As I continue to eat my way across the farmer's market, Stella's was my target one Saturday…read moreafternoon after things slowed down at work. Located next to most of the other prepared food vendors in the northern end of the main floor, Stella's has a monopoly on Antiguan cuisine in Halifax. Serving up the likes of curry chicken, jerk chicken, curry goat, and oxtail, I was eager to try a couple of her meats and asked if there was some sort of combo plate which wasn't on the menu board. Luckily there was, and at $12 was a fair price, especially once you see your jam-packed container. The deal was for the oxtail and curry or jerk chicken, as well as rice and mixed veggies. I asked which she (Stella?) suggested and she didn't hesitate to say "jerk", so I went with that. After taking my container of Caribbean cuisine back to the office, I dug right in. The chicken was a thigh coated in a medium-dark brown sauce and the expected heavy seasoning. The meat was a little toward the dry side, but luckily the thigh is more forgiving than a breast would be. The flavour was delicious; jerk seasonings are complex and unique to every cook. This one was spicy, but it didn't beat your tongue to death with it, just enough to give a lingering front of the mouth burn that had me reaching for some liquid refreshment. The oxtail was chunks of bone with tender, rich meat around each piece, pulling away from the bone easily. The spice level was definitely easier going here, with just a pleasant warming effect. The plentiful seasoned rice had some black beans mixed in and both were cooked perfectly. The mixed veggies were comprised of wide slices of cabbage, carrot and zucchini and were a bit tangy, a sort of Caribbean coleslaw I suppose. The flavour helped balance out the richness of the other portions of my meal. It was a solid meal, especially considering that this is food from warming trays and not cooked to order like in a restaurant. The bang for your buck is quite good as well, especially considering the generous amount of protein in the dish. I won't be going to Antigua any time soon, but I will be making my way back to STELLAAAAA's. Sorry, couldn't resist.

This review is short, sweet, and to the point. Stella gets five stars. The chicken roti is…read moreauthentic island food with hot peppa sauce. Fabulous!

Felt like a bowl of pho after eating too much rich food during a business trip to Halifax. This…read moreplace is located in the core - a short walk from the convention center. A lot of seats, playing pop music deviates from the authentic vibe. Soup broth is a little dark and salty. Not a clear broth that I am used to, but passible. Ample meat and tripe but not a lot of noodles. Wish they offered more noodles for the price. Halifax isn't the GTA so the choices are limited for pho, so I can't complain too much. It's an okay bowl of pho..but small for the price point.

STAY AWAY!!! 2 hours to get my food! Enough said. Ordered the beef rib pho and even though it's in…read morea stone bowl, the broth was not hot enough to cook the rare beef. My kids were starving by the time they got their food. The waiter couldn't give me a good estimate on time. They looked under staffed. No tp in the washrooms. It was just a horrible dining experience. The food was not authentic either. Mix of Chinese food and other Asian dishes. None of which tasted good from asking the rest of my family.

Well off the radar in the south end, you can either get to Castello by going through the main…read moreentrance of the provincial Justice Department building across the street from the Westin, or in their back door at the other end of the building in what would be a shady alley if it were a more densely developed area. Like most office building spots, Castello is a straight up lunch place. There's several tables for civil servants to get away from their cubicles at, with a main counter that you line up at and choose your food with the aid of the menu on the back wall or the pile of food in trays before you. There's always a few different salads, rice and pasta dishes as well as mains that vary from day to day such as lasagna, roasted quarter chicken, fried fish and even salmon when I stopped by most recently. The one thing holding them back from 4-star territory is that they microwave anything that needs reheating, which doesn't do justice to nearly all foods. You can order various cooked-to-order breakfast foods and grill items like burgers however. A couple of my favourite things to order on my regular visits are the falafel and kibbe wraps. Warm and moist falafel or kibbe get broken up and put in what must be at least 12" wide pitas, absolutely stuffed with lettuce, tomato, pickles and banana peppers with as much tahini as you desire, which in my case is a pretty generous amount. Either one you get is going to be a winner, and I suggest that if you get one for lunch, have half now and the other half later in the afternoon or for dinner, otherwise you will be seriously full and risk falling asleep at your desk. The kibbe are also really good just as a platter, with rice and your choice of salad. Oh, and did I mention that this delicious gut buster will set you back a mere $8? Yup. Leave them the toonie, they deserve it. The family that runs this place is super friendly, and you'll be seriously challenged to spend more than $10 on the very decent food here, so pop down the alley for lunch.

