Excellent food, atmosphere and service. They were gracious to allow changes with some of their menu…read moreitems, and all the selections my 5 friends and I had were wonderful. Definitely recommend to everyone who visits this area.

A little more upscale in decor than the usual for Twillingate, you may get the impression it is…read morepricey. It's not, really. The menu is limited but from what we've tried if it, it's well done. Seafood dominated as you would expect. The garlic shrimp are a definite hit. Service is immaculate, and it's an overall a very pleasant experience.

This was our best meal in Twillingate, perhaps even in Newfoundland! Had the Lobster Boil, which…read morewas my first time trying lobster and the whole meal was perfect! The waitress was also really helpful for a lobster newbie like me! My husband had the Pan Fried Cod and it was so fresh and delicious! Both meals were paired with buttery potatoes and veggies. They have a great selection of wines and beer - we both opted for Newfoundland beer which were great! We finished it off with a rich brownie topped with cinnamon whipped cream and cherries! Can't say enough about this place, it is simply a must go!

We enjoyed an excellent meal at the Bistro. Service was excellent. The preparations and salad…read morechoices were a welcomed break from the classic pan fried fish and chips. We enjoyed a kale and capelin salad, halibut with vegetables, and a tasty pie with house made sour cream sorbet - tasted much better than it sounds! We topped it all off with a house made berry liquor - not too sweet, just right. A good wine list and cocktails available too.

Google maps led what's-her-name and me a long way off the beaten path to find By The Sea Cafe. The…read moreview at the dining room is, indeed, spectacular. However, ice clogging the bay must have been making food hard to find at Kings Point. $10 is just too much for a dozen or so french fries with shredded mozzarella and gravy on a 12 cm diameter saucer served by a surly waitress. Likewise for my friend's few tablespoons of seafood chowder. The sliver of frozen "creamsicle" cheesecake was pretty good.

Great location right on the water. I got the seafood chowder. By New England standards it was a 3…read more I also got the salt and pepper ribs. A solid 2. Velvet got the fried chicken breast with fries. The fries were the star of the meal. Service was good.

We are 4 Newfoundlanders and we know seafood. We had mussels, fish & chips and seafood chowder. We…read morerated them as follows: Mussels - 6 out of 10 Chowder - 6 out of 10 The fish - 7 out of 10 The chips - 6 out of 10. Needless to say, we were very disappointed after reading all of the glowing reviews. We simply did not find the food that good. The mussels were small and overcooked, especially condsidering their small size. The chowder while seeming to have adequate fish products, the liquid part was thin and rather watery. The fish itself was very ordinary and not particularly of generous portions. The chips again were very ordinary. To be honest, we have had much better and tastier seafood at local fish trucks and other regular takeouts. We are stating just the facts as we experienced the experience. By the way, the servers were excellent. Needs to work on food quality overall though.

This is an out of the way restaurant right on the water and the only place we found that still had…read morelobster, yum! Our server was attentive and gave us great service. It's not a fancy place but the food and lobster were great and the view is great.

Authentic Newfoundland fare with that "just like mom used to make" flavour. You can't get…read morefriendlier service anywhere. I highly recommend the squid rings...or calamari, to the non-east coasters.

this was a completely accidental find, as we were headed through grand falls-windsor on the way…read moreback to st. john's from gros morne and wanted to grab some coffee for the rest of the drive - we headed to another cafe, which had already closed, so we asked a passerby if they knew somewhere else we could check out. they recommended the third place, which has a very pretty view of the salmonid interpretation centre nearby (which also looked really interesting but we couldn't check out since we had to get back on the road). there's abundant seating both indoors and outside, a great menu, and - most importantly, for us - great drinks! we ended up getting blueberry lemonades (if my memory is correct), which made me want to turn back to get another one once we arrived back in st. john's and my cup was empty. my friend and i had also been let down by some smoothies/lemonades earlier on in the trip, which this completely made up for, so i will always remember the third place fondly. if you're driving through, i would definitely, definitely make the detour! it's a pleasant oasis with some great drinks and friendly staff.

