We came for dinner after spending the afternoon on Flowerpot Island. The restaurant is up a flight of stairs. The indoor and outdoor dining spaces were starting to fill up. We chose a booth around the corner from the bar. The issue with a more secluded area was that the server didn't come by as often. It took just a smidge longer to get the server's attention. As we weren't very hungry, we ordered the BBQ chicken pizza and a bowl of soup to share. The thin-crust pizza had an abundance of toppings and flavours and was very crisp. The soup was a great accompaniment to a chilly day. read more

The Crowsnest Pub - Pubs Near Me - Tobermory, Ontario

Solid. Service was great given that it wasn't the busiest time. Sunday evening. Food was good, not great. We had a few appetizers as we weren't very hungry but the were big portions which was nice. Overall food was 6.5/10. Can't complain. Happy we came. read more

Have been coming here for years I've always loved the Crowsnest. Food is great well priced and the staff are so friendly. Always consistent and it's like a tradition when we come here we always visit a few times. Love their patio and the live music. read more

First time in Tobermory. Family of 5 Adults and 3 kids, very well served as ordered. Food was tasty and fresh. We ordered a variety of food from soup of the day, fish, burgers, salads. No complains at all. read more

We came here on the recommendation of our B&B hosts. The Crowsnest Pub has seating indoors and outdoors. When we asked for outdoor seating, we were asked to wait outside by the parking lot while a spot opened up. We waited no more than 10 minutes. The tables in the outdoor patio are spaced sufficiently far away. The wait staff all wear masks and wipe down tables after guests leave to keep everyone safe. However, most guests that I observed were inconsiderate of the safety of staff. I ordered fish and chips. Funny enough, throughout the few days I was in Tobermory, I had fish and chips every single day. Of all the places where I ordered fish and chips, the fish and chips at the Crowsnest was the best. The pieces of white fish were thick and juicy while the batter was crispy and golden. Although there were many guests, the food came out quickly. I highly recommend coming here if you're in the area. read more

The Crowsnest Pub - Pubs Near Me - Tobermory, Ontario

The Crowsnest Pub is a mainstay in Tobermory. This popular eatery when it opened on our Sunday visit had a waiting line coming from the next door grocery store, Foodland. They offered your simple meals to accompany their beer and draft offerings...typical of your local bar. We ordered salt and pepper wings and pepperoni and cheese pizza. It was disappointing that the pizza arrived with burnt crust a d the wings were ordinary. Perhaps due to the diluge of clients, our service was not up to par Difficult to park although you can park on the street. $$ read more

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First time visitors to Tobermory and came to the Crowsnest Pub on a recommendation from our hotel. First off the location is nice and convenient and the décor definitely matched the area (nautical themed). The service was good, we initially needed to wait for a patio seat but didn't wait very long. Even though we sat closer to the building the view from the railing was very nice. Our server was very nice and polite and for the most part attentive to our needs. The drinks were decent for what we got. Now the bad part. The food took a very long time to arrive to us (for what we ordered, two burgers and an order of fish and chips) and for lack of a better term was overall disgusting. The fish and chips appeared to have sat waiting to be delivered and was reheated in the fryer. The coating was rock hard. Luckily the coating was able to be cracked open to which the tasteless fish was able to be eaten. We didn't ask for replacement because we didn't want to wait another 45 minutes for it to be delivered. The burgers were some of the worse we ever ate. Cold and tasteless except for the BBQ sauce on one of them. Pretty sure it also made us sick. They did comp us for the fish and chips. We won't be back. read more

Typical pub! We liked the fish and chips, jalapeño poppers, the salsa was pretty fresh as well. They had live music on Saturday and the band was really good. Good service, the gratuity was already included, we had a good time! This is a small town with very few options out of the few places we tried, this was pretty good. read more

The Crowsnest Pub - Jalapeño poppers and salad. - Pubs Near Me - Tobermory, Ontario

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Excellent pub. I ate lunch here. Started with the crows nest cream ale, excellent draft. Ordered the Greek chicken wrap, came with fries, was delicious. Wait staff (Megan) very pleasant and attentive. Oh and the music was excellent. read more

The Crowsnest Pub - Greek chicken wrap with fries. - Pubs Near Me - Tobermory, Ontario

The best thing about this place is the patio which is quit pleasant as long as the smokers aren't at the back door doing what they do best. The service was great - we had a pleasant and attentive waitress. The food is A-OK if uninspired - pretty sure the dressing on the garden salad is a popular off-the-shelf brand of Zesty Italian. If you like mainstream fare you may love this place. If you are food adventurous see if you can another place to eat. Big brewery beer offerings support the menu. One bright spot though - they do serve one Ontario microbrewery - Tobermory Brewing Co. Would I return: Unlikely Would I recommend: I think some people will love this place, so check it out if it sounds good to you. read more

