Pleasant St Diner

Great spot just off the ferry terminal with a waterfront seating area and mini bar. The lobster…read moreroll was delicious; served warm with a good portion of meat. I'd also recommend the Poutine and fish and chips (not pictured).

TL;DR/The Short Version: Seafood restaurant right at the…read moreAlderney Ferry Landing. Food was good, but the Platter for 2 was really small for 2 people. The Long Version: I had heard great things about Evan's Seafood so my husband and I made a special trip to Dartmouth from Halifax on our vacation to check it out. It's right by the Alderney Ferry Landing so we took the ferry over and we were right there (ferry fare was $3 a person and it's a 15 minute ride). We got the Platter for 2 ($40) which came with 2 pieces of haddock, 4 Digby scallops, a half order of clams, half fries and half salad. We got to choose our salad (from Cesar, garden, spinach or Greek) and we got the garden salad with the dressing on the side. The amount of food was not sufficient for 2 people, imo. We had to go get a second dinner afterwards, lol. (My husband is an average-sized man and I am a much smaller than average-sized woman). Everything fit on one regular-sized dinner plate. However, the food did taste good ;) The Platter for 2 is gluten-free by default. The haddock breading was crunchy and I liked that it wasn't overly greasy. The scallops were a good size and were nicely cooked. Tender and not rubbery. The clams were good as well, although there was lots of batter on them. The fries were crispy and although not shoestring fries, I still enjoyed them. The salad was fresh and had a good variety of vegetables, but it was only a few mouthfuls. You order and pay at the counter. You tell them if you want to sit indoors or outdoors. They give you a numbered table sign and you place it wherever you want to sit. They will bring the food to you when it's ready and will clear the table when you're done, but they do not check up on you otherwise. Ambiance is...well...you're eating at a ferry terminal, lol. But if you eat outside, you're by the water. The patio was busy though, so we ate inside. I'm glad we tried it and it was fun taking the ferry over. (178)

1.3 km•Downtown Dartmouth

Food court or terrasse you decide where..

Lobster Roll and fresh oysters.

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Outside bar/patio area.

King Street Fish & Chips

4.0(15 reviews)

After recently trying to go to Fran's shortly after the truck had taken up residence on its usual…read morespot on King St., and failing because it wasn't open yet, I was pleased to see that they were now posting their schedule on the Street Food App. After a not unreasonable bus ride and walk from the Dartmouth terminal, I was at this mobile, greasy spoon of an institution. The menu is pretty compact, and is unsurprisingly focused on seafood, with the namesake fish and chips, as well as scallops and Digby clams. Fleshing out the options a bit, there's also burgers, hotdogs and deep fried sides like onion rings and poutine. Having arrived a just after the lunch crowd would have dissipated, I was able to immediately walk up and place my order, which had to be a single piece of fish and chips. I chatted with the friendly woman working there (Fran herself?) and my food was ready within a few minutes. A table next to the truck was set up with cutlery, seasonings and condiments, including spray bottles of white and malt vinegars. With a few picnic tables set up next to the truck, I sat down in the lightly cool, spring air and dug in. The fish was a hefty size, more than enough to make me glad that I didn't get a second piece. I enjoyed the thick, crispy batter and the fresh fish that flaked easily as I cut it with my plastic fork. A cup of what appeared to be homemade tartar sauce, with a generous amount of chopped pickles or capers, added a creamy tang that went well with both the fish and the fries. The fries were hand-cut, and a very deep, golden brown, but weren't as crispy as I would have liked. They would likely benefit from a blanching in water to remove excess starch before frying, and a double fry. I appreciated the paper plates, but unfortunately there was only a garbage can and no composting or recyclables bin. Fran's could use a little polishing on the truck and the fries, but one of the original food trucks in the city is definitely doing its fish right.

Homemade french fries. Well, technically, I guess they're truck-made french fries. But they are…read morefantastic! After seeing this little fish'n'chip truck in downtown Dartmouth for months, I decided to finally give them a go. Last year they disappeared when the weather turned cold so I thought it best to get my order of fries when I could. Since I'm a vegetarian, the menu options were limited so I went with the slightly-healthier-sounding french fries over onion rings. In Googling this place (to see if they had a Web site) I discovered the fries are hand-made in the truck each day. And you can tell. They're nice, thick-cut fries. I may have to head back soon to try the onion rings. For all you omnivores, they have fish (fresh from Eastern Passage, I'm told), seafood and burgers too. It was a good experience: just walk up, order, wait a minute, pay, and voila! food. Staff were friendly and happy to have my business.

