Your Pender Island country store, seven minutes off the ferry.
A family-owned grocery with a trained chef in the kitchen, a deli counter of cheese and charcuterie, and everything for your stay.
- Open Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Closed Sundays. Heading home on Sunday? Stock up on Friday or Saturday.
- 4.8 stars on Google from 48 reviews (opens in a new tab)
Right now
No car ferry at Otter Bay, November 20 to 24
BC Ferries closes the Otter Bay berth from Friday, November 20 to Tuesday, November 24 for terminal work. Foot passengers can take a water taxi between Swartz Bay and Otter Bay Marina.
The water taxi schedule (opens in a new tab)
Right now
Closed Friday, December 25
Right now
Closed Friday, December 25
Closed Friday, January 1
New Years Day
Right now
Closed Friday, January 1
New Years Day
Right now
Closed Monday, February 15
Family Day
Open this summer
Warthog’s Burritos
Our food truck, right here in Picnic Park: burritos, bowls and nachos, with your choice of protein.
Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., July to Labour Day weekend.
Details on the Visit page
Made here, by a trained chef.
Amanda, a trained chef, and her team make soups, sandwiches, sweet treats, sauces and whatever else inspires them, using ingredients from the stores shelves. Look for the Amanda’s Recipe label.
House-made sandwiches
Monday to Saturday
Soup of the day
Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., September to June
Frozen soups, pastas, dinners and pies
All year
Dips and dressings
In the fridge
Freezies
In the summer
“Amanda was kind and patient, taking the time to share her recipe and the process of how she made the hot sauce. It’s great to speak with the person who prepared the food I was about to eat.”
A cheese board for the cabin.
Canadian and imported cheeses, a selection that changes all the time, with specialty charcuterie and ethical meats available too. Ask at the counter for today’s favourites.
“…pop into the family-owned local grocer and pick out a soft cheese, hard cheese and salami from the deli counter. In the fridge near the cashier, pick up some olives and their French Onion chip dip that should be famous.”
Everything for your stay, in one stop.
“Have shopped there numerous times when I’m on the island, and always find the high-quality products that I’m looking for and get wonderful service from the staff”
Everything for your stay, in one stop.
Sourced with great care from ethical, organic and local suppliers: the everyday staples for a week at the cabin, vegan and gluten-free options, and uncommon herbs, spices and foods from around the world.
“Have shopped there numerous times when I’m on the island, and always find the high-quality products that I’m looking for and get wonderful service from the staff”
From the blog.
Picnic Park, right next door.
A family-friendly space for games, board games, a picnic or just some time in the park. Pick up lunch inside and eat it outside.
Closed for the season. Open again in May, during the store’s hours.
Open through September, during the store’s hours.
Closed for the season. Open again in May, during the store’s hours.
Warthog’s Burritos: Our food truck, right here in Picnic Park: burritos, bowls and nachos, with your choice of protein. Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., July to Labour Day weekend. Details on the Visit page
“…an island gem for kids is Picnic Park right next door! Worth blocking out a morning for a play and feed.”
Getting here
The drive from the Otter Bay ferry.
- Drive off the ferry onto MacKinnon Road.
- Turn left onto Otter Bay Road.
- Turn sharp right onto Port Washington Road.
- Southridge is about 2 km along on your right, across the road from Home Hardware.
Staying toward Magic Lake or Bedwell Harbour? Southridge is a detour of about five minutes.
Hours
- Monday to Saturday9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Closed Sundays.
Holiday hours vary.
- Friday, December 25: closed
- Friday, December 25: closed
- Friday, January 1: closed (New Years Day)
- Friday, January 1: closed (New Years Day)
- Monday, February 15: closed (Family Day)