The Best Restaurant on the Inlet in Tofino

Dive into the delicious

Discover the taste of Tofino at 1909 Kitchen + Bar. Ingredient driven menu, sourced and foraged from Tofino’s oceans, shoreline and forests. There’s no better place to enjoy your meal than on our jaw-dropping waterfront patio, or inside against a backdrop of mountains and coastline. Bring your day’s catch if you wish, and our chef will prepare and cook it for you in our 1000 degree wood fired Mugnaini oven.

breakfast

breakfast

1909 CLASSIC

two eggs your way, bacon, vine roasted cherry tomatoes, brown butter potatoes

$18

POWER FRUIT BOWL

toasted oats, chia seeds, savory granola, fresh fruit compote

$17

DARK CHOCOLATE BOWL

fresh berries, toasted coconut, pumpkin seeds

$18

BREAKFAST SANDWICH

bacon, smoked cheddar, sprouts, garlic aioli, brown butter potatoes

$16

VEGETARIAN BREAKFAST SANDWICH

fried paneer, pickled beets, sprouts, garlic aioli, brown butter potatoes

$16

BELGIAN WAFFLE

preserved rhubarb, hazelnut crumble, whipped mascarpone, Vancouver Island raw honey

$17

"LOX BAGEL"

bagel, scrambled eggs, dill cream cheese, fried capers, pickled red onions, brown butter potatoes

$21

PORK & FENNEL SAUSAGE ROLL

tomato jam, house mustard, brown butter potatoes

$17

FRENCH TOAST

french loaf, wild blueberries, goat cheese, cocoa nibs

$18

SEASIDE BENNY

back bacon / 64-degree egg, arugula, hollandaise

$21

SEASIDE BENNY

wild salmon / 64-degree egg, arugula, hollandaise

$21

Alcoholic Beverages

classic mimosa

fiol processo with choice of orange, cranberry, or grapefruit juice

$11

Vancouver Island mimosa

Unsworth charme de'lille prosecco with choice of orange, cranberry, or grapefruit juice

$13

island spritzer

Unsworth charme de'lille sparkling rose + aperol + grapefruit juice

$13

one-two punch spritzer

martini dry vermouth + strawberry kiwi

$13

classic caesar

clamato juice + vodka + tabasco + spicy pickled beans

$8

Coffee

cappuccino, latte

$5

americano

$4

espresso

$4

drip coffee

$4

tea

$4

juice

apple, orange, pineapple, grapefruit

$4
all day

all day

Our menu at 1909 Kitchen + Bar is designed to be shared. We strive to use fresh + local artisanal ingredients. Dishes come to the table as they are prepared. Let us look after you as plates fill the table.

FRIED CALAMARI

shio koji marinade, sea buckthorn aioli, chili oil

$23

FRIED CHICKEN & WAFFLES

locally sourced brined chicken, Belgian waffles, mustard pickle sauce

$25

OVERNIGHT LAMB RIBS

miso and honey glaze, pickled peach butter, mint. served with house cut fries

$32

SMOKED FISH DIP

locally caught salmon, cream cheese, dill. served with house cut fries

$15

GRASS FED BEEF BURGER

7 oz grass fed smash burger, tomato jam, red onion, butter lettuce, brioche bun, Carolina mustard sauce, smoked cheddar. served with your choice of fries or salad / add bacon 3

$24

FISH N’ SANDWICH

Tofino Brewing Co battered lingcod, tartare sauce, coleslaw. served with fries

$23

TOMATO & CUCUMBER SALAD

tomato, cucumber, mint, croutons, red wine vinaigrette

$16

DUCK FAT SMASHED POTATOES

confit potatoes, chive hollandaise

$15

SUMMER SALAD

iceberg lettuce, dill emulsion, cured egg yolk, pickled red onions, garlic crumble

$17

AJO BLANCO

cucumber, snap peas, ambrosia apples, radish, elderflower

$19

PIZZA

MORTADELLA

pistachio pesto, fior di latte, basil

$24

SPICY SOPPRESSATA

castelvetrano olives, jalapeno, fior di latte, grano padano, tomato sauce

$23

WILD MUSHROOMS

fior di latte, oregano, thyme, shaved grano padano, tomato sauce

$25

MARGHERITA

confit garlic, fior di latte, tomato sauce, basil

$22

THE CLASSIC

pepperoni, fior di latte, grano padano, tomato sauce

$22

COOK YOUR CATCH

book a private adventure tour and have our culinary team cook your freshly caught seafood in our 1000 degree wood fired Mugnaini oven. experiences are booked in advance to allow our team the time needed to expertly prepare your catch. ask your server how you can book an adventure charter next door to indulge in a cook your catch experience

$49 pp
dinner

dinner

Our menu at 1909 Kitchen + Bar is designed to be shared. We strive to use fresh + local artisanal ingredients. Dishes come to the table as they are prepared. Let us look after you as plates fill the table.

