barBURRITO in Port Alberni

3945 Johnston Rd, Port Alberni, BC V9Y 5T9, Canada

★★★★☆
(145 reviews)
Categories: Tex-Mex restaurant Burrito restaurant Mexican restaurant Taco restaurant

About

From our guacamole to our fresh toppings, our food is a healthy alternative to traditional fast-food fare. Our food combines everything you love about old-fashioned cuisine with a new twist. We may not be the only burrito in town, but we’ve certainly raised the bar. Find out what you’ve been missing at BarBurrito Port Alberni.

Website
barburrito.ca
Address
3945 Johnston Rd, Port Alberni, BC V9Y 5T9, Canada
Plus Code
7674+VM Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
Time Zone
America/Vancouver

Business Hours

Sunday
11 AM–9 PM
Monday
11 AM–9 PM
Tuesday
11 AM–9 PM
Wednesday
11 AM–9 PM
Thursday
11 AM–9 PM
Friday
11 AM–9 PM
Saturday
11 AM–9 PM

Services

Service options
Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Healthy options
Dining options
Lunch Dinner
Amenities
Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
Good for kids
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot Parking

Reviews

4.4
★★★★☆
145 reviews

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★★★★★
December 8, 2024

Food is fresh and delicious, Ranpreet is helpful deciding from the many choices. Great place to stop and grab a bit to eat

★★★★★
November 30, 2024

Great portions and great service. When I visited in September, they looked like they just opened so will be interested to see how it goes after they get their legs under them.

★★★★★
October 28, 2024

We are here on our way out and then back again from Tofino because we liked it so much. We love this chain and find it such a tasty meal for great value. This location in Port Alberni is beautiful and brand new with lots of seating overlooking trees and greenery. I would highly recommend!

★★★★★
October 25, 2024

We had a crunchy chicken burrito and crispy fish tacos. Both were excellent , fresh tasting and full of flavour. Our server was really friendly and helpful, giving topping and sauce suggestions. There was a few minute wait for our food but the server communicated this to us and also continued to engage with us while we waited. It was a pleasant experience overall.

★★★★★
August 6, 2024

Nice portions and great staff. Always delicious

July 6, 2024

I have visited the Port Alberni location twice with my partner. The first time we received friendly service but smaller portions than other locations we have been to. We still decided to eat here a second time only to find that the service was significantly less friendly and there was sand/dirt in our bowls. Initially I assumed it was just a stray grain of sand and shrugged it off, but when every bite after that included an unmistakable grit we knew it was something in the food. I was told by the individual who made my bowl that it couldn’t be sand and then he walked away. Absolutely will not be back to this location again - unfortunate as we have enjoyed BarBurrito as a quick and healthy place to eat on a fairly regular basis.

★★★★★
July 5, 2024

Love this place! The service is always great, staff are very friendly. The restaurant is always clean. I love the ease of ordering on the app and picking it up. The rewards you earn too are awesome. Doesn't take long to earn some cash towards more burritos. They have coupons out frequently too so check the social medias and your mail. And of course, the food is always awesome. Very filling and tasty. Thanks everyone!

★★★★★
October 16, 2023

*It is one of the finest restaurants I've ever seen, beautifully done the whole theme, design, color coordination, and decor. *Immaculate condition inside out. *The service and care provided by the staff and owner himself is appreciable. * Last but not least, food was exceptionally fresh & hot, especially veggies. Highly recommended place to visit or book for events.

★★★★★
December 15, 2024

Dietary restrictions: Gluten friendly burritos are delicious!! Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 8, 2024

Thank you Ranpreet for you excellent service!

★★★★★
November 24, 2024

Ranpreet made me a large ground beef burrito. It was very good and filling. He was very cordial and friendly to me and others.

★★★★★
November 24, 2024

Ran preet did great job on my burrito

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

Always great service and fantastic food. The restaurant is always clean.

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

Nice place to eat

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

I love Barburrito!! Always delicious. I like all of the staff, but especially Ranpreet :) So friendly and great customer service!

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

I go here decently often, and every time I go the service and food is pretty banger ngl

October 22, 2024

Saff are very polite and friendly.

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

The guys working the counter were very pleasant. Enjoyed my experience!

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Very friendly people, delicious food.

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

The best BarBurrito on the Island! We stop there going to and from Tofino each time we go. Always friendly, and the burritos are made perfectly everytime.

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Great food and fantastic service from Ranpreet and Kiran they are the best workers there.

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

LOVELY staff. Very inviting. Especially Ranpreet and Kiran, best workers there by far.

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Good food, very big portions

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Add some flavour to that salsa and youll be above and beyond!

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Love the burrito bowls. Always fresh ingredients.

