Popular pub in the center of water Street in downtown St. John's Newfoundland. The menu for me was somewhat limited, but I had the turkey noodle soup, which was quite good. Unfortunately, the bar was out of the two draft beers that I was interested in. I ended up getting a Coors light, which, really sucks if you think about it, since I'm from Colorado. If I ever go back, I need to learn more about Canadian beer. Still, it was a great place to stop for lunch while I walked and shopped Water Street. read more

Grabbed a quick drink in here while waiting for a table at a seafood restaurant, very cool looking place, one of the nicer looking places on Water st. Definitely a spot I could see frequenting if i lived close, not as chaotic at some of the other places we visited. read more

Service was lacking. Bartender did double duty as waiter. In 1.5 hrs we were never checked on after we received our initial order.

Pretty decent breakfast had there. Group of three. One had the fish cake breakfast, which looked delicious and he confirmed it was. Another had the breakfast poutine. Massive meal and good! I had the Newfoubdlander Breakfast (see pic) and it was also pretty good. We enjoyed the food, and the service was also super friendly. Will be back. read more

Review is for food only - since it was a take out order. Steak flatbread - pretty similar to a Philly cheesesteak in flatbread form - except the cheese was melted atop the bread instead of in liquid cheese form. Tasty. Came with fries which were lackluster- some burned/fried too long. Hungry human breakfast - came with toast, beans, sausages, ham, bacon, two eggs done the way you want em and home fries - again, the home fries were pretty fry and over overcooked, so was the ham. The bacon was crisp albeit the bit greasy, the rest were just fine. Breakfast items are available 11pm to 2pm. The restaurant is open 24 hrs, which is nice for late night revelers. read more

Beautiful location in the downtown core. Clean and a great vibe. I'm still thinking about the club sandwich and onion rings I had there a week ago. It was perfection!!! The bread seemed home made and the bacon was not that precooked stuff but the clincher for me was the mayonnaise and I'm desperate to know what brand they use now that I'm back on the mainland lol. I hope to get back home again next year and The Celtic Hearth is in my top 3 food establishments to visit! read more

We stopped in for breakfast, my wife had eggs benny which she said was not bad no where near the top of her scale, I had a regular 2 egg breakfast with bologna, home fries and toast with a side order of toutons, which the waitress forgot about, no big deal it happens. it finally came out when I was finished my meal which consisted of 1 slice of toast and a thin slice of packaged bologna 2 eggs and processed home fries a meal which you might expect at a hospital cafeteria not a sit down restaurant. And all this for $72.57 with tip. If your looking for a pricey cafeteria meal this is your spot, if your looking for a good down home meal I recommend finding another place. read more

The Celtic Hearth - American Near Me - St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

We had a wonderful lunch on August 6,2025. The food was excellent as was the service. My friend and I asked about local beers and the waiter offered to bring a taste of two beers we were considering. Overall this was a very nice experience for a reasonable price. read more

The food was AMAZING! We got burgers with their house made BBQ sauce and I've been craving it for days now. The service was great. Fast and friendly. We loved the patio and the fresh flower baskets. Will visit again read more

The Celtic Hearth - Patio seating - American Near Me - St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Came in for breakfast. Ordered cod cake breakfast. Very good and happy how it was prepared. Great sourbread toast. Great service.

Food was awful. Took forever. Nothing like advertised. Claimed to have special at the restaurant, and when I arrived the place wasn't even open. I was sent upstairs to their "sister pub" because there was construction going on downstairs. It was loud, the service was slow, nothing like advertised! Why claim your restaurant is open on social media when it is not? SHAME on the owners!!!! read more

Stopped in on a rainy Sunday really to just get out of the rain. We asked to be seated outside under their "tent". Rain was literally coming in and soaking the table but we didn't want to take up a table inside. We ordered two overpriced Guinness and then we were told it was company policy that in order to sit outside we had to order food. Mind you, there was about two other tables outside as one large group moved inside due to the rain coming in. And it's not like anyone was waiting for a table out there. We ordered a breakfast "appetizer " which was awful. Literally a canister breakfast roll, two served with molasses. Tasteless and cold. Won't be coming back there again. At least the Guinness was good read more

