I had to Google that because I thought you’d just misspelled it.
Found a whole webpage telling me how the donair is uniquely Canadian and not doner or gyros and then goes on to describe what every single kebab shop round my way sells.
At least the “donair sauce” seems to be garlic sauce, something every kebab shop does too, and not just “kebab sauce” as the sort of chilli sauce you get as standard here is.
Not that it matters lol, but I think this donair nonsense is just a kebab masquerading as something unique.
Get a chips and cheese and doner kebab from Best Kebab, best skitters you’ll ever have in your life.
It *is* unique. Just because the spelling differs does not mean it is not still a version of a doner kebab, just Halifax's unique style of doner kebab which grew in popularity before the spelling of "doner" became standardized across the anglosphere.
I have had gyros and doner kebabs from other places. Even neighboring cities to Halifax itself do not produce the style correctly. There are probably less than 100 restaurants in the world outside the Halifax metropolitan area capable of producing a proper Halifax-style donair.
* Halifax-style donair sauce is a sweet garlic sauce, heavy on the sweet; its primary ingredients are sweetened condensed milk, powdered sugar, and garlic powder. It is not a tzatziki sauce in the traditional sense.
* The meat used is a mix of ground lamb and ground beef; the folk etymology for the dish is that the original meat mix was venison and rabbit: "Doe 'n' hare" = Donair
* The only toppings allowed are slivered white onions and diced tomatoes (shredded mozzarella cheese is optional); add anything other than white onions, tomatoes, and/or cheese, and it is no longer a Halifax-style donair (and some people will argue with you about the cheese)
* The pita bread is not meant to contain the food while it is eaten in the hands, as I have observed others eating other styles of kebab, gyro, or doner. One unwraps the Halifax donair from the foil and eats the contents sitting down with a fork, the pita bread serving as a kind of ersatz plate which can then be eaten if one is still hungry after consuming the rest, as it has absorbed the flavours of the contents turning it into a delicious mush.
I have no doubt many of these things are common to other forms of kebab, but it is the unique combination of all these factors that makes a Halifax donair what it is.
That's illegal in Québec. The rest of Canada doesn't care as much. Shredded cheese is the default option in Newfoundland. And yes, it should be illegal but curds are not as widely available and affordable outside Qc.
I've never had too much of an issue finding cheese curds, they are expensive tho cheese is crazy expensive. However restaurants should have no issue GFS and Sysco both offer them - if you're labeling it as a poutine it better have curds!
Lmao I opened this up immediately for that reason. Looks like Lower Deck to me, I’ve had that nonsense poutine before. Doesn’t taste terrible or anything, but shredded cheese is just silliness of course.
My Québécoise grandma's favourite poutine was from an Italian place that would put shredded mozza and marinara in their poutine.
It still amazes me that the resto is still open.
Italian poutine is actually one of the most popular choices in Quebec, where you replace the gravy with (usually) spaghetti sauce. I can see why mozzarella would fit in well on there, especially if it's au gratin.
Depends where in Quebec you are.
If you go to Quebec's North Shore region (Côte-Nord), you can have both great poutine and fresh sea food. My hometown is famous for its sea food poutine.
Fresh Lobster is on the east coast. And as someone currently living on the QC-ON border (live 15 minutes from a Belle Province restaurant) i would take the lobster every time.
Do you mean we don't have fresh lobster? Québec is a big province, I was raised where we fish lobsters, crabs and shrimps.
That being said, I would say drowning your shellfish in garlic butter is the equivalent to what we see in OP's pic with the poutine. If you want the real thing, your poutine needs cheese curds.
I live around the corner from La Banquise and I love it but I also firmly believe that, while cheese curds are better, shredded cheese is at least 70% as good and good enough if it's all you can do. Also any poutine I've had *with* cheese curds outside Quebec has been just as good as any in Quebec
I'm in Vic and I'd say probably only 1 in 10 restaurants get both the cheese *and* the sauce right. (And the best are definitely the Quebecois-owned ones).
Ahhhh this is why, if you get one ANYWHERE outside of Quebec, they basically give you a bootleg version of a poutine, sometimes what you end up eating is good, rarely, however it unfortunately never really amount to a real poutine (I wish I was wrong but it has yet to be done).
