We almost left New Brunswick without my husband trying lobster so I was on a mission to find him some. We spotted this restaurant and went to see if we could eat on their patio, which they were happy to oblige, despite the overcast weather. We each ordered a Moosehead and shared the lobster roll and some mussels that were on special. We were in and out in about forty five minutes! read more

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A delightful evening! Recommend by our B&B hosts. A warm welcome, delightful waterfront location and lots of seafood options made this a real. I had the baked lobster and it was fabulous! The chowder was thick and Lucious! read more

This place was packed for lunch outside with a long wait, but we were able to get a table inside right away. Our server was very nice. I had the special lobster grilled cheese and my husband had the fish tocos (we shared 1/2 and 1/2 as you can see in the picture) the grilled cheese was good, wish there was a choice of bread. The fish tacos were more of a wrap than a taco, but were tasty. The paintings on the wall were a nice touch. Great use of color and brush strokes. (And for sale- but wouldn't fit in the car) read more

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Lobster roll was decent. Greek salad was not Greek, full of lettuce and no tomatoes. blueberry pie was not good at all. I was expecting real local blueberries but it tasted like cannEd blueberry pie filling. Will not be returning anytime soon. read more

fire everyone. The white people in the kitchen could not ever season this food.Food is meant to be good not dryer then the Sahara desert .Saw cockroaches and it smelled like cigars. Horrible ambience and I wanted to hang myself by the time I got through the hour long wait list that they swore was 10 minutes long. Fire all the staff and replace with people of color. read more

Me and a group of 9 other friends decided to eat here after hearing lots of good reviews, we waiting quite a while in line since it was very busy. As soon as we got in the doors the host wasn't very pleasant and we felt like a burden for being a large group. Our food took quite a while to come out as well, plates came out in 3s and by the time the last 3 came out the rest of us were finished eating. We asked for the bills, paid and we all made sure to tip at least 18%, as we were leaving some of the group over heard a few waitresses complaining that we didn't tip well. A few group members also accidentally got in the way of a very rushed waitresses they all said sorry and moved, me and one other friend saw the same waitresses muttering bad words under her breath about us. The food was very good but I hope the service gets better. read more

Whenever we're in St. Andrews a stop at The Gables is a must! The view is amazing, the food is delicious, and the service always great. We started with a Dark & Stormy to warm up on a rainy day and then enjoyed Fish & Chips and Bull Burgers ...everything was very, very good. Our waitress Lauren was super-sweet and even offered suggestions of new must-see spots in town. Thanks again! read more

The Gables Restaurant - Fish & Chips - Seafood Near Me - St Andrews, New Brunswick

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Food was super good. The lobster sandwich I had was something out of a fairytale. My lady friend had a soup that she thought about for the next 3 days. Highly recommend. read more

Luckily walked in with tomato basil as the soup of the day! It was delicious and paired well with the egg salad for a brunch attempt. My friends also enjoyed the lobster grilled cheese. While the fish in the fish 'taco' was tasty, it didn't fit the typical fish taco description. It was more of a fish wrap. Because it was a rainy day we opted to sit inside, but I happily still enjoyed the water view and interesting art displays. read more

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Been here multiple times. Food and service are always solid. Ambiance changes depending on crowd, which can include younger children but that's standard in the town. read more

Lobster roll was great. Very fresh. Coleslaw tasty. Best crunchy, hot fries I've had in a while. Friendly service. Table by the water on a lovey September day. Just perfect. read more

Amazing scallops and apple pie. Great service and a fabulous patio. This was the perfect spot for dinner.

While visiting St. Andrews, I made sure to stop by The Gables for lunch. We headed to the back patio dock since it was a beautiful day outside, and luckily we beat the rush as there was a huge lineup when we left. We ordered the seafood platter and seafood chowder to share. This was more than enough for two people and we left completely stuffed. The seafood platter consisted of two decent sized pieces of haddock, and a number of large shrimps and scallops. The seafood chowder was really flavourful, not too thick, and full of seafood as well. The service was top notch too! The east coast puts Toronto to shame in terms of friendliness and service :P. From our entire trip, out meal here was definitely one of the favourites! read more

We waited 45 minutes to sit after being told 10 minutes. After we were seated, we waited at a table for another 20 minutes and had to ask someone working who our server was because no one came to our table. There were people that came in after us that sat, ate and paid their bill before we ordered. I understand about being short on staff but it was not a good experience for myself or our young kids. read more

