Very average. Terrific location though, and the service was great, but food is dull and the menu items can be found at 90% of other cafes; zero originality. Beer selection sub-par. My wife's blueberry ice tea had -I'm sure - a thimble of liqueur in it, it tasted like purple kool-aid. Was a poor return on our $80. read more

The location among craft shops along the wharf with a window view of the harbor is interesting. I suspect that the waitress was attending more tables than she could do well, but she proved enthusiastic and efficient. Otherwise, the high priced food menu is limited and uninspiring for vegetarians. Settled for poutine as about the only choice. However, what's-her-name approved of the fish plate. Didn't try the alcohol. read more

Boondocks Restaurant - a fork in a bowl of food - Canadian (New) Near Me - Halifax, Nova Scotia

Absolutely delicious meal and the service and ambiance was top notch. Our server, Mia, was delightful and so knowledgeable about the restaurant's offerings. She was happy to share her favorites with us. I was very pleased to see a plant-based option on their menu. Our starter, a salad, was so fresh and full of wonderful ingredients and the raspberry vinaigrette was a perfect dressing. It was a very rainy and foggy day but the views from the restaurant were still breathtaking. We will definitely be visiting Boondocks Restaurant again and can't wait to share this lovely restaurant with friends and family. read more

Boondocks Restaurant - Canadian (New) Near Me - Halifax, Nova Scotia

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Not sure if the timing, but it looks like this place has been taken over by new management and that many of the poor reviews were under the original owners. At any rate, I stand by my 4 based on the quality of the food and the fact that, on a nice sunny Halifax day (both of them), you can sit on their spacious deck and enjoy some really good seafood and local Garrison beer on tap. I had the pan fried haddock with fries. Really well done, fish cooked perfectly, really nice fries. Others at my table had the club which was reported to be excellent and the veggie flat bread which was a generous service or a nice appy. Service was attentive and prompt, prices reasonable, and the menu was pretty broad. Seafood, burgers, salads, etc. read more

Boondocks Restaurant - Pan Fried Haddock with fries - Canadian (New) Near Me - Halifax, Nova Scotia

The food is pretty terrible. The tables sticky. Great location, a great chef could really bring in loads abd loads of customers here.

We are so happy to live down the road, at about 3 mn from the Boondocks restaurant ! For us, it is a gem, very handy when we need a quick take-out, or just want to eat out ! The decor is lovely, the sea view is wonderful ! Their Pan Fried Haddock is delicious, so is the Fish & Chips, with a generous portion. Staff is very friendly. read more

We had a great dinner here. Two kids and three adults. One person with gluten intolerance. It was a fabulous experience! Food was absolutely superb. Service was very friendly and accommodating. We hadn't been here for ? 6 years and I'm so very glad we went back! It was just excellent read more

Good food, good customer service. They need to fix their wifi, it was very spotty to the point it was not useable

I waited 90 minutes for 3 take out chowders and they lacked in flavour. Was a great atmosphere and friendly staff.

Surprisingly good! I had the lobster roll with fries: super fresh tasting with very little mayo and fluffy white bun, fries were hot and puffy! Excellent. My husband had the fish cakes and baked beans. While the fish cakes were fresh, they lacked true flavor however the green tomato chow chow served with them was AMAZing. (Bottle that and sell that!) Started with tomato soup which was thick, chunky and had the perfect amount of cream in it. Ended with the sticky toffee pudding and I didn't want to share. Totally e joyed that! Our waitress was friendly and efficient. We sat indoors due to the weather but the patio seating was immense. I loved that there were little plastic ducks hidden all over the restaurant and kids were hunting all over to find them! What a fantastic idea so the kids are quiet and everyone else gets to enjoy their meal! read more

Boondocks Restaurant - Canadian (New) Near Me - Halifax, Nova Scotia

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Unbelievably overpriced, $26 for MAX a tablespoon of lobster on the lobster roll. At best 2/10, avoid