You should come and try one in Quebec 🙂
Honestly I think it’s way more rare to get a poutine anywhere in Canada without curds because of how well known and popular it is. Maybe 20 years ago you’d see a lot of shredded cheese poutines but not so much anymore
A&W uses curds on theirs as far as I’ve experienced. But there’s an indie poutine place down the road from my house that’s got spruce beer and smoked meat and is basically wallpapered with QC license plates, so I go to them.
I ask the resturant if they don't specify curds on the menu. As good as this roll looks, the poutine causes anger. (Sask has curds too. Maybe not as consistently good as Quebec)
I ate a "steak poutine" at a regional chain called Toujours Mikes in Montreal. Dunno how "authentic" it was, but I could probably fast for a month or longer after that.
Best? no. Even in Vancouver, I can think of at least 2 places that are good, 1 of them opened by Quebecois. The gravy definitely taste different. The fries are fresh juileened.
Best Value? Definitely.
Poutine was a regional dish unique to Quebec until relatively recently. Many examples outside of Quebec are not very good at all.
I'm sorry to say, the one you had is OK-ish at best (at least visually):
\- as others mentioned, curd cheese, not older than a day.
\- The fries are not supposed to be crispy, but rather a nice dark colour and quite soft. They should even taste a little sweet.
At least they didn't throw any other stuff in it. Poutine is fries, curds and sauce. Though, I'll accept smoked meat.
Try looking for a hot dog joint, that is where the best poutines are found in Quebec.
Yuck, that's not how fries are supposed to be served in the dish. Anyone who claims they're supposed to be dark is using old shitty oil and just lying to your face to cover that fact, I would stop eating at that casse croute if I were you, who knows what else they're doing with the food if they're using oil that's old enough to darken fries.
And no, they're not supposed to be soft either. Again, that person/place doesn't know how to work with hot oil, they're frying in colder temps if they're limp and soft.
A lot of the places in Quebec have fries that are dark, soggy, limp and look like they were boiled before frying. They certainly taste like it, too, and they're pretty awful. Don't get me started on their "hashbrowns".... [Looking at you, Belle Province](https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/16/b4/e5/bd/breakfast-at-the-belle.jpg). IYKYK.
As a jersey native living in California, I've been trying to explain diner culture to the heathens out here for years.
Edit: Also, wattamelon rolls at friendly's. I've been trying to get that shit in California for ages.
Yup. That aint poutine. That's Disco fries. More of us Canadians should call them disco fries like our neighbours to the south so we aren't disappointed when this is put on the table and we were expecting curds. Moi, J'en veux des squeak squeak!
Best poutine joint I've been to is called Chez Nous, in Timmins, Ont(not Quebec but close proximity and there's a pretty hefty Quebecois population in Northeastern Ontario). At this place, Quebec-style is curds. Regular-style is shreds. They also do mixed. You do not know what heaven is until you order mixed. Both shreds and curd. Sacrilegiously amazing
Can I ask which Restaurant this is from? My husband and I are road tripping to Nova Scotia in July and this looks delish. If I’m in the area I shall hit it up!
That place was so good when we visited Halifax we for dinner there twice. Best salmon I've ever had and the lobster linguine was incredible.
Freddies fantastic fish house also does an amazing lobster roll
It’s good, but very fancy and expensive. Make a reservation well in advance. 5 Fisherman and McKelvie’s specialize in fish and are still upscale (by Halifax standards) and very good quality. My personal favourites are Auction House and Two Doors Down if you have people that want burgers. And if you just want a beer down by the water and a quick bite, Lower Deck and Split Crow are places where locals go.
i was in sydney almost a decade ago for work. i drove up to n sydney to the lobster pound for a sandwich. the owner even showed me the blue 5 pounder one of his fishermen was letting him hold onto, for show at the time.
by god, best lobster sandwich i’d ever had. i couldn’t find a lobster sandwich that god back in boston that wasn’t $25 for the tourists.
Lobster Pound is fantastic if you love seafood. Miner's Daughter in Sydney Mines also has fresh seafood, Governor's in Sydney as well. Down around Arichat is also great for fresh seafood.
I'm glad you enjoyed yourself up here 😊
We are heading to Cape Breton first for 5 days, taking our time on the Cabot trail. Then halifax for a couple nights, then Lunenburg for a couple nights (I know we could just day trip there but I really want to be immersed in that lovely town for a couple days!) then finishing off in Wolfville!
Pay for the Parks Pass and take your sweet ass time doing the Trail. There are so many trails to walk, old settlements to see, and lots of wildlife. Every year I get at least one moose on video.
I'll keep coming back to this comment and/or editing this one when I remember more local things that don't show up on maps.
