What a fantastic dinner in the most beautiful of settings! We had a wonderful time at Woodroad on…read moreour recent trip to gorgeous Nova Scotia. We were greeted by incredibly friendly staff, ordered drinks that arrived promptly to catch the last glimpse of the sunset on their beautiful balcony. All the courses of dinner were excellent - clearly fresh, local ingredients prepared beautifully. Each dish was complex yet straightforward and unpretentious - something you'd expect and are familiar with, but made with care and great ingredients. We loved that the chef wasn't trying too hard just for the sake of complexity, as we have experienced at many other tasting menus. We enjoyed our time from start to finish! When you go, just arrive early before the reservation time to enjoy a drink on the deck before the sun sets!

This was a great way to end our trip to Nova Scotia. 20 minutes from Cabot Lodge. Woodroad is a…read moredinning experience with a 5 course set menu, that will not let you down. The staff and one of which is the owner are great people that make their home your home. The meal was outstanding and the service, made you feel like you are part of the experience. This is a must visit if you are in the Cabot area or worth the trip. You feel like you are in their home.

Went here 3 different times over 2 days. Amazing food each time! Tried the seafood chowder (so…read moreyummy), lobster roll, crab dinner, and the classic breakfast. Everything was tasty & hot! Coffee was fresh. Typical small town restaurant. Kind and diligent servers who helped up decide our route to Charlottetown on our last visit.

Stopped by for a late lunch / early dinner at 4pm, and glad we did because by 5pm it seemed like…read morethe whole town was at Belle View! We kept it simple and got the Nova Scotia staples of: - Lobster Roll: Generous chunks of lobster, soft and chewy roll, a bit heavy handed on the mayo and light on the coleslaw. The surprise star of the dish though was the side potato salad (super creamy). - Seafood Chowder with additional lobster: Pretty generous with the fillings (lots of potato, though a good amount of seafood too; the additional lobster added depth). That said, the soup was too thin and not as tasty as I'd like it. Good space, service was friendly. Too bad they ran out of the coconut cream pie which apparently is really good. Must be those locals who finished it!

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

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

You need to come here. The best place we at ate in Nova…read moreScotia on our trip. We got the Shrimp linguini, seafood platter, and seafood chowder. All of them blew us away. Some of the best food we ever had. Looking around us I don't think there was one bad thing to order. If you're driving past you need to stop here. Unfortunately we missed dessert which also looked phenomenal

We ordered their dinner takeout lately during a trip in the area. This place offers seafood option…read moreand diner food at relatively reasonable price yet their food tasted mediocre. Salad, seafood chowder and fish cakes were flavorless. I couldn't taste much fish flavour for the fish cake. The seafood bake tasted too heavy.

Looked like a good place right on the water and became crowed very quickly so I concluded this…read morewould be a good meal. Beware! I ordered the lobster dinner although price was shown as $$$. I did not ask for actual pricing but thought it must be very special. Instead I was served a lobster that was likely not even one pound with very little meat in the tail. I got a large serving of fries and a tiny cup of slaw. Dessert was a very good cake and included. When I finished, the server asked how was the meal. I said the lobster was small. She laughed and stated "they just grab them out of the tank so you never know." Surprise! I was stunned to be presented with a bill for $96 CanadIan! I had only water for my beverage. I don't believe this is an isolated occurrence as the cashier also seemed aware of this issue and would not meet my gaze and just nodded when I complained.

4 of us went for dinner. The staff were great, the food,,, not so much! Dry scallops and lobster-…read moreover cooked! Not worth the price- sorry

Great little spot for a stop on a drive around the Cabot Trail, however quite pricy but some really…read morenice merchandise if you have some extra bucks, you can also grab an ice cream while there and play some mini golf

I ordered the turkey sandwich and my wife the poutine The…read moresize of both was generous with lots of everything. The food tastes great

L'abri is a very popular fine dining restaurant in the town of Cheticamp, near the famous tourist…read moresites Cape Breton national park. I've tried both dining in and takeout at this restaurant during a trip to the Maritime and this is my favorite restaurant of the trip. My tip is to make reservation in advance, they could get packed easily. The restaurant has a bright setting and is located next to the Ocean. Service here is attentive. Our waitress was proactively providing us sharing plates and utensils and kept us notified on the food order status without us asking. Every single dish here was also delicious. Expect $80-$100 per person for dinner. The dishes we've tried include: - Scallop crudo: very fresh and refreshing. Everyone in the group loves it. - Seafood chowder: Flavouring and ingredients are both decent. - Lobster roll with summer salad: One of our favorite dishes. Fresh and sweet lobster mingled really well with the refreshing salad with sweet strawberries and walnuts. - Lobster dinner with steak: decent portion and premium cut of the steak. - Grilled salmon: Not bad but not wowing. - Seafood linguine: Very decent portion of seafood and very flavourful. - Chocolate raspberry cake and creme brulee: Classy way of cooking. Old school but very delicious. Overall, this is a perfect place if you are looking for something nice to eat to enjoy your relaxing vacation.

Excellent choice. Beautifully decorated with an eclectic, re-used style. Personal & friendly…read moreservice. Quick and affordable. We shared the seafood chowder and fish and chips - delicious!

They had a great live musician singing and playing guitar. They served an ample portion of food…read morewhich was delicious! Free pool was a plus! Nice atmosphere and decent service. Large moose head to see, the only one we have seen so far!

The food was 3 stars at best. The appetizer of mushrooms "stuffed" with local clams (?) was a…read moregooey, cheesy mess with a few mushrooms buried in the slop. The "had to have" special fish dinner was pretty bad ... I mean, shouldn't fish be able to be cut with the side of your fork? Or a knife? This whatever it was had to be pulled apart in strings. On a positive note, the pub chips were great.