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"We didn't have any food! After waiting an hour & seeing how over worked the 2 staff were - we left. If the management want to have any favorable comments - you need more staff! It will be awhile before we return." P Bishop, June 3
"Gorgeous - delicious food. Service a bit slow, but very friendly. Wonderful restaurant. One of the best in Nova Scotia. I have been here several times." Dr L Makrides, Todds Island, June 4
"Delicious food & served quite hot. Great service, efficient & prompt. Nice location overlooking the blueberry farm. Nicely maintained in & out." D McKenna, June 4
"Excellent food! Thank you for the vegetarian/glutenfree selection. Amazing service. Beautiful restaurant." L Lee, June 7
"Beautifully presented food - a great blend of tastes. We enjoyed lunch very much. Excellent service! Friendly! Nice ambiance." C & J Moore, Ontario, June 7
"Excellent food; signature dessert a little too sweet; cheesecake as good as it gets; fish cakes were great (Lunenburger's opinion). I thought the seafood crepe wasn't quite rich enough, but it grew on me and I thought it was marvelous. Bright, cheerful atmosphere with pretty good service too. Excellent, we will recomment you." P Nader, Barss Corner, June 16
"Very good food! I liked that everything tasted homemade. Great service. The landscaping is beautiful, nice & relaxing inside." T Mullin, B Goodspeed, Halifax, June 17
"Yummy food. Service couldn't be better - friendly, courteous, engaging. Clean, quite, excellent restaurant. SO GOOD, YOU NEED MORE MARKETING TO LET PEOPLE KNOW. H McGoldrick Canning, June 19
"Excellent food, great tasting, good portions. Excellent, friendly attentive accomodating staff. Beautiful, lovely gardens; loved the paintings, especially the Blomindon mural." R & J Carter, Greenwich June 22
"The food was good, not exceptional. We liked the bright airy dining room. Nice supper music and a good atmosphere to eat a leisurely meal. Service good." Mrs E Wile, Windsor, July 1
"Great food. Great service. We would like to have our rehersal dinner here on October 19, 2012." P Forbes, Windsor, Ontario, July 2
"Very nice food......fresh, love local. Friendly, accomodating service; not over bearing. Lovely restaurant. Tastefully done. Right blend of comfortable yet up-scale." R & R Cottingham, Fall River, July 2
"Fantastic! Always great food. Service very good; friendly. Awesome view; great fish (Koi); nice atmosphere. This is one of our favourite places in NS." P Gagnon, Halifax, July 3
"Loved it all. Your seafood chowder is amazing. Your signature dessert - I will be back for again. Fantastic service! Bright & cheery. Great Koi pond." N MacKinnon, July 8
"Excellent food, very homemade, flavorful; I enjoyed everything and bought a bottle of chutney - delicious. Attending, friendly service; very clean & tidy looking. Cheerful restaurant, bright & inviting - what a great place to eat!!" J Morgan Jones, Lethbridge, AB, July 14
"For the first time, my lunch was just OK - the dressing for the curried club salad was way too sweet. My husband's haddock loin was excellent, however. Excellent service. Wonderful restaurant." M Aubrey, Centreville, July 15
"Excellent dinner! Tender, juicy steak; Blueberry salmon was amazing. Excellent service. Lovely - we will be back! C Todd, Kentville, July 17
"Fabulous food! Keep it up! Excellent service. We love it here. 5 years ago we had our wedding reception here and we have been back every year since." C Taylor, Hantsport, July 17
"Delicious! Delicious soup but could be warmer. A-1 service. Could a seniors size meal be ordered - smaller portion? Lovely place to enjoy meals - scenic view & spacious eating area." L ter Borg, July 17
"Excellent dinner, top notch. Excellent service. Very comfortable, clean restaurant. When we recommend you to our guests, we are confident they will be very satisfied." G & P, Wolfville, July 21
"Great lunch. Great service. Restaurant is everything we had heard about it." J Nickerson, Lr Sackville, July 23
"Worth the trip from Yarmouth!" A Cottreau, Yarmouth County, July 29
