The Townhouse

The food is expensive but tasty and the oysters are always fantastic. Friendly service. The specials never disappoint.

Incredible!
Loved it here. Staff were amazing and friendly.
One of, if not the best Nacho’s ever. In fact ALL the food was perfect. Highly recommend.

Exceptional food, professional staff, and lovely atmosphere.

I highly recommend the cauliflower tacos and miso salmon.

My husband and I just had dinner here for the first time. We had the nachos to start, I had the pasta special and he had the pork belly bowl, and for dessert we had sticky toffee pudding and the pot de creme.

Everything was absolutely delicious. The nachos were so savory, the braised beef and bone marrow complimented each other perfectly, absolutely delicious! The pasta special was the best pasta dish I've had in a long time, the flavors were bright and fresh and perfect for gall (fennel sausage baked ziti), and my husband's pork belly bowl was perfection. The pork belly was so tender and flavorful. The desserts were a delightful end to a perfect dinner out.

My husband also enjoyed a flight of local craft beer and said they were all delicious.

The service was just right as well, very attentive and prompt without hovering. Absolutely would recommend The Townhouse for any special occasion. We will definitely be back.

Great food (small portions for the cost) and service. We had a situation with the manager at the end and accused us of forging a gift card photocopy and was very combative with us. Then sheepishly brought us the original gift card they had held for us. The manager and the owner made no offer in the end to make amends. Left a sour taste in our mouths.

Vibe is fantastic. Service is excellent. Bartender mixed a perfect, not too sweet
, margarita. Ingredients are great. Butter crunch salad was clearly local and delish but way overdressed. Duck ragout would have been fantastic but someone accidentally knocked over the salt shaker into the sauce. Crunchy cauliflower wraps were very nice. Overall a pleasant dinner.

The best chef in Nova Scotia. The flavours in every dish are amazing. The Nachos with a bone marrow mornay sauce with mushroom and braised beef are nothing short of amazing. You will eat them slowly so you can catch every note of flavour and will be sad when they are gone. You will weirdly cleanse your palate with radishes in an herb mint glaze and wish you could dine on every other item on the menu! If you travel through Antigonish or are lucking to live here, enjoy every morsel the Townhouse has to offer.

I got the salt cod fritters and an Italian salad. I got it as take-out, thinking the fritters would be something I could munch on as I drove, but packed them back into the bag after the first one - these are worth sitting down to enjoy. The salad was excellent too.

Absolutely fabulous. I will be back.

Photo is the fritters in my car before I tried them. They were not eaten out of my lap.

Excellent food, we all tried something different and each meal was tasty. The service was friendly and fast as well.

Been here over the years a few times when I’m in town- this last one was my favourite yet. Great food, large drink list (local craft!), and lovely staff!

The cocktails were perfectly balanced, the server was lovely, the food was spectacular. I'm very impressed with this place, 100% recommended.

We visited here every summer; it was a reliable spot for good food, good service, etc. While the service is still exceptional, the food has drastically changed. I decided to play it safe with the burger to see if the prices could be worth it. To my surprise, I found out that the $18 price tag on the burger neglected any side! $18 for a burger alone in a town where (I imagine) much of their clientele are university students is, in my opinion, robbery. Their reasoning is due to the methods used to cook the burger and had nothing to do with the actual finished product. The patty was horribly under-seasoned, and despite being sous vide, it was incredibly dry. The Aioli added nearly no flavour, and the bun was dry (not to mention massive). To my knowledge, the salads the others in my group ordered were okay but still left much to be desired.

The entire experience (bar the quick and polite service) paled in comparison to what we had experienced on prior visits.

Lovely little restaurant with great food. Definitely a great place to get some dinner and a drink. They have some good local brews available to purchase and a wide range of other drink options.

The menu is a tad bit limited which is the main reason I only gave them a 4 star, but what is on the menu always hits the spot. The daily specials are excellent and helps keep the menu a little bit more interesting.

The service here has always been excellent, the servers will answer dietary questions, make recommendations, and know how to keep an eye on their tables.

We have gone a couple of times and we are looking forward to going again.

It was our anniversary and they ALL congratulated us upon entry and when we left. That experience stays with you and truly. No place pays as much attention to detail in the greater north shore to detail and quality service as the townhouse.
The food is top top top tier as well as far as quality of ingredients and they know how to cook their fish and greens so nothing is mushy or dry/over cooked.

Excellent moule-frites et Mac-and-Cheese.
Ça vaut vraiment la peine!
Restaurant à recommander sans hésiter!

Oysters on the half shell, sweet and delicious. Mussels to die for. Corinne had the Gnochi, awesome. I had seafood risotto, excellent. Highly recommend this place.

Definite hidden gem (for an out of towner). The vibe is local pub but the food rivals anything from a major city. Flavors were all out of the park. Wish this restaurant was back in Toronto so I could come back once a month. Kudos to the chef.

Absolutely delicious food and cocktails. Everything on their menu is worth a try, though I do always tend to get the pork belly dish, it's so friggin good!

Always a great time here, such a cozy spot with an awesome vibe. The service is awesome, they make you feel like family!