I don't like making bad reviews so I will keep it short. I ordered Steve's Poke through Skip The Dishes (an online delivery app). I ordered the large bowl with 3 scoops of assorted fishes with most of the add-ons totaling to about $26 for a single bowl.In the end, the dish arrived by the delivery driver and the rice that the fish and toppings were placed on was hard, stale, weirdly crunchy and overall just obviously very old rice that had not been cooked recently. For 26 dollars I'd expect that a restaurant would at least take the base components of the dish seriously enough for it's customers. I mean... its rice! Rice is reasonably cheap, and even if you toss it, it doesn't cost that much. I cook a lot of rice at home and know this. You'd think a restaurant would just cook it regularly, but unfortunately Steve's Poke in Victoria did not.You'd think I'm over-reacting until you realize that most Poke is toppings on a bed of rice. If you ordered a pizza and the bread (crust) was hard, stale and obviously old, you would be annoyed too.Anyway, as a long time Poke lover, I can't recommend Steve's Poke. I'd point out positives but the rice being old and stale for 26 dollars annoyed me enough to not even enjoy the dish. Having to eat the toppings and then having to ignore 50% of the dish because it was inedible is very frustrating.
Food: 1
Alaa Alzoubei
Not recommended. when ordering through delivery services like UberEats, DoorDash, and SkipTheDishes. The restaurant holding the delivery drivers for very long time without. This not only causes significant delays for the drivers but also impacts the overall customer experience, as it results in longer wait times for food
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Liam Burrell
Excellent service from the staff and the staff are incredibly informative about the food and super careful with food allergies and dietary restrictions, the atmosphere is chill and modern aesthetic. The food is awesome and filling. I got the “California Dreamin’ “ it was delicious but a little bit much for me to eat (regular size). There is a large selection of sauce and toppings available the price is a little bit higher than I would like but great price for the amount and quality. Definitely worth going to.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Vegetable Toppings
Eric Jenkins
Great food and I felt like I was visiting a
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
sonya vu
Everything was super tasty without being covered in sauce/ too salty. Prices are comparable and maybe a bit lower than other poke places in town. We were met with friendly service as well! We will definitely be coming back. 10/10 would recommend ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Zoey Ngu
********************EDIT: decided it was necessary to bring this review down to a 3 star from my recent visit. Placed an order via the app and went to pick it up, left and realised when I got home that there was NO POKE in my Poke bowl! Had to drive back to ask for it, ridiculous. Will not recommend using the online ordering app, will stick to going in person from now on. Photo added is from this edit.*********************No photos because we forgot (it was too good and was devoured too quickly). There's a reason why this place is Vancouvers best poke bar, soon it would be Victorias! The poke was so fresh and generous amounts of toppings and sauce!!!The Hawaiian ice tea was so good and refreshing, there's an option to add a pump of cane sugar for those who have a sweet tooth!The girl who served us was amazing too, she kept making sure that she got the right things and making sure that we don't have any allergies, never had someone this nice and accommodating at a poke place before! Absolutely loved it!Cant wait to come back and try their Hawaiian chilli (it was sold out when we visit, sad) as well as other menu items!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Alex Foster
Expensive. Portions are small compared to other poke places. Service was friendly. Flavour was fine. Nothing that stands out and make me want to come back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
maria patricia
Great service. Have ordered for pickup twice already. super quick and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sabrina Filipponi
Awesome first experience!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rita Kozma
Really great customer service by Jovi and the food was delicious!
Staff were warm and welcoming, and were a joy to interact with through the ordering and payment process. Food was good quality, great taste, and had an excellent selection. Live in the area so will be back again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kyle H
Really good food highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ada Murray
Great service and fresh poke!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gabrielle Doiron
Amazing food! The portions are massive for what you get. Also they have great deals that pop up. Easy to order online.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Paul Acheson
Amazing!! The food was so fresh! The friendly staff gave us samples of menu items!!
I don't like making bad reviews so I will keep it short. I ordered Steve's Poke through Skip The Dishes (an online delivery app). I ordered the large bowl with 3 scoops of assorted fishes with most of the add-ons totaling to about $26 for a single bowl.In the end, the dish arrived by the delivery driver and the rice that the fish and toppings were placed on was hard, stale, weirdly crunchy and overall just obviously very old rice that had not been cooked recently. For 26 dollars I'd expect that a restaurant would at least take the base components of the dish seriously enough for it's customers. I mean... its rice! Rice is reasonably cheap, and even if you toss it, it doesn't cost that much. I cook a lot of rice at home and know this. You'd think a restaurant would just cook it regularly, but unfortunately Steve's Poke in Victoria did not.You'd think I'm over-reacting until you realize that most Poke is toppings on a bed of rice. If you ordered a pizza and the bread (crust) was hard, stale and obviously old, you would be annoyed too.Anyway, as a long time Poke lover, I can't recommend Steve's Poke. I'd point out positives but the rice being old and stale for 26 dollars annoyed me enough to not even enjoy the dish. Having to eat the toppings and then having to ignore 50% of the dish because it was inedible is very frustrating.
Food: 1
Not recommended. when ordering through delivery services like UberEats, DoorDash, and SkipTheDishes. The restaurant holding the delivery drivers for very long time without. This not only causes significant delays for the drivers but also impacts the overall customer experience, as it results in longer wait times for food
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Excellent service from the staff and the staff are incredibly informative about the food and super careful with food allergies and dietary restrictions, the atmosphere is chill and modern aesthetic. The food is awesome and filling. I got the “California Dreamin’ “ it was delicious but a little bit much for me to eat (regular size). There is a large selection of sauce and toppings available the price is a little bit higher than I would like but great price for the amount and quality. Definitely worth going to.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Vegetable Toppings
Great food and I felt like I was visiting a
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything was super tasty without being covered in sauce/ too salty. Prices are comparable and maybe a bit lower than other poke places in town. We were met with friendly service as well! We will definitely be coming back. 10/10 would recommend ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
********************EDIT: decided it was necessary to bring this review down to a 3 star from my recent visit. Placed an order via the app and went to pick it up, left and realised when I got home that there was NO POKE in my Poke bowl! Had to drive back to ask for it, ridiculous. Will not recommend using the online ordering app, will stick to going in person from now on. Photo added is from this edit.*********************No photos because we forgot (it was too good and was devoured too quickly). There's a reason why this place is Vancouvers best poke bar, soon it would be Victorias! The poke was so fresh and generous amounts of toppings and sauce!!!The Hawaiian ice tea was so good and refreshing, there's an option to add a pump of cane sugar for those who have a sweet tooth!The girl who served us was amazing too, she kept making sure that she got the right things and making sure that we don't have any allergies, never had someone this nice and accommodating at a poke place before! Absolutely loved it!Cant wait to come back and try their Hawaiian chilli (it was sold out when we visit, sad) as well as other menu items!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Expensive. Portions are small compared to other poke places. Service was friendly. Flavour was fine. Nothing that stands out and make me want to come back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Great service. Have ordered for pickup twice already. super quick and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Awesome first experience!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really great customer service by Jovi and the food was delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Staff were warm and welcoming, and were a joy to interact with through the ordering and payment process. Food was good quality, great taste, and had an excellent selection. Live in the area so will be back again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really good food highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great service and fresh poke!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food! The portions are massive for what you get. Also they have great deals that pop up. Easy to order online.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing!! The food was so fresh! The friendly staff gave us samples of menu items!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5