Sitting in this restaurant right now and I just had to write a review. We have a party of 8 and our waiter Terry is unreal. He is the ChatGPT of drinks. We have been telling him all night make me a sweet drink with vodka and it's the best thing we've ever had. We ask him for a spicy drink with rum it's the BEST thing we've ever had. He makes these drinks on the spot randomly with the craziest combinations of things and the 7 drinks we ordered are the best drinks we've ever had and I guarantee youyou will never have anything better. Just give him an alcohol and a prompt and I guarantee, it will be the best drink you've ever had. He is an Artist. Go when Terry is working. read more

The Celtic Hearth - TERRY - American Near Me - St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

LOVED THIS PLACE! I am not a huge fan of super crowded places and that is a main reason that I came in this bar, also someone indicated that they had the best poutine in town ! here is street parking as they are located at the Water street the main hub for the downtown St. Johns. it is definitely best to walk here if possible. this is a 24 HOURS spot, it is perfect for that late night drink and poutine. we came by and the bartenders were super! they let us pick even the music to play in the bar! they are super friendly, definitely the best feature of the bar is the staff. STEAK POUTINE- OMG this was definitely the best poutine I had in the entire town, we went to a couple of other spots for the poutine but this place cooked the steak perfectly, the sauce was just perfect and onions so caramelized. just amazed with the poutine, a lot of sauce and cheese, definitely enough to share at least 4 people can share one of their poutines. if you are looking for some amazing poutine, LOOK NO FURTHER, come over here and try their poutine. read more

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Club sandwich was dry, had one very thin slice of deli ham, and almost no bacon. Waitress very nice but slow to take food order. Food delivery to table sloooow. read more

Mussels, Cod Cakes and Prime Rib special was all delicious. Service was very good. Ambiance sitting near the bar was interesting. We took a walk upstairs to open mic night ~ it had a good vibe going on for 7:00 at night. Beautiful historic building so well designed read more

To start it off, the waitress was cold and unfriendly. The highlight of the meal was my ice, cold Guinness, and the white sangria. I have the shrimp and lobster boil, which was supposed to be seasoned with old bay seasoning. It was not seasoning at all it was tasteless. The corn was like rubber, and the lobster was like rubber it was, a terrible example of a shrimp and lobster boil. My wife had the cod tongue that was supposed to be crispy but instead of being crispy, it was kind of rubbery, and the sauce was not very good. That came with it when I mentioned to the waitress that my lobster boil was missing the old bay seasoning she just said yeah s and just ignored it and that was it. I do not recommend this restaurant as the service and the food are terrible. The waitress continually tried to seat people at a table that was all wet due to a leaky roof. read more

Gord and I had a late lunch here yesterday. We didn't have a lot of time so I ordered sweet chili wings. They were okay. Since it was our last day in Newfoundland, Gord ordered something traditional ... Cod-au-Gratin with crochette potatoes. The potatoes were so-so, he said. But it turns out he likes Cod-au-Gratin ... in fact, he loves it! No doubt he'll be making it for himself now that we're home. read more

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Unbelievably slow and incompetent service . Several severs and the hostess walked by our table of six just sitting there several times and never said anything. Finally the waiter shows up. "Are you ready to order?" Yeah dude - we've been ready for 15 minutes. 20+ minutes go by. He shows up again to clarify my order. 10 minutes later he brings the food for the table. My order is wrong. I send it back. He comes back - it's still wrong but at this point I have no choice. Quality is maybe 3 stars but our experience was 1 star at best. Go somewhere else. read more

What an amazing experience. The food is absolutely amazing. I had steak my cousin had seafood and WOW both cooked to perfection. Not a big wine menu but what they have is excellent! The decor is beautiful and the staff is so friendly, funny and knowledgeable. Perfect place! read more

On our 2 week vacation in NL we spent a day and night in St.Johns visiting multiple restaurants on water street and the Celtic Hearth was hands down the most memorable and amazing experience we went twice, 2 men made this experience what it was, first meeting Cody who served us, smiling, happy and funny, we ordered mussels and scallops which were amazing and a margarita that made you think you were on an island down south not Canada, as we finished up we got to meet Terry another server bartender who we chatted with and the reason we returned later to challenge his drink making skills! Blown away with the talent and variety of drinks Terry can make, my beer drinking boyfriend is still talking about the drinks and friendliness we experienced from him and Cody a week later! Let Terry make you a random drink you wont regret it! Most memorable stop for food,drinks and service! Thanks guys! Cheers​​​​​​​​​​ read more