First time at Boondocks. Visiting the area. Pro: Friendly and fast service. Nice atmosphere. Cons: Lobster roll lacked main ingredient -lobster. Nothing like pictured on this site. Maybe I came at bad time. Oh well First impression probably Will be my only impression of Boondocks. Maybe you will have better luck. read more

Really good Chicken Caesar salad, very clean and beautiful view of the water also. Haven't been disappointed

It's OK but nothing special. The outdoor seating is spacious and it looks like the kids have a good time running around but the portions are small relative to the price and the quality is a bit below average. The service was not quick considering that it was not busy. The local area looks like a tourist trap except that there were no tourists. There is plenty of parking nearby and several little shops to wander around but it is quite a ways off the beaten path. read more

Boondocks Restaurant - Lobster roll - Canadian (New) Near Me - Halifax, Nova Scotia

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What the hell happened to this place? Is it a German restaurant or a Nova Scotia restaurant?! The menu is pathetic, the food is disgusting and the customer service is lousy. The servers are definitely not happy. I remember when this was the place to go - busy, great service, great food. None of this reflects the present restaurant. Long weekend and no one here!!! No Keith's draft on a long weekend! If you are down in that area go to Wharf Wraps - we are just about to leave to go over there instead. PS. The bottled beer is warm. PSS. The hot water is disconnected in the washrooms, the lights on the patio are corroded with rust, the place is falling apart. I predict new owners in the near future. The server said, as she was seating a couple beside us: "oh my god it stinks out here on this patio like a skunk". She actually said that. wow - enjoy your dinner - lol! At that point we got up and left. Horrible horrible. Horrible. I would give it no stars but I don't think that is possible. read more

In the summer, my fiance and I went to Boondock's one Sunday for supper. It was a beautiful, warm summer day so we sat out on the patio. Well, that was a mistake, the patio was crawling with ants. It was like one of those scenes from cartoons, where you see the ants have a party on a picnic blanket. The service was mediocre. I found the restaurant decor very cliche, and made the place feel like a tourist trap. We both had the seafood platter, the food was nothing to rave about. The platters came with an excessive amount of fries, and the seafood portion was not as healthy. The battering used on the seafood was ok, but it really did not have much flavour. The price we paid for what we ordered, was over priced. It is not a restaurant I would recommend to locals our tourists because of poor food, mediocre service and higher prices than necessary. If you want a good good seafood restaurant, go to John's Lunch, in Dartmouth on pleasant street. read more

Terrible! My hubby, 2 friends and myself stopped by for a bite to eat after finding ourselves starving and in the area. Having never been, we asked about gluten free options at the door before being seated and were told, absolutely no problem. Seated, menus given and allowed to be perused and the waitress comes up to take drink orders. They arrive in a good amount of time and we're on to ordering mains. I had GF club w/mash ($13.50) and hub got GF Philly steak w/fries ($13.50) sandwiches plus garlic bread w/cheese app ($11.50!) 1 beer and an iced tea. Friends had regular Philly and fries (12) and fish and chips ($11?) and 2 beer. I had to ask for 2 removals (allergies) from my order and the hubby's and got a very huffy response to this. The waitress stormed off with her 'iPad ordering system' TWICE. Came back and asked if there was anything else and when the hubs said he wanted cheese on his garlic bread she again got huffy and nasty, replied 'great! Now I'll have to delete this whole thing and start over.' Getting upset at this point, we just again reiterated the order and hoped she'd go away so we could chat and have a good time. Food takes FOREVER (inexcusable considering there were only 6 tables filled in this LARGE restaurant on a Saturday night) and when it finally arrived we were so disappointed. Tiny portion for the gluten free, and they have the nerve to UPCHARGE for this! Directly compared with the gluten filled Philly, the GF was HALF the size! And WAY more expensive! Flavor was pretty flat on the club, tiny bit better on the philly. Then as we're finishing up our mains we get our app. 2 TINY pieces of GF bread (a GF hamburger bun with garlic spread and cheese) and we were done. Waitress came back, asked how all was and then when hubby told her we were not happy re: portions and up charges she replied with shrugging off and saying 'well those are the GF portions, sorry you're not happy with that' and when addressed about paying $11.50 for a GF hamburger bun with cheese and garlic reply was 'well if you were unhappy with the size,I could have taken it back to the kitchen' .... REALLY!?!?? So onto manager town. We speak with the owners daughter (after paying for the food, as we were looking for resolution not discounts) and none to be had there either. She was nice enough, seemed shocked that we only got 2 pieces of garlic toast and said she'd address the kitchen but never addressed the portion size or upcharge. Empty apology and we were out the door. Oh and never mind when I looked over my shoulder to see the waitress standing with the other staff at the wait station and gossiping about us complaining. Oy vey. Our friends before tip bill =$40 ish Ours bill before tip = almost $56! For less food, despite that we ordered extra food!!! Never again boondocks! The chips we had when we got home were more filling than your meal! We won't be back and hope someone else finds this review helpful :) read more

