Dairy Queen Grill & Chill in Campbell River

1250 Dogwood St, Campbell River, BC V9W 3A4, Canada

★★★★☆
(576 reviews)
Categories: Fast food restaurant Ice cream shop

About

Soft-serve ice cream & signature shakes top the menu at this classic burger & fries fast-food chain.

Website
dairyqueen.com
Address
1250 Dogwood St, Campbell River, BC V9W 3A4, Canada
Plus Code
2QG2+V3 Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
Time Zone
America/Vancouver

Business Hours

Sunday
10 AM–8 PM
Monday
10 AM–10 PM
Tuesday
10 AM–4 PM
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
11 AM–10 PM
Friday
10 AM–10 PM
Saturday
10 AM–10 PM

Services

Service options
Outdoor seating Drive-through Takeaway Dine-in Delivery
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Coffee Late-night food
Dining options
Lunch Dinner Dessert Seating
Amenities
Toilets Wi-Fi Wi-Fi
Atmosphere
Casual
Crowd
Family friendly Groups
Payments
Credit cards NFC mobile payments
Children
Good for kids Good for kids birthday High chairs Kids' menu
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot Parking

Reviews

4.1
★★★★☆
576 reviews

Most Mentioned

clean (16) drive thru (14) prices (13) cone (6) shake (6) manager (6) ice cream cake (5) sundae (5) parking (5) banana split (4)
5 stars
283
4 stars
161
3 stars
76
2 stars
25
1 stars
31
★★★★★
December 10, 2024

I loved the worker she was amazing and I ordered the cookie dough blizzard and it was really good but when she did they upsidown test and it fell on the floor🤣 loved it

★★★★★
December 8, 2024

Very good service.Really appreciate Grace for her great work

★★
September 12, 2024

Well the food was as we expected for milkshakes and sundaes. When we asked for water we were refused as she ‘was not allowed’. Very odd and unacceptable.

★★★
August 5, 2024

They left the cheesecake pieces at the bottom of the cup instead of mixing them together with the icecream. I was dissatisfied with my blizzard. Chicken Strips Basket were one of the worst I have had in a while.

★★★★★
August 3, 2024

78¢ for a large fountain drink now it says 3.50$ but it's not true it way way better than that I know where I'm going to grab chase .

★★★★
July 26, 2024

The person at the drive thru was professional and very nice... What more could you ask for👍

June 25, 2024

the drink trays are so thin that they are non functional. The parking lot is littered with drinks, blizzards and ice-cream that the trays failed to hold. Charging 25 cents for a paper bag, giving paper straws and wooden spoons. There is a good chance that I will never go back because of said paper straws and wooden spoons. I do not agree with cutting down trees just to make spoons and straws out of them, it's highly environmentally unfriendly to do that

★★
May 29, 2024

We are Seniors. Went to DQ last night to share a Banana Split. Last time there a year ago it was just over r$5.00 - . Last night it was $8.07 for the same 1 Banana and 4small humps of soft ice cream with a bit of pineapple/strawberries a chocolate sauce. Yikes. Last time there - cannot afford the $3.00 jump in price. .

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 7, 2024

For a fast food joint, this is one of the best.

★★★
Local Guide
November 30, 2024

Meh not a great area for homeless and addicts anonymous around the streets Parking: Open parking lot as its attached to home Depot Kid-friendliness: Lots of snacks or food for children Wheelchair accessibility: Has wheelchair accessible doors and seating

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 21, 2024

More expensive then the other day on the island but always good service

★★★★
Local Guide
November 21, 2024

Love the grilled chicken sandwich and Dilly bar!

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 21, 2024

Great place for a quick and tasty meal Kid-friendliness: Kids love the food Wheelchair accessibility: Easy access for wheelchair

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 21, 2024

Nice desserts again. The double double cheese burger was a treat and so was the peanut buster parfait! Perfect lunch for a busy day. Parking: Parking lot is shared by other businesses making this a spot I can hit 3 stores or more and get a DQ treat.

★★★★
Local Guide
May 21, 2024

The backyard bacon burger is surprisingly good! And their ice cream is always great. Best ice cream cake also

Local Guide
March 21, 2024

Pathetic is what I call this DQ.

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 21, 2024

Excellent in everything Parking: 50? Kid-friendliness: Yes Wheelchair accessibility: Easy

★★★★
Local Guide
March 21, 2024

Food generally good but some items seem to be downsized. Chicken strips are almost the size of nuggets and the hamburgers seem smaller. Nice staff, clean location, lots of parking.