"Excellent dinner. Beautiful flavor & nice portion size; veggies were perfectly cooked. Our compliments to the chef. Supurb!!! Very good service. Very good restaurant. Again, excellent food. We will be back." T Crocket, Lr Sackville, July 29
"Excellent dinner, as always. Good service. The patio screens look like victorian moulding, how depressing, bugs still awful." H McGoldrick, Canning, July 29
"Excellent food. Excellent service. Lovely gal! (Liz) Lovely restaurant! So glad to have found it and tried it! Will come again." D Kyle, Belnan, NS, July 31
"All dishes tasted fantastic and were very well presented. Especially enjoyed the cauliflower soup. Very nice service. Beautiful location; loved looking out over the fields. Can't wait until next time." C Fletcher, Kingston, July 31
"Scrumptious dinner! Loved the salmon dinner & Raspberry Temptation! Excellent service! Love coming here! Lovely restaurant! Always clean & nice." L & D Kilcup, Kentville, July 31
"The dinner was excellent, warm, comforting, rich. Very good service. Classy & interesting with the windows & the deck looking out on the fields of blueberries. Excellent." B Lutz, Port Williams, July 31
"Fanatastic dinner, home cooking. Excellent, friendly service. Linen table cloths & napkins would be a nice touch." D Webster, Ottawa, ON, Aug 2
'Wonderful food, atmosphere, and service. Thank you so much for a great lunch." R & T St Nicolaas, Gibbons, AB, Aug 3
"Exceptional blueberry salmon, very nice vegetables & nice moist chicken special for dinner. Very friendly wait staff. A gem tucked away in the valley." J Cendron & A Landry, Kingston, Aug 5
"Beautifully presented, great combinations of flavours, new combinations that we thoroughly enjoyed. Fantastic, friendly wait staff, personality ++. Nice atmosphere." T & G Crouse, Wolfville, Aug 5
"Great food. Excellent service. Nice clean airy, great atmosphere. A GEM between the bushes!" B Cambell, Antigonish, Aug 6
"The grilled beef was excellent & cheesecake was to die for! Pleasant & professional service. Lovely as always, we really enjoyed the screened in patio." C & R O'Connell, Barrington, Aug 7
"Very good; the pork tenderloin dinner was excellent. Really enjoyed the ceasar salad...best one I've had in a long time. Good service. Very nice location." J Morris, Berwick, Aug 11
"The "Blue Moon" best blueberry pie we ever tasted. Excellent srvice - fast & courteous. The menu looks awesome & prices reasonable." Dan, Windsor, Aug 12
"Very delicious; Chicken a la King portion a little small. Very good service. Lovely restaurant, we will be back." P Ford, East Chester, Aug 12
"Excellent lunch. We had todays quiche & sandwich. Excellent service. We only wish that you were open all year rond. It is definately worth the trip from Bedford." R Gallant, Bedford, Aug 12
"Delicious lunch. A change from other restaurants. Very pleasant wait staff. Beautiful & cozy, home feeling." L MacDonald, Halifax, Aug 14
"Great, fresh, tasted great, presented nicely. Friendly, prompt, helpful (we have a 3 yr & 6 month old) Clean, nicely appoiunted restaurant." G Lyon, Aug 14
"Delicious, love the freshness of the berries & the infusion in the BBQ sauce. Friendly staff. We sat outside & enjoyed the view & sunshine by the acre." V Cheung, Aug 16
"Great lunch. Disorganized service. Great restaurant." P Ryan, Bedford, Aug 17
"Excellent dinner; love the idea of local produce in season. A revolutionary idea. A country treat. A pleasure. Don't change a thing." L Crouse, Lunenburg, Aug 17
'Excellent lunch. Friendly & courteous wait staff. Clean restaurant, in touch with the clients & tastefully decorated." P & S Feener, Lunenburg, Aug 18
"Delicious lunch. Food server pleasant. Long wait for food, water not replenished; no one communicated re kitchen back up. Very lovely restaurant, will come back again." D Black, Camperdown, Aug 18
"Excellent dinner, but the plates should be pre-heated. Diners should all be finished before plates are removed. Excellent restaurant." S Burbidge, Port Williams, Aug 18
"Excellent dinner. Excellent service. Would recommend you to anyone! Atmosphere is very restive. Love musical accompanyment."B & B Matheson, Harvery, N B, Aug 19