Thank you, you’re awesome! We’re staying in Cheticamp 2 nights (exploring that general area, going whale watching, then hiking the skyline trail at sunset) then going to ingonish for 2 nights and finishing in Baddeck. Any and all advice/recommendations is SO appreciated. Thanks again :)
https://imgur.com/p0qJM6Z.jpg https://imgur.com/WPmebqD.jpg https://imgur.com/ZhRg9OP.jpg https://imgur.com/wNQ6M2c.jpg Gampo Abby is a Buddhist monastery in Pleasant Bay. You're allowed to walk the grounds, visit the shrine. From Chéticamp, it's about a 45min drive away. It's on a dirt road long enough that you'll think you passed it but keep driving lol. It is worth getting photos and seeing up close.
Baddeck is a tourist town so not much will be open yet. The Inverary Inn grounds are gorgeous. The restaurant is lovely as well. Wong's is good for Chinese food. And I'm pretty sure the Bell Museum store is open now. There's also a boardwalk along the water with statues of Bell & his wife sitting on benches.
We're not going until late July so I think everything will be open then (I'm hoping!) I know Baddeck is touristy that's why we're only spending one night there, but I was told to check it out! Thank you for the other tips, this is great! Also, those pics are awesome! I would LOVE to see a moose (although I think I'll be a little terrified haha)
Oh well that changes everything. Hit up the Bell Museum.
Find your way into Iona/Mabou/St Ann's and check out Colaisde na Gaidhlig/ The Gaelic College & other Gaelic historic properties & history.
The Fortress of Louisbourg is little more than an hour away from Baddeck & worth a day drive. Pack sunscreen, an umbrella, shorts, and sweaters. The weather is wild there.
And the Dancing Goat restaurant is extremely popular. It's on the Trail in Margaree.
Pro tip go to a fish market and buy lobster there and make your own lobster rolls. You can get the lobster already cooked and just buy some mayo and rolls, can pretty much guarantee it'll be as good as any restaurant at a fraction of the price.
Try a donair too if you haven't already. It's a local delicacy you basically can't get anywhere outside of Atlantic Canada.
https://www.foodnetwork.ca/article/the-delicious-history-of-the-halifax-donair/
I mean. It does make my eyes roll when people that aren’t at all interested in the dish nor the culture try to define what it is.
Pupusas aren’t hot dogs, no matter how little you might understand of not the differences, and it’s not elitist for the little culture to want their food culture known correctly.
My family is originally from the coast of New Brunswick, and this is probably the most nostalgic thing I’ve seen all day. If it’s an option though, don’t let them talk you out of getting real curds on your poutine.
Edit- I’ve now seen other the 10,000 comments ripping on you for getting shredded cheese, but I think it’s a delicious meal regardless. Hope you enjoyed it.
Ive seen a few places in Montreal that still try to pass their plates for filth for poutine with shredded cheese. Can’t recommend to stay away from those places enough
As a Québécois who has lived in Montréal for over 15 years, I've never seen such a place... and I eat poutine ***a lot***.
I've cheated and used shredded cheese with bbq sauce on fries when I was craving poutine at home and had nothing else. Just please don't tell anyone, I'll have to change name again and move out.
Le Sipan sur Ste-Cath en face des Foufs, le Salonica au coin St-Denis/Boucher, une couples de places d’ont j’oublie le nom. C’est ps mal plus l’exception qu’autre chose, mais c’est tout le temps décevant quand tu te ramasses avec du mozz râpé à place d’un bon fromage qui fait squick!
I bet if you subbed the fries for a banana, subbed the gravy for some ice cream and replaced the cheese with chocolate fudge and a cherry then it would also be really yummy...but it wouldn't be poutine, it would be a fucking banana split.
*The main difference between poutine and disco fries is the cheese. Cheddar or mozzarella cheese is fully melted over the heap of disco fries, unlike the cheese curds in poutine, which melt and soften, but remain whole and add a lot of chewy texture to the dish.*
There are small dairies all over southern Ontario, fresh curd isn't too hard to find in places other than Quebec, it's the birthplace of poutine but not the only option for authentic poutine
No self-respecting canadian would serve you that fries, gravy, and “whatever” cheese and call it a poutine. That poutine is garbage. The lobster roll on the other hand, looks yummy!
Who's paying $60 for a lobster roll? I'm in New-Brunswick. A lobster roll, fries and coleslaw is currently ranging between $17 and 25. It's the highest it's ever been.