March 21, 2024

Needs employees who can count.. wasted 16 bucks on a 6 piece strip meal and they thought 6 was 3.. 3 strips for 16 bucks isnt worth it. Wont be coming back ever again ill save DQ for Courtenay or other places that do not try to rip off customers by selling them 3 strips. Save your money ppl dont go here!

★★★★★
March 21, 2024

Its dairy queen not much to say

★★★★★
March 21, 2024

Very good

★★★
Local Guide
February 21, 2024

We used to get the 7$ meal 4x a week.then they made it 8$ which was fine to cover inflation but now they took off the lettuce and tomato off the burger and charge you a dollar for each to put it back on for 5 flakes of lettuce and a thin piece of tomato. So the value is gone.i got 17 family members and 20 friends who stopped going to dq. Wendys junior bacon cheeseburgers are a way better deal and have the lettuce,tomato,cheese and bacon for 2.49. Really dissapointed.

★★
February 21, 2024

Stopped tonite for 2 ice cream treats. Because the order in front of me took so long I ended up drinking my treat. It took 9 minutes from the time I ordered until the time I got it with only one car ahead of me. I would suggest that the ice cream treat is not made as soon as ordered or put in a freezer.

★★★
January 21, 2024

The ice cream was cold

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Best dollar store anywhere

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Love blizzards you can now order it on skip the dishes in Campbell River now

★★★★
December 21, 2023

Love Dickies food but their staff is racist and obnoxious and they dont like having to do their own work. None of the workers are even afraid of being racist and judgmental

Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Found that the management was poor in being there for their customers orders. Wasnt willing to help make it work. Wish they had more options then just whats on their boards. Customers are always right... what happened to that?

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

No delivery Campbell River

★★★★
December 21, 2023

Nice people there kinda socially awkward but so em I :)

December 21, 2023

I was the only person in line asked about icecream cake for my son i live in port mcniell they said one minute waited 10 min then left they were too focused on drive thru! Now i am going to have a very upset child.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Always good quality food, never done me wrong here unlike some of the other fast food places in town. Some of the better burgers available even though people usually think of it as an ice cream shop.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Always a great experience. Best fast food in town

★★
December 21, 2023

My blizzard is quite often wrong

December 21, 2023

The new dilly bars are terrible. They do not taste anything close to the original. Rest of the food is the same.. but this is the slow start to corporate sending what they want us to eat instead of in house made soft serve.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

So Yummy Good for Sunny day! Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Great dq. Clean great service.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Best place to get a burger that tastes like its fresh off a BBQ grill.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

The service was friendly and excellent. The food was delicious.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

The cones were great thank you.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

I bought a cake there. There was great service, it was clean and tidy, and the cake was good.

★★★★
December 21, 2023

When we go as just 2 people everything is great. However, when I order for the whole family, there is either something wrong with the order, or something missing. I know it can be chaotic with a larger order but maybe slow down and take some care please. Great staff and always friendly.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Love the new restaurant

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Absolutely love our local Dairy Queen. Always great customer service, delicious food & keep the line moving at a decent pace in the drive thru. Thank you kindly, Bernice

December 21, 2023

I m not happy with my meal I got at all because they forgot my sauce and gravy so it s very dry. And I found two pieces of hair in my food. Which is very unacceptable and very disgusting to have hair on my food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Always fresh and delicious!!

★★★
December 21, 2023

Normally the experience we have going through the drive through here is good but tonight not so much. I tried ordering a Misty Freeze (slushy/ice cream) drink and requested to have it made with less ice cream and not not be so thick. I was told no problem. They gave me my drink and immediately I noticed that it was still so thick that I could turn it upside down like a blizzard and nothing would drip or fall out. I tried asking for a bit more slush in a cup to add to it so I could drink it through a straw but was confronted by someone I assume maybe was the manager or supervisor standing back from the window telling me i am causing a problem and wrong for asking for a drink to be made with less ice cream. She told me that no matter how much ice cream they put in the drink it would always be thick like that. She told me that she made the drink the way she likes it with less ice cream. What about the way I would like it? I asked it if I could request it next time with 1/2 or 1/4 the ice cream portion if I wanted even thinner than this time. She told me that I was mad at her and would be better off just ordering an ice cream and a slushy separately and mixing it myself. At this point I just gave up. Apparently trying to ask for less of an expensive ingredient in one of the products is a massive issue at this location. I have had no issues requesting the drink the way I like it in Nanaimo when working down there.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Was good. I m lactose intolerant but tummy pain is worth it

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

I had written off Dairy Queen for years because of quality issues but this Dairy Queen is amazing. Freshest produce and best burgers of any fast food place in town.

