What an institution! If you want an experience, walk into Bagel Cafe. It's cozy with booths and…read morelots of colorful mosaics, lamps, and more. Popping in for lunch, I got the Townie Touton, a fried circular bread with a fried egg, bacon, and baked beans. It also comes with a side of molasses, which was a good touch. It was unique and tasty!

Strong dark roasted coffee was a great first impression. The toutons with molasses hit the spot…read morefor me the way pancakes and maple syrup can't; and I live in Vermont. The Newfoundland Breakfast was a touton with beans ladled on top, a thick fried bologna and topped with an egg cooked your way and some bacon on the side. Place was packed but the food didn't take very long at all. Service was friendly. Can't ask much more from a breakfast place. Quirky interior. A tight fit but worth the slight wait on a Sunday morning. Will be back.

Excellent steak and high end cocktails. Never disassociated…read more With my meal. Very metropolitan and historic at the same time.

Excellent. One of the better meals I've had in a long time. Drinks were excellent as well. We…read morehad two pasta dishes including the shrimp scampi and gnocchi and they were fantastic. Service was good. Felt a little rushed out the door at the end. We got a "we're really busy, but thank you for coming in" passive aggressive push out the door to turn the table. That was a little disappointing.

We stopped by EVOO on a whim, just about 30 minutes before closing last night and ended up having a…read moredeliciously satisfying Italian meal. All vegan, and almost all gluten-free too! Our server Jacob was kind and helpful and the best part was, seemed to really enjoy his job. He took extra care to explain all meals to us and to make sure we would enjoy our selection. The menu is 80% vegan and yet it's nothing like a boring quinoa and kale bowl! We had the fried artichokes on almond purée with pickled celery and they reminded us of fish and chips. Also tried the home-baked flat bread - perfect! - the vegan and gluten-free puttanesca pasta and the Brussels sprouts. Highly recommend EVOO to anyone who is looking for a hearty Italian meal, especially (but not only!) if you prefer vegan and gluten-free food.

This humble spot in an odd location downtown St. John's had been on my radar for a couple years…read morenow. I had walked by numerous times and found it odd but respectable that it was always closed during the day and only opened at 5pm. When I went to enjoy a supper with my parents one holiday evening, the interior was decorated nicely and had really kind service. I ordered the Pork Milanese ($28) which was a battered pork loin with creamy gnocchi noodles and mushrooms on the side. The dish was incredibly filling, but it did keep me wanting to continue picking at each noodle after I was already full. The pork had a lemon on this side to give it some extra zest. My dish was good, but my mom ordered the Chicken Parmesan which honestly looked and tasted better than mine. I also attached a picture of it as well. This place didn't have too many entrees to choose from but the chicken was great, and the pork was good. They have many pizza options, but I am not the biggest fan of fancy pizza so I personally would not come here for that selection. From what I ate though, I'd give this place a solid four for a kind atmosphere and filling meal.

Fantastic experience in downtown St John's. The seafood pasta was great, and the cherry mustard…read morepork chop was a sublime and deep flavour, cooked to perfection. The service was excellent (we moved inside and switched tables because we underestimated the cold evening), and our waitress whipped out a laundry stain remover stick when she noticed us furiously dabbing at a shirt stain. Helpful and accommodating with dietary restrictions. Quite cosy ambience, keeping the experience relaxed with slightly more upmarket food.

We had dinner: fish cakes followed by Miso Cod. The service was friendly and efficient. The Fish…read morecakes were well prepared and presented, with a tasty citrus romoulade. Estehetically the cakes would have benefited from a little more browning but it is tricky to not dry them out and they were not dry. The Miso COD was thick, flaky and divine! Served with vegetables prepared al dente and small potatoes. Presented in an appetizing fashion and thoroughly enjoyable, a winner !

Came here to sample the moose burger on St Johns food tour. It was tasty!…read more Place has great vibe and decor.

Service My husband and I went there to eat. The waitress…read morewas rude when I asked if we needed to wait to be seated. My husband was already seated and she told him he had to move to a seat for two. When he said we were expecting someone to join us. She gave an exasperated sigh. Service was horrible.

