Breakfast at Clayoquot is designed to be flexible – a light bite before heading out on a day’s adventures or a more leisurely affair with full a la carte selection. Highlights on the dining menu include buttermilk pancakes by the stack served with local maple syrup and eggs or a foraged forest mushroom and jack cheese omelette.
A season-led, daily changing lunch menu features bistro style cuisine. Lunch at Clayoquot is designed to fit in easily around an action-packed day of adventures or one spent lounging by the sound. Dining highlights include freshly caught fish ceviche and the Bedwell Burger with organic Blue Goose beef.
A celebration every evening, the dinner menu features the very best of the region’s produce. Seafood stars on the starters’ menu, with fresh caught scallops, octopus and prawns from local waters. Mains or entrees showcase a single star ingredient with sophisticated cooking techniques and complementary flavour bring out its best. Save room for dessert – a crescendo in the dining experience.
A generous selection of drinks is included in the tariff at Clayoquot and includes wines, local craft beers and ciders, small batch spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages. A cellar master’s selection is additional and features international wines and Champagnes.
Wines include familiar and new wines from the Pacific Northwest, as well as from wine-growing regions including the Napa Valley in California. The Pacific Northwest craft brewing movement brings a selection of bottle and draught beers to the bar, while spirits from more than twenty British Columbia distillers are used to handcraft cocktails with house made syrups, bitters and tonics.
Reaching eleven feet, floor-to-ceiling glass windows deliver mesmerising views of Clayoquot Sound, making The Ivanhoe the best place to enjoy a drink and watch the weather and wildlife in action. Upstairs, a rooftop lounge looks straight down to the bottom of the emerald green Bedwell River, while outside a firepit and cedar deck chairs invite lounging well into the evening.
As sunset signals the day’s end at Clayoquot and the colours on the sound begin to soften in golden pinks and dusky blues, guests enjoy a drink from the bar, served al fresco on the roof deck or by the warmth of the fire inside. It’s a time to reflect on the day and share stories of happy adventures.
Executive Chefs Olivia Bolano and Mark Ota are partners in both life and their new joint roles leading the talented culinary team at Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge. Both originally Toronto-based chefs, Mark and Olivia met at the lodge in summer 2019 and have since gone on to work together across Canada and even Nicaragua. Beyond their professional expertise, the duo are widely known for their down to earth personalities, relaxed demeanor and ear-to-ear smiles.
Mark and Olivia draw inspiration from the awe-inspiring wilderness of Vancouver Island to deliver a clever interpretation of the sights, scents, tastes and emotions of the region to the plate. ‘Earthy, witty and wise’ is how they describe the culinary style at Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge, with an emphasis on local, sustainable ingredients and the producers and stories behind them.
With an eye for design, culinary daring and a clear adventurous streak, Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge shows just how wild luxury can get…Lodestars Anthology Canada
I decided that the true luxury of this high-end summer camp is not its control over nature, but the lengths to which it goes to poetically frame it.Zander Abranowicz Travel + Leisure
This was a life that could spoil you for proper camping forever and make it hard to return to whatever world you have escaped.Stanley Stewart Financial times
Clayoquot Wilderness Resort is something of an urban legend, with locals and tourists alike having heard or read about this highly acclaimed safari-style outpost only accessible by boat, helicopter or seaplane. The exclusivity and inaccessibility is certainly appealing, not to mention being off-grid in the very truest sense and camping out in the wild with the comfort of 5-star facilities and service.Jack Howard Vanity Fair
The temperate rainforests that dominate the landscape and ecosystem at Clayoquot Sound also drive the weather systems. In summertime the conditions are warm and dry, ideal for marine sports and outdoor activities.
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Clayoquot Sound’s protected ecosystem comprising temperate rainforest, lakes, rivers and alpine peaks provides habitats for a vast array of species, many of which are endangered or rare.
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Gloriously remote and set in one of Canada’s wildest and most astounding natural settings, Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge offers guests an unforgettable experience of Vancouver Island, where the landscape and wildlife combine in an enchanting adventure.
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