I had pretty low expectations for this place just strictly on its location and look. It's in the…read moreNova Scotia power building so I thought it would be an average out of the freezer on the grill kinda lunch place. It far exceed my expectations. Falafel is homemade and amazing. So fresh and the sauced to go along with it were amazing. Club house sandwich is massive and amazing. Fish and chips are great. Their fries are some of the best I've ever had. Every meal is around $7-8. So worth it. Great place for sure.

The Short Version: Restaurant inside the Halifax Marriot…read moreHarbourfront Hotel. Delicious lobster roll but was disappointed that the "greens salad" was literally just lettuce :( The Long Version: My husband and I had dinner here and overall we enjoyed it. We started off with some drinks. My husband had the Nine Locks Dirty Blonde Beer. It's usually $11.50 but we had an early dinner so it was still Happy Hour (4-6pm) so his beer was only $7. I had a mocktail called "Who's Driving?" $12. It had green tea, lychee juice, Pandan extract and lemon juice. It sounded interesting, but tasted like a plain lemonade maybe with a bit of tea. I did not taste any lychee or pandan. I regret consuming the extra sugars and should have just stuck with water :/ I knew I wanted the Lobster Roll ($26) but my husband had a hard time deciding what to get because there was so many items on the menu that sounded good. He eventually chose the Seafood Paella ($32). I wanted fries with my lobster roll, but figured I'd be healthy and get the "greens" because it was the fourth day of our vacation and I had been eating mostly carbs and proteins so far and not a lot of vegetables. I asked for the dressing on the side and it arrived as requested. However, I was so disappointed that the "greens" salad was literally just lettuce. No other vegetables :/ The dressing was a lemon vinaigrette and was good, but come on, they could have grated a piece of carrot and thrown in a couple of grape tomatoes on the handful of lettuce! Their saving grace is that the lobster roll was delicious. It had lots of chunks of lobster meat. The chopped celery added a nice crunch and the bottom of the bun was lined with lettuce which prevented the bun from getting soggy. The roll was topped with a generous sprinkling of pea shoots. I thoroughly enjoyed the lobster roll. My husband loved his Seafood Paella. He said he would definitely get it again. He said the calamari was tender and the shrimp were big and plump. He enjoyed the mussels too. I tasted a bit of the rice and it was phenomenal. It had a very strong saffron flavour and was so good. So 4 stars from me despite the sad "greens salad" and the exotic sounded mocktail that tasted like plain lemonade. Service was courteous. Decor is what you'd expect from a Marriot Hotel restaurant. Kinda posh and swanky but not too stuffy. I want to try the crunchy haddock burger next time. And next time I will get fries! Lol. Review 132 (2026)

I rarely eat at hotel restaurants, but this turned out to be a great choice on a cold, rainy…read moreevening. The service was fast, the price was reasonable, and the fish sandwich was excellent.

We came to this restaurant at around 7pm. There was no one inside. None of the tables were set. We…read moreasked if the restaurant is open- the waitress said yes. She brought us to the table, gave us the menu and returned to her seat to watch videos on her phone. For 10mins, we were left to go through the menu, no one served us water or anything, it was a warm day and the AC was barely turned on. We decided to leave and the waitress didn't care.

Is it normal for all of the shrimp in your shrimp stir fry to have their shells still on? Will not…read morebe returning here.

Was visiting Halifax and noticed it was a challenge finding restaurants open later, however,…read moreStation Six was open till 10 so decided on getting some takeout. Called the restaurant at 9:15'ish to place an order, nobody would answer. Called a few more times, nobody would answer. Decided to make the drive there, when we got there at 9:30, the host walked over and told us the kitchen is closed and walked away before we could even say thanks. Felt rude... Couple nights later decided to give it another try and called hours earlier, success. The food itself was pretty much a let down. We read fried Pepperoni was a thing halifax is known for and they had it on the menu, however, it was almost like jerky. Hard, dry, etc, don't order it! We through it out. The hostess seemed confused when we asked for the burger to be cooked medium and couldn't understand what we were asking for. Anyways, it came out as a hockey puck. Black bean burger was advertised to have avocado slices on it but came with guacamole instead. The Ruben sandwich was the only one that got an ok. The food down the street with the golden arches would have been a better meal honestly.

