Excellent burger, good coffee (French press), tasty dessert. Lots of outdoor seating, although the…read moretables and chairs left something to be desired.

Seafood Chowder was the best we have had hands down! Nice serving size and toped with two muscles!…read moreShared half a haddock burger and was equally divine.

Service was slow and inattentive. Our waitress acted like we were a pain for asking to sit on their…read morebeautiful deck. Lobster roll was B+.

A lovely restaurant right on the docks in a small town on the way to Lunenburg. Small parking lot…read moreoff to the side right in front of the docks. A medium size indoor dining area with a larger patio outside. Service is friendly but food takes a while to come out. I had the lobster roll which was great and we shared the halibut ceviche with the table. Everyone liked what they ordered and it was the perfect lunch meal between travelling from Peggy's Cove and Lunenberg.

Betty's is hip and hopping, even in January in Mahone Bay! We dropped in on a Saturday night…read morewithout a reservation and the place was packed. But the hostess found a place for us in the bar area. Our server, Kathy, was professional and personable. She took care of us with both speed and consideration for our desired pace. We ordered a couple of their Betty's... pizzas. I had the Broderick which was meaty and delicious. My husband had the Ford, much lighter with yummy sun dried tomatoes and a good combo of veggies. Gotta love their dark sense of humor! It was darn cold that night and the most warm and welcoming place in Mahone Bay was sitting close to the wood-fired pizza oven. And the live entertainment was a fun soundtrack for our night at Betty's. Highly recommend. And we will be back soon for another wood-fired Betty!

Such a cute, cozy find in Nova Scotia! The menu for Betty's is pizza-focused, although they do have…read moreother things as well. Our waitress was nice and helped answer our questions honestly, mostly about the pizza sizes. They look huge because of their diameter, but they're so thin that they are still single serve. I went with the White (one of a few Golden Girls references on the menu). As a huge Golden Girls fan and animal lover, I was so happy to see that a portion of the proceeds from each of this specific pizza would go toward animal charities-something Betty White would've absolutely loved! We were pleasantly surprised that they had trivia on the night we went, which they apparently have every Tuesday! Our table had fun answering questions together while we waited for our food. We actually tied with another table for first place, which would've given us money off our bill but we started late. My pizza was really good. My husband loves his tacos as well; he just said they could've been a little more filling.

Very cute little restaurant with a nice deck. Great service and great food at a reasonable price. I…read morehad the fish wrap which was fresh and flavorful.

I was never a fishcake fan because they just don't taste "fresh" nor "fish"!…read more Today, on a whim, I made a bold move, Fishcakes with Beet Salad... Now, that's called fish-cake! DELICIOUS!

Accommodating and extremely friendly folks with excellent hand pies!…read more We are traveling on three east coast on NS, where each and every town has its signature flavor and feel, whee Mahone Bay is no different. It was mid-day, where a snack was needed to get us to dinner time, and Yelp to the rescue again. A quick search turned up Famous Town Pie Shop, and what an excellent choice this was in more ways than one. It turns out Yelp's hours of operation for this place are wrong, so we showed up just as they were closing. Being the chubby Merkans that we are, I tried the door handle and they were still open (thankfully). We were greeted with favor though as the nice staff welcomed us to try the last pies of the day. I asked for them to surprise me with whatever was available and settled on two savory pies. Uh-mazing! It had been a while since I'd last had a really good savory pie, and good ones are most certainly not available in the Southeastern U.S. of A, so this experience was amplified a bit. The crust was spot-on, the fillings were flavorful, and the portion size definitely is large enough for most North Americans. Once we scarfed down the pies outside, the owner came outside and gave us some outstanding recommendations on NS and excellent conversation. I would visit this place in a heartbeat again if we are ever in the area. This is one of those little gems that we love stumbling upon in our travels.

We got a piece of carrot cake and also two savory pies. One cheeseburger and one chicken pot pie…read more Both were served at a wonderful temperature and were very tasty. The carrot cake was also very good.

Oh what a beautiful setting for this restaurant just minutes down the road from the iconic Peggy's…read moreCove. When walking in the door you are greeted with fresh baked goods that tempt the taste buds making you excited for what is to come. We ordered from the small brunch menu...bacon, eggs, a biscuit with rhubarb compote and potato chips. Oh the flaky biscuits with the rhubarb compote and a slice of bacon was delicious. We also ordered some desserts because they were just so tempting...chocolate pate with caramel sea salt and a salted caramel and chocolate biscuit pudding. We thought they both sounded individually delicious and were excited to try the two together! The Salted Caramel and chocolate biscuit pudding was my favourite thing we ordered! It was moist and the caramel was the perfect balance of salty and sweet. I would love to come back during the summer and have a glass wine on the patio overlooking that view!

