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.

The service was fantastic. The cook was careful with my special diet and even came over to talk to…read moreus.

Just walked off the street, Water St that is! I read a lot of reviews and I have to say, impressed…read morefrom the beginning. Had a lovely Newfoundland local vodka, crisp and delicious. Ordered the seared Halibut on a penne bed with chilies flakes . Very , very good! (Not a menu item)

This place was the first restaurant that we had supper in when we arrived in St. John's, NL. The…read morefood was great as well as the service. Our server, Keesha was exceptionally friendly, and was able to make us feel welcome. Would greatly recommend this to any one.

Excellent pan fried cod with chips, dressing and gravy! My companion had caesar salad with her meal…read morebut I couldn't pass up home fries. Fast and friendly service. It was a bit pricy at 19.99 each but I thought it was well worth it for fresh cod. This would be a better choice if you are shopping at the Village and need a fast place for lunch or dinner.

The staff is really friendly . The saltwater resturant is really nice upscale restaurant. Is very…read moreclean . Deb started off with a lychee Martini without the lychee. She had the lobster roll with fries. Which the lobster was fresh and delicious. The fires were crispy and hot. I started off with the Caesar salad which was large enough for 2 people and was fresh . My main dish was the cod Tacos which was good. The overall meal was very good . The services were excellent. This was a little pricey but worth it

Went here for dinner with my fiancé for her 30th birthday. She wanted to try her own Lobster dinner…read morefor the first time. She really enjoyed it! I tried my first bite of Lobster ever from her plate and enjoyed it as well! I also enjoyed my burger. The cocktails were very tasty as well! I had a creamsicle and loved it. Only things for us personally were it was too dark of dark lighting and it did get very loud but I guess that just showed you that people were really having a good time! Next time l come return hopefully my income is good enough where I can afford to try on of their Steak dinners aha, because those looked delicious. But overall, great food, drinks, and staff. Had a positive experience!

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!

There weren't many restaurants downtown open for breakfast that morning, so we walked further to…read moreBagel Cafe. The young hostess who seated us was the only pleasant employee we encountered. Unfortunately as soon as she sat us and went to get us coffee a server arrived to frustratedly inform us that there was an issue in the kitchen, and we needed to either order that second or leave. Completely understandable there can be issues, but it wasn't our fault we were seated so being curt wasn't necessary, she could've been kind and made her point too. I didn't even have an opportunity to open a menu, but luckily my husband found an egg plate lightening fast so I said I'd take the same. The only difference we'd requested was our eggs cooked two different ways, which was wrong when the food came...but of course no use bringing that to their attention under the circumstances and she wasn't interested anyway. From then on we saw only the hostess again (as she came to check on our coffees). Other than that, we heard the staff somewhere joking loudly or occasionally turning customers away at the door due to the kitchen issue, and a female server (?) start berating the hostess right across from our table. Even though our order wasn't right the food was decent and portions huge. The interior setup is unique, most tables incredibly private. Maybe if we'd come on a different morning we could've enjoyed a meal here, this just clearly wasn't the morning to stop in.

Felt like treating myself and my husband to some pad thai today, so we stopped by the Wok Box. I…read moreasked for two standard sized spicy chicken pad thai. I also took a 500ml bottle of Pepsi. It came to $35! I thought it was a mistake but it wasn't. So I thought, oh well, we love pad thai so at least it will have been worth it. Boy was I wrong! The sauce didn't taste like pad thai. It was not spicy at all. The noodles seemed overcooked. And when we got to the middle of the little take-out containers, the noodles were barely seasoned at all, there were no veggies, sauce or meat. Just plain noodles. It's as though the noodles were added to the containers and then they poured a bit of sauce over them, instead of cooking it all up together like is usually done with pad thai. We ended up throwing out about half of each container. A very expensive and very bland meal! Won't return! I should add that the service was fine, no issues at all. The inside of the restaurant, however, looks run down and smells very strongly of cleaning products. I would not have felt comfortable sitting there to eat.

Had lunch there today. I had the pho soup and my nephew had the Pad Thai. Both were good. Nice…read moresized portions and tasty. Price was reasonable. Place is good. Not outstanding but good.

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.

a must go for anyone, vegan or otherwise. wonderful little shop very friendly owners.read more

The owner is awesome, and the food even better. I had the squash spring rolls and the king oyster…read morechicken dish. Both were outstanding. Loved the hot sauce. Best I have every had.. more of a medium/mild heat.