Great little pub! Amazing burgers and enormous!!! You won't be disappointed! Sometimes they have…read morethe street seating available. Gary, the bartender, was extremely friendly as was the staff upstairs! Skip going to Rudders.... This has a better feeling!

My husband and I had dinner here with some family. Service was courteous but I can't say that my…read moremain was all that great. The dessert that I shared with my husband was good though. I had the Chicken Souvlaki ($18.99). It came with white rice, pita bread, salad, and tzatziki. The chicken was so dry and tough. It tasted like it was reheated multiple times over. I was so disappointed. At least it was lean breast meat and not fatty nor gristley. Dipping it in the tzatziki did help. The tzatziki was creamy and quite good. The rice, like the chicken, was also dry, and it had clumpy bits. It was also just plain white rice. I was expecting a pilaf. The salad was great though. It was a real spring mix of greens, cucumbers, tomatoes and feta cheese. Vegetables were fresh. The only thing is I asked for the dressing on the side and the salad came already dressed. It had a bit too much dressing for my liking, but wasn't too excessive. I noticed that my husband's uncle, the host of our dinner, also ordered the Chicken Souvlaki, and his plate had the salad dressing on the side (he did not request the dressing on the side). I think the server gave him my plate, and gave me his plate. He had already started eating, and the dressing on my salad wasn't excessive, plus I didn't want to have to wait for them to remake the salad, so I didn't say anything and just ate the plate that was given to me. My husband's uncle said that he was disappointed with the Chicken Souvlaki that day as the meat was dry and they "usually do better." He's a regular, so I guess they were having a bad night in the kitchen. My husband had one of the daily specials, which was a shrimp carbonara. He said it was very good. There were some in our party who had the fish and chips and they thought it was excellent. Although one person had the Cajun Haddock, which was another daily special, and thought it was tough and overcooked, but she loved the mashed potatoes. So it looks like your mileage may vary depending on what you order. My husband and I shared the Reese's Peanut Butter cake and it was rich, decadent and delicious. Others who had the homemade cheesecake with blueberry sauce loved it and one person even said it was one of the best cheesecakes he's ever had. We were a large group of 13 and our server did a great job (with the exception of swapping the "dressing on the side" Chicken Souvlaki and the "pre-dressed salad" Chicken Souvlaki). He was super friendly and welcoming. He handled our group on his own, so I can forgive the mistake. The restaurant has a bowling alley in it, as well as slot machines. They also had dart boards. It's the kind of bar/pub I would expect in a small town. There is free parking in their lot, but you can also park down by the Tourist Bureau for free, which is what we did. It's a short walk from there. There are not too many dining options in Liverpool, NS, and my husband's uncle picked this place because they could accommodate our large group and would be able to serve us all rather quickly. I wasn't thrilled with my main course, but it seems like the kitchen is usually better, or so I've been told. I might have caught them on a bad night, or they aren't used to large groups. So I guess your mileage may vary.

Our first visit here really missed the mark. We've been looking forward to eating here for some…read moretime so we invited the new neighbours for dinner before a show, but we definitely won't be back. We arrived before the supper rush and while it was busy, the place was not full by any means with multiple empty tables. We sat up in 'The Boat' which is right next to the bar which is an awkward step up but we weren't offered one of the empty tables so we figured it out even though it wasn't conducive to having a conversation with two other people. The server who gave us menus was friendly but failed to bother to bring any water the entire time we sat there (nearly an hour). The first round of drinks showed up fairly promptly and she took our food order right after that. We opted not to get appetizers because we didn't want to eat too much before our show, but had we known how long we'd have to wait, we would have gotten something. We couldn't even order something to share between the four of us because 'The Boat' is two separate tables. We chatted as we waited for our drinks that we finished and waited some more for someone to bring food. After the last drinks were empty for at least 10 minutes, our server came back to ask if we wanted another round. Seeing as we didn't have food yet (we'd already been waiting 30 minutes), I opted out while the three others ordered one. At this point, I wasn't willing to spend more money for poor service and a long wait. We watched as a large group that clearly arrived long before us, finally got their food after 35 minutes of us having put in our order. A couple across from us showed up at least 20 minutes after us, got drinks, food and the bill before we were even offered a second drink or told about where our food was. During the time, we watched as other patrons came in, were served their food and left before our food even arrived. After about 40 minutes, our server came around and said 'it shouldn't be much longer, we're training kitchen staff so it's taking a little longer'. Not our problem, and clearly not true seeing as so many others who arrived after us were getting their food. The entire time we were waiting, servers stood around the register talking and not really checking on tables. By this point, people kept rolling in, the place got busy and we still didn't have our food 45 minutes after ordering. When our orders finally showed up after 53 minutes of being placed, mine wasn't what I ordered. I asked for a pan fried fish burger and got pan fried fish. The server was adamant that's what I ordered and proceeded to tell me that 'the only difference is the bun and veggies, otherwise it's the same fish'. I was quite surprised at the comment rather than offering to make it right. Given we had a waited nearly an hour for our food by this point, I sucked it up and just ate what I got. Service here is definitely lacking and it's clear staff doesn't have the skills required to deal with people. While the food was alright, the sides looked like they were scraped off of other peoples' plates and just thrown onto ours. No one bothered to check on us or apologize. When the bill arrived, I noticed $5.50 taken off and no explanation. I begrudgingly paid the nearly $70 bill for the two of us and decided we wouldn't be back again!