"Excellent lunch!! Chicken Club Salad with curry dressing was wonderful; as always, Signature Dessert is a delight. Wonderful service. Open, inviting restaurant...lovely!" D Mackenzie, Dartmouth, Aug 19
"Just came in after picking blueberries - food in top 5 meals ever - so good. Looked beautiful & tasted as good. Service very nice. Over all - great restaurant - can't wait to come back." A LeRue, Halifax, Aug 20
"Delicious & interesting dinner. Excellent service - helpful - warm & friendly. Interesting restaurant - marvelous to be "in the blueberry bushes"." Gibsons, Reston, Virginia, Aug 21
"Would like tea biscuits with the chowder and or normal rolls (versus rolls provided). Good service. Neat & clean restaurant." D Llewellyn, Kentville, Aug 24
"Delicious! We loved that you have Glueten Free options and can accommodate for children with GF. Great service. Beautiful restaurant." E Burger, Aug 26
Excellent dinner! Very friendly & outgoing staff. Really liked the ambiance - loved the large paintings!" M Gaber, Winnipeg, MB, Aug 26
"Absolutely wonderful dinner. Never paired ginger with pear - tasty combination. Excellent service, very friendly staff. Cozy, quaint, professional setting." B Grigg, New Minas, Aug 26
"Fantastic dinner. Best blueberry crisp ever! Wow - truly a hidden gem. Great service. Nice location - good view." K Wentzell, Moncton, NB, Aug 27
"Scrumptious dinner; especially the soup. A bit of waiting between soup & main course...worth the wait. A bit of jazz music could be added in background." F. Duranleau, Pointe Claire, QC, Sep 2
"Excellent lunch. Melany's service - A1 - courteous, efficient & with a smile. BtB is always a favourite with us." D & J Ashby, Kentville, Sep 3
"Visiting from Calgary. Seafood chowder and house special salad were amazing! Signature dessert was far too sweet for me - it hid the flavours of the fruit. Friendly and hard working wait staff. Clean and fresh looking restaurant, spacious and condusive to conversation." C Campbell, Calgary, Sep 3
"Excellent dinner. Enjoyed the daily special. Excellent service. Casual design restaurant with upscale meals." P & C Laforce, New Minas, Sep 3
"We were disappointed with our lunch - serving too small. We had better lunch here before. Also, do not use a coffee carafe for hot water for tea. Excellent service. Excellent restaurant." K Vaughan, Halifax, Sept 5 (From BtB staff: the coffee carafe used for the hot water has never been used for coffee, just hot water)
"Delicious dinner. Impeccable Service! Nice! Beautiful restaurant!! Would come again." AM Willett, Acadia University, Wolfville, Sept 7
"Excellent lunch. Great service. We came here 4 years ago and you were closed but graciously let us in to see & buy berries. We are from Florida & remembered, so here we are finally getting a meal - we're on an Airstream RV Caravan of 31 rigs!" W Montague, Florida, Sept 9
"ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS DINNER!! Liz looked after us perfectly. One sure sign of a good waitress is one who always keeps our water "topped off" and that she did as well as cheerfully waiting on our every need. Thank you! Always a treat to be here, especially when the blueberries are ripe. No better view anywhere!" C & J Starritt, Beaver Bank, Sept 9
"Food was delicious and well prepared. Service was excellent ; server very knowledgeable and very gracious. Great decor - sure goes along with your blueberry business." G & R Bent, Margaretville, Sept 10
"In a word - excellent. Flavourful, hot, well presented. Very good service. Friendly, attentive. I like when my water glass is kept full. It is a little off the beaten path but well signed. Perhaps you could provide GPS co-ordinates." J. B. Russell, Campbellville, Ontario, Sept 11
"Glorious dinner - loved it all! Excellent service - delighful server. Love the view and location; from Alberta, but will tell any friends that come this way." Alberta, Sept 11
"Quiche was excellent. Salad very fresh & best dressing I've had. Corn chowder had too much bacon flavor. Very good, friendly service. Clean & nice atmosphere. Would highly reccommend it to friends." Dartmouth, Sept 11
