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Saanich Saanich Guide
Kinu by Sizzling Tandoor
An Indian-inspired small-plates and cocktail bar from the Sizzling Tandoor family, with tapas-style sharing dishes and a cocktail programme built around South Asian flavours.
Saanich dining searches stretch from Uptown and Royal Oak to garden-side brunch, Persian grills, Cordova Bay history, and the farm roads that lead toward Butchart Gardens and the Peninsula.
Start with the current Saanich picks, then use the archive below for restaurants in Saanich, Royal Oak, Cordova Bay, Butchart-area trips, Saanich Peninsula dining, local farms, and food-event searches.
This guide keeps the Saanich dining map practical: current picks in the municipality, plus archive paths for Cordova Bay, Royal Oak, Butchart-area trips, North Saanich, and the broader Peninsula.
Start with current Saanich picks from the editor-picked restaurant map, then use the archive links for Peninsula restaurant lists, local farms, food events, Butchart Gardens tea, Royal Oak openings, and Saanich food-business stories that still help readers understand where the area eats.
An Indian-inspired small-plates and cocktail bar from the Sizzling Tandoor family, with tapas-style sharing dishes and a cocktail programme built around South Asian flavours.
A family-run Persian kitchen in the Royal Oak Shopping Centre, turning out charcoal-grilled koobideh and joojeh kebabs, saffron-scented rice, and slow-cooked stews. Ghormeh sabzi and fesenjan are highlights.
A farm-to-table brunch room on the edge of The Gardens at HCP, a 10-acre botanical garden. Plates lean on what's growing on-site and on neighbouring Saanich Peninsula farms.