stopped there on the way to Cape Breton. Very friendly staff - food came quickly and was super tasty.

best service bar nun .food is served hot and friendly staff . Best restaurant in Nova Scotia

The service is great and it's the best western restaurant in the country and it's a best one in Antigonish

Food is great a lot brighter with the new renovation. Customer service is good. Good portion size

Stopped by on our way north. We were starving and it was the 1st place off the exit. We saw ribs on the sign and decided to give it a go. I got a hamburger with the works and onion rings. My husband got the 1/2 rack and poutine fries. We both loved our meals. The ribs fell off the bone and had a delicious bbq sauce! The burger and onion rings were delicious! The staff were very friendly! read more

I'm surprised there aren't more reviews given how crazy busy this place was! Went for lunch on a Tuesday (easy parking if you're towing a trailer) and the place was hopping! Waitresses were hustling and keeping it all friendly. We both ordered the Jr New York strip steak and both cooked to a perfect "medium". Food came out quickly and our server checked with us often to see if we needed anything. I'd highly recommend if you're passing thru on the Trans Canada Hwy. read more

Really neat place with wonderful service and food. Never had fries with gravy but it works. Had a hamburger steak with fried onions on bread with gravy. Super filling and tasty. A nice place to stop with really nice folks. read more

Mother Webb's Steakhouse - Steakhouses Near Me - Antigonish, Nova Scotia

Too much sodium in the food not to mention the owners are perverts requiring young girls to wear tight fitting leggings and a shirt exposing lots of cleavage ! Okay I know that's not a bad thing normally but, when the girls serving you are the age of your children or grandchildren, it's quite appalling ! If that's not bad enough, you feel like cattle in a corral being rounded up and rushed and having a bill brought to you as your meal arrives is just pathetic ! You also are being watched by staff as they can't wait to get you away from the table...not a very relaxed atmosphere at all ! The mushrooms along with many of the other side vegetables are canned and the quality is very overpriced for what you get ! That's one place I have no problem driving by without craving a steak... read more

Ordered medium rare mothers best and was blue rare with half the steak fat/grizzle ordered hot chicken to go with stuffing opened it up and found very little chicken and overloaded with stuffing and gravy inside but was good taste, while half way through the meal found two chicken bones. Needless to say half the meal from my mothers best and half the hot chicken went to The cats. wont Darken doors again read more

Drove by here for years but never stopped. Finally did. Small busy place with staff that were happy and friendly. Never tried the steak they are famous for but did have the hamburger. It was a great burger. I will be back soon. read more

Mother Webb's Steakhouse - a sign for the restaurant - Steakhouses Near Me - Antigonish, Nova Scotia

We stopped here on a road trip because it looked very busy for a friday afternoon. I've always believed in the wisdom of the masses. The restaurant itself needed a serious face lift. The decor was old and dingy. However, the wait staff was friendly, sweet and fast. The food was very cheap. My boyfriend and I ordered a large ribs to share with some onion rings. The ribs were good, particularly for the price, and the onion rings are throughly enjoyable. It wasn't a bad stop. read more

If you're thinking of stopping here, I recommend you keep going! The restaurant was busy when we went so we decided to try it but don't let that fool you. Service: service was fast and friendly, the server was very pleasant and the food came out quickly. Food: just awful! The seafood chowder was inedible, the burger and fries were of grocery store frozen food section quality at best, and the hot chicken sandwich was just a mess. Atmosphere: it's a "hole in the wall" type place (which would be perfectly fine if the food were good). You'll have a better meal at the dumpster at the Irving Big Stop than this place. If that's not your thing, you may want to check Yelp for another option. read more

Wow! Excellent food, incredible service, Mother Webb's has become an institution in this area, and for good reason. Funny, I used to drive by everytime I drove home to Cape Breton, I used to eat at the Auld's Cove Big Stop, but now after all these years I always stop at Mother Webb's, it's just so great, trust me on this one folks! read more