"Corn Chowder & Chicken a la King were superb. The pasta special, Chicken Tarragon was a grave disappointment - uneatable. Wonderful service. Love the look. First time in. Very bright & cheery." M Bennett, Halifax, Sept 11
"Seafood Chowder was excellent...best chowder ever! Friendly service, fast & made us welcome. Clean, pleasant restaurant, nice relaxing meal on the patio." T Ramsey, Regina, Sask, Sept 14'
"Always love the House Salad. Tried Sweet Potato Wedges & really didn't like too much. Very good, friendly service. Clean, refresdhing restaurant." V Hanrahan, Lr Sackville, Sept 15
"Amazing food! Beautiful presentation, unbelievable taste! Perfect, friendly server. Five star restaurant." D Milner, Beaverbank, Sept 17
"Dad says "delicious food"; James saays "need a little more & spice up the rice"; Mom says "absolutely delicious"; Pam is speechless. Mom says "absolutely great wait staff personalities"; James wants to know if they are "available because they were so efficient; Pam can only say "wow". Mom thinks the restaurant is "very relaxing"; Dad saays "A1"; James thinks it's "warm & cozy & cuddly" (gag), Pam is in awe." P Blank, Wilmot, Sept 17
"Fantastic lunch. The dressing on the House Salad is to die for. Thoroughly enjoyed the meal, terrific service & scenery. Homey & inviting restaurant with great views. Thanks for the great experience. We will see you again for sure!" T & S Jarvis, Lr Sackville, Sept 18
"Food was very good, but the plate lacks visual appeal - need garnish, ideally include a side dish with salad, etc. for the price need more on the plate. Good service. D Jonns, Halifax, Sept 21
"Fantastic food. Everyone at our table really enjoyed their dinners and the scrumptious desserts. Excellent service. Nice atmosphere and lovely music." J Pelchat, Greenwich, Sept 23
"Unique, well prepared, very tastey, loved the homemade dressings. Great service. Comfortable, cozy, good atmosphere." A Peters, Greenwood, Sept 24
"Excellent lunch as always. I very much enjoyed the wide selection of food and the exellent way of preparation. No #1 service. Wonderful folks to chat with. Very courteous. Interesting restaurant with a great atmosphere." B Russell, Sept 25
"Excellent lunch. Absolutely love the potato lasaugna. Wonderful service - prompt. Service was terrific. Clean, bright, inviting restaurant - beautiful." A & R Stevens, Coldbrook, Sept 25
"Lunch - excellent basics, quite well cooked, nicely presented...8 out of 10. Fast, friendly, excellent service...9 out of 10. Very pleasant atmosphere. Even the music was not intrusive...9 out of 10." G. J. Cleaner, Dartmouth, Sep 28
"Excellent lunch!! Sandwich came recommended - it was wonderful. A1 service - tops. Clean, picturesque restaurant." V Dymond, Bedford, Sep 29
"A1 dinner. Delicious! Portion size a bit on the large size, but always good for leftovers. Great service. A gem...just a ways up the road." Anita & Derek, Halifax, Oct 1
"Quiche & salad good; crepe was cold but had good taste; pumpkin cheesecake delicious. Service was slow but friendly. Pleasant atmosphere. Thanks." S Scharfe, Aylesofrd, Oct 4
"Blueberry Glazed Salmon dinner was fantastic - very delicious! More than generous portions for everything & everything was awesome. Excellent service!! Server was very professional & efficient & helpful. Relaxing atmosphere & excellent quality food & service." M Davis, Alberta, Oct 7
"Our haddock meal was delicious. Loved the spices & chutney. Perfect service. Totally beautiful restaurant. We visit you each time we are in the Valley." M Fisher, Brookfield, Oct 7
'Soup, salads a& entree were all very deilcious! Very prompt service & extremely personable waitress. Very lovely atmosphere! Too bad you are closed from October - springtime. We will definately be back." J Hill, Fall River, Oct 8
"Excellent lunch, great value to boot. Excellent service - what service should be, but sometimes isn't at other places." J & L Covill, Dartmouth, Oct 8
"Seafood crepes/fishcakes...food was almost too good to swallow! Fabulous service - server was very pleasant." B & B crane, Dras D'or, Cape Breton, Oct 8
"Wonderful food - best turket dinner ever!! (sssh - don't tell my mother! Friendly & fast service. Great place." C Bowers, Oct 9