24hr pub/restaurant, that itself adds value to this restaurant (probably from old-time tradition of serving fishermen). Food and drinks are all decent. I had mussel with white wine and garlic sauce. read more

Drinks were good. Service was a little slow. I asked the server about potion side of cod tongue app vs cod dinner. Waiter said cod tongue app was a good potion so that is what i ordered for $16.99. 20 minutes later when it came out of the kitchen it was only 4 cod tongues. WAY OVER PRICED. The only upside about this restaurant is that it is 24 hours read more

I came here initially to give a 5 star review, specifically of Terry; however, I feel as though I was significantly overcharged. We had 5x double gin + mix, and two beer. What should that cost, at most? Maybe $100, $120 TOPS? My bill came to $205 including a 15% tip. Terry, I feel sincerely as though you have taken advantage of me and, moreover, perhaps intentionally distracted me from looking over the bill. I am disgusted. Funny guy, but ultimately all a farce and total distraction. Couldn't even taste the gin in the first drink. Enjoy the "tip" -- sin. read more

Breakfast on our last morning in NL. Came in after a sunrise hike at Cape Spear. Ordered coffee, Caesars and Newfoundland breakfast plates. Bartender was quick, funny and attentive (even though he was trying to inventory liquor sales from previous night). Food was piping hot, tasty, and fresh. Wish we had stumbled into this place sooner. read more

The Celtic Hearth - American Near Me - St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Dish: Old Bay Spiced Calamari Overall: 5/5 Recommend: Yes Chances are if you hang around St.John's long enough (more than a day) you're going to end up at a bar or pub. That doesn't have to mean you need to also end up with "meh" bar food. ... Value: 5/5 When you go to a pub, you rarely plan on shelling out $14 for calamari. You should rethink that. The portion size matches the sticker price, and they load it with goodness complete with tomatoes and olives. First timer: 5/5 There's a good chance that Calamari purists might turn their nose up at a dish like this. "It's complex, it blends flavours, it's too heavy, it's certainly not Italian"; they'll squawk all day if you let them. The deviation from "classic" actually makes this a perfect first timer dish. It's a crowd pleaser, and if you're trying to convert the "un-calamaried" (which, is probably not the best way to describe that) this is likely to be a step in the right direction. ... There are some great meals to be had in St.John's. As far as Calamari is concerned though..this is pretty up there... read the full review at www.squidverse.com read more

The Celtic Hearth - Dish: Old Bay Spiced Calamari Overall: 5/5 Recommend: Yes - American Near Me - St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Easily the worst clubhouse I have ever had. Service was slow and the bathrooms were filthy. Our party of 6 were all unhappy with expensive substandard food. read more

Arriving in St. John's late in the evening, my daughter and I went out to grab a meal. At 11 PM the kitchens of the places we set out for had already closed their kitchens. We were directed to the Celtic Hearth by one of the bartenders we spoke to. Turns out, the Celtic Hearth serves food 24 hours a day. They have a late night menu. The place evokes a sense of being in a pub in Ireland. Lots of dark wood, brass and cut glass partition. The late night selection are limited, so I ordered something I normally don't eat. Chips. Actually it was Irish curried chips (fries) with cheese curd. Amazingly delicious peasant food that I highly recommend. read more

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I hate complaining but I had a fish and chips at this restaurant this evening. The batter was hard and the fish was very dry and the French fries were cold. I can't believe that it was sent out to us. I guess the cooks and servers just don't care. Very disappointing. read more

We came here with a large group on a Thursday late night seated at several tables. This is a British type pub with dark interior leather seats and booths. Very cozy and great for drinks, appetizers or full on meals. Our servers were friendly and attentive and got everyone drinks quickly. There is a good selection of local brews. Only thing was they ran out of iceberg on tap and couldn't replace the keg fast enough and we ended up having to order other drinks in the meantime. We ordered a whole bunch of shareables. Buffalo wings, honey garlic barbecue wings, the party platter with chicken fingers, fish tacos, nachos with chicken and regular nachos. The food was great and tasted fresh and delicious. It did not taste like a 24 hour restaurant more like a regular restaurant. We were so hungry we did not have a chance to take pictures and everything was eaten up. Overall great British type pub and a must visit if you're in the area. read more