I remember eating over at Boondocks ordering the fish and chips. This place has a great outdoor patio section and is situated right by the boardwalk over there. Although the staff is friendly, I was not wowed by the food. It does have some great attributes, it is situated where there are some great little shops around and a beautiful area along Eastern Passage. It has a nice indoor eating area as well and of course plenty of cold ones to quench the thirst. read more

Went here for the first time in 10 years. The service was really good even though it was quite busy. I had the haddock tacos and you could tell that it was fresh off the boat, so tasty. The scallops were delicious too, and of course have to have desert which I had New York cheesecake which was made in house and so delicious. Definitely have to try this place and they have a outside patio that is right on the water. Will be back for sure!!! read more

Was there today with my mother for a quick lunch. Nothing too heavy because we were expected to dinner in a few hours. We ordered the chowder. As it was being placed in front of us, you could smell that it had been burned. They tried to stay away from the burned portion and give us what was on top. But it all tasted burned. The waitress apologized and asked if there was anything else we would like to order. Given the time, we both ordered side salads. Although the menu said they were $6.00 and $7.00, we was charged $23.00. They were very small, ok tasting, but we were very overcharged. I didn't argue, just paid the bill and left. Lesson learned. We won't be back. read more

I'd give this place a miss. It has a beautiful location and great patio (so five stars for that) but the food and service were both mediocre. We stopped here on the way home from the beach, before sunset, hoping to get some great seafood to finish off an awesome sunny day. All the seafood, other than salmon and mussels and lobster, was fried. This makes me think that most of the seafood must be frozen rather than fresh, but who knows. I ordered the fish cakes - there were chunks of fish in them but they were thick and had too much potato in them in terms of ratio to seafood. The others had fish and chips (heavily battered and deep fried) and a burger (average at best). If you want a sunny patio drink (with limited choices) then definitely go here. But maybe opt for a different location for food.... read more

Have always enjoyed our food here. Love their Caesar salad. Fish and chips. So glad they're open off season. read more

This place was closed in December and now two new owners have taken this beauty over! We arrived @ 7 pm to congratulate them on owning there second food service (Ma bells) is there other business, it's packed! Many tables with 5 plus people! Not to mention besides the fact that they were crazy busy, our food was mouth watering! And the Caesar was delicious! Some people had a longer wait then others but all in all were satisfied ! Anyone who had eaten here before, must come back no try it, the second time around is always better! read more

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I have no idea what to say about this place, but it is a little expensive but the food is good, if you want to sit on the deck during the summer weather and enjoy the nice breeze and enjoy the view of the ocean I'd do it in a heartbeat myself. The food is amazing as I said before and the staff are great people. read more

Boondocks Restaurant - Fish and chips are amazing - Canadian (New) Near Me - Halifax, Nova Scotia

