We thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of our dinner at the Freight Shed: the food, the service and the diverse menu. I had the beef medallions with colorful local carrots and potatoes. Exceptional! My husband enjoyed the crab cakes served with a walnut-studded green salad. We finished the dinner with a deep dish apple pie a la mode and a turtle cheesecake. Everything was beautifully prepared and plated. We got to the restaurant at 5:30 and by 7:00 there was a line of people waiting to be seated. From our standpoint, it's well worth a wait! read more

The Freight Shed - Beef medallions with local root vegetables - Canadian (New) Near Me - Baddeck, Nova Scotia

What a great find! My husband and I stumbled on to this restaurant by happenstance and we are so lucky we did. The ambiance, service and food were all excellent. My husband ordered the hamburger, which the description does not do justice with what was put in front of him. Served with butternut squash soup it was a complete meal. I had the seafood linguine....amazing! Lucky us to have discovered The Freight Shed on our first night in Cape Breton. read more

Fantastic food! Great location, on the water and they're dog friendly! We had chowder and we have never had chowder with that much seafood. Great place. read more

Disappointing after reading such great reviews. -Location is lovely. -Staff is just okay. -Had a lobster roll and crab cakes - very small servings. Lobster roll had good flavor, but again, a small serving for the price. Crab cakes had maybe a 2" inch diameter and weren't good. Yup - disappointing. read more

Great food and service. On the Baddeck wharf. Highly recommended. Close to Cabot Trail.

Great waterfront location in a cute town. The service was friendly and efficient. The food was fine, but not amazing.

The menu was surprising. We went with a group an everyone was pleased with their meal. We sat outside on the porch and loved the view of the boats. Go even if it is just for the view! read more

The setting of this restaurant is wonderful, but the food is expensive for what you are plated. Don't waist your money on the mostly lettuce filled lobster roll. read more

We tried the lobster roll and it was sorely lacking. A single roll and 1/8th of a glass of wine, about 60 bucks and minuscule . We ended up like one of the other recent reviews, going elsewhere to eat after. The wine pour was the smallest I've ever had, made even more pitiful by the giant glass. My husband and I could barely taste the lobster, even with the small hot dog bun. Try something else if you come here. The salad is mostly greens, cheapest side possible. It's dark inside where you expect a view to be. The only upside was the waitress was nice . read more

The Freight Shed - Tiniest wine pour - Canadian (New) Near Me - Baddeck, Nova Scotia

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I really wanted to like this place but in the end, was so disappointed. Do NOT get the crab cakes. I should have listened to the previous reviewers. They are extremely small and very salty. Definitely not worth $35. The salad that came with it was terrible with clumps and clumps of dried cranberries making it way too sweet and I also had something hard in it which was like biting on a small stone, could've been a piece of shell? Not sure. Very unpleasant. I'm giving this place two stars for the mussels, which we liked and our server. This place is over-rated and I will not be returning. read more

Great place Excellent food the mussels were fantastic Crab cakes are excellent Carrot cake very yummy plenty to share I enjoyed the NS rum good for sipping Highly recommend this place read more

Loved this little place! Hidden off the main strip, down by the water. Watch the beautiful boats go by with you eats. The seafood chowder is the BEST we have had in Nova Scotia yet! Husband got the Lobster Roll and I got the Ruben Sandwich. Free wifi too! read more

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Wow! What a delicious experience we had at The Freight Shed. My husband got the grilled cheese and chowder while I got a lobster roll. We made sure to share both since we heard such great things. We were not disappointed! The grilled cheese was one of the best I've ever had! The sweet and savory of the combo was on point. The lobster roll you could tell was super fresh and they definitely gave you a great portion of meat unlike some places. read more

Our first night here, stopped in at The Freight Shed and sat at the bar, plain sight of the Chef. Hygiene habits of Chef and Staff were great, very happy to see that. Server was very good, pleasant, friendly, good recommendations and on top of our orders. Chef prepared our Mussels app perfectly. Sauce was amazing. For dinner I had the pasta w/shrimp, scallops & mussels. Delicious, creamy, very good. My wife had the scallop entree, very good. Scallops were delicious, fresh prepared assorted veggies to go with it. Chef took the time to stop by and ask how everything was. Highly recommended. read more

Who knew Banneck had a restaurant with gourmet food. Casual environment, but five star food! Loved the grilled cheese with jalapeño havariti, Brie and apricot jam. Amazing seafood chowder and side Cesear salad. If you are in the neighborhood, you really should check it out. read more

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Watch the magic happen. You can sit at a counter and see every move in the kitchen or turn towards the lake to watch the lighthouse and boats. I was hard pressed to locate potatoes in the fish chowder as my photo shows. Salmon was the star of the dish in a cream chowder. I got seared scallops as my main dish. They were accompanied by baby carrots in purple, yellow and orange. read more

The Freight Shed - View out the window from my chair. Can't be closer to the water and still dry. - Canadian (New) Near Me - Baddeck, Nova Scotia

Just ok. Salmon was good but portion was very small. Service was very slow. We had a new waitress who was sweet, however she had never made drinks before and needed more instruction. We sent a couple drinks back and manager refused for us to order something simpler. We were not given new drinks, just a gin and ton with a club soda on the side and an aperol spritz with very little changed. . Two drinks were Left on the table untouched. When you see gin and ton on the menu you would assume ton means tonic. They make this drink with club soda...that was their story. read more

Cosmopolitan menu for the region, friendly service. Very good chowder, up there with the best we've had in NS. We didn't have a seafood main (needed a break from seafood for one meal), but the gourmet grilled cheese was an over the top celebration of way too much melted cheese and crispy bread. My only complaint was the salad had too much sweet things added; candied walnuts and raisins and a sweet dressing. Good Sangria (not too sweet). read more