Sea

SEAFOOD BOIL UP

selection of fresh Vancouver Island fish and seafood. served with market vegetables in a tomato broth

$MP

HALIBUT CEVICHE

raw honey agrodolce, red onions, radish, parsley. served with lavash crackers

$24

SWIMMING SCALLOPS

harissa & garlic butter. served with wood fired flatbread

$23

SALMON

locally sourced fish, salmon roe white wine sauce, fresh herbs

$32

HALIBUT RACK FOR TWO

caper & miso butter sauce, wood fired broccolini and spring salad

$MP

SPAGHETTI VONGOLE

house made pasta, Fanny Bay clams & mussels, white wine, shrimp salt, fennel

$35

Land

FRIED CHICKEN

local brined chicken, mustard pickle sauce, braised napa cabbage, 1909 spice mix

$20

OVERNIGHT LAMB RIBS

miso and honey glaze, pickled peach butter, mint

$27

GRASS FED STRIPLOIN

grass fed 8oz striploin, Worcestershire onions. served with choice of chimichurri or featured butter

$41

PORCHETTA

all-natural BC porchetta, chimichurri, creamed corn sauce, chive & thyme oil

$26

Vegetables

TOMATION & CUCUMBER SALAD

tomato, cucumber, mint, rustic croutons, red wine vinaigrette

$16

WILD MUSHROOMS

fennel and apple purée, pickled mustard seeds, hazelnuts

$17

BROCCOLINI TONNATO

wood fired, spiced whey honey, 1909 albacore tonnato, almonds

$21

DUCK FAT SMASHED POTATOES

confit potatoes, chive hollandaise

$15

SUMMER SALAD

iceberg lettuce, dill emulsion, cured egg yolk, pickled red onions, garlic crumble

$17

AJO BLANCO

cucumber, snap peas, ambrosia apples, radish, elderflower

$19

PIZZA

MORTADELLA

pistachio pesto, fior di latte, basil

$24

SPICY SOPPRESSATA

castelvetrano olives, jalapeno, fior di latte, grano padano, tomato sauce

$23

GUANCIALE

grano padano cream, crispy chili oil, fior di latte

$24

WILD MUSHROOMS

fior di latte, oregano, thyme, shaved grano padano, tomato sauce

$25

MARGHERITA

confit garlic, fior di latte, tomato sauce, basil

$22

THE CLASSIC

pepperoni, fior di latte, grano padano, tomato sauce

$22

COOK YOUR CATCH

let our team create a meal with your own sport caught fish + seafood, accompanied with sides and condiments. experiences are booked in advance to allow our team the time needed to expertly prepare your catch. ask your server how you can book an adventure charter and cook your catch dinner next door at our adventure centre

$49 pp
dessert

dessert

CRÈME BRULEE

vanilla custard with caramelized sugar

$12

STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING

warm date cake, butter toffee, vanilla ice cream

$12

DECADANT BROWNIE COOKIE

double chocolate brownie featured in the Island Eats cookbook, served warm with house made peppermint ice cream

$12

Port + Dessert wine / 2oz

taylor fladgate 10 year tawny port

$12

taylor fladgate 20 year tawny port

$18

quail's gate late harvest 'optima' dessert wine

$16

summerhill 'chalice' dessert wine

$12

Digestifs / 1oz

amaro nonino

$10

averna amaro

$7

amaro montenegro

$6

campari

$5

fernet branca

$8

limoncello

$6
drinks

drinks

Seasonal Cocktails

BEGINNING'S END

Beefeater London dry gin, Drambuie, blackberry syrup, fresh lime juice, Peychaud’s bitters

