My friend and I came for lunch after finishing the Cape Chignecto Trail Loop and this spot was the…read moreperfect place! We sat on the porch - it was kind of warm under the sun as it's like a sealed atrium, but we opened both doors on either end to get a cross breeze and that helped. It was nice to have a view of the street and get to people watch a bit. Our server was so friendly and attentive. My friend got the Two Islands Brewery beer on tap (very cool that they have beer on tap from the brewery two doors down!) I tasted it and we both agreed it was good beer. We both ordered the Drunken Sailor burger and wow! So tasty! Fluffy brioche bun, fresh lettuce and tomato, DELICIOUS beer cheese and whiskey bacon, juicy beef patty, garlicky aoli...all topped with a fried pickle spear. Divine! Even the side salads we got with them were great! Definitely make a stop here if you're in town. It's surely the best place in Parrsboro for a meal!

Had an amazing dinner while in town. I had the butter chicken, it wasn't traditional Indian, but it…read morewas really good. Service was friendly and efficient.

Let's see .... I've been coming to TPR for 50+ years. Management has changed many times ... price…read morehas gone up, of course. But I have never been disappointed with anything (maybe once 10 years ago with the gravey). But Fish and Chips, get the hallibut if available and clams and lobster are all .... amazing.

We stumbled by this little restaurant as we were searching for a late night dinner spot during our…read morevisit to Parrsboro and we are very glad we did! We stopped in just before closing and the owners were very kind to take our last minute order. We watched as Andy, the artisanal chef, made our pizza from scratch using homemade dough, homemade tomato sauce, and other fresh ingredients. The pizza tasted delicious! We also enjoyed the company of Terry, the owner, as we waited for our food. I highly recommend this spot for great food and friendly service!

From the owner: Hi I’m Andy owner and At dads place we make all our food fresh nothing is ever frozen breads for…read moreour subs are baked daily our pizza flour comes from Italy we hand cut all our fry’s fresh fish for our fish and chips come check us out say hi

Ok this is both sides of the spectrum. The food is most amazing. I have had the clam dinner and the…read moreseafood dinner. Nothing better but the prices are way to high. Seafood platter for $50? Get real and a clam dinner for $26 and you don't get that many clams. That said, there is usually a line up. They are making money hand over fist so they will never lower their prices. Therefore, its not worth the drive.

One of the best deep fried clams in Nova Scotia! Clams were very tasty, light texture and just so…read moregood. We had fried clams at 3 different places around here and it was the best. I appreciated the picnic tables with roof over the top when it started to rain. I was talking to another customer who were also waiting for their food and they've been coming here for a long time. I could tell Diane's is the locals' favorite.

Spectacular experience in Advocate Harbor. One of the best meals we have had in a very long time…read more Excellent presentation, freshness and taste!

It's not often I feel 5 stars are justified, but we go to the Wild Caraway yearly and we've never…read morebeen anything but thrilled with the experience. The Wild Caraway is a 4.5 hour drive from where we live now, but when we decided to take a day off this summer and do something fun, that was our obvious road trip destination. On a good weather day the drive between Glenholme and Advocate Harbour is beautiful, and a walk on the beach near Advocate or a hike at Cape Chignecto works up a decent appetite. We landed at the Wild Caraway around 3, in time to catch the lunch menu but a little early for dinner. The restaurant resides in an old farmhouse, refinished taking the history of the placed into account, but painted beautifully funky colours and decorated with creatively placed vintage items - calendars from the 1940s, a frozen meat saw box, likely from the 50's, and vintage beer mugs from a world of interesting events and places. Original artwork hangs around the dining areas and there ar teo rooms for rent upstairs in case the menu of delicious Nova Scotia brews gets the best of you. The Wild Caraway's menu is a little on the short side, but it revolves completely around locally produced meats and in-season vegetables, and as farmers we believe that's something a lot more restaurants should be taking into consideration. The dinner menu actually changes week to week. Troy chose the pasta of the day, fusilli with halibut and fresh veggies tossed with garlic and olive oil. I had the meatloaf burger with fries. When the plates arrived neither portion looked overwhelmingly huge, but the fact that Troy finished without room for dessert, and I left a few fries on my plate is a true indication of how filling it really was. The meal started with fresh baked biscuits, peppered with dulse. Simply delicious. I am not a fan of meatloaf, so I'd hummed and hawed befor ordering, but the burger was absolutely amazing. The grilled pork meatloaf patty was lightly spiced and wrapped in a slice of Oulton's bacon, The toppings were simple - a smoked mayonnaise with lettuce and tomato, but the flavour...oh my! Even when I got to the point where I didn't think another bite was possible I just couldn't let that burger go. It pained me to have to leave a few fries behind, because they were perfectly crispy and as ungreasy as any fry has ever been, but I just wasn't willing to send a bite of that burger back. Troy's pasta looked simple enough, but the garlicky drssing announced its presence long before it hit the table. We are both huge fans. The pasta was delicious, the veggies were beautifully done, and the halibut was cooked perfectly. Sometimes the simplest dishes are the real masterpieces. The Wild Caraway has perfected that perfect balance of fine dining and casual comfort. You can go there in jeans and a t-shirt, you can dress up a little for a special date. The food is consistent and as good as anything I've eaten in this province. The commitment to using Nova Scotian ingredients makes the menu incredible and creative, and the staff know how to make you feel at home from the second you walk through the door. Advocate Harbour is a beautiful feast for the eyes. Top it off with a visit to the Wild Caraway and you'll have a road trip second to none no matter where you're from.