My brother and I spent the week traveling all over Nova Scotia with a focus on Cape Breton. The Freight Shed is the best restaurant in Nova Scotia. Hands down. End of discussion. The mussels were fresh and flavorful, the crab cakes delightful and the seafood chowder the best we tried and we tried it at six different places. I live in San Franscisco and he lives in Florida and the Freight Shed would compete head to head with the best in class restaurants in either place. Run don't walk to the Freight Shed. read more

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We each started with a cup of chowder and were delighted with how good it was. Then we ordered a lobster roll and an order of scallops to split. Both were awesome. Bottom line, if you're not sure where to go in town, this should be the first place you try. Confirmed by many locals too! read more

The Freight Shed - Canadian (New) Near Me - Baddeck, Nova Scotia

We arrived early, maybe 5:00 or so and had maybe a 20 minute wait. Smallish restaurant in a great location on the docks. I had the seafood linguine, which was delicious. We also had halibut, seafood chowder and scallops - all super fresh. read more

Great food. Fantastic atmosphere. Wonderful lunch along the Cabot trail. Have a glass of wine and be prepared to sit for a while. read more

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Left us standing in the rain while staff was standing around the bar. And 35 dollars for two crab cakes the size of chicken McNuggets is gouging at its best. And when it was noticed that one dish was missing avocado, a $3.50 iced tea was taken off the bill. Seriously? Mediocre at best. read more

Wait staff all seemed high. Took over 2 hours for food to arrive after ordering and it was only okay. Nothing special. Kind of a tourist trap. read more

Stopped by for a drink, ordered a local gin lime drink. It was clearly made with bottled Realime juice and a lot of it. It was definitely not freshly squeezed lime. It was undrinkable. We were very disappointed. read more

On the wharf and very popular when we're there in St. Anns. No need for reservations. Indoor and outdoor dining. Great food, my husband had the Mussels for 2, and a flight of craft beer. I had a ginger beer with my butternut squash soup (Coconut milk-based), and fresh scallops. Very friendly waitress. Staff masked. read more

Nice little restaurant that had been recommended and had a lot of reviews on yelp that we're favorable. We went in for lunch and waited 20-25 min to be seated. I ordered the scallops plate and my husband ordered a lobster roll, it took 50 minutes to get our food. We had just told our waitress that we couldn't wait any longer and wish to leave but she pleaded that our plate was just coming out. Note that it was not exceptionally busy I don't understand what took so long really, almost an hour. The scallops were prepared nice and they were delicious not a large quantity and slightly season. My husband's lobster roll was good but exceptionally small The highlight of his meal was the salad and it was exceptional and taste preparation and size. Not some place to come if you're very hungry or in a hurry. read more

We were a party of 7, the hostess was kind enough to put us on their waiting list. We waited an hour for a table to become available, and another hour after we ordered for our food to arrive. this place is seriously understaffed. The food however was good. By the time we finished eating it was 10:30 pm and we were literally eaten up by mosquitoes. read more

Amazing Spot! Best food we had our whole trip! Had seafood linguine for dinner and I cannot believe how good it was. Had to come back for breakfast and that holds up just as well, fantastic eggs Benedict! Can't wait to go back there again! read more

Best Grilled Cheese Sammich! Stopped here on a bus tour of the island for lunch. Seafood, nah! Get the grilled cheese which includes salad.

Best seafood chowder in the Maritimes!! We had breakfast here and had to come back for dinner it was so delicious. Omelette was amazing, and gourmet grilled cheese and Reuben were AWESOME!; Ambience is perfect and prices are more than fair for this amazing food. Don't miss this place! read more

Grilled Cheese was to die for! Best I've ever had. Excellent service and great atmosphere.

We stopped in Baddeck for a night during our Cape Breton trip in October. Expect some line ups during dinner time. We were two and ordered an appetizer and 3 mains to share. Was the best food we'd had during our whole Cape Breton trip. Well worth the wait in read more

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The seafood chowder is one of the best we ever had. Friendly and attentive staff. Delicious food. Nice views too.

Outstanding service and even fresher food. Vegetables, crab cakes and Halibut were all local and cooked perfectly. There wasn't the heavy carb loaded battered and fried typical dish. Wine and beers were great. After two weeks traveling all ends of Nova Scotia, The Freight Shed is #1. Bob and Karen from California read more

We were in town to drive the Cabot Trail. The Freight Shed's chowder is excellent with plenty of shellfish filling up the bowl. Halibut with walnuts and cranberries was the night's special. It was accompanied by spring potatoes and lightly sautéed vegetables. The dish was well prepared and fresh. The staff was engaging, and local beer from Big Spruce paired well with the food. Planning on coming back our second, and last, night in town. read more

The salad was fresh w cranberries and walnuts w their special dressing. I would go back just for that. I had the crab cakes - yummy. H had the lobster roll and even being from New England it was one of the best we've ever had. Small w 5-6 tables. Got there at 7 and got seated but there were waits after that. Would go back in a heart beat. read more

I've eaten here a couple time and everytime the food is excellent. It's a cool building. The kitchen is right in the middle with a bar around the it - great if you like to watch the cooks at work. This place is on a big wharf right on the water and it would be perfect for some outdoor tables, there's tons of room, but they don't have any. read more

Best grilled cheese sandwich I've ever had (with Cesar Salad). My wife had crab cakes and the signature salad and said they were also excellent. Recommend without hesitation. read more

Outstanding service and great food My wife had the lobster roll , I was hoping for a bite but no luck she wouldn't share. I had the mussels, they were great and the sauce was delicious read more