PLUVIO
about us
Pluvio restaurant + rooms is owned and operated by Warren Barr and Lily Verney-Downey, with the help of many talented professionals.
Pluvio restaurant was opened in April 2019, with the rooms following a little later that year, and was awarded 4th Best New Restaurant in Canada by enRoute Magazine. Three years and one pandemic after opening, we were honoured to be selected as Canada's 'Best Destination Restaurant' and 37th Best Restaurant by 'Canada's 100 Best Restaurant' for 2022, and to continue to be included on that list today.
The goal at Pluvio is to ‘Charm and delight our guests, and each other, through kindness, generosity, creativity and fun’.
We are as dedicated to creating a rewarding, supportive, professional, and fun working environment for our team as we are to providing an exceptional guest experience. Our goal in opening Pluvio was to create memorable experience for our guests that is unique to the West Coast, and to offer rewarding and long term employment to hospitality professionals who enjoy living in this beautiful part of the world.
Warren was born and raised in BC, first venturing into the culinary world at Doc Morgans Pub on Bowen Island, completing his apprenticeship at Le Crocodile in Vancouver, and taking his first Chef position at The Inn at Bay Fortune in PEI. Warren made his way back to the West Coast and Ucluelet via Tofino, where he spent many years as the Executive Chef of the Wickaninnish Inn.
Lily found her love of hospitality early and spent her youth scrubbing pots, peeling potatoes and serving tables in her small home town in the English countryside, before attending the University College Birmingham to study for a Culinary Arts Management degree. Lily found the West Coast of Vancouver Island when she completed her internship at the Wickaninnish Inn, returning shortly after graduating and never really leaving again!
Pluvio restaurant + rooms is fortunate to have an incredible team of passionate, hardworking, kind and dedicated individuals who don’t mind living in one of the rainiest places on the planet. Every year, we close the restaurant and rooms for 4 – 6 weeks starting on January 1st for the team to be able to enjoy some time off, visit family and friends, do some travelling, find inspiration, and get some sleep!
To meet our team, join us for dinner or a stay and in the meantime, check out our Instagram for some smiling faces and brief introductions!
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