I'm so glad this place was open admist of the pandemic. We were visiting Tobermory for the first time and this was the last day before ontario lockdown again. We had so much fun eating out after sooo long. It feels different now. This place has mostly bar food. We also ordered salad. Everything was fresh. Crew was super helpful and friendly. I think everyone were happy to be outside even if it was for a short time. They all follow social distancing rules. Not all tables were full. Place was clean. We had a wonderful time. Will come back whenever we visit this area again. read more

DO NOT GO!!! I wish i never went to this place, it ruined my trip I would rate 0 if possible. Worst staff i have ever seen, very rude bartender and manager. Zero respect to their customer and water had a weird taste. Force 18% tips for groups of over 5 ppl, and the service was TOTALLY not worth it. Gave the whole group diarreah after the food. read more

Terrible experience, from top to bottom. We waited for our food for 45 minutes. When it arrived it was cold. I ordered the fish and chips. The dish is supposed to come with a coleslaw. When the server brought the dish to the table (after 45 minutes) she just said "we are out of coleslaw"... She didn't offer me a substitute, or a different dish. When I asked if I can get a side salad instead she said "it's going to be $3 more"... The food tasted awful. The music came from a tiny speaker that just made the atmosphere bad. They are just lucky to be in such a central location. Otherwise they would have made a bit of an effort... read more

I don't get the shit reviews this place gets. When you are eating here, a touristy place that mostly operates in the summer, you understand you are paying a premium for the location and the seasonal service, and likely the best chef doesn't work here. I appreciate how this place is still open on a September Friday night at 9pm. The two of us ordered a soup and a large pizza. Server was friendly. Food got here fast. The portion is decent and we didn't finish the everything. I hope there's more onion on our pizza. We left with full and happy stomach. read more

The Crowsnest Pub - Pubs Near Me - Tobermory, Ontario

Just eh... we had some apps there with a cocktail and the cocktail was weak and the food was just ok. The fries were under cooked and the gravy wasn't hot. read more

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Was pleasantly surprised by how good the wings and fish and chips were, and the service was quick and friendly!

The pan-seared fish is so........ tasteless? This is the most expensive item on the menu though. I don't think I would like to try any white fish any more. read more

The Crowsnest Pub - Pubs Near Me - Tobermory, Ontario

Go to the fish and chips across the street. Our meals were cold. We waited almost 40 minutes, only to find out that our burgers were nothing more than frozen patties that were literally defrosted in the microwave for less than 15 seconds. Shit pricing. Shit staffing. This meal for two set us back $42 dollars plus tip, for what? Two burgers with orange juice. Lol. I asked the ONLY waitress if there was wi-fi, she replied with "have you ordered anything yet". Yes.... She did say those exact words. No wonder the place was empty. Which seemed kinda strange considering how conveniently it was located. read more

The Crowsnest Pub - That was $43 dollars plus tip. Don't go here - Pubs Near Me - Tobermory, Ontario

The balcony seating is the best part. Service is slow. You make your own doggie bags. Food is passable and the prices too high. Would not return. read more

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The service here is HORRENDOUS!!! The staff are rude, forgot to bring half of my order. Sat me beside a fly trap with flies flying all over me and refused to seat me at a different table. Go to the brewery or coconut joes for a better experience. read more

The food was okay, overpriced but that's because it is a tourist town. This is the only place that is open until late and serves food (so there truly aren't any options left). We had a terrible server, she was disinterested in serving us. She had a group of friends sitting next to us which she was definitely more interested in. She was sitting down, eating and doing shots with them. Every time she returned to our table, she had an attitude. No silverware or water given - we had to get our own. We requested a new server but somehow she returned to our table. We told her we didn't appreciate her attitude and would like a new server. I suppose she went crying to the manager. Long story short, the owner got into a heated discussion with my boyfriend and somehow we were at the wrong. We were told never to return because we mistreated her server. Sorry, if we are displeased with our service, we are entitled to a better one. read more

Good pub food. We had chicken wings and the sauces were decent. Not spicy but made for a good lunch. Good service and nice patio to relax during COVID times. read more