Menu with out of date pricing

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Way too thick batter

Pauls Fish and Chips

4.3(3 reviews)

6.0 km•Burnside

I'm not a fish fan so I ordered a cheeseburger. Fresh beef, very tasty. The bun was fresh, but…read moretypical commercial. I was sharing the fries so I got a large. They were homemade and delicious and we got a mountain of them for $5. Excellent value on the burger and the fries. I will definitely be back and would recommend. On the down side, you have to sit in your car as there are no benches or tables near.

I am a big fish & chip fan and have eaten them all over Dartmouth and Paul's by far is the best…read moreI've eaten.

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Salt + Ash Beach House

4.7(36 reviews)

2.0 km•Waterfront

This spot had the best ambience! It has a great view of the water but honestly the layout and decor…read moremade me just want to keep my eyes inside instead of on the Harbour! The food was really great - I had the chili glazed pork belly and the kale quinoa salad. Will definitely return!

Loved this place. Visiting from LA, and I wanted to get some good fish and chips. Thankfully Yelp…read moredidn't let me down. The spot had gorgeous decor, nice and open space, and a deck over looking the water. Outside there's only 2-3 tables by heaters, and we weren't at one, but our server brought us blankets. Service was great! Now on to the food. I loved the batter, the tartar sauce, of course the fish was made to perfection, and the fries were so good! I got a salad on the side which was well dressed with a house made salad dressing. The table wanted to share a pizza and I'm so glad we tried one. It was really flavorful and I loved the crust. Great service, great vibe, great food, I definitely recommend.

Tha bar and word fired oven

Fish and chips, very nice.

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Maritime mushroom pizza, quite good.

Willman's Fish & Chips

3.5(90 reviews)

3.9 km•Hydrostone

Great food (love the clams) and friendly service. My friend had fish and chips and was very happy…read morewith his order.

Excellent fish! We got the light batter and it was great! Excellent service! Nice mom and pop local…read morerestaurant.

1.4 km•Downtown Dartmouth

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Battery Park Beer Bar & Eatery

4.3(62 reviews)

Alright, so I'm officially bad at taking notes on Battery Park. Granted, in the past we've either…read moregone with friends or been pretty busy, but taking four trips to actually get my first set of notes is a bit embarrassing. It's wild to think that Battery Park has been open for nearly a decade, but the years go by quickly! I'd only been there once before we left NS for several years, and once we returned and got a place in Dartmouth, I knew we'd be here frequently. Burgers and beer - what's not to like?! This first documented visit saw me diving into the Ace Burger part of the menu. I've loved Ace's burgers since their start in the kitchen at Gus' Pub, and I'm glad that they survived the ebb and flow of food trends, un like several other gourmet burger joints. I opted for the Dartmouth-Style Jughead, which is a sort of fancied-up version of In-N-Out's cult favourite, the Animal-Style burger, which involves cooking the patty in mustard on the flat top, and topping it with a messy burger sauce. Battery Park's iteration didn't evoke my vague memories of In-N-Out quite the same way that Stillwell's similarly-themed Burger Week offering did, but it was undeniably an excellent burger. Two, smashed patties with wonderfully crisp edges were lovingly topped with gooey slices of cheese, "Dartmouth sauce" and caramelized onions. This wasn't a pure umami bomb though, as classic accoutrements of lettuce, tomato and a pickle helped brighten up and balance out the burger. The fries were also top notch; the skin-on, hand-cut fries were nice and crispy, and addictively salty. My wife stuck with her long-running favourite, the Pig Mac, which unsurprisingly has pork subbing in for beef in another homage to a famous burger. The flavour is spot-on, and much, much better than its namesake, as in addition to the superior ingredients and execution, it doesn't come with that weird McDonald's aftertaste and regret. As we often do to get the best of both worlds, my wife had gotten a salad so that we could share our different sides. Battery Park's Caesar salad stuck close to the classic recipe, but stood out from the forgettable masses of this ubiquitous side thanks to their deeply rich and flavourful, house-made dressing, fried capers and real bacon. On my next time there, summer was now in full swing, and we snagged a table on the back patio. It was my first time out there, and I was impressed by the space. Patios in very urban settings often have limited real estate, but Battery Park's was a very good size, and had a chill vibe, like it was somebody's (large and busy) back deck. I wasn't feeling particularly burger-y with the heat, so I chose the mushroom dumplings and miso salad, while my other half went with the pork belly and pineapple burger. It was a little bit of a wait with a full house inside and out, but a cold beer and great company made it pass quickly. The dumplings were deep fried to a deep brown, but didn't taste at all burnt, with the spectacularly crisp wrapper encasing the rich mix of chopped mushrooms inside. A dipping sauce of perhaps soy and chili sauce brought added layers of flavour, and a little salad of radish and green onions added a splash of colour and freshness. My miso and ginger salad was very good, with plentiful fresh veg, apple and crisp slices of fried tofu that were beautifully encrusted with white and black sesame seeds, although the overall flavour profile wasn't as Asian as I expected. The namesake ingredients of the creamy dressing didn't really stand out, but it was a tasty salad nonetheless. My wife's burger was an impressive sight, with glistening, glazed slices of pork belly and a grilled section of pineapple on top of one of Ace's always-fantastic patties. The combination of sweet and savoury was a winning one, and it made me think of one of the first "gourmet" burgers I ever had, the Ultimate Burger at The Henry House, which also comes with pineapple. As expected, the top-notch fries were good to the last fry, and I should know, as I finished off what my wife didn't have room for! I suppose the idiom that "a lot of ink has been spilled" doesn't apply in this digital age, but fixtures like Battery Park still deserve attention for the great job that they're still doing after all these years.