If you are close by, I suggest you stop. A really cosy restaurant and bar with a fantastic menu…read morefull of all the hits. Lobster roll, fish tacos, burgers and salads. Everything was amazing. Highlights were to lobster roll on fresh baked bread and the fish tacos. The chef is creative and meticulous with ingredients. To top it all off the service was warm and welcoming.

Wonderful service and really cool atmosphere. The food was amazing as well we had lobster sandwich…read moreand the soups are awesome.

If you're in Nova Scotia and are heading to Lunenburg, Dory Mates is terrific! We have a fantastic…read morebrunch there amidst the vintage fishing nets and other interesting decor. Great service and recommendations for dishes (if you're like me and can't make up your mind).

This little gem is located between Lunenburg and Mahone Bay. Everything is homemade - from breads…read moreto baking. You can custom order your breakfast/lunch. I had the breakfast sandwich with bacon and egg on chive bread with homemade tomato jam and my hubby had a freshly made omelette. We took two cinnamon buns to go! This is an absolute must stop - normally I am not even a breakfast fan The employees were lovely and the ambience was warm and welcoming!

Hi! WELL, what a pleasant surprise! A new Restaurant…read morethat sprung up! We arrived just as they closed, haha... but they let us in to chat and buy some of their DELICIOUS baking... Which is ALL made from scratch!! All their Breads are home made and NOT brought in, like at the Rose Bistro down the road.... The owner of this "Hungry Traveler" and their staff are warm and kind people! There is outside Patio Seating, TONS of Parking, and it's at: 10117 Highway 3... Phone: 902-518-2535 .... It's on the way to the Rose Bistro, [which we will NEVER patronize again]... Their menu is "All Day Breakfast"... and Sandwich type Brunch! They also cater trays... They have a "Build your OWN" Breakfast... The place is seemingly serene... [with none of the 'out of control' kids or over-crowding, like at that Rose Bistro down the road]... Their food offerings are cheaper and budget friendly....And they do not 'push you through' to get to the next customer, like the Bistro... The Brunch Sandwiches look amazing... and we intend to eat our way through their menu offerings!! The Sandwiches are decent sized... with HOME-MADE Bread!! We are going back for their Vietnamese Sandwich... It's traditional, right down to the marinated Chicken, Pickled Daikon & Carrot Slaw, fresh Cilantro etc.... The Curried Chicken looks great, and so does the Vegan Mashed Buffalo Chick Peas... It will be hard to decide what to eat after the Vietnamese Sandwich for sure!!! And the place is immaculate! The "Hungry Traveler" has our attention and our cash! Reading between the lines, you can probably tell we had just experienced "A Brunch from hell" at the Rose Bistro down the road... screaming/crying kids...Parents ignoring the bad behavior, some were running around... ...We grabbed our cutlery and water and went outside... We DIDN'T enjoy our meal which cost around $48.00 ... We had some nice times there, but are fed up with the WILDLIFE... this was a BOMB...and we will never return.

I will start by saying that I can absolutely appreciate the impact of the pandemic on restaurants…read more Having said that, putting up posters claiming that there's a 'labour shortage' is just bad practice. Had we noticed that prior to ordering, we would have walked out. We were pretty hungry from driving on our road trip and wanted a decent sit down meal and found pretty good reviews for this place. Upon ordering, it was immediately clear why there was a 'labour shortage' for this owner. The person taking our order at the counter (no table service currently), was the most surly old hag I've ever met. If I wasn't already so hangry and didn't have to wait another hour for one of the other restaurants to open, I would have walked right out. She was crotchety and just seemed generally angry to have to be doing any work at her own establishment. It's really too bad because the food was pretty good here but we couldn't get past how awful of a person this owner was. When the one and only staff member came out to ask us how our meal was, we had to ask if that lady was the owner and what her problem was. We told her that we were surprised anyone would run their business like that and she agreed by shaking her head but almost afraid to say anything. I really regret coming here and would not recommend it solely on the terrible attitude of the owner and the very obvious horrible working conditions for staff working here.

The crepes were absolutely amazing! Although it is very confusing because we walked into an empty…read moreplace and the person behind the counter said nothing. We had to ask if we should sit down or not. We ordered and we were only told our total not spoken to at all. I also never got my drink but was too afraid to say anything. I would definitely come back for the crepes though!