Fredie’s Fantastic Fish House 8 Oland Crescent, Halifax, NS Rating: 7/10 The first time I heard about Fredie’s Fantastic Fish House, I had to give my head a shake. A tourist in an online forum was recommending it to another tourist. “Best fish ‘n’ chips!” they said. My eyebrows raised. Bayers Lake, you say? I interjected. “They very well could […]
Full disclosure: I was invited for a complimentary brunch at The Auction House. I told the manager that I would prefer to not announce my presence until after my food had arrived, and he accommodated that request. Free brunch! Who turns that down? Besides, I had been hearing good things about The Auction House and intended on trying out a […]
Update 2021: Since posting this nacho quest back in 2014, the majority of these places have closed! Rogues Roost and Bubba Ray’s have closed. Pizza Delight and Mexicali Rosa’s have vacated their SGR digs, for more suburban pastures. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Rock Bottom closed and has been resurrected as a Nine Locks taproom & retail store, while the Fickle […]
*Update – July 2018: This blog post remains one of my most popular, despite being out-of-date. A couple of the restaurants I visited have closed down permanently. I’ve also been back to Digby to try more scallops! I have left the post as it is, but have indicated which restaurants are no longer operating. There is also an appendage at […]
Harbour Fish ‘n Fries 7886 Highway 7, Musquodoboit Harbour, NS Rating: 7/10 I know I said I was going to Freddie’s Fantastic Fish House or Wharf Wraps this time, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity for a beach day with MGyver and a trip to Musquodoboit Harbour for some back-country fish ‘n’ chips. Musquodoboit is technically in Halifax, so it […]
Welcome to the 4th Edition of the Halifax Pizza Quest! If you are just tuning in now, you can see all my pizza-related posts by clicking this link. My team and I have been moving across every Halifax neighbourhood and examining the state of delivery pizza in each one. We hope to conquer the entirety of the Halifax Peninsula by […]
Acadian Fish ‘n chips 1990 Hammonds Plains Rd, Hammonds Plains, NS Rating: 7/10 My Halifax Fish & Chips Quest continues, with a recent trip to Acadian Fish & Chips in Hammonds Plains. This summer I am making more of an effort to get out to those fish ‘n’ chips joints that require driving. Hammonds Plains is no easy trip for […]
While MGyver and I were in Lower Sackville to critique the fish ‘n’ chips at Hellas Restaurant, I got him to stop at Kaiser’s before heading back downtown. This is an old Sackville institution oft praised by Sackvillains. It is one of the great sub shops from the days pre-dating the Subway explosion, and they still make ’em how they […]
Hellas Restaurant 664 Sackville Dr, Lower Sackville, NS Rating: 4/10 Last summer I started my Halifax Fish ‘n’ Chips Quest, for which I journeyed to 6 of the most well known fish ‘n’ chips joints in the city. I focused on places known specifically for fish ‘n’ chips, and that were accessible to pedestrians (mainly because I am one). I […]
The Mic Mac Bar & Grill (or Mic Mac Tavern, as the locals say) is known for its steaks and pub food. It is one of Dartmouth’s most beloved institutions and people have been known to cross the harbour for it. Brunch, as defined as breakfast and/or lunch, is available at the Mic Mac everyday – EXCEPT for the eggs benny, […]
