Had a mushroom eggs Benedict and a lychee martini. Very good & fast service! Would've loved to eat…read moreoutside but the patio was closed.

Great Sunday Brunch menu, one of only a few places open on Sundays in the area. Excellent service…read morein an adorable cafe setting.

Food was AMAZING, big portions and tons of flavour. Our…read morewaitress was very friendly, offered her opinion when we were stuck on multiple dishes. My husband and I loved the atmosphere, the comics on the wall and the decor was great. 10/10 would definitely come back the next time we are back in NS

Service and food are way above average here. They go out of their way to customize your meal if you…read moredesire. The wait staff are friendly and make breakfast, lunch or dinner a pleasant experience. I highly recommend this restaurant.

The chowder was robust and very tasty broth with a great chunk of garlic bread. Full of fish,…read more scallops, and mussels. Fish and chips were blazing hot -and they had malt vinegar! Nice atmosphere!! I'm full!!

Good foods, particularly the octopus, the beef tartare & rabbit risotto are also excellent.read more

I tried this place recently for dinner during my trip to the area. Parking spot is limited so we…read moreended up have to park across the street. The restaurant is nicely decorated. Service here was okay but food had hits and misses. We ordered bread, grilled salmon, cod fillet, Caesar salad, jambalaya and seafood pasta. Of all the dishes we've ordered, I liked the flavourful Caesar salad. Seafood pasta was alright too. However, the bread, salmon and Tuscan chicken all tasted very dry. So did the jambalaya, flavourless and not spicy at all. Overall, the vibe and service are okay but food is mediocre.

It's easy to be curious about new restaurants in a small town, as you quickly get well-acquainted…read morewith the existing ones. This goes double for a restaurant consistently has a packed parking lot every day that it's open, which was the case for Tilly's Kitchen. I'd never been inside the restaurant(s?) that preceded Tilly's at their stately accomodations on Stellarton Road, and am worse off for it. The interior has character galore, with wooden arches and door frames, stained glass and more, although light stains for the woods and neutral paint colours keep it from being dark, dreary and dated. For appetizers, the table started with an order of their crispy dumplings ($15) and mussels ($16). The deep fried dumplings strayed far from their Asian origins, with pulled pork, lime and ginger creme fraiche, and pea shoots, but were a tasty start to the meal nonetheless. I focused on the mussels, mainly leaving the dumplings to my seafood-adverse wife. They were wonderfully tender, without a hint of overcooked rubberiness. The smoked tomato sauce didn't have a lot of smoke to it, but a hint of spice and herbs kept it from being bland. My wife's chicken and chorizo pasta ($23 + $2 GF noodle), was a savoury and hearty dish, with a hit of spice from the chorizo and a lovely red pepper and Dijon sauce that clung to each piece of pasta. The paella I ordered for my main ($32) may have been missing out on the crispy edges of the less fancy, more traditional version, but it would be hard to drum up any other complaint about this iteration. The plentiful seafood (*deep inhale* scallops, haddock, shrimp, squid, salmon and mussels) was cooked to tender perfection, while the chorizo, tomato and saffron broth added a layered and rich flavour to the whole dish. We finished the meal with a shared dessert, the truffles and port. A steal at just $12, it comes with two shots of the classic fortified wine, along with four house-made truffles, which were spectacularly smooth and rich and would satisfy any chocolate lover. Tilly's Kitchen is checking all the right boxes - beautiful atmosphere, great service and food that's bringing new flavours to Pictou County in well-executed, stylishly-plated dishes.

Absolutely loved our lunch stop here. Service couldn't have been friendly not the views from the…read morefront porch more satisfying. Best of all, the food was delicious and tasted fresh and local. There were a nice range of lunch options and delicious beverages. After a week traveling coastal locations throughout New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, it was delightful to have a menu that features seafood, but also gave a fresh and flavorful take on enjoying such options. The view and friendly service really set it apart from other places we've visited though.

Seafood chowder isn't the sexiest food to photograph, but the chowder at Harbour House was a…read morepleasant surprise when a power outage last year forced a change of plans for mine and my wife's lunch. The chowder had tender chunks of lobster, haddock and scallops, and the creamy broth was in the Goldilocks zone of not too thick and not too thin. A lovely roll that was crisp on the outside and had a light crumb was made for dipping! My wife's chicken and brie roll with a tomato and feta soup was a light but flavourful lunch, and a solid deal at just $15. Bonus points to HH for having GF options for all of their buns and pizzas too! On a return visit after we had moved back to the county, I leaned into the pub side of the menu, and tried the house burger, which comes topped with the usual suspects, plus cheese and bacon. It was a good burger - a thick, pub-style patty, melty cheese, crisp bacon, and the bun held up well. Solid fundamentals, if no real standout elements. The fries were of the crispy-coated variety, which I'm a fan of. Oddly, the ends of each fry were much more browned than the rest, which reminded me of fries that you bake at home. Not a strike against them, it just seemed odd. My wife's shepherd's pie was a hearty plate. The spacious casserole dish was packed with meat and potatoes, and given a non-traditional slathering of melted cheese for good measure. I did my husband due diligence and finished off what my wife didn't have room for. Harbour House is doing some above average grub, especially when you know the right dishes to get.

