Strahcona Hotel, Victoira B.C.
Strahcona Hotel, Victoira B.C. Parliment Buildings - Victoria B.C.

Big Bad John's The Original Hillybilly Bar    Big Bad John's is a local legend here in Victoria with a reputation that has been carried the world over by travelers for nearly 50 years now. This one of a kind bar holds the first license to serve ever issued in British Columbia and is still going strong. 

Complete with tree stump tables and burlap seats you can enjoy a cold draft and peanuts while reading from the many goodwill messages our visitors have left over the decades, or write your own. You might even find one from someone you know.

Big Bad Johns, Victoria BC


B I G   B A D   J O H N ' S
Hillbilly Bar?
What the heck is a hillybilly bar you're wondering. Well it's very simple really, in a word it's "casual". In fact it's so casual we want you to write your name on the walls and toss your peanut shells on the floor! It's cold draft and fun times with all of your country and blue grass music favorites. Suits and ties allowed but you'll want to leave them at the door once you experience Big Bad John's.
 
 
919 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC, CA
Ph: 1 (250) 383-7137 toll free: 1 (800) 663-7476

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