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

The food is nor really that great I can make a burger better.

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

The food is really good, but i watched a few fellas smoke meth right outside. DINNER AND A SHOW

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

Mushroom cheese burger poutine

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

This is by far the best Dairy Queen I ve been too. It s obvious that it is managed well and their employees care about what they re doing.

★★★
December 21, 2022

Doesnt have online ordering like all of their competitors

★★★★
December 21, 2022

Good stuff

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

I ran into a gentleman who ended up sharing his knowledge with me about smarties and that they are NOT gluten-free (i thought they are), which is essential to know for me as my family and I are celiac. End of the story, he helped us stay healthy

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Blizzard....need I say any more?

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Delicious burgers

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Joel was very good at customer service. He was efficient, pleasant and calm all very good qualities to have when dealing with the public. My husband and I love the consistency of Dairy Queen no matter where we go. Although not all of them serve gravy and we love the gravy with our fries over ketchup. So thank you for being one that does. Overall great experience and will be back next time we re in the area.

★★★★
December 21, 2022

Love the poutine and frozen treats

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Great sunday and blizzards! Only down fall is the massive line ups for the drive thru on the weekends @ night

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Forgot my sundae coupon twice now with my three piece chicken strip basket.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Family favorite on sunny days, the gentleman who took our order was friendly and struck up a conversation while delivering our ice-cream outside!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Love it!

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Last time I had gone an ordered food at this location the food was brutal by that I mean they obviously rushed the order presentation wise sloppy yes I understand its fast food yet take some pride in youre work

★★★
December 21, 2022

Got a double dip small cone,charged 5 dollars and some change only to drive away,only single dipped,didnt want to go back in lineup.It has happened many times so I think I got the message.Never complained on any other issue to do with Dairy Queen

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Overall delicious. Onky tjing is I wish they had dine in until 10pm.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Great service today!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Food was awesome. Sets the bar pretty high for other DQs!

December 21, 2022

The menu on the website is incorrect, you go to the drive thru and they say oh it s been discontinued . I ordered chocolate brownie ice cream and got a strawberry shake. Got my money back won t go there again.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Good food.fine ice.friendly People.

★★★★
December 21, 2022

They let this guy go to terder then he got out I asked to use terder and was turned away not sure why. Then 12 year old boy asked he said no not gonna happen. Manager said no way. Kid said it is absolutely no joke about how serious this is and insisted he go here. And again manager said no way that is going to happen on his shift..... Well let me tell you his shift now ended up with the manager.

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Washrooms are just locked and available rn why because its welfare day, you know how unsanitary this is the 150 people who have been in here this morning it evening able to clean up before they eat.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Its still standing thats what the place is like right now google

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

the manager does what he can to get it right and very friendly

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

We got an ice cream cake. It was great but the girl that was helping us was even better. Best D.Q. visit ever!

December 21, 2021

Who tf closes at 8pm. I want a blizzard

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Service Was Good but Cant Eat anything just There Fries & Some of there Drinks I Hate Having Food Allergies.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Kind staff

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

The staff and owner here are always fantastic. Great service and great ice-cream!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Nothing beats soft serve dairy queen icecream. The service is always great too.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Great as always

★★★★
December 21, 2021

Its dq what else is there to say

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

I loved eating there it s amazing and it tastes amazing as well and one of the workers she is fantastic she did an excellent job with everything her name is Saraya, I would definitely come back because of how amazing the food was and how excellent the service

Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Service wasnt good today. Got our order wrong, we let them know, and they charged us extra for their error.

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

Excellent service

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

Good ice-creqm just not ENOUGH toppings

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

The new hire Cayden was so nice and gentle, 10/10 experience definitely worth the visit

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

2 out of the 3 blizzards were awesome but very disappointed as the one we paid to have extras put in actually tasted like it had less than the normal amount & it wasnt as thick as the others either. So I wouldnt recommend getting the extra as its not worth the money. I will say that I was very impressed with the fact that they finished serving all who were in the long drive thru line at 10pm even tho it meant staying open to do so.

★★★★
December 21, 2021

Best of traditions always a treat

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Good service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Grest as always. Quick friendly service. Clean space.