The burger was good the fries is where they lack to much salt on the fries the service was ok but…read moreshe seemed to be oh yum about it

Pig Mac and Caesar salad

Pork belly and pineapple burger

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Nachos with spicy chicken

Bud The Spud

4.1(18 reviews)

2.6 km•Spring Garden

My wife say this is the Best fish & chips which her even eated. Just in Bud the Spud nearby Spring…read moreGraden Road.

These are the WORST fries we have ever had. The potatoes had NO FLAVOUR AT ALL, like eating…read moresawdust, very dry inside. The oil or lard they use must be old or cheap. Left a terrible aftertaste. GROSS!!!! Do not bother eating here! Not at all like the Old Bud the Spud before Bud and Nancy True sold it. They were great, these new owners are NO

Food truck

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Geovanno Pizzeria

4.5(4 reviews)

4.7 km•Burnside

I ordered a small chicken Tuscany pizza and it had a wonderful flavors and a decent amount of…read moretoppings and cheese. The crust was also wonderful and crisp without being over dry.

I ordered take out for a large family gathering so I can't comment on the venue. I looked at a…read morecouple of places online before choosing Geovanno's due to its broad menu and 2 for 1 pizza special. Or ordered an 18 inch pepperoni and an 18 inch Supreme, actually 2 of each with the special, and two Greek salads. 18 inches is a very large pizza! Actually enough pizza for 14 or more people. Both were really good, everyone liked them. I thought the pepperoni was the best, should have gone for the meat lovers instead of supreme, why add vegetables when you already have 4 types of meat, just go for it. Salads were very nice, fresh and a great dressing. I scheduled the order hours in advance and it was delivered right on time. Will definitely try other items.

Build your own pizza

Garden Salad

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Donair sticks

Mic Mac Bar & Grill

4.2(125 reviews)

3.7 km•Dartmouth

Always a hearty meal and servers that are proud of their jobs and welcoming even if you are not…read moretheir guest of the time you arrive. Steaks are large and well cooked. Fresh seafood is also available at a fair price. Our favorites are usually grilled salmon and baked potato with mashed turnip & carrots for me. For hubby grilled chicken Greek salad.

Always a solid meal at this longstanding institution in Dartmouth on Waverley Road. Mostly…read morefrequented by locals as it's not in a touristy part of town. Lots of eating options but their specialty is steak. Prices have gone up over the years but they are still super reasonable. Pro tip - make sure you get a reservation on Open Table. If you walk in - you'll be waiting even though the restaurant is huge!

Surf & turf scallops

Grilled Salmon dinner

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Grilled chicken Greek salad

Nena's Breakfast House

3.8(63 reviews)

3.3 km•Dartmouth

I like supporting Community businesses and I try to do my best and this was one of the businesses…read morethat I frequented quite often until I seen the chef smoking outside.. came in and did not wash his hands and I have not been back since.. ... I don't give a damn how beautiful the pictures look ..if you are not cooking in a commercial kitchen with high sanitary practices then you're just another dirty kitchen

The pricing is quite reasonable The service is nice and…read morefast and they go out of there way to please the customers The food is very delicious Because it's a family friendly restaurant they make you feel at home