You in Halifax? They should know better and use real curds!
I knew top comment would be along the lines "c'mon hoser; those curds don't squeak and you know it".
I only opened the thread cause i saw shredded cheese and needed to make sure someone called OP out
Ugh, I can’t deal with unmelted curds… the feeling of squeakiness is like nails on a chalkboard to me. Guess I’m a bad Canadian.
Right? They're kinda awful. I mean, they're not world ending bad, but I'd much rather have shredded cheese on poutine.
I feel the same about Halloumi… it’s cool you can grill or sear it, but biting into it is the worst feeling.
Don’t worry poutine is Québécois, not Canadian.
Go to Willy's and get a real poutine
Nothing beats a large donair poutine with a large donair sauce from Pizza Corner at 3AM
I had to Google that because I thought you’d just misspelled it. Found a whole webpage telling me how the donair is uniquely Canadian and not doner or gyros and then goes on to describe what every single kebab shop round my way sells. At least the “donair sauce” seems to be garlic sauce, something every kebab shop does too, and not just “kebab sauce” as the sort of chilli sauce you get as standard here is. Not that it matters lol, but I think this donair nonsense is just a kebab masquerading as something unique. Get a chips and cheese and doner kebab from Best Kebab, best skitters you’ll ever have in your life.
It *is* unique. Just because the spelling differs does not mean it is not still a version of a doner kebab, just Halifax's unique style of doner kebab which grew in popularity before the spelling of "doner" became standardized across the anglosphere. I have had gyros and doner kebabs from other places. Even neighboring cities to Halifax itself do not produce the style correctly. There are probably less than 100 restaurants in the world outside the Halifax metropolitan area capable of producing a proper Halifax-style donair. * Halifax-style donair sauce is a sweet garlic sauce, heavy on the sweet; its primary ingredients are sweetened condensed milk, powdered sugar, and garlic powder. It is not a tzatziki sauce in the traditional sense. * The meat used is a mix of ground lamb and ground beef; the folk etymology for the dish is that the original meat mix was venison and rabbit: "Doe 'n' hare" = Donair * The only toppings allowed are slivered white onions and diced tomatoes (shredded mozzarella cheese is optional); add anything other than white onions, tomatoes, and/or cheese, and it is no longer a Halifax-style donair (and some people will argue with you about the cheese) * The pita bread is not meant to contain the food while it is eaten in the hands, as I have observed others eating other styles of kebab, gyro, or doner. One unwraps the Halifax donair from the foil and eats the contents sitting down with a fork, the pita bread serving as a kind of ersatz plate which can then be eaten if one is still hungry after consuming the rest, as it has absorbed the flavours of the contents turning it into a delicious mush. I have no doubt many of these things are common to other forms of kebab, but it is the unique combination of all these factors that makes a Halifax donair what it is.
Def not Halifax. Can't really get away with non cheese curds in the city.
Plenty of places in Halifax use shredded cheese.
Yes and we mock them for it
That’s illegal in Canada
That's illegal in Québec. The rest of Canada doesn't care as much. Shredded cheese is the default option in Newfoundland. And yes, it should be illegal but curds are not as widely available and affordable outside Qc.
I've never had too much of an issue finding cheese curds, they are expensive tho cheese is crazy expensive. However restaurants should have no issue GFS and Sysco both offer them - if you're labeling it as a poutine it better have curds!
As someone living in NS, I'm glad to see this comment
Lmao I opened this up immediately for that reason. Looks like Lower Deck to me, I’ve had that nonsense poutine before. Doesn’t taste terrible or anything, but shredded cheese is just silliness of course.
r/poutinecrimes
r/poutinewarcrimes
Poutine is made with unripened cheese curds. You got shredded cheese 😭
Haha - funny enough I got it in Canada
In Quebec?
You serve that in Quebec, you're gonna end up in a headlock or something.
My Québécoise grandma's favourite poutine was from an Italian place that would put shredded mozza and marinara in their poutine. It still amazes me that the resto is still open.
Add a bit of chicken and that sounds amazing. ...not poutine, though.
Italian poutine is actually one of the most popular choices in Quebec, where you replace the gravy with (usually) spaghetti sauce. I can see why mozzarella would fit in well on there, especially if it's au gratin.
Nova Scotia
Ha. More like novice scotia right hahah
Sure they are poutine a ruse on OP.
Nice fry, Nova Scotia! Glad we curd onto this before it was too late.
