Some south Island eateries have earned high praise from fans of alfresco dining.

The inaugural 100 Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining list by , a website that connects diners with more than 60,000 restaurants worldwide, features seven from the area.

Among them, in alphabetical order, are Alpina Restaurant at Villa Eyrie Resort on the Malahat; Bear and Joey cafe in downtown Victoria; the Butchart Gardens dining room in Central Saanich; FinnB次元官网网址檚 Seafood, Chops and Cocktails in Victoria; Faro in the Oak Bay Beach Hotel; Fireside Grill in Saanich and Unsworth Restaurant in Mill Bay.

Restaurant patios across the country are prepared to remain open as late into fall as possible to accommodate diners this year. With 45 per cent of British Columbians planning on dining outdoors as long as the weather allows, according to an OpenTable survey, restaurants are investing in outdoor heaters, fire tables, blankets and even chic fall fashion to keep diners comfortable.

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OpenTableB次元官网网址檚 list is generated solely from diner reviews collected between June 1, 2020, and May 31, 2021. All restaurants with a minimum overall score and number of qualifying reviews were included for consideration. The overall score is made up of unique data points such as overall diner rating, user clout, total number of reviews and regional overall rating. Qualifying restaurants were then scored and sorted according to the sum of tags for which B次元官网网址渉ot spotB次元官网网址� was selected as a special feature. There were 21 B.C. restaurants selected to the list from across the Okanagan, Fraser Valley, Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. 

Since its introduction in 2008, the OpenTable Reviews program has generated more than 100 million reviews by verified diners, including more than one million reviews per month. OpenTable seats more than one billion diners each year.

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