Had the strip loin steak. It was hard to cut in sections. Flavor was fine. The mushrooms tasted like a canned product. The baked potato was too plain. The server was not very friendly. You can tell the servers all have a pre-rehearsed script. They are too focused on this versus connecting with customers. The washrooms were not overly clean. Just a so so experience. read more

Mother Webb's Steakhouse - Strip loin Meal - Steakhouses Near Me - Antigonish, Nova Scotia

The food was good until halfway through my burger I started to feel ill because what I mistook as being a "tasty" burger was actually a "greasy" burger. The chicken fingers are good. The Jr. steak for $12.99 was good, and was cooked to perfection, but it would have been nice if it were larger. While I'd rate the food a 4/5, the service was extremely poor and would be a 1/5. It also would be nice if there was an actual kids menu! The servers....that's all they are. They "served" the food and continued to stand along the back counter the entire time we were there. Nobody asked how the meal was, and nobody offered to refill our drinks. They even had a "server" at the front door telling you to "seat yourself." Not sure what the point of them doing this was. I was also a bit turned off by the fact that the server brought my bill to the table at the same time she brought the food. They weren't busy and this was not warranted. Extremely poor service = no tip. read more

This is my second visit. On my first, I played it safe and got a burger, because those are pretty fool proof, right? It was a decent burger: not bad, but not something that left me craving more, either. This time, I went for the steak a specifically, "Mother's Best." It's apparently what they're known for, and it's probably the best thing on their menu. The steak was juicy, cooked according to my specifications, and seasoned with something tasty but that I couldn't quite place (most likely not soylent green). By the way, during both visits (a year apart), the facilities were well maintained. Yes, the dining area is a bit on the dim side, fitting the old west atmosphere that the restaurant is trying to portray, but it was clean. The tabletops looked cleaner than if they'd had only a mere wipe down, the floors were clear, and the bathrooms were as clean as I'd expect in a private home prepared for visitors. It's a good place for a sit-down meal when you want something decent but don't have a lot of time to spare. read more

It was a Sunday night and the place was packed. The line went out to the street. The manager Pam was outstanding and extremely proficient. We were seated in a reasonably short period of time. The service was great and surprisingly friendly in spite of the busy night. The food was perfect. I had the ribs and was very pleased. The whole table was very satisfied. As a retired chef, been in the restaurant business a great deal of my adult life. These folks work hard to make your experience a very satisfactory one. read more

Mother Webb's Steakhouse - Steakhouses Near Me - Antigonish, Nova Scotia

I have been to restaurant often, of late (the last two times in 3 months) the service has deteriorated to young girls with "smart" comments and attitudes. Yesterdays incident had me leave without leaving a gratuity when the server snapped at me over her error on the bill. What ever happened to taking pride in ones work? As always, the food was good (steaks were a little salty)and the menu is good, but the servers don't tell you that all the things they offer you are extra $$ even though they make it sound like one of the sides. If they don't start monitoring closer, their staff will chase away long time patrons. Too bad, it probably was one of the best restaurants in NS, now not so much Visited June 2016 read more

I really hate to give this place a bad rating because it's a landmark, but over the years their prices have increased, the decor hasn't changed since I was in University and the quality has declined. Now that the highway bypasses them completely I'm afraid if they don't change they'll be gone, which is sad. Thin over-cooked steaks, canned veggies and baked potatoes that taste like they were cooked yesterday and warmed up today. You're basically getting Ponderosa quality at Texas Roadhouse or Outback prices. Over a $100 for two adults and two kids with a couple beer and no dessert or appetizer. The fact that the management is not responding to any of comments posted by others tells a lot about the place. read more

Terrible service and terrible food. Had the steak and salad (if you could call it that) and it was gross! Was served tap water that tasted like it came from a pool and "garlic toast" that was dry and tasteless. Fish and chips was okay. Just all around terrible experience. Even my 5 year old said he never wanted to eat there again! read more

