 Archipelago Nature Cruise Lunch on Board, Carol Clemens photo
Breakfast in Ucluelet To start the day, insiders recommend the Cyanmoka Coffee House for hearty breakfast plates and organic espresso. Baked goods, soups and sandwiches round off the selection.
Dining Out in Ucluelet For dinner, Roman's turns out pizza from a real wood-fired pizza oven. The historic, yellow-frame Matterson House gets the nod for its way with halibut, salmon and other swimmers. The Float House (200 Hemlock St), a floating restaurant, delivers fresh fish, organic veggies and an original cocktail, the Octopus. Many local gourmands swear Norwood's is tops for rich, uncomprised flavours, with fish and seafood the natural priority.
Self-Catering Gourmet For people with self-catering accommodations, fresh fish, including salmon, halibut, ling cod, sablefish and live Dungeness crab, is up for grabs at Fishfull Thinking, Ukee's only fish market, on Peninsula Rd.
Ukee 'Dogs'  Don't look for chain-operation sameness here: head to the Village Square for the ultra-casual, lunch-only Ukee Dogs. With eight kinds of hot dog—the chilli dog calls for a body-length napkin - insiders know the real star of the slate is the homemade salmon pie, juicy chunks of fresh salmon sauced in creamy dill in a pastry.
Fish 'n' Chips No veteran foodie takes fish and chips for granted: Tasteless frozen fish and chips resembling sawdust blocks are too often the rule, but purveyors of mediocrity might well be run out of town. Lunch from the fish-and-chipper wagon Jiggers brings fresh halibut in a crisp tempura-style batter and golden fries that actually taste like potatoes - and plenty of 'em.
Fine Dining The high ground goes to Fetch—an oceanographic term relating to the energy of the waves—in the new Black Rock Oceanfront Resort. Chef pours Dungeness crab bisque over a butter-basted scallop wrapped in fennel-scented snap peas. He transforms local fish to crispy-skinned snapper, ling cod glazed in miso and pan-seared halibut buzzed with spicy chorizo sausage. Mmmmm. For more information on dining out in Ucluelet, contact the Visitor Centre.
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