We made our second trip to The Gables, and it was as amazing as the first in 2022. We had Jon as our server again, and he did not disappoint. We even sat at the same table. Great food, the best scallops I've ever had, as well as the best white wine Sangria. Definitely on our list of regular spots when in St. Andrews! read more

Love this place. Indoor and outdoor seating, seafood and pub food and you can bring your furry friend if you sit outdoors. Wish I hadve taken more pictures. read more

The Gables Restaurant - Outside of restaurant - Seafood Near Me - St Andrews, New Brunswick

One of the most charming places I have ever been to. We sat in the deck our waitress was charming. Serene, peaceful surroundings. Oh yeah the food delicious and generous. It's on a 15 hour drive here. I'd do it again in a second. read more

Try the lobster club, its delish Best fish and chips in town Server was funny. (not too funny to where its annoying, just funny enough) Will go again read more

Excellent food. Great service (HAVE to ask for Dawn). Locally made cuisine, fresh fresh seafood, excellent soups. Daily specials. Water Street only has so many places to eat at, and this one comes up with a positive experience every year we go. read more

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Amazing view, average service, mediocre food. If it wasn't for the view, this place would be out of business. The beer was awful: flat and old tasting. There were out of many specials early in the evening. I got the lobster club, and it had barely any lobster and consisted mostly of bread. My friend got a seafood combo. It was okay, but not special for the location and price. We left quite disappointed by this supposed great restaurant. Major bummer as this was our only evening in town and had walked past several other restaurants that likely would have been better. Bottom line: come here for a water and a view. read more

Run, don't walk away from this place. The setting is picturesque, but don't let that fool you. Horrible service - 15 mins to have a drink order taken - only to have drinks never show up. When I asked if they were busy the waitress said "it was a very slow night." Group across from us had 4 lap dogs with them at the table. 2 of the dogs defecated on the floor. I Can't believe they let dogs in the restaurant - emmm... hello health inspectors? Food took over an hour to come after ordering and was gross... Chicken curry was more like a stew, with horrible stringy dark meat. Kids burger was as hard as a hockey puck with soggy French fries that tasted of old frying oil. Crab cakes my sister in law tried were obviously for a box. My wife had bruschetta that was the only decent thing I tasted from gables. There are many places to eat at in St. Andrews. I suggest you give this place a miss. read more

The Gables Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - St Andrews, New Brunswick

We had a completely wonderful experience here. Got seated immediately by the window so an amazing view of the storm just coming in across the bay. Our server Dawn was attentive, funny and friendly. The folks at surrounding tables shared in conversation. The fish and chips I had were crispy and tasty. My test for well prepped fish is whether the batter seperates from the fish. It shouldn't and it didn't. My wife thought her burger was also tasty and well cooked. Topped off with the house Pinot and blueberry pie, it was all in all one of our best eating experiences in this vacation. read more

Great place to stop for lunch in the quaint town of St. Andrews. Service fast and friendly, ask for Jon! nice scenery on water and food was delicious. If you like curry the Green curry coconut seafood stew is a must! read more

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Always great food, fantastic service, well worth any wait. So glad they made it through covid and the economy. We'll be back year after year! read more

It's fine. You're in tourist country where there's a short season. Pay for the ocean side view but don't expect much more. Service is mediocre at best and the food follows suit. There's nothing special here. I hoped for something different from this small retreat community but was disappointed. It's an uninspiring menu followed by uninspired delivery and execution. If you need to eat, it's food with nothing particular to complain about... but I hear the pizza place nearby is worth a gander. read more

The Gables Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - St Andrews, New Brunswick

This review is an update to my review I posted last year. I'm not really sure what happened to the other reviewers, but again we had a great time. It was lunch time, the restaurant was fairly busy and the service was great. The wait time was minimal, the food was excellent and the waitress was very friendly, and helpful. I highly recommend this restaurant if you are looking for good food, and an amazing view. So far we are 2 for 2 at this establishment. read more

This was a very nice place to stop at St. Andrew's. The service was breathtaking as we were offered some eggs for next morning's breakfast all because we asked the waitress if she knew the location of any grocery stores we can check out for breakfast stuff (instead she went and brought the manager who then offered us some extra provisions. Who does that? Amazing) . Food there was fresh as most places in St. Andrews. I enjoyed the Salmon with a side of rice and vegetables. read more