I am writing this as an upset customer who has been happy the last 25 yrs. Always loved this place and up until today crave it regularly. The last few times I have been through have been for work and its been a bit too busy for me to take a table all to myself. So I get a steak to go so I can eat on the way back to Halifax. I ask them have the chef cut my steak a bit as their plastic utensils don't cut it. I also leave at least a $5 tip for the chef each time because I know how difficult it is to use a chefs knife to make a few slices through a steak (full sarcasm). But today, today was different. There were at least 6 tables open its 450pm and not their regular "busy" time. Their waitress threw a bit if attitude when I asked to have the steak cut up. She ended up asking the cook to see if its ok to slice a steak. The cook then said he couldn't do it. I let them both know its something I've had done the last 3 or so times. But still they wouldn't slice my steak a few times so I could eat it to go. Had to leave while 5 waitresses all stood there gawking at me like I had two heads, simply cause I asked to have my steak sliced a few times to eat to go! Something wrong happened today. I didn't get to eat one if my fav road trip steaks, but worst of all, I can't ever go back there out of principal. I feel like I just lost one of the loves of my life due to a cook who couldn't cut a steak. Where has customer service gone? Would mother webb approve of these goings on? Am I asking too much for a few steak strips to shove in my guts after 8 hours of work? No one wins here....no one. Hungry I remain, read more

It's an easy stop right on the highway with some clever signs to draw in the tourists heading up to Cape Breton. The steak we had was pretty bad, a thin cut and really tough. I ordered it medium rare and it came to me well done. The fries were ok. The scallop sandwich came with some smaller fried scallops on a bun. It was pretty tasty. All in all, its a pretty typical roadhouse with below average chow. read more

Great service! The wait staff was quick to get our order and quick to bring our food. It was very good :) I was a little sad I didn't have room for the pie. read more

I'd give here a 2.5. Had eaten here a few times as a child/teenager many a year ago and from what I remembered, it hasn't changed an ounce. I knew it was a steakhouse, but stopped in on a Friday evening in June while driving from Halifax to Sydney. (I'm a vegetarian and assumed I'd find something on the menu). Luckily there was a grilled cheese and fries for cheap, which although nothing special, was decent enough and kept me satisfied for the next two hours on the road. The décor is that of old, western country style with basic wooden tables and painted orange chairs, carpet, a few firearms on the walls, kind of dumpy, but clean enough. I noticed that the staff hold the door open for you when you come in, and they were friendly at the table. There's a take-out door in the back for their "café" side, although I can't imagine stopping here for a coffee. LOL Would I come back here? Probably not, unless someone wanted to whom I was driving with. read more

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Hit and miss. One time food is decent next time it's horrible. Not too bad if you're in a rush. Club sandwich by far the best option on the menu. read more

A great place to stop if you're on the way to or leaving Cape Breton. Delicious food (especially steak) and very kind hardworking staff. The interior (especially bathrooms) could use some improvement but other than that, I have no complaints. Great restaurant. read more

This was a great spot to stop for lunch. Nice old style diner with good food and service. A recommended stop for anyone passing by, wanting a good home style meal. read more

I have only been here twice, and the second time only because I forgot how bad it was the first time. I won't forget again. On the plus side: yes, the service is quick and friendly. And that's about the only good thing I can say. First of all: the $10 steak advertised on all the billboards is 6 oz. I don't know who could be full after that. Not me. Just thought anyone reading these reviews should know, it's a tiny cut of meat. Second: they have no kids menu. If you make the mistake of coming here with a child (as I did), be prepared to order a full adult's meal, at full adult's price, because they don't have smaller portions, and they WILL NOT make substitutions. Third: the food is mediocre at best, and is awful value for the dollar. The steaks are all thin and gristly, and the entire meal is just ok. Baked potato, a tiny little metal cup of coleslaw on the side. Fourth: CANNED MUSHROOMS. We ordered mushrooms with the steaks, because that's what you do, right? Extra charge, of course. And for what? A little dish of mushrooms that had come from a can and been heated up in the microwave. And no, I don't really care about the mushrooms being canned. What I care about is paying a premium price for what is obviously a cut-rate meal. Our meal, for two adults and one child, with only one beer, came to close to $70 with tax and tip. I don't mind paying $70 for a $70 meal. But I feel like I paid $70 for a $30 meal. And I won't do that again. Obviously their market is locals, and people who don't know any better (like tourists on their way to or from Cape Breton). But I can assure you - I would have been better stopping at one of the fast food restaurants. I would have been just as happy with the food, and I would have ended up spending a lot less. read more

