The Best Restaurant on the Inlet in Tofino

Dive into 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

$19

POWER FRUIT BOWL

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

$17

OVERNIGHT OATS

oats, bananas candied walnuts, almond milk, peanut butter, acai powder

$16

BREAKFAST SANDWICH

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

$17

VEGETARIAN BREAKFAST SANDWICH

egg, fried halloumi, 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

$22

CROQUE MADAME

smoked gruyere sauce, fried egg, grainy mustard, back bacon, arugula, blistered cherry tomatoes

$18

BACK BACON BENNY

english muffin, back bacon, 64-degree egg, arugula, hollandaise

$21

SEASIDE BENNY

english muffin, locally smoked wild salmon, 64-degree egg, arugula, hollandaise

$22

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

freshwater fly

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
dinner

dinner

Our menu at 1909 Kitchen + Bar is designed to be shared. We strive to use fresh + local artisanal ingredients.

HALIBUT TARTARE

dry aged halibut, BC apricots, lavash cracker, pink peppercorn, nasturtium

$24

ALBACORE TUNA PASTRAMI

beet jus, chive oil, pickled onions

$27

SWIMMING SCALLOPS

forno roasted scallops, guanciale crumb, fermented okanagan peach mignonette

$25

PRAWN CARPACCIO

fermented concord grapes, pickled radish, hazelnut crumble

$22

SUMMER SQUASH FATTOUSH SALAD

fried haloumi, fermented cabbage, compressed zucchini

$22

12 OZ DRY AGED RIBEYE STEAK

caramelized onion compound butter, duck fat confit potatoes

$55

SEARED HALIBUT

Clam velouté, pickled radish, soppressata crumble, forno roasted summer squash

$35

WOOD ROASTED CAULIFLOWER

forno roasted pickled cauliflower, hazelnut hummus, pumpkin seed dukkah

$28

RICOTTA GNOCCHI

roasted wild mushrooms, ricotta gnocchi, black garlic and mushroom broth

$32

DRY AGED SALMON

seared chinook salmon, roasted broccolini, miso beurre blanc, herbs

$37

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

VANCOUVER ISLAND BLACKBERRY TART

whipped white chocolate, brown butter shortbread, forno roasted peach jelly, brown butter oat crumble

$14

S’MORES CHOCOLATE CAKE

house made vanilla marshmallow, graham cracker crumble, dark chocolate cremeux, pink peppercorn

$13

STRAWBERRY & CREAM

buckwheat shortcake, arbutus gin macerated strawberries, coconut crème fraiche, vanilla cookie crumble

$14

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

averna amaro

$7

amaro montenegro

$6

campari

$5

limoncello

$6

Coffee

cappuccino

$5

latte

$5

espresso

$4

americano

$4

drip coffee

$4

tea

$4

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.