The Dockside Inn & Restaurant

I will forever be obsessed with Dockside inn and restaurant. My mom and I were vacationing the first week of November all through NS. Before arriving I had spoke with an employee Kyle about having some wine and beer in our room for when we arrive and that I was having flowers and balloons sent over as it was my mom's 70th. Kyle was so helpful with organizing everything with the local florist (Seaside Flowers) and made organizing everything seamless. I had asked for a balloon on a stick to put in her flowers and when we got to our room they had gone over and beyond with big balloons and set everything up nicely. Our room was so big and had a fantastic view. The room was outdated but it was clean, very comfortable and had everything we needed. The next morning we had a very yummy breakfast. Our service was great. Thankfully because we came in the off season, the service staff had more time to talk with us. The owner Mike and his son Kyle 100% made my stay and overall visit to NS very memorable. They were able to talk with us about the history of the building, Lunenburg, the harbor, surrounding areas etc, I could have talked to them for hours to be honest. Kyle even pulled out an old school project he has saved with the history of Dockside and Lunenburg and we loved it. I had no idea that part of Dockside Inn was the original Captain Highliner's building before they moved elsewhere! I even got to open the old vault door and have a peak inside. I personally love finding out about all the cool history so this really made my stay. We came back for another night later in the week and were upgraded to another beautiful, more updated room that I want to rent out for life. It had a great big bathroom, brand new stocked kitchen, and the view was perfect. Location couldn't be better either. I have read previous reviews about slow service and one time we did have to wait a few beats to get our first drink but overall everyone was super friendly and zero complaints. I came for lunch 2 years ago in July and they were slammed busy and we still got great service, however being an Ex-server, I knew they were so busy and we wouldn't be getting the same one on one I got this visit. While this is not the Hilton or Trump hotels (thank Fahk for that), it is charming, beautiful, friendly, close to everything you need, and the only place in Lunenburg I will be booking to stay.

Thank you to Mike, Kyle and all of the staff who made our trip fantastic! I will be back110% and can't wait to see you all again! Oh and they have a really good veggie burger and poutine and my mom loved her stir-fry!

We arrived from our cruise ship on Tuesday October 17,2023 on the. Norwegian Pearl, was seated for lunch and then completely ignored. No service to our table. The couple who came in afterwards and was seated behind us were serviced first and no one even acknowledged our presence. We waited and no one came. We got up and left and told the hostess why we were leaving and they did not try and apologize. Horrible service. I do not recommend any tourist visit this establishment.

I had a large, comfortable room overlooking the Bluenose and harbour. It was gorgeous. The rooms are a bit dated.

I ate at the restaurant. I was served by Nicole, she was courteous, pleasant and even had all the daily specials memorized and priced. She was so happy to serve us and it really made the experience so welcoming. I ate the veggie stir-fry with curry, and the portion was perfect. It was very creamy and full of yummy veggies. I would highly recommend it.

The first impression of this restaurant wasn't that great. Very old facility. We ordered a cocktail and it was very tasty. For dinner there was a club sandwich that was really great, liver with onions also tasted great and a hamburger steak that was unfortunately very dry.

So expensive for dollar store quality frozen fish sticks. TOURISTS BEWARE! First of all, I am a nova scotia local and have gone to countless restaurants to get what i ordered today, i’ve never been so shocked.the lady at the front of the store seems like she’s never worked with humans in her whole life, she has the attitude of a hormonal teenager yet is older than my mother. Second, i paid $40 for 4 finger sized pieces of fish, a small fry and a drink.sign said Haddock tips, they were deep fried fish sticks. FORTY DOLLARS FOR ONE MEAL.fries and fish sold separately despite both being a smaller portion than my partners meal which was $10 cheaper.waitress (Mack, she was sweet but could’ve warned me about the insane price) warned other tables about prices but never told me i’d be charged $16 for the fish and $7 for a small fry.all around disgusting experience, if you’re visiting lunenburg go to ANY other restaurant, literally any mcdonald’s over this overpriced dump.

Had supper here, spent $100+ for two people.just food. The server was sweet, but the food was bland, no spice at all, used insta rice and pretty sure the veggies were straight out of a freezer pack. It is cafeteria food at a premium price.

Went for dinner twice while in Lunenburg. Great location with patio seating overlooking the waterfront. The servers were very friendly and helpful. Food was tasty and reasonably priced. Would recommend.

Very nice room. The night we booked was almost a full moon that shone across the water. I managed to see a setting moon at 3am as well that was a beautiful sight. Early morning the bay was calm as a mirror as you can see in the pictures with the review.
Air conditioned room with a sofa, queen bed, fridge and coffee maker.

Had the opportunity to have dinner here the next night with friends at the restaurant that is on the main floor. Our server was very friendly and took the time to chat with us and make us feel welcome. All the best to you to finish your 4th year. And don't get carded. You'll remember who we were.

Went on vacation and had to have a lobster roll in Nova Scotia, what a disappointment! The lobster roll was the consistency of tuna literally not one chunk. The seafood chowder was loaded with seafood but could have used some more flavour. Once our meals were served wait staff checked on us once and then not seen again our bill was given at cash.

Our luggage took a long time in at the Halifax airport and we were going to be late checking in. Kyle from the front desk reached out to us and to let us know to call him after hours and he would be sure to be available to let us into our room. He was kind and very helpful when we arrived. Thanks so much, Kyle!

Great place for a liesurely lunch. Lovely view from the outdoor deck. We watched the Bluenose leave the harbour. Food was delicious! Service was friendly although we waited a while for our bill due to the volume of diners arriving on 5 buses. Not a real deal breaker but might be if you're in a hurry. For the four of us we had mozzarella sticks, beef soup, chowder, bacon wrapped scallops, fish and chips and beer samplers. There was not a crumb left. Portions were perfect sizes.

Kyle made our stay much more pleasant. Please get new mattresses and pillows. Those things are absolutely brutal.

We stopped into the restaurant for lunch. The food was good, portions filling and views excellent. It was very busy in town and we suspect the staff had to be many places at once which did lead to longer wait times for food and the cheque but not unexpected. If you are there on a beautiful day at the lunch rush or just after then don't be surprised to have a bit of a wait.

We did not stay in the Inn, but the restaurant was very good. There were 4 of us and we had 3 different dishes and 2 appetizers. My wife had Beef vegetable soup and I had the seafood chowder (still searching for perfection) and we shared Mozzarella sticks. It was very good, although I am still looking for the perfect chowder. This one was a little runny, but still very good. My stepson and his wife had the fish and chips with a side of bacon wrapped scallops and enjoyed them very much.
We also shared 2 samplers of Nova Scotia beers, which were excellent.
The only slight complaint is that with only one waiter it wasn't quick service.

Service was rude and not welcoming! I felt unwelcome but I found other places to eat and it was lovely!

I was there for the restaurant only, the food was excellent, best fish and chips I've had in Nova Scotia (tried two other places before this) it was light and buttery, service was terrific and the view was really decent. Love this old town, some places as old as 1753

Worst nachos I’ve probably ever had. Chips were stale and I added the chicken and it tasted like boiled chicken breast that was cut way too big and just not enjoyable. Waitress was nice though