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    Java Jack's Restaurant & Gallery

    4.1 (57 reviews)
    Closed 8:30 am - 8:30 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Java Jack's grilled cod and lobster linguine
    Brett D.

    Traveling to this area for the first time can be challenging, trying to figure out what your restaurant options are. Rocky Harbour is fairly small, and it has no chain restaurants at all. That's a good thing! We stayed three nights within a mile of this restaurant, and we tried it out first for a lunch. We split the seafood chowder and (warm) Irish soda bread, which were both amazing. I had the big garden green salad, and I can tell you that all the ingredients were so fresh it tasted like it came right out of their garden... which they actually do have onsite. The lemon garlic vinaigrette dressing was homemade, too. On top of all that, the second floor dining room has some great seats by the window overlooking the bay. The wait staff was impeccable as well. That's my review for lunch. This place was so good, we came back a night later for dinner and then followed that up with our morning of checkout by dropping in when they opened for breakfast. Dinner entrees here are simply over the top. In such a small little town, I was shocked at the freshness quality and even the presentation. For my dinner, I had the pan-seared cod. This came with tomato confit, garlic mashed potatoes, fresh seasonal grilled vegetables, and the icing on the cake... a nice slab of house-made lemon dill butter melting on top of the perfectly grilled cod. While my dish was as five-star as it gets, my wife's lobster linguine was one of the best seafood dishes I've ever tasted. See my photos! On our last trip to Java Jack's, we arrived right at opening time. Both of us had one of the amazing muffins, which we had to wait just a few minutes as they came right out of the oven. Worth the short wait! This is some of the very best brewed coffee in town, too. Get the dark roast, you won't regret it. If you are staying in Rocky Harbour for a couple of days, by all means hit this place up more than once. It was by far our favorite place in town.

    Bacon, egg, and cheese bagel with drip coffee
    Dwayne S.

    Great place to grab a breakfast sandwich and coffee and then head to the beach for the view. Great service with great local tips for where to go.

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    Delicious! We had the seafood chowder & salted cod fish cake. First time trying Irish Soda bread & i'm hooked. Our waitress was fantastic - trying the sticky toffee pudding for dessert. Definitely coming back b/f we leave this charming town! We love NL!!

    Gluten and Dairy Free cod (lobster butter on the side)
    Raymond M.

    This is an excellent choice for anyone visiting the Rocky Harbour area. What makes it a five in my mind is it's broad offering of vegan and gluten free options. There are several choices of each and more that are listed as adaptable. And after a short discussion with the waitress, we discovered that there are even more options if you're willing to be flexible, like substituting rice for pasta. Of course, this alone won't make you a five. The facility is clean and nicely decorated with local art. Service is very friendly and the food is excellent. Everything has a home, rather than restaurant feel, from the tablecloths to the traditional-ish menu. A great choice for anyone, but probably the best place in town if you have any food restrictions.

    'Black bean' crusted Cod. Black bean not found. Cold confit tomatoes. Sad veggies.
    Hugo F.

    Food is over rated. Not sure what everyone else is raving about. Service: I'm sure someone else will have a different service experience but we had a different waiter touch our table twice (after a long period of waiting or with clean plates) before our actual waiter touch our table a second time after seating. Not great. Food: We ordered cod tongues, mussels, cod main and rabbit en croute. The rabbit was our favourite. It's basically a chicken pot pie but with pulled rabbit. It is definitely delicious. The cod large plate was listed as "black bean crusted" but was clearly only crusted with breadcrumbs. It came with confit tomatoes. Which were quite cold, typically anywhere else these are served to atleast room temperature. The fish was cooked fine, but didn't feel special for the price. It was placed on a bed of mashed potatoes which were bland. Felt unseasoned, if it was supposed to be plain then it's a huge disappointment for $35.50, you can atleast toss in some garlic or parsley, or any herb. Both large plates came with these vegetables that did nothing for the plate. There were these very sad, steamed veggies that detracted from the meal. Bland, felt previously frozen, definitely unseasoned and was barely warm. Honestly felt like someone reheated those precut frozen mix veggies in a bag. Cod tongues were a strange attempt of elevated cooking (see pics). They had clearly trimmed the fat off, but this leaves the tongue relatively 1 dimensional and lacking it's signature soft chew texture in contrast to the flesh portion. The crust was too salty and the sauce didn't do much for it either. At $17 you get 6 tongues. In St. John's and Petty harbor (of the four other) restaurants you'd get much more for less. Disappointing. Mussels were okay. These apparently change everyday so your mileage may vary. Although if you're reading this, I'd hope you've decided otherwise. Our mussels were cooked with a herb and spiced butter sauce. Very salty, cook was fine. Anyway, spent about $120. Left hungry for ice cream we got across the street.

    Classic salt cod fish cakes
    Matthew G.

