Fusilli Grill - Campbell River

This restaurant has been locally owned in town for years and consistently serves delicious ribs, steaks, and pasta.

I have been coming to Fusilli Grill since it first opened many years ago.

This restaurant is not very good. When I went for lunch, I ordered pasta but it was never cooked properly. The tomato sauce was good, but they served me pasta with salad on top. The restaurant has since permanently closed down.

We visit Campbell River every year or two and have been coming to Fusilli Grill each time at their old location. The new location smells musty, looks run down and the room was freezing. We were the only people in the restaurant. Not a good sign during dinner hour. We ordered the calamari and it came out really fast. It looked very pale, and had no flavour. It needed some seasoning. Won't be coming back.

Four of us enjoyed drinks and a sumptuous seafood chowder on the spacious deck overlooking the Campbell River, much-entertained by splashing salmon... and three seals no doubt feasting on pinks and coho.As the evening cooled, we moved into the cosy upstairs dining area and started our generous mains; a Prawn Shrimp Scallop Fettucini, a Chicken Curry Stirfry, my Hunter Pork Schnitzel, and a Smoked Chicken Pesto. Two very reasonably priced bottles of red (an Argentinian Malbec/Shiraz... and a Perseus Cab/Merlot) complemented our meals.We shared a Trio Cheesecake... maybe just a little too sweet for some. (Not a crumb remained!)Our waiter Rita was outstanding. Service was impeccable. Nothing was too much trouble and our interest in the Lodge was repaid with a brief but fascinating history of this riverside restaurant... .We’ll be back!