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We stopped in here for dinner while visiting family around the corner. The server was very attentive and kept our drinks filled all evening. We had two appetizers. The bruschetta was over-priced as you only got two medium sized slices of bread with bruschetta on top. The bacon-wrapped scallops were cooked well. The bacon was crispy and we cut through the scallops like butter. They had a nice flavour and were reasonably priced. The fish and chip portions are huge. One piece plus fries was a perfect size for each of the other two members in our group. The batter was light and crispy and the fish was fresh and delicious. I had the 2.5 pound lobster dinner with mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables. The lobster was cooked well and delicious like the other plates. It was cooked well, not tough or overlooked. There was so much delicious lobster meat that I barely touched the sides as I was so full. The prices for the main courses were very good (especially compared to Halifax restaurants). I would definitely recommend this spot for great food and a great sea-side patio. Can't wait to come back on our next vacation! read more

Boondocks Restaurant - 2.5 pound lobster dinner. Was delicious and cooked perfectly. - Canadian (New) Near Me - Halifax, Nova Scotia

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Great meal with the in-laws. Fish and chips were great, big portions, properly cooked. Calamari was nicely battered and gently fried. One of us deviated from the seafood and had the English Breakfast with local marmalade, and gave it two thumbs up! Thanks! read more

The slowest and poorest service I've had in a long time. The burger was dry and over cooked and the fish tacos are a travesty to tacos everywhere. Save your $$$$ read more

Total tourist trap- Never again. Worst food I've had in the city so far. I'm pretty sure the rice they serve is minute made, the veggies consisted of damp frozen carrot and slivers of zucchini, which was so bland I didn't even eat it. The salmon tasted okay but was pretty chewy and over cooked. The server just seemed like she didn't want to be there. She asked us how the food was, and as my wife expressed her issues with the meal, the server just walked away. The food is also very over priced for such poor quality. The salmon meal was about 20$ which couldn't have costed more then 5$ to produce. The clams and chips were 17$ which you could get right across the street for 12$. Total waste if money couldn't wait to get the bill and leave. read more

Strengths- awesome deck patio, amazing view. On tap beer includes cold and fresh microbrews. Service is fine, no complaints. Weaknesses- The food is below average. My party partook in the fish and chips and burger. I have a policy, I don't order lobster in Saskatchewan and I don't order burgers in Nova Scotia. My wife ordered a burger, she says it had filler ( as an aside, if a restaurant does not make the burgers themselves, the burger is going to more than likely have filler and lots of preservatives). Burger sucked, nothing more to say. read more

We are visiting from California and our friends took us to Boondocks. The service was friendly and the food was delicious. I had the Mediterranean shrimp salad which was fresh and the flavor of the shrimp was exceptional. Everyone else had the salmon with with maple syrup and Dijon and we're very happy with their choice. read more

Lobster and shrimp Mac n cheese was amazing but lobster roll very disappointing it was soggy and very little lobster for the price.

Place looks fun and inviting. our food had hardly any flavor and the lobster was on the tough side. We shared the lobster platter, came with muscles, shrimp, scallops, salmon and some white fish. Tasted like steamed seafood that I could of made at home. Service was okay. read more

I've eaten here a lot over the years and every time I have it has been a terrible experience. Food is always cold, Hair has been in the food multiple times, and I've noticed that they treat there staff very poorly. They have horrible customer service with their guests. Do yourself a favour and don't eat here. If I can give zero stars I would. read more

Overpriced tourist trap food is not the greatest never has never will be atmosphere is tacky great outdoor deck to enjoy the water

The shrimp and lobster Mack and cheese was great but the lobster roll was a waste of money. Small hotdog roll (un toasted) came soggy with very little lobster, had more at Subway. read more