Pretty darn good mussels! The location and ambiance is great..overlooking St Andrews Harbor. The fish and chips were ok.. Not over breaded but a little chintzy portion wise. The chowder lacked both flavor and enough seafood. Middle of the road seaside town chow. Decent enough read more

The Gables Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - St Andrews, New Brunswick

I pride myself on being able to sniff out diamonds in the rough, but I guess my nose was really off recently when a friend and I were looking for a decent meal in St Andrews. The Gables gives off the appearance of a kitschy local spot with a good patio. Since there aren't a lot of options for food in and around the small town, you'd think it'd be easy to stay ahead of the competition on basic things like service, but that clearly wasn't the case at the Gables. We were greeted by someone asking if we were waiting to pay our bill instead of being asked where we'd like to be seated. We self guided ourselves to the back patio where it was fairly busy, but for the ratio of waitresses to tables, I'm not sure why getting a drink and food order in took so long. The one upside was that when I requested a GF option for crab cakes, they were able to comply, eagerly. Other than that, we had a long wait to receive our drinks, and then our food. Once the food arrived, we were significantly underwhelmed by the quality and quantity for the price: two tiny, slightly under cooked crab cakes with a piddly side salad. Oh, and if things weren't strange enough - the waitress never came back to check on us once over the next 25 minutes. We got up to find a way to pay and leave, and although we spoke with management about the lack of service, they didn't offer to comp our drinks or apologize in the slightest. read more

The only saving grace of this restaurant is the fantastic patio which gives you a gorgeous view of the bay of fundy. If it weren't for that I don't think they would stay in business. The service was painfully slow and the burger was pathetic - I don't think I've ever used that word to describe food but in this case it is accurate. If you want a good view then give it a go but if you're looking for good food try the Station on King. read more

So let me preface this review by saying we did not actually eat here; this review is more towards staff & situation. The location is amazing - right on the water in the middle of town - but we showed up on a Friday night and were greeted by an angry waitress asking how we got in. We let her know we opened the gate and she was surprised that it wasn't locked then proceeded to let us know that the kitchen was 'backed up' so they would not be able to seat us. However, we could see into the restaurant and patio and it wasn't even busy. We asked if we should even bother coming back or whether that would be it for the evening to which she looked confused for a second then said they would be able to seat us in 30 minutes. We came back in 30 minutes and they then told us the kitchen was closed. Huh? What a waste of our time. If your restaurant isn't able to cope with not even half full capacity of the dining room then you've got a much larger problem than just rude staff. read more

This was pretty decent but be prepared to wait. My lobster roll was great. The chowder soup was huge I split it with my hubby. Forget the burger not the best. read more

Drove into St Andrews later than we had planned and needed a place to grab a bite- they kept the kitchen open late for us and the service was great! The view was great and I'd recommend the fish and chips for sure. read more

Gables offers traditional seafood in a traditional waterside setting. Reminds me of the old New England seafood restaurants. The views are gorgeous. Meals were good and reasonably priced. Many gluten free items. Good customer service. If you like traditional seafood, give Gables a try! read more

This spots great not that long of waiting time. Great Waitresses and blankets if if u get cold

Nice view and good service but the food was very bland. Had the fish and chips and there was not a speck of seasoning on the fries. The fish was a reasonable portiom but again lacking in flavor. Prices were a bit inflated but comparable to others in the area since its a tourist spot. read more

We had lunch there on our drive south back home from Canada to NY. The view is so nice. Eat outside if you can. The service was ok... but the prices and the seafood chowder was awesome. My 4 year old son had the kids fish and chips. His fish was so fresh and not oily! Seriously good. He even loved my chowder. read more

Love it here! I get fish and chips every time - light and fluffy and leave very full. The view is amazing and if the seabreeze is a bit chilly on the deck, they have blankies! read more

Great food ! The whole belly fried clams were the best I've had. The were light and tasty. Wait staff were extremely friendly and accommodating. Service was quick and prices were reasonable. Location was fantastic. We watched the sun set from table on the patio. Special shout out to our server Dawn. She made a special drink for lovely wife. I highly recommend this establishment read more

Great lunch here overlooking the bay. Our waitress, Jeannie, was great. Spilt the mussels and fried scallops. Delicious. Highly recommend. Very quaint spot on the water. read more