Locals at the Old House

06/19/2026

After dinner service at Locals on the weekends (Friday and Saturday nights), we are still open for Après, which includes our full wine, beer, and cocktails menu, dessert (of course), and a select appetizer / sharing plates / snacks menu.
We're approaching our third year of Après, and have just updated the menu to reflect all of the new options available. You can see that - and all of our menus at www.localscomoxvalley.com

06/18/2026

06/17/2026

Date Night is tonight - and every Wednesday.

06/01/2026

Happy Hour at Locals! All summer long from 2pm to 5pm, daily. Aside from our deep discounts on popular cocktails, beers, and wines, we also feature a menu of budget-friendly snacking foods and mid-day fare - such as our duck confit tacos and incredibly popular crab cakes!

We hope to see you soon on our shaded deck or riverside patio - reservations recommended, but walk-ins are welcome when possible.
250-338-6493

Locals is located next to The Old House Hotel, at 1760 Riverside Lane, in Courtenay B.C.

05/31/2026

Locals Happy Hour - all summer long from 2pm to 5pm, daily. Cocktail, beer, and wine specials, a food menu of lighter fare, snacks and small bites; and a beautiful covered deck or riverside patio to enjoy them on.

Reservations recommended, walk-ins welcome when possible. 250-338-6493

Locals is located in Courtenay, nest to The Old House Hotel, at 1760 Riverside Lane

05/29/2026

Aprés at Locals - every Friday and Saturday night, now in it's second year!
What is Aprés? Literally, it means 'after' - as in 'after dinner', or 'after the show', or 'after the movie', or 'after your other plans or events'.
What does it mean to us? After our dinner service is over, we are still open to serve you cocktails, wines, dessert, and a menu of appetizers, small bites, and shareable foods - all the foods and drinks you may want after dinner, or the game, or the late meeting, and so on.
localscomoxvalley.com has our full menu, or call 250-338-6493 for more details and reservations.

Locals is located next to The Old House Hotel, at 1760 Riverside Lane in Courtenay

05/14/2026

Let’s clear something up, Comox Valley 👋

We recently worked with Google to remove an outdated business listing from the early 2000s that had been confusing our guests for years — and somehow, that sparked rumours we were closing. We are absolutely, enthusiastically OPEN.

And honestly? There’s never been a better time to visit.

Patio season arrived last Monday, weekend brunch kicks off next week at 8am, and our new happy hour is creating a buzz with special prices on cocktails and wine, and a happy hour food menu that delivers.

You’ve been asking for it, and we’ve listened.

Summer at Locals is going to be something special. Come experience it for yourself.

📞 Reservations recommended: 250-338-6493

03/31/2026

As the post says, Locals at The Old House is hiring a full time cook. Experience is a must, with a starting wage of $24/hr or more based on experience, or a potential salary if a good fit. Salary would be negotiable if offered.

Some would define us as a 'Farm to Table' restaurant, as we source local ingredients over all others, wherever possible (it's literally our name). This restaurant has French roots, as evidenced in the menu, but has branched out beyond that over the last 15 years.

We're housed in one of the oldest buildings in the Comox Valley - a building known as 'The Old House'. It's an absolutely gorgeous wood beam and cedar shake style building, that was once home to the Kirk family.

It overlooks the new Kus Kus Sum reclamation and rehabilitation efforts of the Puntledge river and estuary, where they've returned the riverbanks to their natural state.

If you're interested in joining us, or know someone who might be a good fit, please have them email us at [email protected]

To view us on googlemaps, we're at 1760 Riverside lane in Courtenay, next to The Old House Hotel.
To learn more about our menus, visit www.localscomoxvalley.com

Or if you'd like to visit us, please call 250-338-6493 for reservations. Locals is open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner service, as well as weekend brunch.

03/22/2026

Based on our last post, a few people came in, called, dm'd, and posted questions about what kind of items they could expect on our three mid week nights where we run themed features and specials.
I though it easiest to just take a selection of those inserts and post them here for you to look at.

Tuesdays nights are Seafood Market - where fresh seafood reigns! All of our feature dishes will have fish or shellfish or other seafoods.

Wednesday is Date Night, where a dinner for two - an appetizer to share, 2 entrees, and a dessert to share come in at a set, discounted price.

Thursday night is the Butchers Table, where local meats and poultry are featured.

On each of these nights our full regular menu is still available, these themed features are in addition to the regular menus which you can see when visiting www.localscomoxvalley.com

For reservations at Locals, please call 250-338-6493 - walk ins are welcome when we are able.
Locals is located next to the Old House Hotel, at 1760 Riverside Lane. We are open for lunch and dinner daily, and weekend brunch