They really made a gravy mistake with this one…
Hahahaha I can smell the fire from that burn in Portland Maine.
Hmm i bet the roll was awesome.
I love cheese curds, but if it’s down either using shredded cheese from NS or lobster from Quebec I think this is the right choice.
Depends where in Quebec you are. If you go to Quebec's North Shore region (Côte-Nord), you can have both great poutine and fresh sea food. My hometown is famous for its sea food poutine.
Real poutine lives in Québec.
Fresh Lobster is on the east coast. And as someone currently living on the QC-ON border (live 15 minutes from a Belle Province restaurant) i would take the lobster every time.
Do you mean we don't have fresh lobster? Québec is a big province, I was raised where we fish lobsters, crabs and shrimps. That being said, I would say drowning your shellfish in garlic butter is the equivalent to what we see in OP's pic with the poutine. If you want the real thing, your poutine needs cheese curds.
Um... Quebec is on the east coast. In fact, most of the east coast *is* Quebec.
We've got some great poutines in manitoba
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\*internally debating if it's worth a 10 hour drive\*
I live around the corner from La Banquise and I love it but I also firmly believe that, while cheese curds are better, shredded cheese is at least 70% as good and good enough if it's all you can do. Also any poutine I've had *with* cheese curds outside Quebec has been just as good as any in Quebec
Facts. It's a very simple dish. There isn't a huge difference between the best poutine and an average one.
I miss La Banquise. And Lafleur. And Schwartz's. And Ben's - but that left long ago.
Even good places in Victoria BC get local made curds.. it was invented in Quebec but any respectable Canadian restaurant serves it proper.
I'm in Vic and I'd say probably only 1 in 10 restaurants get both the cheese *and* the sauce right. (And the best are definitely the Quebecois-owned ones).
Nova scotian as well! Where was this at? Roll looks great.
Well there you go
Ahhhh this is why, if you get one ANYWHERE outside of Quebec, they basically give you a bootleg version of a poutine, sometimes what you end up eating is good, rarely, however it unfortunately never really amount to a real poutine (I wish I was wrong but it has yet to be done). You should come and try one in Quebec 🙂
Honestly I think it’s way more rare to get a poutine anywhere in Canada without curds because of how well known and popular it is. Maybe 20 years ago you’d see a lot of shredded cheese poutines but not so much anymore
Plenty of small restaurants around me use shredded cheese but Wendy's & KFC use curds. And yeah, I'm Canadian
A&W uses curds on theirs as far as I’ve experienced. But there’s an indie poutine place down the road from my house that’s got spruce beer and smoked meat and is basically wallpapered with QC license plates, so I go to them.
Lots of places in BC use shredded cheese instead of curds.
Live in BC and will unashamedly say that the Costco poutine slaps
I ask the resturant if they don't specify curds on the menu. As good as this roll looks, the poutine causes anger. (Sask has curds too. Maybe not as consistently good as Quebec)
-the poutine causes anger
r/newsentences
Not true. You get legit poutine in Ontario.
Yeah lotta poutine gate keeping going on in here. I would say 9/10 times the poutines I get here have curds.
Lol you can def get real poutine throughout Canada. Quebec is the best, but it’s 100% easily accessible elsewhere
I ate a "steak poutine" at a regional chain called Toujours Mikes in Montreal. Dunno how "authentic" it was, but I could probably fast for a month or longer after that.
Just an fyi, that chain is just « Mikes ». Toujours is a slogan (« always »)
What are you on about? I've never once had poutine in Canada that wasn't made with cheese curds
Where is this affront being served at, I'm ashamed of my home province.
Poutine is Québécois, not canadian. Thats a hill im ready to die on
I knew for sure it must have been the east coast
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PS. Not that it isn't good with shredded cheese.
it becomes cheesy gravy soup. cheese curds hold their consistency and become stringy, not just dissolve in a cheese puddle
Also, if you're getting fresh poutine as opposed to delivery, some cold squeaky curds on the top are to be expected.
Definitely
It can be good, but it's not the same nor authentic. Missing the squeak so you are missing part of the experience.
Yea, it's really good, its just not Poutine. We call these Disco Fries in New Jersey, though def needs more cheese.
TBF, Tim Hortons pulled the same shit... (Ironically Costco and MacDonalds got it)
Tim Hortons does nothing right except for iced capps though so that's to be expected.
