halibut portion a little small for $13. Did have cider/malt/garlic vinegars. Cudos to that!! More

Fried yeach. Everything is fried, grease oil yeach More

They will deep fry anything that you bring in! But the basics are always the best! More

I enjoy offbeat and funky, but the food has to be at least decent. Just looking at the unsanitary surroundings was bad enough, but the food was not fit for my dog. After tasting the poutine, I wondered how long it had been since the oil was changed. The cheese curds were more like plastic and the gravy, way too... More

I recently visited Pirate Chips in Nanaimo and had the Coconut prawns and chips, Delicious! The place is deceptively small but puts out great food. Make sure you say hi to the "Pirate" when you go. More

We had heard that this was THE place to get fish and chips in Nanaimo - big hype about a young girl running an exceptional restaurant. From the outside appearance we thought it would be a funky, casual, friendly place to go. Well, casual it was - funky and friendly it was not. Perhaps the person behind the counter was... More

We went to the Pirate Chips with expectations as they were closed the first time we went by. We ordered fries and gravy. The fries were not meaty and fresh tasting. The were dry, skinny and tasted of old oil. The sauce was served in tiny plastic containers, like small pill containers you get when hospitalized. The gravy was way... More

The fries are great and you have to try the deep fried mars bars. More

Food was great. Had Mozza sticks, deep fried Snickers, and poutine. Portions so big they barely fit in the box. Staff was funny. They cut the fries in the back, they aren't the frozen pre-cut kind. Everything was made by hand, and we got to watch them cook our food! More