Reader lists his favourite Okanagan restaurants

Editor: With the crazy amount of letters to the editor that involve mostly boring politics the past two months and or just negative news and same old rants, let’s talk about some positives for a change.

I have been to almost every good restaurant in the Okanagan and here are my top restaurants in the Okanagan and reasons why based on ambience, service, food taste and quality and overall prices, specials and variety.

1. Villa Rosa, Penticton — very top in caring service, food taste and quality and very reasonable prices always. My personal fave.

2. Theos, Penticton — very authentic Greek food with a nice feel and look inside. Owner really cares about you as a guest.

3. Olympia, Kelowna — third best customer service in the Okanagan and with the secondbest tasting pizzas in the Okanagan. Nice atmosphere and ambience.

4. Zias, Summerland — great ambience and service and tasty fresh food, not breaking the bank.

5. Earls, Kelowna — awesome view of lake and very caring service with good specials.

6. Mykonos, Penticton — best tasting pizza in the Okanagan with average service. Pasta dishes are very good too.

7. Savvios, Oliver — great tasting Italian food with average service.

8. Salty’s, Penticton — another great view of the lake spot and with tasty fresh food but a tad pricey.

9. Ricardo’s, Lake Country — a nice atmosphere and authentic Italian place with caring customer service.

10. Joey Kelowna — second best customer service to Villa Rosa and a nice atmosphere, but the prices confuse me.

11. Brown’s Social House, Kelowna — great ambience with a good variety of music catering to everyone and good specials. Service a bit lacking as all young ones but still good.

12. Cuba Del Sol, Kelowna — food is authentic and fantastic and service really top notch.

Honourable mentions — Barefoot Beach Resort, Penticton: good food and a great patio right on the beach. Alexanders, Vernon: a great location right off Kalamalka Lake with a nice patio and good ambience inside the pub too. Always friendly customer service I have experienced. Pasta Factory, Penticton, always good food at reasonable prices with good caring service.

These establishments are all must visits. Agree? Disagree? Have some choices to add or comments? Check out Okanagan Restaurant Reviewer on Facebook.