Thank you to the proprietors of Glooscap for being willing to fill a take away order at 6:59pm on a…read moreMonday evening when they close down at 7pm. We had fish and chips (haddock) and it was perfect. Flaky, soft, expertly cooked in a light batter with delectable fries! Only thing that could have perhaps made it better might have been home made fresh Tartar (it was store bought). Pie was good too! But most of all, this was a memorable meal that absolutely hit the spot for two weary and

A Restaurant with quite the funny name! We stopped in here on the drive back from Moncton to find…read morea nice simple restaurant which looked like a small town diner! I've been told by a friend that in this area the seafood is quite good so I went with a grilled cheese sandwich and the seafood chowder. The chowda was nice with small chunks of potatoes, scallops, lobster and haddock. The grilled cheese was your standard fare. They had a fairly decent sized menu with good selection. Glooscap did the job for the expectations!

My partner and our friends went to Granny's today for supper. They placed their order first, and…read moreours was rung through just a few moments after, however in that moment between, somebody called in a takeout order unbeknownst to us. Our friends' food came very fast! But they had to make the takeout order before they could do ours. They apologized profusely for the delay, which was seriously no big deal. We were not bothered in the least. At least twice again they popped over to the table to apologize and said they would treat us to a nice dessert for the inconvenience! (Which we were not bothered by). Upon our food arriving -still within a totally acceptable timeframe- we could not get over how good it was. It wasn't super greasy, wasn't over battered, it was very flavourful and crispy. The family oriented environment made us feel right at home. We told stories, laughed and had a great experience. After our supper plates were polished off, a very nice lady brought us over our promised dessert which we absolutely made room for. Stopping at Granny's tonight was the perfect end to a great day. What was supposed to be a quick bite before the drive home turned into an evening of laughter and memories. Staff is amazing, food was delicious, service we received can't be topped. 10/10.

My review is of this restaurant really isn't complete because we just stopped by from Five Islands…read moreProvincial Park while waiting for the tides to roll back in. It is a great location right by the park. You can have lunch. Most of the food that we saw was fried seafood. There is also a little snack/gift shop The ice cream is great, so is the price. I think with the US currency conversion, it came down to about $1.50 a cone. That was a far cry from the prices that we were paying on the boardwalk in Halifax. There is outside seating. That's where we sat to enjoy our ice cream.

The lobster pasta dish was so delicious....home made pasta with a lovely rich (but not too rich)…read moresauce with chunks of lobster meat. This meal came with a very nice salad and a fresh baguette. The food was great but the service, although friendly, was excruciating slow. We were seated outside and when my dessert finally came, I actually just took it home as we were getting too cold to enjoy the evening any more.

Tasty lobster pasta in Alma. There's both indoor and outdoor seating. Loved the cook books and rock…read moreartwork in the main indoor eating space. Staff are friendly.

Granted there are not a lot of choices for restaurants when you're living in Apple River, but the…read morebeach cafe is well worth the trip. I had occasion to eat there during my recent visit to Nova Scotia. There four of us, we went for clams fried fish and scallops all accompanied by delicious hand cut french fries. Everybody was a happy camper. Our server was delightful, with a ready smile and a sense of humor. The owner stopped at our table to ask if we were enjoying our meals with such warmth and a welcoming smile I knew I'd be back here to eat again. But putting the food aside we ate outside watching a beautiful sunset and a misty evening and then walked off some of our French fries off by a stroll down the beach to watch the eagles fishing by the stream. There were even a couple of loons making their eerie call out on the bay.

Nice family friendly- kids optiions include grilled cheese with fries, pasta with alfradeo sauce…read moreavailable and healthier salad options for adults and kids. The dressing option with cayenne pepper had a nice kick to it. Thier homemade cole slaw was nice too. Ice cream available at adjacent store afterwards. It was nice to have our ice cream on beach.

