Wowwww. This place was phenomenal - the vibes were immaculate, so beautiful, the most friendly…read morepeople in the world, and delicious fresh food to top it off. We tried the cod tongue, calamari, coconut shrimp, scallops, seafood chowder, and everything was a 10/10

Cozy seafood restaurant right on the water. We had a fabulous lunch. I had the scallops on a salad…read morewith partridge berry dressing and my husband had the fish burger and chowder. Everything was fresh and tasty. Service was very good. Thank you Viola!

We had dinner at the Old Loft during our two days in Bonne Bay. I believe this place has been…read morearound for quite some time. The first floor is a really interesting gift shop that has just about everything you could imagine, including ice cream. The restaurant is upstairs, and they do have a small area for outdoor dining. We ate inside at a table by the windows overlooking the bay. The whole interior of this very old building is wood, including seats made out of old barrels. What a great touch! The wait staff was on top of everything, too. We completely underestimated the size of the entrees, as both of us ordered the pan-fried halibut. We both got a monster-size piece of fresh halibut. Both came with a mountain of steamed carrots, some broccoli, and we opted for baked potatoes. Everything here was great, and they did have a fairly good drink menu. We had a couple of the Quidi Vidi Iceberg beers in the cool blue bottles. If you're looking for a good meal to get your money's worth, Old Loft is a great choice.

Homemade meals at their yummiest! My husband and I really enjoyed our meal at the Old Loft…read more The Old Loft is located in Woody's Point, a small town surrounded by Gros Morne National Park, in Newfoundland. We were camping in Norris Point and decided to hike the Tablelands on the other side of Bonne Bay. Driving there took us past Woody Point, so we stopped for lunch. ( You can also take a water taxi from Norris Point to Woody Point and back.) The Old Loft Restaurant is the rope loft of an old restored fishing shed. It's a charming, rustic spot. The dining area is half of the loft, and there are locally made handcrafts on display in the other half. Downstairs, there are more souvenirs and items made by local craftspeople, as well as baked goods for sale. My only two complaints about the restaurant are this: one, there are only windows on the ends, so it's a bit on the dark side (the craft areas are bright). Two, the chairs, made out of barrels, are cute but not overly comfortable. When we walked in, there was a mix of other tourists and locals. Seeing locals is usually a good sign! On to the food. We both had hot turkey sandwiches with fries. I also had dressing and gravy on my fries, a Newfoundland favourite. We split a basket of onion rings. The onion rings were hot, light, crispy, and huge! They were like doughnuts in size, and delicious. Wish I had some now... The fries were hand-cut and cooked just right. The turkey sandwich was open-faced; the turkey piled on top of a thick, delicious slice of homemade bread. Yum! The turkey was topped with gravy and traditional Newfoundland dressing. I loved it. My husband loved his, too, except for the dressing. The dressing was loose breadcrumbs, mixed with melted butter, and flavoured with onion and summer savoury. Not what we're used to, and he doesn't like surprises. Portions are large so no way we could manage dessert! Too bad, I'm sure it was good. Finally, my beverage of choice when eating out is iced tea. For me, a litmus test of a good, casual restaurant is whether or not they make their own iced tea, or just fob off a commercial can or fountain drink on me. Seriously, it's not hard to make iced tea! At minimum, you can brew strong tea, pour it over ice in a glass, and serve the glass with sugar & lemon wedge on the side. It's sooo much better than pre-made. Really. A lot better. A lot. I'm happy to report that the Old Loft not only makes their own, but it was the best I've had dining out: slightly sweet and lemony tart. Yum. Our waitress, the only one working, was friendly, attentive, and happy to join me in a little good-natured ribbing directed at my husband. I may never get back to Newfoundland, but if you go, and you're in the area, I recommend you try the Old Loft.

