The Finer Diner

A good place for food on the way to Peggy’s Cove. Love the décor which feels cozy. Food is fresh and tasty. Both my husband and I like he fish cakes in starter menu. The servers are friendly. A very enjoyable experience dining there and will certainly recommend it to friends.

We got the chowder here. It was good but was $ 12 for a bowl and $ 7 for a cup so you’ve been warned !

Absolutely wonderful staff and food! My friend had the corned beef hash for breakfast and I had an omelette. Both were delicious but her was plate-​licking good!!!

Very hospitable staff and good food.
Great place to stop if you’re on a trip around to Peggy’s Cove and you’ll go away satisfied. The prices are really good.
Lots of parking. Very clean establishment.
Try the Coconut Cream pie!

Oh yummy!!! If you’re visiting this part of Canada, you can’t leave without a lobster roll. Everything at The Finer Diner was so fresh. Even the french fries somehow tasted fresh!
The service here was fantastic. Our server was so sweet and accommodating. The diner was pretty no frills as far as décor and atmosphere, but the food wholly made up for it. I also tried the lobster club sandwich and the seafood chowder which were also both as delicious as the lobster roll.
My only wish was that I had more time in Halifax and could’ve come back to The Finer Diner for more!

Whenever I’m back home visiting family I always go here for brunch. The food is consistently great. The service is equally great.
Eggs benedict with bacon is done well. The potatoes are very tasty. If the owner is cooking, then you may get a little fruit on the side :)

My ongoing questt for decent chowder took me to the Finer Diner, a neat little place near Peggy’s Cove. The gravel parking lot was quite full, at about 1pm when we arrived. When we left at about 3, it was empty! The lunch rush must be significant here.
The chowder here was creamy without being pasty, and white fish, lobster, and perhaps some other small bits were all present. Quite enjoyable, with soft potato chuncks, and potato particles in the sauce. The best ppart of the dish was the roll that came with it! I am pretty sure it was home made, dense and soft without being sticky. So lovely!

Finer Diner was very good! I had the Lobster Club, on whole grain, which was very good. I had it with the sweet potato fries which some with, instead of the traditional chipotle mayo– they made a curry mayo. Also had a good cider (can’t remember the brand, but the only one they have). Other members of my group also had the lobster club, and the steak and eggs. Good atmosphere for the area, and kind waitstaff. A top recommendation from the locals we were visiting with.

Our family of 5 ate here and while the food was okay (2 stars) four of us came down with horrendous stomach illness that night. We thought about it and realized the four who got sick all drank the water served in a carafe at the diner. Note to diners: DONT DRINK THE WATER! Note to owners: please check your water supply for possible contamination.

Stopped by for a quick lunch during the summer when we visited Peggy’s Cove. A nice little spot with a great patio. Service wasn’t exactly the greatest that day — no one brought us water until we asked for it… mid-​way through our meals.
I had the lobster roll while my girlfriend had the fish and chips and we split an order of fishcakes with a delicious tomato chow — all of which were great.

This place is open year round (except Christmas Day). We stopped here for lunch after visiting the lighthouse, and it was great! The place is clean, service is efficient and friendly, and the food is very good. I ordered the fish cakes dinner that came with a nice-​sized green salad, a side of baked beans, and something new to me called green tomato chow. This green tomato sauce was delicious on the fish cakes! DH ordered the lunch special, sweet and sour chicken sandwich that also came with a side Caesar salad. Our meals were $ 14 and $ 12. The dessert choices were so wonderful that we had to indulge! Rubarb custard pie and our other choice blueberry apple crisp with vanilla ice cream! I really recommend this place to anyone in the area any time of year!

I look SO forward to every visit to the Finer Diner, and the owner is wonderful!

I’ve eaten there 3 times for breakfast, lunch and supper as I really want to support small businesses of all types. For all three meals, the best I could say was it was better than being hungry. The food was pedestrian or less, the service average or less and the price about 15 percent more than average and at least 25 percent more than it was worth. Small business is a worthy thing to support — but they have a duty to earn that support as well.

