MacAskill's Restaurant

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MacAskills Restaurant Dartmouth. Nova Scotia

  • March 1, 2008
  • Rated 3 of 5 by Roger Chiasson from Halifax, Nova Scotia
For a restaurant with its reputation, and its beautiful view of the harbour, the food is ordinary, and a bit pricy for what the quality you get. The service is pleasant, but they were short of servers (on a Friday night) and it took over 20 minutes to get drinks served after ordering, for a party of 8.

Recommended mainly for the view.
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MacAskills

  • May 30, 2002
  • Rated 4 of 5 by Re Carroll from Abbotsford, British Columbia
MacAskills

This restaurant is located at the waterfront, on the 2nd floor of the ferry terminal building and as well as good food, it offers great views of Halifax across the Harbour.

We stopped in for lunch and the menu was pretty extensive and innovative. Seafood entrees like cajun halibut, shrimp fettucine and a mixture of shrimp, scallops and haddock in a pesto cream sauce. There were lots of pasta dishes, appetizers, soups, salads, etc.

I started with tomato basil soup and it was thick and rich with a garnish of feta cheese. My main course was a chicken and vegetable wrap with a curried mayonnaise dressing and it was delicious. The wrap was huge - filled with crisply steamed vegetables - broccoli, cauliflower, peppers, onions, carrots and chunks of tender chicken breast. It was accompanied by a large salad with a raspberry balsamic dressing. The salad itself was amost enough for a meal and loaded with mixed greens, carrots, peppers, mushrooms, radishes and cucumber. The food was attractively presented with a fresh strawberry garnish and a sprig of rosemary. My sister’s fettucine alfredo was also delicious and the portion was substantial. Both meals came with a large portion of fresh garlic bread so we were, unfortunately, too full to try dessert. We were pretty tempted though with features like lemon mousse with raspberry sauce, chocolate pate and a Belgian chocolate and Grand Marnier fondue for two. Next time, we’ll skip the main course and try the dessert sampler - portions of lemon mousse, chocolate pate and cheesecake. So much food, so little time....

The service was friendly and attentive. I asked for a doggie bag for part of my wrap and it came packaged in tinfoil and shaped like a swan - very cute.

The restaurant is filled with antiques and in summer, there is outside dining on the patio facing the Harbour. I think this would be a wonderful place for a romantic dinner while watching the sunset.

Prices were ridiculously low for the quality of food and service - my bill was less than $10.00. (CDN.)

We didn't need a reservation at lunch but dinner might be another story - better to be safe than sorry.

From journal No Glass Slipper but Not a Pumpkin Either

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MacAskill's Restaurant

  • October 31, 2000
  • Rated 4 of 5 by samepenny from Fort Worth, Texas
MacAskill's Restaurant

In the waterfront center, just above the Dartmouth ferry landing, this restaurant is outstanding for a number of reasons. The food is fantastic, the service is great, the view is unbelievable and the atmosphere is very pleasing! White table cloth service. I had a steak which was excellent. The seafood eaters among us had more fantastic Nova Scotia seafood. All were very pleased.

From journal Dartmouth Nova Scotia,city with the view

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