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The Crow & Gate Frommer's Highly Recommended

Cuisine Pub
Hours Daily 11am-midnight; closes early when not busy and on some holidays (call ahead)
Address
2313 Yellow Point Rd
Location Around Town
Transportation Take the old Island Hwy. (Hwy. 19) north past Cassidy, or exit Island Hwy. 1 at Hwy. 19 to Cedar and Harmac. Cross the Nanaimo River, then turn right on Cedar Rd., which leads onto Yellow Point Rd. Continue for 1.6km (1 mile)
Reservations Reservations recommended
Phone 250/722-3731
Web site www.crowandgate.com
Prices Main courses C$8-C$24 (US$8-US$24/£4-£12)
Credit Cards MC, V

Frommer's Review

This Tudor-style pub on a 4-hectare (10-acre) farm is a friendly haven of English style. It looks straight out of the Cotswolds, with low ceilings, handcrafted beams, and gleaming brass accents complemented by a brick fireplace and leaded-glass windows. The menu offers British standards like ploughman's lunch, steak and kidney pie, cold pork pie, Scotch eggs, and -- every Wednesday and Saturday evening -- roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. In summer, sit out on the flower-decked patio.

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