★★★
September 22, 2024

Two gentlemen serving our group; one was friendly and engaging, the other was rude and unwilling to answer perfectly reasonable questions about the food. My wife ordered the quesadilla and asked about available sauces; she was told no sauces were available on her order. She then asked about guacamole as other members of our party were getting it on their tacos and burritos for an extra dollar. She was told by her server it was $3.00 for her, because it had to be on the side. She asked why she couldnt have the dollar amount spread on her quesadilla like everyone else and he just walked away. Dont understand why this staff member had to be so intractable with perfectly reasonable requests. We will drive all the way to Courtney before we go to this location again.

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Food was fast, quality and good service. Another great go to in town. You cant go wrong here.

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Always coming back. Good size portion and tasty. Friendly staff

★★
September 22, 2024

Overpriced and not that good. Portions are smaller than they should be. Theres practically no flavour and the service was pretty bad.

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

A great spot for a very quick and very large burrito for a fair price. Parking: Free parking lot, I have never seen it full despite it being a bit smaller Kid-friendliness: There are kids meals but Also, chips and salsa is $2 and I just get that for my kids to share, works every time

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

Good food

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

Delicious and reasonably priced. Manager seems great. Definitely recommend!!

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

I stopped in after kayaking the Broken Group for a week. Ordered the fish tacos. So good!! Fellah that made my order was super nice.

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

The service was great with great recommendations. And the food was delicious and fresh!

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Bang bang shrimp! Yummy! My fave ...

July 22, 2024

For the second time my large burrito was lacking! Got a large that was half the size of the last one I got! 1 more chance!

July 22, 2024

The food was awful. We ordered mild chicken bowls and they put barely anything in the bowls. The chicken was old and was hard as a rock and couldn t eat it. Hopefully not sick tomorrow. Very disappointed with the food never coming back

★★★
July 22, 2024

The quality is great. I go there almost weekly and order the same thing but, the portion size has definately shrunk.

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

We really enjoyed our tacos from here. It s nice to have fresh tacos for an affordable price. It s also great that you can customize them how you like.

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Very good customer service and great food .keep up the good work Tyush and Ram

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Excellent service by all staff very kind and helpful talk with everyone with smile I recommend to all of you to visit BarBurrito Port Alberni

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Often get the (black) beans bowl, ingredients are often fresh, staff have always been friendly, quick service even when busy. Makes for a clean, refreshing, filling meal. Definitely worth while.

★★
July 22, 2024

We love Bar Burrito - at different locations. Weve tried this location 3 times. Unfortunately, the portion sizes and customer service that were used to at other locations (Parksville and Nanaimo) are severely lacking here. We asked for guac (an upcharge) and got about a teaspoon of it. Consistently, we have to ask for more of the sides. This last time, in our bowl, there was something like dirt, or sand in every bite. Maybe the ingredients werent washed? Super unfortunate, as Bar Burrito is one of our favorite places to stop for a quick bite. We let them know about the grit in our meal and they just said no no. Wish this wasnt the case. Wont return.

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

This is awesome place I always come here to eat wrap I love this

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Hye this place is very nice and there food id delicious.. and specially Im impressed by there staff they are amazing and cooperative..

July 22, 2024

We ordered take out from Bar Barito - Saturday night. We ordered 3 rice bowl meals and proceeded to the restaurant to pick up our food. The bag was very tightly wrapped when we picked up - got home - only 2 meals in the bag. We called the restaurant and they argued for the first little while and eventually agreed they owed us a meal. There was no offer to deliver the missing order - we had to drive back and pick it up. When we ate the meals we noticed there was little or no lettuce in the bowl but an immense amount of black beans. I would think they would have a standard recipe to follow. After eating my meal I immediately felt sick and went to bed. I had a terrible night and still recovering today. It just happened that my meal was the one we went back to get - not saying they did anything to it but who knows. They went from the top of my list to the bottom!

★★★★
July 22, 2024

Your food is very good and I liked the view very much. There is a lot of space to sit there which I like very much.

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Great service!

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Great place and great food; glad to have one in Port Alberni

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Love the jerk chicken. Good value for the money

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Here ia the fantastic food I ever eat . this is my favourite place .food is so tasty and flavourful

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Clean and modern with great food and value. Wheelchair accessibility: Level access to restaurant Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

favourite place to stop through port alberni

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Dependable and tasty!

★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Prices are a little high if you are looking for an economical meal but portions are a good size and food is very tasty. Wheelchair accessibility: Definitely well set up for people with mobility issues.

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Nice option to have for Port Alberni. They also use Door Dash, so you can have it delivered straight to your door. Kid-friendliness: No play area, but plenty of chairs/booths.

★★★★
June 22, 2024

Portions were big, taste was delicious. Was a bit messy with all those ingredients in the items we ordered & could have used a fork to eat the fallouts, but otherwise a great experience.