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Yummy

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Good big burger.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Excellent food (better then most DQs out there). Service is amazing. Even under pressure they meet and exceed my expectations. Friendly knowledgeable staff.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Good food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

We enjoy DQ very much. Great food and great ice cream. Plus, people with a heart condition that want ice cream are recommended to eat DQ ice milk instead of regular ice cream. Like myself.

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Love ice cream . They have changed some recipes for Theis blizzards and they are now so sweet I dont like them

★★★★
December 21, 2021

Your average fast food restaurant, however they still have not opened up seating inside as of Aug 7th 2021. Ive always enjoyed my food however and would recommend it as well as eat there again myself.

★★★★
December 21, 2021

I absolutely love their milkshakes, second to none I think! Everything seems a little better there, food is hotter and tastier. Also, they have some fairly reasonably priced deals but all fast food places are getting pretty expensive these days... But this DQ must be doing very well, watch out for lineups!!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

decent staff, alright food

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

Dairy queen is always lit

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

Even busy and lined up like crazy the staff keeps everything moving

★★★★
December 21, 2021

All right fast food drive thru

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Always busy but its good

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Good location. We got the wrong meal but it fast service

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

Such a great place

★★★★
December 21, 2021

Great collections good combos great meals awesome place to go get your birthday cakes

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Disappointed yesterday with our visit. A week ago I received an email announcing a new blizzard flavour. They were already sold out. That is poor ordering of supplies. I asked for an old flavour- chocolate pecan cluster. Have had it at this location before. The order person had likely not heard of it. But he didnt say that. He just gave me a turtle and figured it would be close enough. NOT. Not going back anytime soon.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Awesome

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Drive messes up our order almost every time we go there

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

There was a line of about 30 cars wrapping around the parking lot and we only about 10 minutes to get up to the window. The staff was fast and friendly. They got our order right and even packed the cones so that they wouldn t fall over. Great staff! And cones

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Good food

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Great location! Its always about location, but the problem is their Drive-thru! Waited 1/2 hour just to get a milkshake! And this location only has 6 flavours, not like some locations in Alberta! And their walk in service wasnt available at the time, yet the door says enter here & exit there; but no signage stating that theyre closed inside posted on the door!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Fast food food

Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Cols and dry ...overpriced food Gross ..and the mansger was rude

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Good food

★★★
December 21, 2020

The last few times ordering hot food its been mildly warm. I appreciate not eating soggy chicken and understand that time is important however if your paying for hot food it should be. On more than one occasion I have ordered banana splits and received very minimal strawberry pieces/syrup in them. I hope this review will help improve the quality of food/treats!

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

Even tho the lines are rather long, staff cycle through very quickly and remain pleasant and chipper and of course the food is always hot and fresh!!...and orders are accurate

★★★
December 21, 2020

The service, food and drinks were great but the seating wasnt my favorite. I had to move tables because the one that i was sitting at was wobbly and i didnt stay long cause the table was hot from the sun and it was shining right on us and there was only one spot to sit at to hide in the shade but it was occupied and so i left early, if your thinking of going i would recommend to go at a time when the sun doesnt shine towards the area your desired to sit at

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Drive through open only.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Great food. Good Covid precautionss

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Always impressed with their ice cream

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Good icecream and fries

Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Apparently they dont know the difference between a Skor blizzard and a Turtle blizzard. Youd think for what they charge for ice cream, they could get an order right.

★★★★
December 21, 2020

Long line ups, long wait time but good service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

The place to go for ice cream cake

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

I got all the way home and my burger wasnt in there...so disappointed.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Nice

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

all of the food and drinks here are good exept for the hot dogs and the service is really fast but parking isnt the best here

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

I have found that since the new location opened some time ago my experiences have been less than stellar kind of mediocre at best and absolutely slapped together and unable to even eat it being so soggy and inedible.. The other location was a regular stop and tradition. The last time we ordered food was when it was so sloppily put together and the toppings were mushy bun so soggy it fell apart and cold fries. BOTH sandwiches so at least we were both left disappointed and hungry lol I called right away to complain 0 the meals if i remember came to like $26 or $ 27 his was at the begin of COVID 19 so awhile ago but Google just asked me because a friend wanted a Blizzard when I was driving and I took her . No one answered but there was voicemail so I left a detailed message and no called me back .That night I threw the bag in my freezer as I was not impressed and thought I should have some proof . It still in there I hate chunking it out brrrrrr

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

buy one box of Dilly bars, get one free.