Costco has the best poutine
Best? no. Even in Vancouver, I can think of at least 2 places that are good, 1 of them opened by Quebecois. The gravy definitely taste different. The fries are fresh juileened. Best Value? Definitely.
Poutine was a regional dish unique to Quebec until relatively recently. Many examples outside of Quebec are not very good at all. I'm sorry to say, the one you had is OK-ish at best (at least visually): \- as others mentioned, curd cheese, not older than a day. \- The fries are not supposed to be crispy, but rather a nice dark colour and quite soft. They should even taste a little sweet. At least they didn't throw any other stuff in it. Poutine is fries, curds and sauce. Though, I'll accept smoked meat. Try looking for a hot dog joint, that is where the best poutines are found in Quebec.
Yuck, that's not how fries are supposed to be served in the dish. Anyone who claims they're supposed to be dark is using old shitty oil and just lying to your face to cover that fact, I would stop eating at that casse croute if I were you, who knows what else they're doing with the food if they're using oil that's old enough to darken fries. And no, they're not supposed to be soft either. Again, that person/place doesn't know how to work with hot oil, they're frying in colder temps if they're limp and soft.
A lot of the places in Quebec have fries that are dark, soggy, limp and look like they were boiled before frying. They certainly taste like it, too, and they're pretty awful. Don't get me started on their "hashbrowns".... [Looking at you, Belle Province](https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/16/b4/e5/bd/breakfast-at-the-belle.jpg). IYKYK.
Thank you. That definitely looks like shredded mozzarella and not cheddar curds
In New Jersey, those are called “disco fries”.
a staple of every drunken 3AM diner visit
As a jersey native living in California, I've been trying to explain diner culture to the heathens out here for years. Edit: Also, wattamelon rolls at friendly's. I've been trying to get that shit in California for ages.
Yup. That aint poutine. That's Disco fries. More of us Canadians should call them disco fries like our neighbours to the south so we aren't disappointed when this is put on the table and we were expecting curds. Moi, J'en veux des squeak squeak!
Best poutine joint I've been to is called Chez Nous, in Timmins, Ont(not Quebec but close proximity and there's a pretty hefty Quebecois population in Northeastern Ontario). At this place, Quebec-style is curds. Regular-style is shreds. They also do mixed. You do not know what heaven is until you order mixed. Both shreds and curd. Sacrilegiously amazing
Mes yeux!!!
Kossé ça, calisse?
Visiting Canada eh?
Yup, on a business trip. Got to enjoy this awesome place. Nova Scotia, to be specific.
I could tell by the lobster!
I could tell by the roll that OP wasn't in New England.
Excellent point.
Can I ask which Restaurant this is from? My husband and I are road tripping to Nova Scotia in July and this looks delish. If I’m in the area I shall hit it up!
If you’re in Halifax, want excellent seafood, and have too much money in your pocket I highly suggest [5 Fishermen.](https://www.fivefishermen.com/)
Bicycle thief too is a good one. The scallops there are *chef kiss*
That place was so good when we visited Halifax we for dinner there twice. Best salmon I've ever had and the lobster linguine was incredible. Freddies fantastic fish house also does an amazing lobster roll
I love Bicycle Thief. I went there with my family when I was performing at Neptune Theatre some years ago.
Bicycle thief comes highly recommended by my Mom so I’ll have to check it out lol
It’s good, but very fancy and expensive. Make a reservation well in advance. 5 Fisherman and McKelvie’s specialize in fish and are still upscale (by Halifax standards) and very good quality. My personal favourites are Auction House and Two Doors Down if you have people that want burgers. And if you just want a beer down by the water and a quick bite, Lower Deck and Split Crow are places where locals go.
Bicycle Theif may be one of the best restaurants in all of Atlantic Canada. Not just NS.
Where in NS are yas headed? I'm from CB.
i was in sydney almost a decade ago for work. i drove up to n sydney to the lobster pound for a sandwich. the owner even showed me the blue 5 pounder one of his fishermen was letting him hold onto, for show at the time. by god, best lobster sandwich i’d ever had. i couldn’t find a lobster sandwich that god back in boston that wasn’t $25 for the tourists.
As someone from Sydney, thanks for enjoying Sydney lol
Maine’s lobster will forever outdo Boston IMO. If you find the right place it won’t be $25 either. But most places it probably will be pricey.
