Food is really good , I find kind of pricey, it's always must stop when visiting East coast ,…read moreservice is great every time , very comfortable place and busy

I had the special Fish burger - so great and the spinach maple salad. My husband had the seafood…read morefettuccine and father in law had the lobster roll. All were great. Pictures included. Must come back when in town.

Very overpriced the food is somewhat OK. We've been there twice and really didn't enjoy the menu.read more

Great food great value great service will definitely recommend will definitely be backread more

Amazing food. The lobster dinner was perfect. Awesome friendly service, we could not ask for…read moreanything better. Great views of the harbor area. Highly recommend any meal here everything looked yummy.

I had the lobster dinner. The lobster was small! I am wondering if they have 2lbers .Of course they…read morewould charge more for it. Service was very good.

Their homemade hamburgers are amazing so are their quesadillas. They pan fried fish is also pretty…read moregood overall it is a good place to go eat.

What a gem! Off the track and deceptive facade, but really great, honest and homemade food and…read moregreat service! An excellent find and worth a stop!

What a surprise. Very unassuming from the outside, but great service and very good food.read more

GREAT service with a smile, the pizza was amazing but what was the best is the lobster roll…read more... best i have ever had with a huge side of caesar salad. Good prices and nice to see that local artist are able to show and sell their artworks on the walls.... well done Papa's!

Amazing place. One of few that lives up to the expectations…read more Food was spectacular. Some of the best seafood I've had anywhere in the northeast. Quality is superb and the dish ideas and presentation are supreme. Desserts are claimed to be made in-house and very much taste like it. Service is okay. A bit slow and hectic, but the waitresses were cool to chat with and attentive in ways a lot of places aren't. Gorgeous scenery and location, tucked away from the rest of Baddeck. Location: 5* Convenience: 5* Service: 4* Product/quality: 5* Aesthetics: 5*

We went to the location not on the waterfront tonight. They said there would be a 30 minutes wait…read more So, we had a drink at the bar. They seated us right beside our bar seat (30 minutes later at a table that was never occupied). No one approached us for over an hour. When we said we were leaving because no one spoke to us, the person who made us our drinks argued with me and said she did not know where we went. We went 3 feet from where she served us drinks. Others nearby were served. I asked a waitress who was nearby about a server and she said she would find out who had our table. A few minutes later we saw three servers arguing about who had to serve us. After 30 more minutes we left. I wish we hadn't stopped to pay. It was $43. No tip. No way. Also the sangria sucked. Stay away!!! And what they can do is care and be kind. Also I would give zero stars but I can't so I will give it one star because Nathan MacDonald was singing and he was amazing. Restaurant gets zero stars.

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.

This is definitely the place to be in Cape Breton if you are looking for a place that serves up the…read morelocal entertainment. We had received recommendations to go here if we were looking for local music from the information booth in Baddeck a few days before, and when we arrived in the area after travelling up over the Cape, it seemed like a good idea. We had already had a large lunch, so a big dinner wasn't really in our plans, but I still needed something so I settled on getting the chili, and was quite surprised to have served before me a bowl of chili that was excellent, beating out (in my not so humble opinion) some Triple-A rated chilis from Austin, Texas! This was just a very good chili! The jalapeño cornbread was a bit disappointing, as it was a bit dry and the jalapeño really didn't stand out at all. We had planned well, as there was lively entertainment that night with a fiddler who was holding her CD release party with help from one of the fiddlers from the Celtic Music Centre down in Judique. The pub itself is pleasant, and a place that you can just imagine locals going to all the time (and there were certainly locals there this evening). If I get back up into Cape Breton, I will certainly be returning to the Red Shoe Pub for another taste of what Cape Breton has to offer.