★★★
June 22, 2024

Shrinkflation

★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

First visit in, Burrito artist was friendly and patient. I was very pleased with the freshness and flavors. Food

★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

This has become my partners and Is Monday grab. It is reasonable food at a reasonable price.

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

Great food, price and service

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

My gf and I love this place great service and atmosphere.

February 22, 2024

Nothing to special about this place, food made my stomach hurt the morning after. Sometimes prepackaged with lots of preservatives foods isnt the way to run a business model. Just because subway has the right formula for subway sandwiches, doesnt mean it gonna be the same with burritos.

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

Much better experience at this location in Port Alberni compared to the one I had in Nanaimo. Fresh and larger protein portions I m back on the barBurrito bandwagon!

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

First Class all the way.. Friendly staff and great food..

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 22, 2024

Vegetarian options: Vegetarian options Dietary restrictions: Gluten free Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

Great food and filling. Best burrito place in town

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

One of the best places Ive been in a while, a nice change up from the normal fast food. Their menu is decent, in terms of selection. So far Ive had their tacos and the regular size (medium) beef burrito , both Id have again. I feel the large could be cut in half and enjoyed twice. The price is about what youd expect from this size of meal.

★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

No love put into my bowl. Everything was just plopped in it. Nothing spread out. Just piles of stuff

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

Very delicious burritos and Ill be looking for other locations on my trip across Canada

January 22, 2024

The food is good but the service is seriously lacking! Only one staff member serving customers and the rest seem focused on door dash. After waiting over 15 minutes without being acknowledged we left. We tried again a week later and had the same problem. I won t be going back.

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

Biggest burritos in town. If you like spice, try out that signature sauce

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

Very good service and the food is delicious. The burritos are big and really filling.

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

Great place atmosphere is awesome and service was amazing

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

Love the burrito bowls.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great service & even better food!!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Very fresh , great flavours awesome service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

My burrito was so delicious I will be returning. I highly recommend

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

jerk chicken burrito was gooood!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Super tasty, good service, great portions! Vegetarian options: Vegan friendly! Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Tonight was the grand opening and this place was PACKED. Staff were absolutely slammed & working like a well-oiled machine. I was so impressed. Food was very tasty reasonably priced. Everything was fresh & well seasoned. I could see lots of communication between staff & the atmosphere was focused but not tense. Will for sure be back!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

The food was awesome look forward to going back again!

★★★★
December 22, 2023

The bang bang shrimp was banging! However they ran out of chips, and had a street taco chip combo for $9.99. When we bought it the manager was apologetic but we would ve preferred if we were told about the lack of chips in advance.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Wow, the food here is incredible! I love the premise of choosing exactly what you want in your food. Fresh ingredients, friendly service, and great location. HUGE portions for what you pay for! Maybe the music could be a bit quieter so we can hear each other better but aside from that it was a great experience!

★★★
December 22, 2023

Very friendly staff, clean and welcoming. The food is good but amounts are inconsistent. The staff hesitate to put much filling in for fear that they will be unable to wrap it. This makes it less value for the customer. The other day I was charged for cheese which is normally included and another time my burrito was wrapped without the protein that I chose. The staff laughed and said they have done that a few times. I think more training is in need. Might give it a miss until I hear of better experiences.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Food

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Wow. The food is so good. The staff didnt sigh or exchange a snotty look with a coworker when I ordered the gluten-free option either, very rare. This is my favorite restaurant now. Also, big meat portions, if youre thinking about getting double meat, maybe hold off on that till you try their regular heap of meat ;)

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

It s ok. It s fast food. The food is edible but nothing special. Portion is not too big. The seating area is sterile and the servers seem friendly. A bit disappointing that they re still offering plastic utensils.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I wasnt familiar with the way to order the food.

December 22, 2023

Their burritos are soggy and they cut back on my protein. I went in with my s/o and they messed up both of our burritos, having to remake them twice. Neither of u were able to eat our burritos due to how immensely moist and unflattering the dish was. Their staff is nice but they definitely need more training.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Big food for small price def a quick grab and go

December 22, 2023

Insanely slow service , there was literally nobody ahead of me and still takes 30 mins to get a burrito

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Huge portions!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

We really enjoyed the burritos that we had from here and the extreme fries

December 22, 2023

The workers are so rude and can barely hear them with the loud music playing. The one guy serving me went and did other things and by the time I got my food it was cold.

★★
December 22, 2023

Food itself is good, but they need more people on shift. One person is dedicated solely to Door Dash orders while the other person is left to take all the counter orders. They both look exhausted. The wait time is pretty long at the counter. Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Medium-sized burrito... it was delicious and filling! Nice selection of toppings, too. Food : 5/5