Road Trip: Sam's Pizza

Sam’s Pizza (Pizza, 255 S Foord, Stellarton), visited October 2. M had never tried Pictou County pizza before, and a friend with roots in the area recommended Sam’s, so we stopped in to give it a whirl. The Greek Village salad was extremely generous and offered about a pound of feta. The pepperoni pizza was ok, but M found the brown sauce tasted kinda like gravy. The star of the show was the Meat Lovers sub. Yummy! Verdict: 4/5 (80%) chance of returning.

Greek Village Salad, Pepperoni Pizza and Meat Lovers Sub from Sam's

 

Road Trip: Tom's Pizza

Tom’s Pizza (Pizza, 464 Chebucto, Baddeck), visited October 2. The sign on the building claims “The best pizza any way you slice it,” to which we say “Nope.” Although it would have fared well on the price scale of our Peninsula Pizza Project, it was quite small and not very tasty. Verdict: 1/5 (20%) chance of returning.

 

 Pepperoni slice from Tom's Pizza

Road Trip: The Dancing Goat

The Dancing Goat (Café, 6289 Cabot Trail, Margaree Valley), visited October 2. Highly recommended by a colleague, we stopped by for a Kicked Up Bacon Avocado sandwich and a mint chocolate cupcake. We made the mistake of eating on the patio, where there were scores of spider webs overhead. Regardless, the food was lovely! Verdict: 3.5/5 (70%) chance of returning.

Road Trip: Rusty Anchor

Rusty Anchor (Casual Dining, 23197 Cabot Trail, Pleasant Bay), visited October 1. We’d never heard of Cape Breton style Fish and Chips, but M gave it a whirl. Turns out it means the fish is dipped in egg and pan fried instead of being battered – it was different, but not bad. J’s Chicken Club was ok, but extremely heavy on the garlic mayo. Verdict: 3.5/5 (70%) chance of returning.

 

Chicken Club and Fish & Chips from Rusty Anchor

Road Trip: Freight Shed

Freight Shed (Casual Dining, 2 Jones, Baddeck), visited October 1. We didn’t think the food would be better than the view of Bras d’Or Lake, but we were wrong! Our mains were good – the Reuben sandwich (strangely served with mustard instead of Russian dressing) and Grilled Cheese sandwich – but the stars of the show were the side – the organic side salad was excellent, and the bountiful seafood chowder was among the best M has ever had, and was offered at no extra charge. Verdict: 4.5/5 (90%) chance of returning.

 

Grilled Cheese and Reuben Sandwiches from Freight Shed

Ela! Greek Taverna

Ela! Greek Taverna (Greek, 215 Chain Lake), visited September 26. A bit pricey, but most Greek fare is around here. For starters, we went with the Saganaki (flaming cheese), which was ok, and the Kopanisti (whipped roasted red pepper and cheese) was plentiful and very tasty. The Pork Souvlaki was pretty standard, while the Lamb Shawarma bowl was sizeable but lacking in oomph. Verdict: 3/5 (60%) chance of returning.

Pork Souvlaki and Lamb Shawarma Bowl from Ela!

 

Flynn’s Dairy Bar

Flynn’s Dairy Bar (Deserterie, 5552 Kaye), visited September 19. The Indulge Into Caramel ice cream sandwich was made to order, and involved vanilla ice cream sandwiched between a couple of chocolate chip cookies and drizzled with caramel sauce. It was brilliantly served with a disposable plastic glove – we were impressed! Verdict: 4/5 (80%) chance of returning.

 

 Indulge Into Caramel ice cream sandwich from Flynn's