White on vacation in Northern Bruce Peninsula, Ontario my family and I stopped in to the Crowsnest Pub in Tobermory for lunch. Many of the other local restaurants in this tourist town were closed on our Monday afternoon visit. Crowsnest was already on my list for its good view of the harbor, but the weather wasn't the best so we opted to sit inside. We were one of just a handful of occupied tables in the spacious dining room capable of holding a number of summer tourists during the peak season. Crowsnest offers a pub style menu full of sandwich, burger, salad, and fish options. A kids menu is also available though ours decided to share a small plain pizza ($12.49) which was plenty for their little stomachs with a couple of slices left to take home. I went with the buffalo chicken sandwich topped with a choice of eight sauces along with lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickle ($11.99). This was served with a choice of fries of homemade potato chips. The medium sauce was not very spicy, I should have went with a more bold selection. That said the sandwich was coated well with sauce and tasted great. The chips were also good, though a touch on the burnt side. My wife went with the local beer battered whitefish and chips, served with coleslaw, tartar sauce, and lemon ($12.99). I did not try the fish though my wife had positive things to say about it. Typically she only eats fish when dining near a body of water, and this did not disappoint. The beer selection is mostly dominated by Sapporo owned Sleeman Brewery, none of which are particularly interesting. During our visit the also had Okanagan Spring Pale Ale from British Columia, which was a better choice overall. Unibroue Blanche De Chambly is the best choice. read more

We arrived around 4PM before the dinner crowd and the place is almost empty. Right away, I noticed an issue with cleanliness as there are little spiderwebs up on the ceiling, by the windows very close to the seats, and including the tray that holds the condiments on the table we chose (booth). There was a tiny spider on its web connecting from the condiment basket to the wall. Eek! Anyways, maybe the spiderweb's there because not a lot of people use the booths inside? You go there for the patio I guess. When we came at 4pm everyone else was sitting outside so after seeing the spiderweb I decided to move to the patio. There are no spiderwebs, but you get the crazy seagulls and flies instead. Awesome. Regarding the food, I got the veggie burger with fries for $8.99. A little overpriced, but the quality is just OK. My BF saw a sign with a chicken wings special which is 2 lbs for $17 and we thought it was a deal so we ordered that. Chicken wings are great though. Not very thin skin, they are fried just perfect, the inside meat is juicy, and the skin is crunchy. So yes I would suggest getting the chicken wings special. Service did get very slow after the dinner crowd came around 5PM and there was really only one server taking orders and another lady was only cleaning tables. I waited so long for my bill and I got really antsy to go, that I thought they may have forgotten about us. So over-all I would recommend going and trying their chicken wing special, and since there is not a lot of options in the area, this might just do the job. read more

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Reached at 10:25 as the sign said "open" and the hostess told us that kitchens closed. We asked what time they close - she said anytime between 10 and 11 and today we decided to close at 10:20. I was like why can't you simply turn off the open sign? read more

Horrible horrible service. server's attitude turned 180 right after we paid the bill. Disgusting.

This place was the best restaurant (hands down) that we ate at Tobermory. I ordered their vegetarian pizza, so yummy! The service was also super friendly. It was really busy the day we went, and the staff were trying to accommodate the insane turn over of clients. The only downside is that we didn't have our own ketchup bottle (I think they ran out), but that is super petty and doesn't really impact overall experience. Would go back next time I am in Tobermory. FYI- fish and chips (my partner had this) was okay, decent but not outstanding. Good for the price though. read more

Whatever brings you to this end of the Bruce Peninsula, you'd probably soon find out there are so few eat-out options in tiny Tobermory, despite the tourist economy. And most of them offer a variation of fish and chips, all claiming to feature local Georgian Bay whitefish. Maybe you will be tempted to turn your visit into a contest to find the best fish 'n chip in town, but that soon gets boring and expensive--there are better things to do here than that ya know (azure Great Lakes shores are calling). The Crowsnest Pub is a pretty big and nicely finished rebuilt locals hangout that's not hard to miss when entering Little Tub Harbour straight from the highway (and right next door to the town's only supermarket). A decent atmosphere, they even have a large outdoor deck overlooking the harbour. A few big screen TVs throughout the establishment allows us to feel like I'm back home catching up on World Series action or another Maple Leafs loss with a few beers. Oh yes the beers, to which they have surprisingly a decent selection including Okanagan Spring (a lot more and better stuff than what you'll find the Shoeless Joe's chain offers, that's for sure). Nothing to rave greatly about generally of their menu: typical sports bar food with typical pub food quality, with prices on par with many Toronto upscale diners that reflect the town's few options, distance and seasonality. I will say this of their ($12.99) white-fish and chips: it is the most decent out of the couple others I did try in town. The fish is fluffy and done in a crispy batter. Fries however, soggy definitely-from-frozen meh. But holy hell were they long-I never knew potatoes can come in the size of dinner plates! Overall for what it's worth, Crownest seems like a decent place to go and feed yourself some local flavour if you got an evening to kill. read more

