This is not the first time, since last summer we went for about 2 months or so. However, it’s different in 2011: now we are 100%, including no 7-11 drinks, no ‘small’ bags of roasted nuts, etc.
So, really getting into this, we asked ourselves what we could do for a treat. In the past, I’ve searched for raw food restaurants, and could only look somewhat enviously at the listings over in Vancouver.
So imagine my surprise when I typed ‘raw food victoria bc’ (gotta add the bc or it’ll give me aussie results), and not only found a great restaurant – but one that had been around since 2008!
Cafe Bliss is a small place just west of Town Hall – 556 Pandora to be exact. Not only did we drop by immediately, but we spent far more than we expected to. For example, they had a brownie that was the absolute best chocolate brownie I have ever had – still can’t believe it was raw. Add to that their raw version of a Naniamo bar, which while not the same buttery taste to the filling, replaced it with a more cherry tang (but quite good, nonetheless). Needless to say, we plan to frequent the place, and are delighted it’s established – although it would have been nice to find it earlier!
The morale (if there is one)? Customers are looking for you. For a restaurant, that’s local customers – and immediate sales. Add a few common search phrases to your site (in the text, or the “meta” description tag in your HTML), and you’re making it much easier to find you, and get business.
