We ate here today while visiting the Rock and Mineral 50th. Chowder(with whole scallops, lobster, and fish) and the vege panini were both very good. Portion size excellent for seniors. The restaurant was unexpectedly busy so service was a bit slow but very friendly. We met the chef who helped out setting our table and more help arrived part way through the meal. Since tables were full we invited a couple to sit with us and conversation was lively while getting acqauinted. We’ll meet again I’m sure. We would certainly go to Blackrock Bistro again.
Janice B.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Santa Fe, NM
We had lunch here, I had a grilled veggie panini… it was very good but such a small portion that I left hungry. my husband had seafood chowder and fish taco. he said both were excellent. Menu was small and not all items were available.
Tim D.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Halifax, Canada
Disclosure up front: my cousin is chef here. I grew up around Parrsboro. Eating out was always pretty simple here, with seafood and chips, burgers, fried chicken, submarine sandwiches, that sort of thing. It wasn’t fancy. That’s changed a bit in recent years as tastes have globalised and tourists have demanded a bigger range of cuisine. Some trendy places have come and gone. BlackRock has been here about a year I think, and it deserves to last. It’s fantastic. It’s a clean, modern, space, not overdone, feeling both elegant but not fussy. The meal I had was terrific, and included lots of local choices: homemade bread with browned butter and pepper, pan-friend scallops in maple syrup on a crostini, and chunks of blackened haddock piled high on spicy quinoa salad. Every bite was very flavourful, every delicate bit of fish cooked just right. Mmmm. And they had a mix of local and global wines. I matched up a Jost Tidal Bay white with the bread to start, a spicy Jost Four Skins red blend to match the scallops, and a dry Gaspereau Black Dogs Riesling to cut through the savoury haddock. Staff are lovely. It feels small-town and friendly, but has enough of the professional edge to the service and presentation that it really makes it feel like a special place to eat. I hope BlackRock does really well.