When I heard that a new diner was opening in Trenton last fall, it immediately piqued my interest…read more With a menu that's less cumbersome (and less likely to be out of a freezer) than many of its peers, and more of an eye for menu design, it raised my hopes for diner classics that have more love (and skill) put into them. The menu has a handful each of apps, soups and salads, and burgers, plus about ten classic diner entrees. My first visit had me coming by for a late lunch, so I opted for a diner standard - the club sandwich. It was fairly quiet at the restaurant, so my food came out in quick order. The long fries were hand-cut, and on the darker side of golden brown. They were decent, but could have used a blanching in water to remove excess starch and then a double frying to make them crisper. It's hard to have a straight up bad club sandwich, and it's almost even harder to have a truly great one. Like many other restaurants, P&C's falls somewhere in the middle. The bacon was good and crisp, and while the turkey was house-roasted, I wouldn't call it an overly generous portion. The bread was toasted enough that it held up well, but didn't eviscerate my mouth, and a pleasant amount of mayo held things together. A return visit had me coming by with my wife for a late lunch on the weekend. The menu switches modes to have an all day breakfast section, as well as some of their regular items that are available after 11:30am. Leaning toward the breakfasty items, I went for the classic western omelette, while my wife opted for the Coop Deville, a fried chicken sandwich. The crowd was waning as we had arrived in the last couple hours of them being open for the day, so our food arrived quickly. My omelette was a delicious hot mess, with the added-on cheese amping up that mess factor significantly. The eggs had some nice browning like a good dinner omelette does, without being tough or rubbery. I appreciated that the home fries were hand cut, but they were greasy and not where they should have been for crispness. My wife's Coop Deville was a solid fried chicken sandwich - a thick chicken breast with a crisp coating, good amount of bacon, and a hint of sweetness from honey butter, all in a soft and squishy potato bun! P&C's could use a little polishing on their fried potato fare, but they're still a nice little diner that's using some more modern dishes to breathe some life into a familiar format.

The dill pickle poutine was absolutely fabulous. Real shame they closed down. I loved the place…read moreimmediately because there was plenty of room to sit without the place feeling too overwhelming. It was welcoming. The service was great and the menu was full of favorites to suit any eater, even the picky ones. Can't wait to see this place reopen somewhere.

This is another basic staple in the area, and it's pretty consistent overall…read more The staff are so friendly that my parents know most by name and they trade updates on their lives when dining in. I guess that's the perk of being located in a small area! And, if you're lucky, the local franchise owner loves to make his rounds through the dining room, so you might get a warm and hearty welcome straight from the source!

The wait staff were fantastic, and not just with us as they were clearly going all out to be…read morefriendly and chatty with all the other customers. Food was value for money and as expected from this kind of establishment. Service excellent!

Made the long drive from NB to New Glasgow, found this place along the way…read more My boyfriend and I walked in, it was a large area with lots of seating. We sat by the windows. We both ordered the fish and chips and were very pleased. Everything was clean, with fast service. (They were not busy on a Sunday afternoon). We also had a cider and a cocktail. If we're ever in the area again Marinas would be a first choice.

Monday can be a bit iffy when trying to find a restaurant that's open and that goes for double in a…read moresmall town. Marina Bar and Grill came to the rescue, and this was as good an excuse as any to make the drive over to Pictou to try them out for the first time. The place was pretty quiet, with just a couple other tables occupied, and we sat out in the sizeable addition at the back. When seeing the work going on last year on both the front an back of the building, I thought that they would be three-season enclosures, but they're better insulated than the house I'm living in right now! It was festive with Christmas lights and a tree still up, and although we were there for dinner and it was pitch black on the harbour, it would make for excellent water views during the day. The menu is relatively small for a bar and grill, just a one-pager, with your standard sandwich and deep fryer fare, plus a heavy slant toward seafood, of course. I went for the one piece fish and chips, while my wife ordered the cranberry and brie chicken wrap with sweet potato fries subbed in. My fish and chips was a decent size - not crazy big, but certainly more than enough for a meal. The fish was quite thick, and while the ends were good and crisp, the rest of the portion had a mushy fish-to-batter interface. Not sure if that's from par-cooking and then sitting around, or coming out of a bag, but here we are. The fish itself was a bit on the watery side, and didn't flake away in even segments, which also made me question its freshness. The fries seemed to be of the from-frozen, skin-on variety, and while not mind-blowing, were still decent, having had a good cook. The packet of Kraft tartar sauce wasn't a surprise, and was a canary in the coal mine for the rest of the meal. A creamy, green cabbage coleslaw was at least a step up from the neon green stuff, although I prefer the vinegar-based ones for cutting through fatty dishes like this. My wife seemed happy with her cranberry and brie chicken wrap, being a big fan of those flavours, and the wrap was a good portion. The sweet potato fries were nice and crisp, and the chipotle mayo had much more chipotle flavour than what you normally get at most places. Service was friendly and attentive during our meal. While I'd been hoping for a diamond in the rough, Marina Bar and Grill was just about what I expected. It's a great spot for the views and not having to cook and do dishes yourself, but temper your expectations.