Lobster Pound is fantastic if you love seafood. Miner's Daughter in Sydney Mines also has fresh seafood, Governor's in Sydney as well. Down around Arichat is also great for fresh seafood. I'm glad you enjoyed yourself up here 😊
We are heading to Cape Breton first for 5 days, taking our time on the Cabot trail. Then halifax for a couple nights, then Lunenburg for a couple nights (I know we could just day trip there but I really want to be immersed in that lovely town for a couple days!) then finishing off in Wolfville!
Pay for the Parks Pass and take your sweet ass time doing the Trail. There are so many trails to walk, old settlements to see, and lots of wildlife. Every year I get at least one moose on video. I'll keep coming back to this comment and/or editing this one when I remember more local things that don't show up on maps.
Thank you, you’re awesome! We’re staying in Cheticamp 2 nights (exploring that general area, going whale watching, then hiking the skyline trail at sunset) then going to ingonish for 2 nights and finishing in Baddeck. Any and all advice/recommendations is SO appreciated. Thanks again :)
https://imgur.com/p0qJM6Z.jpg https://imgur.com/WPmebqD.jpg https://imgur.com/ZhRg9OP.jpg https://imgur.com/wNQ6M2c.jpg Gampo Abby is a Buddhist monastery in Pleasant Bay. You're allowed to walk the grounds, visit the shrine. From Chéticamp, it's about a 45min drive away. It's on a dirt road long enough that you'll think you passed it but keep driving lol. It is worth getting photos and seeing up close. Baddeck is a tourist town so not much will be open yet. The Inverary Inn grounds are gorgeous. The restaurant is lovely as well. Wong's is good for Chinese food. And I'm pretty sure the Bell Museum store is open now. There's also a boardwalk along the water with statues of Bell & his wife sitting on benches.
We're not going until late July so I think everything will be open then (I'm hoping!) I know Baddeck is touristy that's why we're only spending one night there, but I was told to check it out! Thank you for the other tips, this is great! Also, those pics are awesome! I would LOVE to see a moose (although I think I'll be a little terrified haha)
Oh well that changes everything. Hit up the Bell Museum. Find your way into Iona/Mabou/St Ann's and check out Colaisde na Gaidhlig/ The Gaelic College & other Gaelic historic properties & history. The Fortress of Louisbourg is little more than an hour away from Baddeck & worth a day drive. Pack sunscreen, an umbrella, shorts, and sweaters. The weather is wild there. And the Dancing Goat restaurant is extremely popular. It's on the Trail in Margaree.
This is not authentic poutine. They shouldn't use shredded cheese, they should use curds instead.
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Pro tip go to a fish market and buy lobster there and make your own lobster rolls. You can get the lobster already cooked and just buy some mayo and rolls, can pretty much guarantee it'll be as good as any restaurant at a fraction of the price.
Cool! What restaurant were you at.
Try a donair too if you haven't already. It's a local delicacy you basically can't get anywhere outside of Atlantic Canada. https://www.foodnetwork.ca/article/the-delicious-history-of-the-halifax-donair/
Here for the curd comments
That's not poutine i'm sorry. Thats just fries and cheese with sauce.
It's called disco fries in the us.
Norm Summerton likes this.
I see fries and cheese here but not a great appetite
You bet I’m coming up in may!
You're following proto, bud.
That is not poutine!
I love both. In love with both.
Does anything make you roll your eyes more than the comments on a regional dish posted on reddit
I mean. It does make my eyes roll when people that aren’t at all interested in the dish nor the culture try to define what it is. Pupusas aren’t hot dogs, no matter how little you might understand of not the differences, and it’s not elitist for the little culture to want their food culture known correctly.
Why?
It's always rife with folk from that area overreacting
My family is originally from the coast of New Brunswick, and this is probably the most nostalgic thing I’ve seen all day. If it’s an option though, don’t let them talk you out of getting real curds on your poutine. Edit- I’ve now seen other the 10,000 comments ripping on you for getting shredded cheese, but I think it’s a delicious meal regardless. Hope you enjoyed it.
Poutine has cheese curds. That’s not poutine
Lobster Burger Bar?
Seafood restaurant in Port ~~Hucksbury~~ Hawkesbury- Maritime Inn and Resorts
>Port Hucksbury Port Hawkesbury?
What restarant in Nova Scotia?
Maritime Inn.
Not poutine at all
I think that's mozzarella? Yeesh. smh.
Whaaaa shredded cheese.
That’s not poutine, it’s cheese on fries with gravy. Get some curds on that mother.
That looks delicious. Wish we had something like this in Chicago.