$16

1909 OLD FASHIONED

Buffalo trace bourbon, seasonal spiced syrup, angostura bitters

$16

TURTLE ROLL VODKA SPRITZ

Tito’s vodka, rosemary and cinnamon bark syrup, fresh lemon juice, orange bitters, splash of soda

$15

SOON TO BE SUMMER MARGARITA

El jimador blanco tequila, triple sec, fresh lime juice, cranberry, watermelon syrup

$14

Cocktails

Old Fashioned

$15

Whiskey Sour

$14

Amaretto Sour

$12

Paloma

$11

Mojito

$12

Margarita

$11

Martini

$11

Caesar

$8

Negroni

$14

Bottled Beer

Lucky

$6.5

Corona

$6.5

Kokanee

$6.5

Non Alcoholic

Claushaler Premium

$4.25

Blackberry Arnold Palmer

$4

Lemonade

$4.75

Shirley Temple

$4.75

Featured Rotation Beers on Tap

tofino brew co. blonde ale 7.25 | phillips solaris peach wheat ale 7.25 | category 12 rotating sour 8.25 | tofino brew co. lager 7.25 | tofino brew co. Ethereal IPA 7.75 | yellow dog high 5 IPA 8.25 | 33 acres of ocean IPA 7.25 | phillips dino stone fruit sour 8.25 | tofino brew co. wonders of nature sour 7.25 | hoyne vienna amber lager 7.25 | hoyne pilsner 8.25 | merridale cowichan merri berri cider 8.25 | rotating seasonal tap, ask for details