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This is the best BIG breakfast on the Main Street downtown !!! Lots of choices on menu and great service ! Would totally recommend it for a delicious sit down meal. Toutons are yummy donut like biscuit thing dipped in maple syrup - crazy good ! Potatoes (hash browns) are crispy not soggy, homemade bread with Irish butter. Not a light breakfast but worth every bite read more

Was in St. John's to play a few shows and wanted to pop in here for some good food. Waited at the entrance for what seemed like 20 minutes while different staff would look up at us, walk by us, and ignore us... Until finally a guy asked to help us. We were just about to leave, so lucky for them, they caught us just before. Ordered a beer, 5 minutes later they came back and said it was gonna be a bit because the tap was empty. 10 minutes later, my beer finally arrives. It's as flat as water. Ended up chasing it with my girlfriend's caesar. Disgusting. The food came and again, disappointment. Honestly, I'm surprised this place has any positive reviews. Perhaps I fell into the twilight zone during my visit but, I can't imagine read more

This place was exactly what we needed one night due to the fact that they are open and serving beer 24/7. The food is really nothing to write home about. Typical pub fare. They have a full bar with about 6 beers on tap. As an IPA drinker from Asheville the Calm Tom from Quidi Vidi really hit the spot. I mistakenly thought she said "cod tongue" when she was telling me what they had on draft so I had everyone cracking up when I ordered two "cod tongues". The service was impeccable and it's nice to know the Hearth is always an option no matter what time of day. Also, the servers are 420 friendly just in case you need some late night help in that department. read more

Amazing breakfast. Great local spin on a hearty breakfast. Tons of options. Very friendly staff.

Very middle of the road. High prices and small portions. The place is clean and tidy with half decent service. It is well situated and a good fallback - If you can't get in to one of the other pubs, then this place is a good fallback. The food menu is expansive. No problem finding something you like. The beer list is modest. Bottom line: drop in, but you won't likely make an occasion of it. read more

Here's the scene: it's the morning after a rockin' Newfoundlander wedding, which capped off a solid three nights of drinking, and I've got some time to kill before a mid-afternoon flight. The few and the proud who are still around and conscious gather together and meet up for breakfast at The Celtic Hearth, looking to soothe our pains with grease and a full belly. Located in the bottom portion of Bridie Molloy's and fronting on Water Street, The Celtic Hearth is a cozy Irish pub with your typical dark stained wood, somewhat low lighting and booths in various nooks and crannies. There isn't a large crowd, and we're seen to promptly by quite possibly the friendliest server I've ever had. Over the course of the meal, we would be endearingly referred to as 'my babies' and it felt like I was being served by a pepped up version of my grandmother. Awesome. I had a hankering for some Hollandaise, but we were informed that the breakfast menu was done for the day, but there were breakfast foods available at their Sunday brunch buffet. I'm fairly leery of buffets due to their often mediocre food and off textures from sitting in warming trays, so we sent one of the guys to scout it out. However, after getting a positive report back on it, we all ended up ordering that. Upon an up close and personal inspection, there was a very impressive spread here - a cold salad bar with potato, pasta, and garden salads, as well as coleslaw, fruit and dressings. The breakfast portion of the buffet consisted of scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, hashbrowns, and what I was informed were toutons. Now that I knew what they looked like and what they were (delicious lumps of fried dough) and they were at my easy disposal, I was all over them. The lunch portion of the buffet consisted of pretty hearty, traditional Newfoundlander fare - turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and turnips, Jiggs dinner, a meat pie, some sort of tomato and rice casserole, and a big ol' pot of gravy. For plate number one, I loaded up with the breakfast foods and gave my hashbrowns a slathering of gravy, as I believe that gravy should be available at every meal of the day. After taking my hefty plate of food back to our booth and start stuffing maw, my suspicions are confirmed that the textures are a bit off, but it's not too bad. The eggs are quite good, as they have mushrooms, onions and peppers mixed in with them, and the bacon and breakfast sausage do their greasy, delicious thing. The hashbrowns are a fantastic gravy delivery vehicle and while a little on the tough side from being in a warmer, the toutons are sweet and pleasant, and taste like a soft donut, minus the filling. Round two consisted of me piling up my plate with turkey, mashed potatoes, dressing, and some of the meat pie, and naturally everything got a healthy dose of gravy. Obviously, I'm using the term 'healthy' in a figurative sense here. While pretty basic foods, they're done well, and much better than many a turkey dinner that I've suffered through at various weddings in my day. While nothing fancy, the Sunday buffet at The Celtic Hearth was pretty enjoyable and it made for good hangover food, and allowed me to have breakfast and lunch at the same time! Needless to say, I left with a full belly and was nearly comatose on the flight home to Halifax. read more