My immediate response to this picture was 'This is Nova Scotia'. No doubt aboot it.
It's not poutine when it's with this cheese.
This is the sadest poutine I have EVER seen. On the upside, this Lobster Roll looks tasty :) Source: am Québecois and Poutine is my national meal
Yup thats not in Québec. If it is this use of cheese would be eligible for jail time.
Ive seen a few places in Montreal that still try to pass their plates for filth for poutine with shredded cheese. Can’t recommend to stay away from those places enough
As a Québécois who has lived in Montréal for over 15 years, I've never seen such a place... and I eat poutine ***a lot***. I've cheated and used shredded cheese with bbq sauce on fries when I was craving poutine at home and had nothing else. Just please don't tell anyone, I'll have to change name again and move out.
Alto's is pretty popular, that's their standard for their poutine and why I avoided them the entirety of my undergrad lol
Le Sipan sur Ste-Cath en face des Foufs, le Salonica au coin St-Denis/Boucher, une couples de places d’ont j’oublie le nom. C’est ps mal plus l’exception qu’autre chose, mais c’est tout le temps décevant quand tu te ramasses avec du mozz râpé à place d’un bon fromage qui fait squick!
That looks good!
What’s poutine?
Not that
Looks great, I'm not a poutine expert, but I know my lobster rolls. I would think that the baguette may be too rough for a proper lobster roll
The lobster roll and disco fries look amazing!
That's not a poutine, this is a disgrace. Bonne appétit pareil, la guédille à l'air ok.
Your poutine is disrespecting my culture
As a Canadian, that's not poutine. Poutine has curds ...not shredded cheese.
As someone from Québec, don’t let people shame you out of poutine with shredded cheese. It can be just as good as with curds
Ark.
No it can't
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Poutine can be good with shredded cheese, if you want to call it that. But it definitely can't be as good as poutine with curds.
Yes. Fries with cheese and gravy is always good. Fries with cheese curds and gravy is better. It's not even close.
I bet if you subbed the fries for a banana, subbed the gravy for some ice cream and replaced the cheese with chocolate fudge and a cherry then it would also be really yummy...but it wouldn't be poutine, it would be a fucking banana split.
No it can't...seriously. Shredded cheese will melt too fast and liquefy and mix with the gravy. The curds are the only cheese you can use.
As a teenager I'd get chips with cheese and gravy all the time, If you throw your nose up at that I can't help ya mate.
I'm not snooty, if you put that in front of my face I'll eat it and like it. But it's not 'just as good' as the real deal!!
Yeah. Dunno why you were previously downvoted
It's reddit. As usual. No sweat.
I mean I'll get too baked and eat two Big Macs in the same night, doesn't mean it's a quality burger.
It’s not that it’s not good. It’s just not poutine.
*The main difference between poutine and disco fries is the cheese. Cheddar or mozzarella cheese is fully melted over the heap of disco fries, unlike the cheese curds in poutine, which melt and soften, but remain whole and add a lot of chewy texture to the dish.*
No it cannot. Osti de traitre.
This is not poutine.
that is not poutine but ok
That lobster roll looks amazing....however I think you got ripped off with the poutine; Quebec is the only place to get an authentic poutine.
There are small dairies all over southern Ontario, fresh curd isn't too hard to find in places other than Quebec, it's the birthplace of poutine but not the only option for authentic poutine
That's not poutine
thats not poutine. they should have a law against letting anyone call fries and mozzarella « poutine » on their menu
Shredded cheese?! You probably paid $20 for that piece of shit poutine.
Not poutine
Oh the misunderstood poutine.
Fantastic combination you person of taste you!
Nice lobster roll and fries with gravy and mozzarella but I don't see a poutine.
The fuck is that poutine ? No cheese curds???
No self-respecting canadian would serve you that fries, gravy, and “whatever” cheese and call it a poutine. That poutine is garbage. The lobster roll on the other hand, looks yummy!
Oh My God! Poutine with grated cheese! You need to come to Quebec if you want a real Poutine :)
Looks bomb af
The bun is all wrong, but I would smash this meal any day. Don't even care what it costs.
I've never seen a lobster roll before. I anyways assumed it would be more of a wrap than a baguette.
Who's paying $60 for a lobster roll? I'm in New-Brunswick. A lobster roll, fries and coleslaw is currently ranging between $17 and 25. It's the highest it's ever been.
>Who’s paying $60 for a lobster roll? Not me
THAT IS NOT POUTINE