You would never know what this place was from the outside. It's the basement of an apartment…read morebuilding. You're not in the wrong place! The menu is written on a chalkboard and you can order before you sit down. You can tell they love what they make, vegan options as well as gourmet grilled cheese and BLTs. I got the vegan curry rice bowl. It was delicious. Definitely not what I was expecting when walking into the place. Super eclectic vibe. Decorated with antiques and you can buy local honey and stained glass pieces along with some used books. I would definitely go back and try everything on their menu.

I'm giving this place a five because it is exactly what you'd expect it to be and it does it very…read morewell. It's a small roadside diner that must cater mostly to locals, since everyone there seemed to know each other. It serves diner standards and some traditional fare, has friendly service, and offers very reasonable prices. I had a two egg breakfast, $7.95! Two perfectly fried eggs, hash browns, thick white bread and a nicely fried slab of bologna. My entire group enjoyed their meals, service was prompt and very friendly, and the food was excellent. It doesn't look like much from the highway, or from inside for that matter, but it's clean and offers local artistry for sale on its walls. It's a bit in the middle of nowhere but a great way to break up a few hours of highway driving.

Pretty good homemade food in different varieties. We loved…read morefish and chips. Also tried their breakfast a few days later.

If I won the lottery, I wouldn't tell anyone, but there would be signs - like me documenting the…read moremany food trucks/shacks that dot Newfoundland's expansive network of roads. I wasn't able to stop at nearly as many as I would have liked due to time constraints and wanting to live past the age of 50, but I was able to stop at Zippy's Take Out in South Brook as we worked our way back across the province. The broad menu is conveniently located on a TV just inside the trailer's doorway, with the friendly one-woman operation giving me suggestions as a first timer. I ended up going for one of their signature dishes, the Newfie Mess. This takes fries dressing and gravy to a whole new level, adding slices of deep fried hotdogs, shredded mozzarella, sauteed onions, and instead of the typical chicken /turkey gravy, a beef version tags in. I appreciated that I was warned about the heftiness of the portions, and that a small would be enough for one. My wife went with a classic bacon cheeseburger and fries. Belying its humble housing, Zippy's conveniently has the wireless buzzers that let you know that your food is ready, and it was all the more convenient given how heavy it was raining when we were there! We happily arrived in between other customers, so we had our food in quick order and I scampered back to the car to keep it and myself as dry as possible. The Newfie Mess was true to its name, piled high in its container and spilling over into the open top half. There's no subtlety to a dish like this - it's all richness and umami and it succeeded. The beef gravy was absolutely chock full of ground meat, and glistened with its thick and velvety texture. The hot dog bits had a hit of crispness, as did the golden brown, hand-cut fries, although the latter quickly relented to the Mess on them. I always love sauteed onions, and this time was no different, and same goes for the dressing that added some herbaceousness and depth to the dish. My wife's burger was a solid diner-style burger, with a good char on the patty and toasted bun, melty cheese and crisp bacon. Her regular, un-Messed fries were a nice glimpse at what Zippy's can do with a fry that doesn't have a pound of toppings, and we liked what we saw. Zippy's and its peers have long provided affordable and convenient food to Newfoundlanders and CFAs alike, and Zippy's showcases why this format endures, with hearty, delicious food that's easy on the wallet, if not your waistline.

Showed up on a Monday ( not realising Zippy's wasn't opened ). But James the owner just happened to…read morebe there and he went and opened up just for us! Which was very nice of him! Very friendly and the food, oh my! I had the Jiggers Fish Burger + poutine and it had to have been the best deep fried cod I've ever had! Which I will be returning for very soon :) The prices are also very reasonable, cheaper than the other chip trucks/food vans that's I've been too ( tastier too! )

This place never disappoints. We came all the way from Seattle, WA and this place is a "Not to be…read moremissed" on our list. Unique food offered and lovely staff. We miss some of the items for sale, like the Newfoundland teas.

It's great to finally see high quality dining at affordable prices in central NL. The menu is…read morediverse. The service and ambience was fantastic. Husband and myself had a full meal (appetizer, entree, desert) plus a drink each for less than $130, including tip. Great spot for date night or girls night out.