Breakwater Fine Dining

We decided to enjoy our Christmas dinner here. $ 65 per person for a buffet that checked all the boxes. With wine, taxes, and gratuities expect to pay $ 100 per person.
The buffet included all kinds of meat and fish, and covered all tastes and desires. Each dish or cut of meat was superbly prepared and presented. The dessert table was a delight in itself.
The ambiance was very pleasant, with families at well set tables all having a great time. Quiet and seasonal music played and the wait staff worked impeccably to ensure our evening was perfect.
All the front of house staff were in good spirits.
We have dined here before, and it only gets better.

Wasn’t overly excited with the steak as most weren’t in our party. There are much better restaurants in the area

Love the personalized service !! Staff are very attentive !!
Chef Adrian tries to keep the menu seasonal & fresh.
If you are hankering for a non standard item if the kitchen has the ingredients & they aren’t to busy ask they’ll usually make it for you

My finance and parents decided to dine here because we’re thinking of holding our wedding reception in the Waterside Inn (the hotel in which Breakwater is situated). My family and I have eaten here before, and the food had always been incredible. I have to say, though, I was a bit put off by my most recent visit. We ordered from the prix fixe menu, and the varieties sounded delicious. My mother and I ordered the same salad, and to our dismay, both of our salads arrived with no dressing. After the waiter suggested that it was «lightly dressed» (it wasn’t), he brought out some dressing for us. For our entrée, three of the four of us ordered the scallops. The flavours were good, however the cleaning of the scallops was careless; all three of us experienced a gritty texture in our food (perhaps sand). The dessert, on the other hand, was very tasty. I don’t want to jump to conclusions, however we never had these kinds of disappointments at the Breakwater with the previous executive chef. I worry that the new executive chef (who was the previous sous chef) may not have the same attention to detail and quality control.

Well, there is good and not so good in this establishment. Arrived about 5 minutes late for our reservation, but no tables available — had to wait in the lounge approx. 10 – 15 minutes. Staff were friendly — I give them that and they were also apologetic for keeping us waiting. The wine list is extensive — although most are rather expensive — would have been nice if some descriptions of the wines were there. The warm bread and side for the bread was nice. This is the not so good part for me — the oysters I ordered were probably the smallest I’ve ever seen — and for market price, was definitely not worth it. The side dip offered with the oysters had no flavour. My husband’s crab cakes he indicated was quite good although he said he had better steak elsewhere. My entrée was pretty good — lobster thermidor — small in size and okay in taste — not the worse I’ve had and not the best either. Overall — i’m torn b/​w a two-​star because they promote themselves as high end (so misleading — reduce to 2), but for the service and some (not all) of the food, I would put my rating at 3. I cannot put a 2.5 star here so will give them the benefit of posting a 3 start.

Went here on Saturday afternoon, party of 7 including my GF’s mother’s 70^th birthday party. We had not planned on coming to Breakwater but were pleasantly surprised.
Staff was very friendly and attentive, the server worked with the kitchen to create a vegan meal for someone in our party. Outdoor patio was very nice and comfortable.
I had the gnocchi w/​chicken and it was absolutely amazing. One of the best entrees I’ve had in a few years. Green salad was great too. We had a 2007 Valpolicella red and it was excellent.
Great service, friendly and attentive staff, delicious food, good wine. Well done.

The first time we went here it was fantastic and 5 stars. They have a kids menu and the wait staff are excellent.
The second time we went for a mothers day dinner but were not informed that it was a set dinner. We did not like half of the food that they were serving but they did make us some Cesar salads instead. The main course tasted excellent but had a very small portion and walked away still hungry. The wait staff were excellent again but we did not like the food choice, the portions were way to Small and we were not informed of the set menu when we booked.
We do like the regular menu but would not go back with a set menu in place.

I feel bad for Giselle’s experience at this restaurant because I love this place a lot! It is very high-​end fine dine restaurant. I have to admit that I only visit this place once a year with my entertainment book coupon at this stage of my life. It does motivate me to be more ambitious in my career every time after dinning there.
I’ve been here one time with my extended family and two times with my boyfriend for our very special days (usually a birthday or anniversary). None of us are vegetarian, so we’ve ordered rack of lamb, filet mignon, fish etc. All of the dishes taste really good! None of us were disappointed. The last time I was there, we ordered the lobster bisque, and they first placed the soup dish, and then pour the soup out from a silver tea pot in front of you, it was a very British experience, I felt so spoiled. Between your appetizer and main dish, they will bring up sorbet to cleanse your palate before the next course.
Finally, they have excellent artisan bread as well. I don’t think I have ordered their dessert because I’m usually too full by then.
It’s best to go on a warmer day so you can take a walk around the area as there are quite a few interesting shops nearby. It is also very romantic to take a walk along the lake towards the pier.

Members of my extended family love this restaurant so I found myself dining here with family in March. I ordered the vegetarian tasting plate, one of two vegetarian entrée options (the other was a mushroom risotto), and found it disappointing.
The vegetarian tasting plate was a strange assortment of items. A tiny bowl of olives seemed out of place and thoughtless (it’s not difficult to open a jar of mixed olives), and the plate was too heavy on fried dumplings (one mushroom-​potato bitterball with a mushy centre, and two zucchini dumplings). A small pile of lentils and squash had a nice earthy flavour but the lentils were crunchy (obviously undercooked). Rounding out the tasting plate, a slice of tomato topped with mozzarella and basil was nothing special.
While my party enjoyed amuse-​bouches, I got nothing after telling the waiter I was vegetarian. And this is despite calling the restaurant the previous night to inquire into vegetarian options and alert them I’d be dining there. For a restaurant boasting all kinds of fine-​dining awards, you’d think their kitchen could’ve assembled a vegetarian amuse-​bouche for me. Instead I got persona non grata treatment. This impression was reinforced when I emailed the restaurant to give them polite feedback on the veg tasting plate and received no reply.