Located in the Ocean View Hotel, this pub lives up to the venue, offering a spectacular view from…read morethe protected patio. Service was kind of slow given that it was wasn't very busy. Our first waitress seemed a bit abrupt and impatient but she was replaced later by a very friendly young lady who did her best to provide good service. The food was pretty good. We've had better lobster rolls in Nova Scotia, but in fairness that's to be expected. My burger and salad were really good, although the gluten free bun disintegrated. Not unusual. The pub also offers an extensive beer, wine, cocktail and mocktail list, however limited ciders and no gf beer, even though there are some great ones made locally. Limited gf food options as well, no dedicated frier, but they do offer gf buns and bread. Overall pretty good spot. If you have extra time, you can stay for the evening "Kitchen Party ". Lots of fun.

This place seems quite popular, the location is great (on the water in the center of town), and the…read morefood is solid. But the service needs a major overhaul. It took forever for staff to seemingly even notice my husband and I were there--this happened each of the three times we went (we were staying at the hotel). Even when it wasn't very busy. So be prepared to wait a long time before your order is taken. The saving grace is that once that happens, they bring out the food in mere minutes!

Ambience: Got a lot of seating area Food taste: Good…read morePrices: $15-20 per person Service: Sweet Food options: Huge variety Drawback: wait times My husband and I went here for dinner. I ordered veggie chili, which came with rice and tasted hot and good. Just what I needed after eating bread for multiple days. My husband got a veggie pizza, which was freshly made and good. For the next day's hike, we also ordered egg salad sandwiches, which were decent too. Mind you, because not many restaurants here have a variety of options like these guys, and they are open till late, they are jam-packed most of the time. Wait times are crazy. We had to wait close to an hour to get our food, and even paying the bill at the end took a while. The line was huge and draining. If time is not a problem, then this is the place to be. I would surely go back to eat here, as they have plenty of options even for vegetarians.

We were here for dinner and mainly come for the cod tongue on their menu. This dinner restaurant…read moredoesn't take reservation and it's first come first served. We were seated shortly after arrival. For dinner, we ordered cod tongue dinner, house salad, BLT sandwich and mozzarella sticks. The salad was just ordinary with nothing special out of expectations. We were provided with bagged salad sauce to mix ourselves. The BLT sandwich was good. My favourite was the mozzarella sticks and the cod tongue. The moz sticks were having the right level of breading. The cheese was still connected when you tried to bite through which implies the dish was cooked with perfect temperature. The cod tongue was not served with big portion but was flavourful. There's not much service throughout the dinner. You need to really get the server's attention coz they are so busy. Expect $40+ per person for dinner here.

WOW! What a wonderful restaurant with the kindest hospitality…read more The staff and owners add lustre to Newfoundland's reputation as the friendliest people on earth. Donna and John L.

Ambience: Amazing & colorful. Free wifi Service: Extremely…read moresweet ladies Food: Below average Prices: Reasonable Me and my husband went here for lunch after our visit to Tablelands, as this town was closer. Giving 3 stars only for the hospitality. Food was below average. Veggie sandwich had 3 small pieces of bell peppers in it, that's it. My partner took a veggie burger, which had just a bun and dry patty. Food was disappointing for sure. Now, coming to the amazing points-They had free Wi-Fi. Amazing service for sure. Extremely sweet people working there. They even do screeching ceremony every week. The place you enter looks so peppy and fun, and the back restaurant has complete cottage vibes, unlike the front part. They were ready to customize the food to veg, which was sweet of them. This review is purely based on a vegetarian point of view. There are not many restaurant options in this town, so definitely worth going if you want good hospitality.

The black spruce restaurant is located on the second floor of the Neddie harbour inn. It has very…read morenice inner renovations with lots of paintings hanging on the wall. You can see mountain view from one side of the restaurant and nice view of the bay on the other side. I would suggest to make reservations coz it's super packed during dinner hours. The servers are busy throughout the meal and it's hard to get them. We tried varieties of the food on the menu and some special items not included in the menu. The appetizers are tasty but main is a bit plain to my taste. - Bread and butter: butter is so soft with nice scent of herbs, bread is also tasty. We found that the bread in Newfoundland is generally more sour than average. - Root vegetable salad: Very creative dish. Varieties of veggie include squash and carrot are cut into nice thin pieces. Burnt almond and wild rice were the highlight of the dish. - Mushroom on bread ($22, not on the menu): I really enjoyed the creamy flavour of the mushroom. - Cumen crusted lamb leg with couscous: it was not bad. The meat itself doesn't have much flavour but it goes really well with the sweet sauce. - Cod with sun dried tomatoes: The fish is fresh but overcooked. - Halibut and scallop ($52, not on the menu): Again, everything is fresh but the fish is overcooked and flavoureless. In general, the restaurant has nice dining environment with average service and amazing appetizer dishes. My favourite dish here was the bread and the mushroom on toast.

