Le Pirate de la Mer – Grey Rock

Specialties

The Pirate is a branch of seafood fast food restaurants located in Edmundston, New Brunswick. Apart from being known as «The King of Lobster Rolls» we also serve a variety of menu items from cheeseburgers and poutines; through Canadian-​style breakfasts; to crab salads and scallops, we serve all of your favorite seafood and non-​seafood items. In addition, we also sell freshly cooked whole lobsters to go!

History

Established in 2004.

[1995] Perry Francis opens a fish shop called «La Shop de Poisson» in Bouctouche, where, at the beginning, he mainly focuses on selling fresh lobster and lobster rolls.

[2004] The business is renamed «Pirate de la mer».

[2008] Perry Francis opens a second location on Madawaska Maliseet First Nation’s reserve, in the Edmundston area.

[2010] Pirate de la mer’s Edmundston location is acquired by Karl Poirier.

[2011] In order to make the brand fully bilingual, Karl Poirier changes the official name of the business to «Le Pirate (French) /​The Pirate (English)».

[2012] Karl Poirier opens a second location in Edmundston, at Grey Rock Power Centre, inside Edmundston Truck Stop.

[Today] Nowadays, The Pirate is a renowned and well-​established branch of restaurants in Edmundston, for both local folks and tourists. The restaurant chain still aims at serving the «best lobster roll in town», but also serves a wide array of seafood and non-​seafood fast food items, in addition to selling fresh

Meet the Business Owner

Karl P.

Business Owner

Karl Poirier is a successful young entrepreneur from Edmundston, New Brunswick, and a member of the Madawaska Maliseet First Nation (MMFN). He started as a crab and lobster fisherman for his reserve, and then went on to studying business administration at Ottawa’s Algonquin College. In 2010, Karl acquired a lobster restaurant called «The Pirate», located on MMFN’s reserve. In 2012, he opened a second location for his restaurant at the Grey Rock Power Centre. Later in 2012, he was awarded «Young Entrepreneur of the Year» by CBDC Madawaska. Since his very beginnings as a restaurant owner, Karl has been fully involved in virtually all aspects of his company. When it comes to his restaurants, Karl’s mission is quite straightforward: to offer great customer service and to provide his customers with fresh and high-​quality products.

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Karl P. says,

«This is our second location in the Edmundston area.»