Donair dip what?? Yes lovely although it's now with tons of pita chips- I picked out the green ones…read more( personal preference), not to eat and the dip was great - slightly smaller than I would like but good enough to satisfy the other chips like red and cruel regular- for 11$ you can't go wrong although pita chips would have been better for my taste

Foods and service were amazing. Traditional Bahamian food. The ambiance was also very warm and…read moreinviting.

DO NOT EAT OR SUPPORT THIS RESTAURANT! The owner is unprofessional and did not provide good…read morecustomer service at all! We inquired about services from this restaurant and the owner did not deliver so we requested a refund which the owner promised to pay back and never did ! He just took our money without providing services and also talked about how we annoyed him in the process of inquiring about his services . We also ate there and the food is overpriced $42 + tax so roughly $50 for just a chicken dinner that included rice and two sides ! This is extremely expensive especially for just ONE meal . You can go to anywhere else and get a meal, a drink and an appetizer for that price! The restaurant is extremely small and not easy to locate. We even asked the Cheesecake place next to it if they knew that this restaurant was beside them and they said that they had no idea. I wouldn't recommend going to eat at this restaurant and spending your money here! The owner is not a good person. I could even see if the food was priced decently, but it's not worth your money , spend it elsewhere!

aFrite opened on the Halifax waterfront a matter of months after I left Halifax, and in the seven…read moreyears since, chef Andrew Al-Khouri's restaurant has made that magical transition from the new kid on the block to a neighbourhood stalwart. The airy, but cozy, space is in the perfect location for me, in between my office and the spot I'd be hitting for pub trivia later that evening. We weren't sat at the bar, but our table had a nice view of the action in the kitchen. The menu is compact and efficient, but still has a broad enough selection that there's going to be something for you no matter your tastes. Creative insertions of Middle Eastern influence show up in the likes of kafta meatballs, za'atar fries and arugula fattoush, while the rest of the menu takes inspiration from around the globe to freshen up comfort food classics. You can only hope that you're in for a treat when you're confronted with a menu that you wish you could have in its entirety, and we weren't disappointed for our first taste of aFrite. Our meal started off with an order of the kafta meatballs. The herbacious hit of their seasoning was just like that of their skewered brethren, and the meatballs had a fantastic sear on them from their cast iron cooking. Veg and flatbread accoutrements and a tzatziki drizzle prettied up the plate and added flavour and contrast, but let's not kid ourselves, you're getting this dish for dem balls. I opted for the fried chicken katsu for my main, and while less technically involved than some of its peers on the menu, the dish was well-executed and hit the spot. The cutlet of fried chicken a thick, but not too thick, breading whose crispiness held up in the face of multiple sauces and the steam of the rice below. Gochujang mayo brought a hint of hint and creaminess, some sweet-savoury contrast came care of the kecap manis, while the ponzu cucumbers brightened things up. My wife's wild mushroom falafel burger was a fun and creative vegetarian dish in an age of forgettable Beyond/Impossible offerings used to check the 'vegetarian dish' column on a menu. The mushrooms added some umami to the falafel patty, and the overall package with the fresh veg was like a fancy falafel wrap. The fries that came with the falafel burger almost stole the show for me. They were peak-frite with an ultra-crispy exterior that told a tale of a blanching plus double fry cook. Sadly, but unsurprisingly, there was no room for dessert! aFrite is a great little neighbourhood joint with the heart and soul to match its creative and well-executed menu, and in an age of corporatized, Instagram-bait restaurants, it deserves your dollars and your taste buds deserve their food.

Cute, small place with creative and thoughtful dishes and friendly service…read more Stopped in for an early lunch/brunch and service was attentive. Husband got the donair eggs benny which we both liked, though donair meat could have been a bit more seasoned. I got the salt cod cake which was served over delicious bbq stewed chickpeas that were very lovely. Place was cozy and had a basket of blankets for colder days. A bit pricey, but would recommend.