I'm shocked with the reviews I'm reading for this. It feels like brigading. Mrs Skwrl and I grabbed dinner on a Saturday during a whirlwind tour of east Newfoundland and St Pierre. The scallop crudo, lamb ragu, and crab appetizer and the lobster main were all really stellar. The wait staff were attentive and just lovely people. None of this surprises us because it was highly reviewed on another site and some restaurant staff in St John's raved about it. If you're in the area, check it out. Sorry I didn't get photos of the lobster main dish - we just gobbled ours down. read more

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We came here for birthday dinner and it did not disappoint ! We had the tasting menu and we all enjoyed it . I loved the ambiance of the restaurant. read more

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Worst experience in NL not just Bonavista. From table sitting, food, services, interaction with staff/owner. Food was cold when it was supposed to be hot. Found a hair in one of our dishes, no appology for it. Staff and owner blamed us for it with the audacity to tell us that they had anything to do with it. Cost not worth the quantity/quality. Total lack of respect from staff and owner on the incident by the way they were talking to us. I do NOT recommend this place at all. There are plenty of other restaurants worth to go and hae a great time. read more

We were told by a local that the food here was great so we made a reservation without checking Yelp. Let's start with the positive: service was good. We were served sourdough bread with a nice, soft butter with balsamic and sea salt. We ordered two apps--the scallops and tomato bread. The tomato bread was AMAZING! And from there, it was all downhill. The scallops were small bay scallops. I was expecting large or at least medium sea scallops. They were pretty bland. We ordered the shrimp with fettuccine and the pan fried cod with white beans. The fettuccine flavor was good but the shrimp were tiny. The cod was flavorless and required copious amounts of salt. We decided not to have dessert so can't comment on that. All in all, pretty disappointing. We enjoyed our wine! The bill was a bit outrageous. Don't spend your money here. Go to Skippers! read more

I wanted to like this place as it seemed from its online presence (great Instagram page!) and classy decor that it would be the only decent seafood restaurant in the area. Unfortunately, much of what you see online is a facade designed to mask some seriously mediocre food. We ordered five items - beet salad, mussels, scallops, cod and beans and shrimp pasta. The beet salad and mussels were good and had the meal ended here, I would have been satisfied. Unfortunately, it was all downhill from this point. The three TINY scallops served with a cold cauliflower puree failed on both the portion size and taste dimensions. The cod and beans tasted like it was mixed with a peanut butter sauce (I'm honestly not sure what it was) that was incredibly off-putting. In addition, the cod was buried so deeply in the sauce that any crispiness to the skin that might have been there when the fish was done cooking was totally lost. Lastly, the shrimp pasta was simply awful. The shrimps were the smallest size and lowest grade you can buy and I'd bet $100 that the sauce was from a can. To make it worse, the kitchen didn't even bother to add any basics like garlic and other spices to take it from bland to meh. Given that the bill came to $94 without drinks, it should be an easy decision to spend your money elsewhere. read more

After seeing the previous reviews were four years old and noting that the menu has changed we decided to try the Boreal Diner. We were very impressed. We were seated upstairs with lovely views. The restaurant was clean and the staff attentive. My wife had the Kalbi duck breast and I had the Tonkatsu Ramen. Both dishes were delicious, as was the lemon partridge berry meringue pie for dessert. The duck breast was done perfectly and the ramen was delicious. There seemed to be a lot of attention to the details of both meals. While the menu is limited and the prices are on the high side, this is, after all, the end of a peninsula in COVID times. If you like high quality food in a comfortable room, you won't be disappointed. read more

Great food, perfect for a night out and the building is very historic! We were seated where we could see the water. Pricing was a little more then we normally spend but overall worth it. read more