In a region with basically no real food options, this is was the best I went to outside of Baddeck…read more The food is quality, but is a bit mixed for taste. Comes off as being too try hard instead of natural, very counter the ambiance of the place. I felt totally scammed by the 'catch of the day.' Luxury restaurant price for sub par pub quality fish. Wish I got something else. Dessert was good, though. Service felt very rushed and panicked and struggled with the same lack of attentiveness this part of the continent is known for. Loved the live music, though. Fun experience that made the stop absolutely worthwhile and one I'd go back to. I'd just do the menu very differently next time. Location: 2* Convenience: 2* Service: 2* Product/quality: 2* Aesthetics: 3*

We were driving back from the Cabot Trail on our 40th wedding anniversary and we pretty sure our…read moredinner was not going to be a highlight of the day, when we stumbled on this place. Does not look great from the outside, but inside it had a more polished vibe starting with a beautiful bar. The menu was short but well thought out and included vegetarian option(that I did see people ordering). I have the steak frites and my husband had a burger. We were a bit dehydrated from hiking so we didn't try the cocktails but they looked good. The crowd is a mix of regulars and travelers like us. It was pretty busy on a Sunday...also a testament to their food.

My wife and I were luckily able to get a spot in Townhouse while in the 'Nish despite our lack of a…read morereservation, thanks to the poor weather and coming in at old people, early bird-esque hours. On the upside, we were there for a good stretch of happy hour! The space is cozy, with a pub-like feel from the bar counter you can sit at, as well as a stunning main bar with lovingly detailed, darkly-stained wood. Dark wainscoting rings the room, but the charm of its previous tenants fades away from there, with a generic tile floor and basic acoustic tile ceiling. We indulged in both the liquid and solid offerings on the happy hour menu, with the salt cod fritters ($9) a couple bucks under the regular menu price. Being in town to try things out and not just go for the cheapest items, we ordered from the whole menu, tacking on the beet salad and burrata toast. We decided we'd re-assess our appetites after those three apps. The beet salad ($10) was a colourful display of Nova Scotia's late harvest season, with beautiful, thin slices of purple, pink and golden beets. The kaleidoscope of root vegetables was topped with dots of whipped ricotta, blue cheese, popcorn and pea shoots. Delicate and lightly tart, with contrasting textures of the salty and smooth whipped ricotta and the airy crunch of the popcorn added dimensionality to the dish. Also, it's impossible to go wrong with pea shoots in my books! As my wife isn't a big seafood fan, I had most of the salt cod fritters to myself, and I wasn't complaining. An herby, crisp exterior encased a pleasantly doughy and lightly fishy interior, which was amped up by the fantastic sun-dried tomato and chili oil. The burrata toast ($14) didn't have a whole, massive blob of Italian cheesy goodness, but I should have guessed that would be the case given the price. A guy can dream, right? Crisp buttery focaccia held up well to its caprese-like toppings - roasted tomatoes, pesto and, of course, a slathering of creamy burrata. Bee pollen was noted on the menu and visible on the toast, but didn't register amongst the other flavours. After three very good starters, we decided that we had room for one main between the two of us, and landed on the ricotta gnocchi ($27). I was pleasantly surprised when the plate was put before us, and I saw that the fluffy bundles of carbs and cheese were pan fried, lending a light crispness and more flavour. Most gnocchi dishes aren't too meaty, but Townhouse had a decent portion of bresaola (dry-cured beef) and guanciale (cured pork cheek), letting the thinly-sliced, but big flavours, of the Italian cured meats punch above their weight. Pesto and pea shoots reappeared to bring some vegetal balance to the dish, and a salty hit of Pecorino-Romano rounded things out nicely. Not to be outdone by the savoury parts of the menu, Townhouse's desserts are far from an afterthought. The sticky toffee ($13) was wildly decadent, with the lightly spiced sponge cake begging to sop up the heavenly caramel cream sauce and French vanilla ice cream. Although they could stand to invest in their interior design, Townhouse's kitchen speaks for itself and the well-deserved accolades it has received. A definite 'must' when in Antigonish!

Fish and Chips is wonderfully seasoned and the fries were fresh cut. They had a side soup of the…read moreday that was also delicious.

Friendly staff, good food, gluten free options. Great place to sit down for a meal in a bustling…read morecollege town not far from the highway.