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Saltscapes Restaurant and General Store at Millbrook Power Centre Truro, Nova Scotia is a grand way to start our first blog entry. We arrived and made our way though the general store to the restaurant and were seated right away. Since we didn't shop at the General Store part of the business, the review is for the restaurant only.
It is here we discussed this idea of a reviewing blog, as we make our way to different parts of Nova Scotia and hopefully expanding out to other parts of the Maritimes. We are so excited to be doing this and sharing our experiences with you. So let us begin...
Cass says... I am in love with this restaurant!! It has such a comfortable feeling, real wooden chairs, big fireplace, lots of natural light and great décor, lots of antiques!! Then there is the menu, I really wanted to try a bit of everything. I settled on the Maple Chicken Breast Dinner, a grilled double chicken breast, with a maple glaze, for $17. The menu is a bit pricey if you have a big family... but totally worth it! One of the things I really liked, and you don't see a lot of, is the extensive sides, I could choose 2 sides with my dinner and it was hard, everything looked so good. I settled on Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Maple-Glazed Carrots. While we wait for our meal, a basket of biscuits was delivered to our table, I think this is a wonderful touch. We didn't have to wait too long for our meal, a good time to enjoy the décor, great conversation and the clouds outside that looked like they were going to open up any minute for a summer shower! The meal... wonderful! I enjoyed every mouthful! I had a wonderful experience and meal here, I will be back! Now ladies, if you are anything like me, the condition of the bathroom is important. As women, we often judge a restaurant by the bathroom... fair? maybe not, but it is what it is. I report that at my visit, bathroom was clean and stocked with supplies. Nothing worse than empty soap containers or paper towel!! My experience here deserves 5 crowns!
King says... I will try
to consider everything I can without being too wordy. Initial impression
was great, not hard to find, easy to park and make our way in, very
inviting from the outside. We were seated right away, although I suspect
on a busy day, you may have to wait a bit before being seated. The
server was professional, and cheery, and sat us at a 4 person table,
where she gave us our menus, we ordered our drinks (no alcohol for us)
and were given the complimentary biscuits. They were terrific BTW and
gave us just enough time to figure out what we wanted for the main
course. We both ordered the maple glazed chicken, although we both
ordered different side dishes. What I thought was great was that we got
to choose 2 from several different side options - always a plus. I asked
for the hand-cut fries, and fishcake. Both were very good, and well
portioned. The meal was great, although my glass had some sort of "gunk"
on the outside. (If I had to guess, I'd say that the glass was machine
washed and it was baked on) Although a little expensive compared to some
other restaurants that we've been to, it's WELL worth it. After the
meal, we had some left overs to take with us, like I said before
well-portioned, the server put it into a take-home box which appeared to
be recycled paper (rather than poly-styrene) which I thought was
amazing. The ambiance in the restaurant is very relaxed, but not lazy.
The decor and furniture was rustic, but well maintained and cared for,
and real, not the cheap stuff. The background noise was minimal, and the
radio was just loud enough to hear without drowning out conversation.
And oddly noteworthy was the molasses on every table. My experience was
terrific, near perfect except for the dirty glass which I can overlook.
To be fair, the server may not have noticed, and I didn't mention it,
and I'm sure she'd have corrected it had I brought it up. Five Crowns.
In the end we are full and happy, who could ask for more! We agree that this restaurant is great and we hope that if you visit you have a wonderful experience too!
We hope that you will follow our blog and share it, we are looking forward to sharing with you our experiences at restaurants, accommodations, campgrounds, and attractions around Nova Scotia.
Sincerely,
King and Cass