Better than average diner grub. Really great staff

If you’re hungry after scrambling over the rocks at Peggy’s Cove, I recommend skipping the diner there and driving down the road a few minutes to the Finer Diner. I had my first visit there this weekend and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the service and the food. They have a solid menu with a lot of seafood offerings so I opted for the crunchy salmon sandwich and it was delicious. The generous portion of fish was coated in a spicy, crispy breading and came with fries (which were fine, but nothing special). It was one of the best sandwiches I’ve had in a while. We were too stuffed to order desert, but I did see some delicious looking pies on their way to other tables. Next time I’ll know to save room!

I’ve been here a few times now. I’ve tried different menu items each time, and everything’s been wonderful. The service is friendly, helpful and mostly prompt. Expect a full house and a wait for food if you go in the evening though.

My husband and I ate here twice during our stay nearby. We loved it!
On our first visit, we walked in at 8:15pm– the place closes at 8:30. They happily invited us to sit down. I ordered the lobster roll special and husband ordered the fish and chips. We weren’t terribly impressed with the food– my lobster roll had waaay too much mayo in it– but the service was great. We asked our waitress where we might buy some booze at the time of night (so we wanted some whiskey to sip on back at our seaside cottage. Wanna fight?). She suggested the grocer store Sobey’s which was another 15 minutes down the road. She actually called them to see if they were still open and then wrote down directions for us. So nice.
We came back on my birthday for dinner (earlier this time). I splurged and ordered the seafood platter (fried scallops, coconut shrimp and battered fish with fries) with a side salad and husband ordered the mac & cheese special which came with a small caesar salad. His mac & cheese was ok, but my dinner was great! The piece of fish was tender and moist underneath the batter and the coconut shrimp. Oh, the coconut shrimp. The waitress said the appetizer was served with a Thai chili dipping sauce and asked if I wanted some. Yes, please! Sooooo good. Then I dipped the fried in. NOM.
Since it was my birthday, I ordered birthday pie! Coconut Cream Pie. Husband had the waitress put a candle in it (actually, she found two) and he sang me happy birthday. Very sweet. And the pie was yummy!
We sat outside on the porch on our second visit and it was delightful. Sun setting and a nice breeze. A really nice place for a meal if you’re in the area.

We had a late lunch here. Lobster was out that day so I opt for fish and chips. The fish was tender, coleslaw was tasty and beer was cold.
We took a table on the front porch and the view was great.

The Finer Diner is, well, a diner. In décor and food it certainly is finer than most diners, but that doesn’t say much. When in the Peggy’s Cove and Hackett’s Cove area, the Finer Diner is one of very few dining-​out options. It is on-​par with the other restaurants in the area.
While the service is quite friendly, the food is mid-grade…not bad, not great. It is very good to see that they have some vegetarian and wheat-​free options for meals, though the dessert menu is lacking in a wheat-​free option.
The fried fish and the vegetarian lasagna were both passable, but not as good as one could make at home. Still, the place was a godsend in a «tourist» area that is distinctly short on dining options.
Be aware travellers! The Finer Diner, like many restaurants in the area, hasn’t clued in that staying open later than 8pm might benefit both them and weary tourists. Get your dining-​out done early in these parts!

The Finer Diner was opened a couple of years ago by two locals — a young husband and wife team. He’s a carpenter and did an awesome job fixing up the place, which, by the way has a great terrace for summer dining that overlooks one of the smaller coves around Peggy’s Cove. The view alone is worth the trip.
She’s an artist too, so between them the décor is wonderful… artsy, yet homey. They wanted a place for locals really, since most of the year you have to go somewhere else for a good meal… a place where everyone could congregate and catch up with the latest news about their neighbors… like it is at a community dinner at the local church.
The food is perfect diner food — club sandwiches, roast beef dip and my favorite… liver and onions with awesome mashed potatoes. The desserts by the way are made by another local and each and every one is fantastic.