OMG the food tonight! We shared, one order of linguine with lobster and one of seared scallops with…read moreCaesar salad. Just LOOK at the number of scallops (and they were big)! Plus there was a ton of lobster in the pasta, the sauce was divine and the salad dressing was fresh and super garlicky. Lots of local craft beers and you could order a small 6oz glass for only $4 to try them. The vibe was very cool, place was packed with lots of very friendly locals and tourists, everyone chatty, super fun. Super friendly staff, Michelle was lovely and had excellent recommendations for both food and drink. Another meal

Came into Rudders around 8:30 pm local time and was seated right away. The restaurant was busy and…read moreour waitress looked tired. She got our water and order in fairly quickly but otherwise provided minimal service. Ordered a lobster Mac and a hot lobster roll. Both were mediocre to terrible. The lobster did not seem fresh on either dish. The cheese was bland on the mac and the roll and was served with a hot dog bun (?!) and some cream based sauce on the whole plate which made everything soggy. Live music was nice. Beers were also mediocre. Would not return though the price was economical when converted to USD

Nice big area and lots of places to sit. We were seated right away & the waitress was very…read moreinformative & very good at helping us make a decision as there were so many options to choose from. I started off with 6 oysters and they were amazing. It came with quite a few condiments that you could choose from. With it, I had one of their in house IPA Rudders beer - very tasty! They also brought out some crusty bread - very good. For our entrees, my wife had the Seafood Combo which was lemon Pepper baked scallops and haddock with a side Rudder House salad. I had the Deep Fried whole clams with a side Caesar salad. We absolutely loved our meals. Would definitely come back here to eat & would recommend this place to anyone wanting great seafood.

We wanted to enjoy a nice meal here and a couple of beers, but the kitchen was closed at 8 PM…read morebecause it was too hot. It was a little toasty outside and the cook was melting. But they had Coors Original on special and they were very nice so I had a beer from Colorado and we went to find a dinner elsewhere

This is a quaint little pub that sits on the water, very clean, the waitress was very fast, and had…read moregood suggestions for us, knew a lot about the menu, and was super informative. We ordered the roast beef, which we thought was pretty standard, then I got fish tacos that were well fried and lightly battered, and it didn't have the traditional mayo or avocado, but a Thai sauce with a hint of lemon. Both dishes came with fries, they were kinda average, crispy, and fresh, perfect amount of salt. We would probably go again to this nice little joint.

Such great food. They have an interesting menu and a very good cocktail menu too. Not everything…read morecomes with sides so take that into account. The wood oven you can see from the main floor dining room. My sister took me here. It was her 3rd time and she said "it never disappoints"

The location has changed to 3816 Highway 1. The food and service are excellent. This is pub style…read morefood.

We've been trying many a restaurant as we drive around these parts in the maritimes this past week…read more And this place has really stood out. Very good food - we had the scallops platter - extremely tasty with the apple butter and the accompanying Waldorf salad was also very good. Also had the special Thai curry - tasted like the curry paste was home made with lots of basil & had tons of seafood in it. Sticky toffee pudding for dessert was also amazing with homemade ice cream. The service was prompt, personable, and knowledgeable - particularly about the intricacies of scallop fishing. Really, the food came out super-fast - we were surprised when it arrived. Would definitely recommend.

We came here to enjoy some scallops. The scallops were supposedly sautéed in apple butter, but we…read morecould hardly taste the butter. Otherwise the scallops were cooked to perfection. The Waldorf salad was refreshing. We order the garlic mash as our side; however, I wish there was more garlic flavour in the mash. If they added roasted garlic in the mash, it would have tasted a lot better. Service was a bit slow, but they were very friendly. The restaurant had a live band performing when we arrived. It was a little loud inside so we decided to sit outside on their porch. Dog friendly as they allowed pets on the porch.

We (2 adults, 3 teens) arrived at 7:00 pm yesterday evening very hungry and tired - one hour before…read moreclosing time. We stood for a couple minutes in front of the "Please wait to be seated" sign while a couple of the staff huddled about their counter, and had a little discussion. There were several empty tables-3 right in front of me. Then a young woman came over to tell us "We don't have a table for you"; I asked " what about this one or this one? ....clearly empty, no place settings, no reserved signs. " No we don't have any tables for you" " How about the dining room back there?" She just repeated herself- gave no explanation. Appeared to me they had decided their work day was over! Hope they were the owners' kids deciding to turn away customers an hour before closing.

I did not eat here so am unable to judge the food or service. My father and I specifically stopped…read morein Chester as we heard they had some nice pubs. This was the first place we went to, however after stepping inside the door, the music from the live entertainment was so loud, we could not even speak to each other. We both really like going out to eat and listen to live music, however it shouldn't be so loud you can't even hear someone standing right next to you speak. Unfortunately we just turned around and left again and went to a competitor.