BC Ferries officially closes the popular but money-losing Pacific Buffet restaurant on its three ferries as it surveys the public for input.
that the closure of the Pacific Buffet was permanent, and it’s to the dismay of loyal fans.
No amount of love for the seafood chowder will keep the buffet open after it initially closed at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.“The buffet was wonderful. All kinds of food. Loved going there,” a former buffet patron said.“I think it’s unfortunate. I used to enjoy it. It was a nice sort of haven at the front of the ship,” said one traveller., according to BC Ferries’ executive director of public affairs Deborah Marshall.
“In the past, we have had spa services onboard. We’ve trialled that, but it didn’t go over all that well.”Sign up for the CHEK Now daily email newsletter to get breaking news and the day's top stories sent to your email.The last year the buffet operated, it sold more than 430,000 meals on three vessels. That’s less than nine percent of the 4.8 million customers who took those ferries.
And even if it raised prices by 30 per cent, and sold a record amount of clam chowder, it would still lose money. “It’s been a few years, of course, since I’ve used it, but I really did enjoy it,” a former buffet patron added.
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