast and lunch spot. Salvaged scorched cedar was milled into the benches, tables, bar and signs, and paintings by Quinn's father hang on the walls. It's popular with cyclists and dog walkers.
Local tipOrder at the counter, even for a beer. The patios seat more than 50, and Windsor Park's off-leash area is next door.
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In our restaurant guide
A quieter lunch off the Avenue. Choose a pastry and coffee for a shorter stop. Read why, and what to order
Good to know
- Opened in 2018 by owners Quinn and Jay, a husband-and-wife team.Source
- In a two-level Tudor-style heritage building with three indoor dining rooms and two garden patios facing Windsor Park.Source
- Fully licensed, serving BC wines.Source
- Free parking is available around the cafe.Source
- Steps from the Oak Bay Marina and Beach Drive.Source
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Guide
Restaurant guide: A quieter lunch off the AvenueFrom the Oak Bay Local restaurant guide.