I have the best experience at the Celtic hearth. Our server has Chico and he was the best server we've ever experienced. He is so funny and thoughtful and attentive. Even though they were extremely busy he managed to be attentive and amazing. read more

On a trip to St. John's famous George Street we decided to give The Celtic Hearth which is the restaurant side of Bridie Malloy's pub. My experience here could be summed up as fine. Just fine. The ambiance was what you would expect from an Irish Pub. Clean, kind of dark. There was a fun halloween display at the front--a good photo op. The menu was also what you would expect - traditional Irish and Newfoundland pub fare. Shepherd's Pie, stew, fish and chips etc. We started off with nachos which were good although I would have liked a little more salsa. They used fresh jalepenos and multicoloured corn chips. My recommendation would be to order a traditional dish. I ordered the club sandwich against my better judgement. I wanted to be able to share with another member of my group. But I was bored with it. It's really my own fault because a club sandwich is not really all that exciting. There was black forest ham on it but It didn't really add anything in my opinion. I would rather have a little more bacon than the ham. I had it with fries. They were hand-cut, which I liked. But they were a little soggier than I would have liked. My aunt had the spinach salad, that looked to be a little small for the price. A few more in the group had the fish and chips. They seemed to really enjoy it and it looked delicious! I think if I had my time back, I would have went for that instead. My sister had the chicken and ribs and really enjoyed it. I found the prices a little on the higher end for the type of food on offer. The service was good. We stayed and went up to Bridie Malloy's at the end. They had live music from about 730 ish and everyone enjoyed it. read more

I was passing through town and stopped by here because it was late and one of the few places that was open late (open 24 hours). The service was good at first but our waitress stopped coming after we got our food. The atmosphere was nice and it was pretty quiet on Monday night. I ordered the "Celtic Breakfast" with scrambled eggs, ham, potatoes, and wheat toast for C$18. It wasn't bad. I give it three stars because it was good but not anything exceptional. read more

The Celtic Hearth - The Celtic Breakfast. - American Near Me - St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Came a long way to try some Newfoundland pub fare . . . First meal, I ordered cod tongues as an appetizer to share ($11.00). They came lightly battered, with a small pot of sliced green pickles. Ummm, sort of fishy tasting, some more gelatinous than others. Pickle helped. Nah, they can keep this on the Rock. For the main I ordered the Jiggs dinner pie: local cabbage, turnip, carrots, potatoes, peas pudding, salt beef and savoury dressing in a gravy, baked under a puff pastry with two golf-ball sized potato croquettes ($14.75). A local in the group said it was not how Jiggs dinner would traditionally be served. Oh well, I actually liked it; reminded me of leftover pot roast, gravy and veggies stirred together, and reheated. Comfort food on a Monday night. The croquettes were nicely crisp fried, but the potato centre could use more seasoning, and butter or something so they are less dry. A couple days later, I ordered the lobster Mac and Cheese ($19.75) for dinner. It came with a slice of garlic toast. The rich cheese-cream sauce and pasta was well done, but quite a small portion. What was most deficient was the lobster. Not much lobster for the price - had to keep searching for tiny pieces. As a comparison, Nautical Nelly's in Victoria, BC serves twice as much pasta baked in the dish last winter with noticeable chunks of lobster for about the same price, although the lobster was briny. Still looking for the perfect lobster Mac and Cheese outside my kitchen . . . . Others in the group over two nights enjoyed a variety of entrees, and most were a hit. The couple misses were the lobster (too small for the price and considering we are on the Atlantic coast) and the A Taste of Asia Salad (taste and freshness at issue). Cider expensive here - $7.04 for a Strongbow. Good and friendly service. read more