    Great to be back at Java Jacks after five years. Great coffee and a delightfully fresh cod fish cake. The restaurant is quite cozy and had a simple but varied menu. Lots of homemade dessert mixes, sauces, and fruit spreads.

    Just before the place filled up.
    Jill M.

    Great place! Enjoyed two cold beers with our amazing entrees. The Cod, which was pan fried and served with roasted potatoes and steamed veggies, which was a nice change from deep fried fish. The Rabbit pie was also so good and flaky! Service was excellent considering we didn't have a reservation and the place was packed! Definitely book a reservation, you don't want to miss this place

    Cod cakes
    Andrew C.

    We visited this place because it was well reviewed online and for the most part it was a solid 3.5 star experience. The food is mainly seafood although there were some meat and vegetarian options. We started off with a bowl of the clam chowder and cod cakes. For our mains we had the cod and the lobster arrabiata. They were both solid but a little uninteresting. Overall, our meal, along with two beers was about $130 with tip. The lobster pasta itself was $38 and definitely not worth the price. The cod was $26 and also a tad overpriced. While the ambiance was nice, I probably wouldn't return because of the cost of the meal. If you do decide to come, I would recommend making reservations.

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    Among the BEST places to eat in eastern Canada!!!!!

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    The Merchant Warehouse - Deck

    The Merchant Warehouse

    5.0(2 reviews)
    10.4 km

    Great venue in Woody Point. Waterfront with inside and outside dining steps from our room. They…read morehave live music Friday Saturday and Sunday. Velvet and I shared the Seafood basket. A deepfried basket of wonderfullness. Very fresh Cod and Shrimp and Scallops. Fries were hot and crisp. Six local beers on tap plus others. Onion rings were good. Service by Connie was excellent. She is very sweet. The view is amazing!

    The Merchant Warehouse was definitely the place we had the most fun visiting during our trip to…read moreBonne Bay. We had completed the tough Green Gardens Trail this morning, including a 15-minute stretch of downpour rain. The first thing that came to mind for me was... fish and chips, of course! That, and a couple of really good local beers on tap. We got a tip from another place in this cool little town that The Merchant was a great place to get a beer. They have a fantastic outdoor deck that sits right on the water, too. This was our second visit, so we sat inside at a table by the windows. The fish and chips here was in the top two we had during our entire trip in western Newfoundland. Very lightly battered, light golden cooked to perfection. After burning all those calories, a (true) pint of Quidi Vidi draft and a big order of fish and chips was on the money. Every one of the wait staff here was extremely nice and friendly. I believe my wife whispered to someone that it was my birthday (which it was), so I got a special little cheesecake in a glass with a candle. Then, the owner came over and encouraged the entire dining room to sing a happy birthday for me. What a treat... couldn't have been a much better place to end the day. The Merchant probably ended up being our favorite place for beers and casual food in Bonne Bay. If you're still hungry, they have a great 1950's themed ice cream parlor in the front. We did not opt for the evening of "getting screeched in" that they hold one night a week in the restaurant, but we did hear from others staying at our inn that it involved a lot of singing and drinking cod liver oil on top of the rum!

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    The Black Spruce - Bread with butter

    The Black Spruce

    4.6(7 reviews)
    8.8 km

    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.

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    Saltbox - Pan Fried Cod $22.00 in 2023.

    Saltbox

    5.0(5 reviews)
    67.0 km

    This is a must stop at destination restaurant for the full Newfoundland experience. Everybody in…read moreour group ordered something different. I had the pan fried cod and my partner ordered the Seafood Chowder. Others ordered fish and chips and fish tacos. The were all excellent. My cod was very fresh with superb spices and a very light batter. In my opinion the prices were fair. We sat on the patio overlooking the sea. Service was friendly and helpful. The music was on theme but not too loud. It can be windy out there so bring a sweater, even on a hot day. The patio seating is on picnic tables. I believe that the owner also offers a service such as tours or something like that but I didn't look into it. We were here at 3:00pm and they had several other customers so that's a good sign. I would definitely recommend this restaurant unless you're in a hurry because good food is never fast.

    This is a great stop for lunch or dinner if you're making your way out from Corner Brook to Lark…read moreHarbour and the Bay of Islands area. We decided to drive back out there after going out to Lark Harbour for a day trip the day before, it looked so good. The parking lot was jam packed the first day we drove by, but we got there at an earlier time on our return. We were able to get a great seat on the outdoor covered patio overlooking the water. Saltbox has a nice beer selection, so we ordered a couple of cold ones. Both of us got the fresh lobster roll, too. I got the mashed potatoes as my side, and I believe my wife had the fries with hers. The roll was excellent, and the lobster was just about as fresh as it could be. The wait staff here was on top of everything as well. I would definitely recommend stopping here if you're in the area.

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    Saltbox - The patio facing the sea. 2023

    The patio facing the sea. 2023

    Saltbox - Another view of the patio in 2023.

    Another view of the patio in 2023.

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