As I reside in Quebec, I have been asked many times - "Have you visited Magdalena Islands?". They…read moreare just east off the coast of Prince Edward Island. So here I am, and best way to adventure on the island is, of course, tasting all the local culinary delights. After good recommendations from the locals, we chose this restaurant and came in on a Saturday evening in mid August - which seems to be their busiest season. Luckily we had booked our table days prior. Domaine du Vieux Couvent Is a medium class restaurant and working hard to become a classy one. We arrived at 5.35pm and the last main dish was served at 7.40pm. (Nice features on phone to capture exact location and time of every picture you take). So be prepared for a long wait, and I guess that's why they serve bread and butter when they hand out the menu. Luckily for us, we had ordered wine and were in good company. BTW, we poured our own wine, as the waiter was too busy. As we did so, we spilled some drops on the table. Not a big deal, as we just swiped them away with our napkins - hence the reason why there isn't any table cloth. (I think). We ordered mainly seafood and they were all delicious, especially the mussels. The sauce was well prepared, rich with flavours. Perhaps, not the kind of food if you were on a restricted diet. Pricey for what we ordered, but fortunately we were invited and were guests at the table.

This is a fun little place in terms of location and decor, but the quality of the service and food…read morecould be stepped up a bit. The place has a great outdoor patio with a fire pit for those cooler evenings and a roll-up garage door inside for those beautiful summer days. This place isn't very organized for larger groups and the staff could be a little happier if they are expecting a large tip. Food quality is ok but I would recommend somewhere else in town if you're expecting excellent seafood as this was just average.

Waited an hour for the food but it was good af. Good burgers and amazing fries, lots of beer…read morechoices but lacks astheatics.

In an area rife with casual dining seafood offerings, the Rusty Anchor emerges as our family…read morefavorite. The portion sizes are astounding: it seems that they are putting an entire lobster into each sandwich. The same goes for the lobster poutine. The chowder is excellent, the drink menu is great, and the ambience, scenery and service is everything you could ask for. As a bonus, GF options abound. Worth a trip.

Friendly service, restaurant with a nice view. Seafood is good, enjoyed the lobster, fisherman…read moreplatter, bucket of mussels. This restaurant has kids meals for 12 and under.

We stayed for a week and enjoyed two dinners at the Markland. The food is pretty good, especially…read morebecause there aren't many places to eat up here! We tried an array of items including the fish chowder (highly recommend), scallops, seafood pasta, steak, halibut, and lobster. All were good but the standouts were the chowder and lobster dinner. We also had the complimentary breakfast every morning which was a nice perk during our stay. The quiche was a staple in the AM. Only thing missing was sausage or bacon. Would recommend if you are staying here or nearby. Since I'm from MA I've had a lot of amazing seafood in New England so it's hard to compete!

I really liked the food while I was there. they have a set menu but were very open to slight…read moremodifications (I can be a picky eater). I enjoyed their fish a lot (had the salmon and the cod) but they were slightly overdone. Not enough to make me not enjoy it though. But for fish connoisseurs, you'll notice. They give you the choice of soup/salad, main meal, dessert, and plenty of drink options. The servers are quick and so friendly. I loved eating here. In the morning they serve breakfast buffet style. They offer cereals, quiche, muffins, hard boiled eggs, homemade bread, juice, coffee, yoghurt, and plenty of fruits. Sadly no bacon. Breakfast is offered from 8-10am.

I came here on my birthday and they all sing me happy birthday which was very nice of them. The…read morefood was also really great.

For a dive the food was pretty good. I had the clod lobster plate which consisted of 8oz of lobster…read moreclaw meet,potato salad,coleslaw and bread. It was very good. My son had their pan fried cod and loved it also. We both had carrot cake for dessert. Divey put with good service and home cooked food.

Comfortable atmosphere, very good food - we had lobster and a lobster roll. The service was…read moreoutstanding, and being from Louisiana I enjoyed hearing French being spoken by even the young ones.!

Real butter. Made me so happy to see they actually showed me the block of real butter they melt for…read morethe lobster. The lobster was good but I left hungry for $54.99 as the sides were not. Weird potato salad and cole slaw. The blueberry with caramel sauce cake was absolutely delicious though. We also enjoyed the bacon wrapped scallops. Just wish they came with more for the price. Enjoyed the live lobster tank. All and all good meal but not the best on Cape Breton

The apex of seafood trucks, literally! You can't drive any further north before you hit the ocean…read moreand, view notwithstanding, he has the best food in Cape Breton! Lobster rolls are excellent, but we had the best fish chowder in North America here. Well worth the stress on car springs up the pockmarked uphill dirt road to glorious meat cove! The only drawback is the non-existent parking. A must taste!

BEST seafood chowder, worth every penny! I refuse to order it anymore because it won't compare!read more

This is our second time up here and that we have driven out there. They weren't open again…read more Everything said they were open but now they don't open until 4pm. So we left hungry again. Be sure to call ahead. After a long hike we need something to eat!

I was never a chowder person but this restaurant made me a chowder person. It was so good, creamy,…read moreand comforting, and soothing. So delicious. Adam got the fish and chips and it was good but not enough tartar sauce was given and they fried it in a way that was meh (the fish wouldn't stay inside the fried case). I highly recommend coming here and eating a nice bowl of chowder while admiring the views.