Well-prepared, local food and amazing views. I ordered one of the specials, a fresh-caught fried…read morefish with creamy polenta, local kale, and an amazing raspberry-leek reduction. The meal was delicious, service was good, and I thoroughly enjoyed watching the sun set over the mountains as I ate dinner - there's a great wall of windows that makes for a stunning setting.

I had seen a few good reviews and it was our last night in the area. So we thought we would give it…read morea try as we were looking for something not fried. We came pretty early and we're seated quickly and served promptly as well. We tried the scratched in rum and Coke, which seemed a bit high priced for what it was ($16). We also had a strawberry lemonade, which was delicious. We started with the bacon wrapped scallops, which were pretty good but rather small. For our main courses, we tried the cod, fried fish dinner and the lobster boil which came with a nice salad. Both were a good flavor, but we did find ourselves hungry again in about an hour. This could just be the seafood effect too- as sometimes it's not as filling and we had hiked a lot that day. We also never had our waters refilled, or a jug left for us (like many places had done) but the servers were very kind and friendly. Ambiance wise, the blinds being drawn make the view feel blocked but it is bright and has a floral theme. The tables are close together and as we were leaving it was getting busier so may get to know your fellow diners in some spots. They also had a nice cafe downstairs which had a nice selection of drinks, coffees included and to go sandwiches etc. Overall we liked this place but the cost for leaving hungry is what brought the total overall score down for us.

One of the mainstays of Rocky Harbour, Java Jack's is a local favourite. We had dined here many…read moreyears ago on our last trip to Gros Morne and returned to find a healthy dose of nostalgia along with still fantastic food. We had a reservation for dinner and there was a bit of a line outside (the landing area by the entrance is quite small) of other diners who also have reservations. We were led in soon enough and brought to our table on the upstairs level. We thoroughly enjoyed the homey decor which hasn't changed since our last visit and brought back fond memories. Our server was a young man about to start his freshman year at university this fall. His attitude and work ethic really shows the best of Newfoundland. The food was solid overall. We enjoyed the bacon wrapped scallops, seafood chowder and especially the moose pie. If you just order one thing, GET THE MOOSE PIE! It's hearty with perfectly flakey pie shell and a blast of flavour inside. One disappointment was that they removed their cod tongue dish from their menu. As a uniquely Newfoundland dish, I hope they can bring it back for the next time we return to the island. Overall a wonderful experience and we would definitely come back the next time we visit!

Buoy & Arrow doesn't try to impress you with ambience or decor, just good food and friendly…read moreservice. The entrance is on the side, no great foyer or host's desk. But we were greeted right away and brought to our table. The menu is broad and offers many of the items you'd expect in rural Newfoundland such as cod and moose burgers. Some gf options but no gf beer or cider. They do have an extensive cocktail menu that includes some local favourites like the slushy. Our meal was really good. We shared the mussels as an appetizer, very good. I had the gf cod with mashed potatoes, my wife had scallops. Prices are reasonable but perhaps higher than some other places. The staff are very friendly and knowledgeable. We were immediately made to feel at home and were checked in on frequently during our meal. Overall a great spot.

I love this restaurant!! The food was so flavourful! We had a bowl of Moose soup, artichoke dip and…read moresteamed mussels ! Every single bite was delicious!! I highly recommend eating here ! The servers were friendly and chatted with us lots. The art inside was beautiful and the tiny gift area held homemade NL treasures. Highly recommend!