I do not usually write reviews of restaurants, because I know it is a hard business and somedays can be off days. That being said, I was served the worst food in Canada yesterday and contracted food poisoning from same over the next 14 hours. This from eating 2 items: the Surf Burger and the chowder. First the chowder. Bland and full of flour and cornstarch. No seasoning that I could discern. Strange consistency that coated the mouth and teeth, obviously from the cornstarch. The truly odd part of the dish was that it made the roof of my mouth numb. Truly a horrifyingly bad effort. For amazing chowder, I would encourage everyone- including the chef at Boondocks- to make the trip to Porter's Lake Pub. On a good day, they are equal to any great chowder on the eastern seaboard. It was served with a dry oatmeal breadstick that looked as it had been salvaged from an impoverished retirement cafeteria's dumpster. Now, the burger. It is supposed to be local grass-fed beef with lobster chucks in sauce over top. We ordered the lobster and sauce on the side. The burger arrived warmish, not hot, not seared, not grilled. Warmish and grey, with flecks of white. The mix was filler heavy with caraway seeds. Two bites and I knew it was off. My partner refused to eat hers after one bite. The fries were served cold (!), limp and tasted as if they had been sitting in canola. Seriously, people, enough with canola. It is not an oil fit for restaurant use. The lobster sauce was not worth the death of a lobster, and not fit to be served in Canada's great fishing and lobster coast. Plus, it is $17! So, we took the food to go for seabirds that visit our oceanfront home, and I took a activated charcoal pill to settle the growing pain in my stomach and potentially address the tingling on the roof of my mouth. Sparing the details of the next 14 hours, suffice it to say that I am much weaker and dehydrated after taking the chance on the "new" Boondock chef and kitchen. This restaurant location, and the people of Halifax deserve better, or at least deserve someone who tries in the slightest not to spread discomfort and disease. Please avoid at all costs. read more

We decided to stop for a drink and a quick lunch for the kids. I tried the seafood chowder and Boondock's chowder was one of the best I've tried! Kudos! Kids loved the fish and chips and my sister could barely finish her chicken flatbread which she pronounced "Excellent!" We sat on the outdoor patio and enjoyed the view of the bay. Service was attentive enough that our needs were met but not so much that we felt intruded upon. Definitely returning - and thanks! read more

Came here on a gorgeous sunny Sunday afternoon in June with some friends who were visiting from out of town. Took a table on the patio, which is huge, with seating I would guess for a good 100, plus at least another 100 inside. Big, nautical themed casual family restaurant with lots of free parking in the adjacent lot. Greeted immediately upon entering and our server was friendly but a bit forgetful. My friend asked if it is coconut rum that comes in the Pina Colada, so he went to check and then announced they had run out of coconut rum, so if she still wanted the drink, she'd have to have it with white or dark rum. She agreed. Then he went back in to order the drink and they had run out of Pina Colada mix as well, so she couldn't get that. She ended up trying a Strawberry Daiquiri and liked it very much for a non-rum drinker. I tried ordering the mussels as an appetizer and was told they JUST ran out of those as well. So we were not having much luck! I wanted to get those with the bacon wrapped scallops as my meal, but just went for the fish & chips after all, and it was fine, a bit filet, not too heavy on the batter, but standard, and okay fries. My friend with the Daiquiri ordered nachos with only cheese (she's a fussy eater), and they looked okay, considering. Another friend tried the Lobster Roll and liked it a lot, mentioning that it had good flavor, was a nice portion size, and not messy to eat. Despite the imperfect experience, I would go back here anytime if I am just out for a drive in the area and want something simple, especially to sit on the patio. read more

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New owners, new chef, new attitude! We recently visited Boondocks, and what a pleasant surprise! The food was amazing! It is now a community restaurant that sources food locally. We had the full English breakfast and fish cakes. It was all above average, as was the service. We loved the sausages and bacon so much, we were told we could purchase them at Getaway Farms at the Halifax Seaport Market. It is now a weekly trip to the market to purchase locally sourced food. Than you Boondocks for walking to a different beat! I love the food, community feel and scenery. I can't wait to return! read more

I was extremely disappointed and felt sick for the next 24 hours. The Lobster roll was mediocre but for the price would expect it to be served on something besides a hotdog bun. The Chowder had to be sent back as it tasted like someone dropped the whole box of salt in it and could not eat it. The clams looked like they cam out of a can and were rolled in flour and fried in grease. Could not, would not ever recommend. read more