Subpar quality and experience. We were up here a couple months ago and wanted to stop by one of the local restaurants for lunch before heading back to Toronto. There's not many options to choose from, so we went with this place, which had the most crowd and largest seating area. It looked the most modern from the outside as well. We were kind of in a rush, and let the waitress know this before we placed our orders, but the food still took forever (just ordered a burger and fish & chips). We waited about 10 minutes from when we first sat down for someone to come over to our table to even take our order for drinks. By the sound of this, you're probably thinking this place was extremely busy... but it wasn't! It was a bit busy since it was later in the afternoon, but they had quite a few waiters to help with the crowd, so the wait time was unacceptable. Next we go onto the quality of food - it was not great. The burger tasted bland and dry, the fish was OK, and the fries were cut too thick. We didn't enjoy any part of this meal. Overall, I will not go back here and won't recommend it to a friend either. read more

We have not visited The Crowsnest since it rebuilt from the devastating fire, but when we had our cottage trip last year, this was one of the first places we ate. To no ones surprise, they have burgers, fish n' chips, and beer like any pub. The fish is, of course, the local White Fish. The burger and fries were good, and the fish was okay.. a bit on the cold side, and more batter than fish. Prices at The Crowsnest reflect the few choices available in town, as they're a bit on the expensive side for what you'll be served. Service is friendly and with a smile however, and eating out on the patio deck in the cool spring breeze was nice. When we make the trip up to Tobermory again, I look forward to checking out the rebuilt Crowsnest. read more

Despite reading the poor reviews we decided to check this place out since it was open later than most in the area and had a nice view of the port. Service was great and staff were very friendly. The food was delicious. Highly recommend their cauliflower bites. We also liked that it had more vegetarian friendly options than the other restaurants in the area. Definitely would go again. read more

Crownest pub in Tobermory. Worst service ever! Service was slow, poor and rude! Saw them yelling at other customers and kicking them out of their table too. Unbelievable. The supposeingly famous white fish and chips. Fish was mediocre, fries were not crispy. I don't recommend this place at all! read more

Despite reading several bad reviews before dining here, I still took a chance and went for dinner here. I am nothing but happy with that decision. Unlike most reviews here, the service was great, we were greeted and given drinks within 5 minutes of being sat. Our order was taken, and not even 10 minutes after they came out. The fish & chips were phenomenal and I would recommend this to anyone visiting Tobermory. read more

Restaurant was fairly dirty and service was extremely slow. We had to ask a server to clean off one of the booths so we could sit down. Took about 10 minutes for them to give us menus and another 15 to take our order. We got glasses of water to start which i do not recommend because it was filthy and tasted very bad and left a thick coating in our mouths. I got chicken fingers and chips which were very good, my boyfriend got a burger and fries which was extremely overcooked and charred so a lot of it was inedible. read more

food is really soso but there are limited choices in that area the view is good. the patio outside allows you to look at the pier and the street, the stores and the people. service is good the wait staff brought a wrong side order but gave us the right one in addition. read more

Awful service!!! I can not believe how rude those waitresses were. Completely ignored us... we really should have left but didn't because we were tired and hungry and my poor son was starving. They served everyone around us with all kinds smiles but to us they were so rude! A man came in ate and left before we even got our drinks. I don't know what we did to offend them but i guess we did! And not like a cheap place where you'd put up with being treated like crap! Don't waste your money go to shipwreck lee's across the street where everyone is friendly! read more

One of the few places that serve after sunset. I can imagine this place would be fun with a bunch of friends having drinks. I was here with my nieces and the menu was limited. The service was very friendly. The food was unremarkable. read more

Me and my husband came here during the weekend we honestly couldn't find anything halal at 11pm or any restaurants open so we decided to try these guys out since their open till late! Loved their pizza and fish/chips! read more

Waitress was nice 0.5 stars, she had blonde hair. The food was good, which was another 0.5 star. Now this next part isn't the fault of my waitress but my friend and I wanted refills and my boyfriend kept waving his hand when a middle aged woman, who wasn't wearing a uniform with red-brown (auburn kind of?) glanced at our table with his hand up and she just looked away and walked away. She didn't bother to come to us. She saw his hand and they made eye contact but it seems she had no interest in even asking us who our waitress is or whatever. Food is good but service is lacking. I wonder why? Anyways, she won't ruin my first trip to Tobermory but whoever she is, she needs to learn a bit more about customer service. I would have given this place 0.5 stars but I can't through Yelp but if I could, I would have. read more

Excellent atmosphere and amazing pizza! Fish and chips are also very good! Ate here twice during our stay in Tobermory....convenient location right on the harbor...great views of Little Tub from the outdoor patio! read more