I am writing this as a longtime customer who is now not very happy. I stopped in on Saturday afternoon at about 2:00 after driving from near Halifax, salivating in anticipation of my usual fest. The wife and I ordered the Rustler steaks, medium well, with baked potato and fried onions. To start, my wife wanted tea, and got a bag in a small cup of hot water.....later rectified by another waitress who brought a pot of water with a new teabag. On the first delivery, we got fries and fried mushrooms. Back to the kitchen for a rerun, and got what we thought was our order the second time. At first cut we realized we had medium rare, not medium well. Could it get any worse???? It could, the baked potato was not done but crunchy in the middle We ate, paid and left. We won't be back. It's sad that such a great restaurant could go downhill so much. read more

To begin the place is dirty and dark and dreary. We sat down to have a meal, and order club sandwich X 2;Stipulation was no gravy no salt on the fries or elsewhere. Our meal came with gravy on the food and salt on the fries....it went back- fries were changed but amount reduced to about 1/2 what was on the first plate and still had salt on the fries....What don't they understand we say NO NO SALT! It was mentioned again taken back to the chef and he said there was no salt...you could not only taste salt but feel the granules on the fries! We felt sorry for the waitress-first off she had to wear a name tag with "NEW GIRL" inscribed on it. To me that would be an insult to have to be exposed to clientele in this manner and it is totally unprofessional for the owner to make the girls wear a badge with this inscription. How stupid of the manager! I agree with other writers you need to clean up your act, as when the new highway is opened you will be bypassed and likely loose even more business. We definitely would never go back! read more

I see signs everywhere for this place, and have had so many friends talk about this place so I figured it must be good. after driving for hours and hours all day, my boyfriend and I were starving and decided to try this place out. the place was packed and the chairs and tables were so close to eachother, it was really hard to get around in there but we grabbed a seat and our server brought out the menus and right away asked us what we'd be ordering (luckily my boyfriend was looking at the menu online beforehand). we ended up panicking and decided we'd order the scallops and fries and just split it. so a few minutes later the server brings out this plate of maybe 6 battered and deep fried (probably frozen) scallops, a handful of fries, a piece of bread soaked in garlic butter and half a hamburger bun also with garlic butter. so we split up our meal and started to eat. the food wasn't great at all, our server was pretty rude and the worst part was we ended up paying $18.99 for our garbage meal. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone, the service and the food were equally bad. next time I have to travel that way I would rather grab something from a fast food place or wait a few more hours and try somewhere else. read more

Food was ok. House salad was nothing to home home about though. Very Salty food (steak and the onion rings). Lousy service and rude waitress. read more

Not the best experience.. Went in a few minutes before to let them know we needed a table for 5, so they could prepare if necessary so we wouldn't all be crowded in the entryway. When we came in our table wasn't ready and a waitress was very rude to us about it. Food came quickly and was OK but portion size isn't very big. As soon as one of us finished the plate was grabbed from in front of her while everyone else was still eating. Don't like how the waitresses seem to be wanting you out of there as soon as possible and how the bill came at the same time as the food. Won't be back read more

Had the battered fish and a garden salad. Both good. Staff extremely attentive, helpful and polite. Price reasonable. Previously had steak which can be over salted so if you don't like salt you may have to mention it in advance. read more

Great service. Everything was fast and the food was delicious. We were in and out in about 30 minutes