Located on the bucolic grounds of the Grand Pré winery, Le Caveau was the natural choice for mine…read moreand my wife's tenth (!) anniversary while staying at the winery's gorgeous inn. We've been once before, dining on the patio with friends last summer, but our host suggested dining inside to avoid a buggy spring evening. The quaint interior has the feel of an old world, European restaurant thanks to the stucco-slatgered walls, wood paneling and arches windows which looked out to the stone-paved courtyard. I was drawn to the tasting menu, which at four courses gives you a good chunk of the menu to enjoy, but it isn't a three to four hour commitment like larger tasting menus. At $80 and $35 extra for the estate wine pairing, it felt like a good value too! Up first were the lobster croquettes. The crisp exteriors of the croquettes contrasted sharply against the soft, lightly lobster-y goodness within. A marinated lobster and tomato salad brought some refreshing acidity to the dish as well, and the marinated lobster meat had to have been some of the most tender lobster that I've ever had. Next for me was the fazzoletti. This cut of pasta, named for its form which is similar to a handkerchief, was topped with a tomato and mint "tartare", confit garlic and a whipped cod sauce. The house-made pasta had a great, toothsome texture, although the flavours of its accoutrements were a little flat. The mint didn't really figure, and I'm not sure what a tomato tartare is supposed to be other than some diced tomato? Look, I'm all for fine dining, but sometimes the effort that's put in to punch-up the verbiage on the menu can be eye roll inducing. The whipped cod was creamy and rich, but again, the cod was not prominent at all. While I was gorging, my wife did have her own appetizer, the pan roasted asparagus. The verdant spears of asparagus had a little touch of char from the pan, and they paired well with a creamy burrata, and sweet and tangy relish of cherry tomatoes and lemon. The bright flavours and creamy burrata were a great way to highlight some of early pieces of the harvest. For my main, it was a confit lamb leg adobo. The thick slices of lamb were some of the most tender, succulent lamb I've ever had. I'm a big, big fan of Filipino food, but no flavours of vinegar, soy or garlic really made themselves known here. A smooth potato puree doubled down on the richness, while a mix of crisp kale and pea shoots brought some textural contrast and balanced out the palate. My wife had the gnocchi Parisienne for her main course, which had the pillowy bundles of carbs in a luscious sauce of Grand Pre's L'Acadie Blanc, cream and scallion butter, with an almond crumble for a little crispness. For the last of my four courses, chocolate marquise filled the dessert slot. The decadent slice of chocolate was similar to fudge, but not *quite* that dense, although it was certainly just as rich and indulgent. A pool of crème anglaise added to said indulgence, while ginger cookies brought some crunch and the bite of ginger to cut through it all. The dish with the most "wow" factor was definitely my wife's zeppole. These deep-fried balls of dough were wonderfully crisp on the outside, with moist and pleasantly doughy interiors. Dusted with sugar and nutmeg, they put Timbits to absolute shame. Sorry, not sorry, Canada. It didn't stop there though, as they came with almond ice cream, whipped cream, and a sour cherry compote that had that delicious mix of sweet and tart. I was lucky that it was a generous portion, because I was able to do my husbandly duties and finish off the dish. Service was warm and attentive, and the atmosphere is such a unique little getaway. I hold them to a high bar due to reputation, expectation and to be honest, pricing, and while perfection may not have been met, it was still a delicious meal and great experience. There's a reason Le Caveau has been around for so long, and will continue to be for years to come.

There is a reason Curated magazine rated this place #9 out of the '50 Best Places to Eat' in Nova…read moreScotia (see photo of write up from 2023 edition)! We came for a birthday celebration which we were very happy about because Le Caveau doesn't traditionally do winter dinners. They are open during January and February for weekends only. I was sad to learn that they will close in March and April but hopefully that changes in the future as early spring would be awesome here. We chose the 5:00 pm seating (open 5-730 pm currently) and it was a great choice because we were the only ones in the restaurant. Of note, the restaurant is located at The Inn (across the actual restaurant, on the same property) during the winter months. Our server was lovely and let us choose our seats in one of two rooms - the 'kitchen' room or the side dining room. We chose the dining room and that's our only regret; the other room would have allowed us to watch the chef which would have been awesome. We took a while with the menu because we couldn't decide with everything looking so good. The server brought us a birthday drink to toast while we decided which was really nice. While the portions may look small in the photos, choosing one item from each course makes this just perfect. We decided to share a second and if we had each had our own, we agreed we'd be overly full before dessert arrived. Some folks may find this over-priced, but you're paying for quality local ingredients that are made to order as you sit. There are no Sysco products or pre-bottled ingredients in the kitchen. You really get what you pay for while supporting local farmers. Seating is VERY limited so you definitely need reservations. We will definitely be back in the summer to check out the actual restaurant. We would really love to visit when the pergola patio is open because a cocktail or glass of wine with all of the blooms would be just stunning. Skip the garbage fast food for a month and save up to try this place out. You will love the service, quality and the atmosphere.