The Canteen on Portland 🍽️

What People Are Saying 💬

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Customer Praise

• "Amazing food & drinks. Service was excellent and atmosphere was very nice."
• "Great lunch with a very delicious difference from the usual meals in Nova Scotia."
• "Everything was delicious. The seafood on my roll was super fresh and my fries nice and crispy, and lightly seasoned. My partner also really loved her gnocchi."
• "Food and cocktail were good, and service was perfect! 👌"

Atmosphere and Service

• "The atmosphere was quite nice."
• "Our waiter was super friendly and had a great sense of humour. He was very knowledgeable about the menu."
• "Service was fast but we did feel a little judged by our server, Marc P."
• "The restaurant was not full but it looked like they were understaffed."

Food Quality

• "The cobster roll and the fries were pretty good and the bread was toasted."
• "The haddock was excellent."
• "The soup of the day was a Thai peanut, excellent flavor."
• "Seafood on my roll was super fresh and my fries nice and crispy, and lightly seasoned."
• "Seafood chowder was not as good as some other places, but other dishes like the gnocchi were fantastic."
• "My partner had the burger, he said it was average at best but he did enjoy the special sauce."

Overall Experience

• "We wanted to ride the ferry so we chose this restaurant."
• "Waited 15 minutes for a table, well worth it👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 "
• "Will come back when they will have an espresso machine! 😉"
• "It's a bit different from the other local restaurants! It was enjoyable!"
• "Didn’t order dessert because we got full, but will definitely visit again."