Wines by the Glass

Whites

nichol, pinot gris, bc

$14

lunessence chardonnay, bc

$15

lake breeze, sauv blanc, bc

$15

rascillion, chenin blanc, sa

$14

Reds

summerhill organic pinot noir, bc

$15

hugging tree telltale blend, bc

$18

hester creek syrah viognier, bc

$15

castello classico, it

$16

Sparkling

unsworth, charme de l'ile, bc 15 | zonin rose brut, it 12

Rose

hester creek, cabernet franc, bc

$14
wine by the bottle

wine by the bottle

Sparkling Wine

Zonin, Rosé Brut – Veneto, IT

$57

Anthony Buchanan, Wild Ferment Brut – 2019 – BC

$65

Unsworth Charme de l'Île – Okanagan, BC

$65

Unsworth Cuvée De l'Île – 2015 – BC

$88

Bella, Mariani 509 Gamay Petnet – 2021 – BC

$90

Blue Mountain, Gold Label Brut – Okangan, BC

$86

Moët + Chandon Brut – Champagne, FR

$112

Dom Pérignon – 2006 – Champagne, FR

$450

Taittinger Brut – Champagne, FR

$180

Bollinger Cuvée – Champagne, FR

$250

Rose

Joie Farm, Pinot Noir Rose – 2020 – Okanagan Valley

$60

The Palm Whispering Angel, Grenache Rose – 2019 - FR

$68

Alain Gueneau, Sancerre – 2018 – FR

$110

Whites

Joie Farm, Noble White Blend – 2019 – Okanagan, BC

$58

Alderlea, Bacchus – 2019 – Duncan, BC

$55

Map Maker, Sauvignon Blanc – 2019 – Marlborough, NZ

$50

Black Market, Sauvignon Blanc – 2019 – Naramata, BC

$56

Dog Point, Sauvignon Blanc – 2019 – Marlborough, NZ

$96

Nichol, Pinot Gris – 2020 – Naramata, BC

$55

Azienda Agricola Inama, Garganega – 2017 – Soave Classico, IT

$95

SAMORËNS, Ferraton Père & Fils – 2016 – Côtes du Rhône, FR

$60

Tinhorn, Gewurztraminer – 2018 – Oliver, BC

$52

Fort Berens Riesling – 2020 – Lillooet, BC

$54

Summerhill, Ehrenfelser – 2018 – Okanagan Valley, BC

$50

La Crema, Chardonnay – 2019 – USA

$50

Tinhorn, Chardonnay – 2017 – Oliver, BC

$50

Joie Farm Unoaked Chardonnay – 2019 – Okanagan

$60

Burrowing Owl, Chardonnay – 2019 – Oliver, BC

$74

Foxly, Chardonnay – 2020 – Oliver BC

$75

MacIntyre Heritage, Chardonnay – 2019 – Naramata, BC

$105

Martin Lane, Fritzi’s Riesling – 2015 – Kelowna, BC

$150

Pouilly-Fuissé, Domaine Ferret – 2017 – Burgundy, FR

$165

William Fèvre, Chablis – 2018 – Burgundy, FR

$95

Wild Goose, Autumn Gold - 2021 - Okanagan, BC

$58

Township 7, Sauvignon Blanc - 2019 - Oliver, BC

$55

Burrowing Owl, Viognier - 2018 - Oliver, BC

$90

Wild Goose, Gewurztraminer - 2021 - Oliver, BC

$48

Fort Berens, Riesling - 2020 - Lillooet, BC

$54

Tantalus, Riesling - 2021 - Kelowna, BC

$70

Rigour & Whimsy, Bite of the Dragon Riesling - 2021 - Okangan Falls, BC

$105

Russian River Valley, Chardonnay - 2019 - California, USA

$98

Reds

Quails’ Gate, Pinot Noir – 2019 – Okanagan Valley, BC

$65

castello classico, it

$68

Lake Sonoma, Pinot Noir – 2018 – Sonoma, USA

$75

Unsworth, Pinot Noir – 2019 – Cowichan Valley, BC

$82

Rathjen Cellars, Pinot Noir – 2019 – Victoria, BC

$90

Sokol Blosser, Pinot Noir – 2018 – Oregon, USA

$112

Foxtrot The Waltz, Pinot Noir – 2019 – Oliver, BC

$155

Land’s Edge, Pinot Noir – 2017 – California, USA

$155

Champ de Rêves, Pinot Noir – 2012 – California, USA

$165

Foxtrot Le Côteron, Pinot Noir – 2019 – Oliver, BC

$200

New Oxford, Cabernet Sauvignon – 2019 – AUS

$45

Carmel Road, Cabernet Sauvignon – 2018 – USA

$45

Murphy Goode, Cabernet Sauvignon – 2018 – California, USA

$60

Burrowing Owl, Cabernet Sauvignon – 2018 – BC

$90

Arrowood, Cabernet Sauvignon – 2016 – USA

$160

Anthony Buchanan, Fubar – 2019 – Okanagan, BC

$78

Capezzana, Sangiovese Cabernet – 2017 – Tuscany, IT

$70

Blue Mountain, Pinot Noir – 2019 – Okanagan, BC

$98

Summerhill, Merlot Reserve – 2013 – Okanagan Valley, BC

$105

Clos Du Soleil, Signature – 2013 – Similkameen, BC

$118

Poplar Grove, Legacy – 2016 – Okanagan Valley, BC

$130

Black Hills, Nota Bene – 2018 – Okanagan Valley, BC

$130

Nichol, Syrah Young Vines – 2019 – Naramata, BC

$74

Château de Saint Cosme, Syrah – 2020 – Côtes du Rhône, FR

$68

Convento de Gloria, Tinta Roiz – 2018 – Lisboa, PORT

$39

Château Pesquie, Terrasses – 2019 – Ventoux, FR

$50

Travaglini Gattinara, Nebbiolo – 2015 – Piedmont, IT

$140

Novala, Valpolicella – 2019 – Veneto, IT

$62

Tommasi, Amarone – 2015 – Veneto, IT

$170

Altesino Brunello, Brunello Di Montalcino – Tuscany, IT

$170

Pieropan, Amarone – 2015 – Veneto, IT

$195

Stonestreet, Cabernet Sauvignon - 2016 - USA

$180

Hickinbotham the Nest-Cabernet Franc - 2018 - AU

$210

Mclaren Vale Kangarilla Road, Terzetto - 2013 - AU

$55

Belcolle, Nebbiolo Langhe - 2020 - Verduno, IT

$55

Becolle, Barolo Simposio - 2017 - Verduno, IT

$115

Hugging tree Moonchild Merlot - 2019 - Similkameen Valley, BC

$65

Rigour & Whimsy, Into the Darkness Syrah - 2021 - Okangan Falls, BC

$110

Sandhill, Syrah -2019 - Okangan Valley, BC

$78

Take home a taste

of 1909 kitchen + bar

Featuring more than 80 signature dishes, including recipes from 1909 Kitchen + Bar, Island Eats is a tribute to the vibrant food culture of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Ask your server how to take home a signed copy today.