Came for cocktails. Had to sit at the bar Tuesday at 6pm. Good beer selection and cocktails…read more Loved the mushroom soup and cod entree. 10/10 both. Very slow service at this hour as they are packed busy Overall a very tasty dinner option but either make reservations or don't come during rush hour.

We were recommended this place by locals a few times so we decided to try it out and are very glad…read morewe did! Staff is very friendly and also gave good food recommendations. We both got the Candied Apple cocktail and it was the best cocktail of our trip. For an appetizer we got the Brie; it was pricey but so delicious and looked pretty. Woulda like just a couple more crostinis but either way, we still enjoyed it very much. For our mains I ordered the Cajun Chicken Fettuccini and my fiancée got the Blackened Salmon and we both absolutely loved our meals, everything was cooked and presented to perfection. Highly recommend stopping by!

Went there for the first time last night based off the the reviews here. Menu is excellent and…read morevaried. Seating time for the reservation time was exact (no waiting). Quality of the food served was excellent and expected for the price. The atmosphere was quite nice, was apparent that a lot of thought went into the atmosphere detail. For a sit-down evening dining experience it was perfect. This is not the kind of place you go for a fast dining experience, but for an enjoyable "evening out". With appetizers, soup, and main courses the total time in dining was approximately 3 hours. Perfectly reasonable in my estimation for this kind of establishment. The service was prompt, attentive, and friendly. Our server was also quite accommodating. There were so many great looking appetizers that we each wanted to try 2 different ones, and they accommodated by allowing half orders. I'd also inquired if the lobster could be shelled and topped onto the Ribeye steak, this was also no problem. Our 2 favorite appetizers were the stir fried squid (I've tried squid done in many ways, this was a very unique and wonderful flavor!), and the Hot & Sticky Mango Shrimp. The Broiled Goat cheese was also VERY good. The blackened beef had a really unique and delicious flavor, but if i was to be very picky was a bit tough textured. Following appetizers, we had a spicy crab chowder (soup), and my companion had the Warm Spinach Salad. The Spicy crab chowder was probably the only thing that came close to a disappointment, the crab was overcooked and grainy, but the flavor was still quite good. The Salad was the hands down winner. I'd never heard of a Spinach salad that included sauteed chicken livers, but it was VERY good (I'd place it on my highly recommended menu items). Main course I had the 16oz Ribeye, med rare with a Fresh steamed lobster, de-shelled on top. Great cut, great flavor, and perfectly prepared. Really appreciated that they didn't over-season the way some steak houses tend to do.. to the point where you lose the flavor of the steak, but enough to really compliment the steaks flavor. My dining companion had the 16 oz ribeye, with the cognac peppercorn sauce. The steak was equally well prepared, and the sauce was a great compliment to the steak. If i was also to be really picky, the drink menu is in the process of being revamped, and I had to go through several selections before I found one they still had available.. but this is REALLY nitpicking to be completely objective. Will definitely be added to a regular and special occasion list of the good restaurants in town.

Not nice! Im a world traveller and love to dine at fine…read morerestaurants. Went to this place. It's cramped. Full. Can hardly breath. No window view. I always travel alone. They had the audacity to offer me to sit at the bar to have dinner just because I was alone and the line was long so they could offer a table to a larger party. NIT NICE AT ALL!!! Needs to learn class and etiquette.

Great service, great food, nice little casual local gem…read more Would recommend if your looking for a well cooked meal.

So we woke up after the Saint Patricks celebration and we were starving for brunch. The friends…read morewhere we were staying suggested us to go to Bellissimo, that was nearby. We looked at the menu on Yelp and the brunch menu looked very good. We arrived at this cozy restaurant (I think it was built in a house) and were greeted with a friendly server. We started with a very good cup of coffee. From the choices on the brunch menu I took the skillet: hash brown potatoes topped with eggs, cheese, mushrooms, onions and bacon with hollandaise sauce. Every bite was perfect. I even took the traditional toutons on the side. My boyfriend took the traditional breakfast and fell in love with the peameal bacon. The server always made sure that everything was ok and that our coffees and water were refilled. I recommend this place for brunch, but apparently it's even better for dinner!