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Old Posted Jan 9, 2013, 4:52 PM
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[St. John's] Restaurant Thread

Thought I would create this to take the restaurant discussion out of the Retail thread. Please post any rumours or reviews of any restaurants in this thread.

Anyways, a few new restaurants to mention:

1. The old Magnum and Steins is now called 'Saltwater'.
2. The old Cellar is now called 'St. John's Chophouse'.
3. There is a new place called 'The Reluctant Chef' next to Basho.
4. 'The Club' is now open in the former Peter Belbins location on Duckworth.

I haven't tried any of these yet but really hoping to try out 'The Club' in the next little while. Really sounds like my kind of place (Steak and Beer).


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I tried Relish recently, on Waldegrave Street. Gourmet burger joint for people who don't know. I was hoping it would be something like Unburger in Winnipeg, which (unfortunately, still) makes the best burger I have ever had in my life.

That said, Relish is AMAZING. Easily the best burger I've ever had in St. John's. And so many interesting and cool toppings to choose from. Really makes it a new experience.
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I tried Relish recently, on Waldegrave Street. Gourmet burger joint for people who don't know. I was hoping it would be something like Unburger in Winnipeg, which (unfortunately, still) makes the best burger I have ever had in my life.

That said, Relish is AMAZING. Easily the best burger I've ever had in St. John's. And so many interesting and cool toppings to choose from. Really makes it a new experience.
I also heard (I believe someone else posted here) that The Works gourmet burger will be setting up shop here...not sure if it's a rumor or fact. I've had it a couple of times in Ottawa and I loved it! Here's a link to their website:

http://www.worksburger.com/
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I also heard (I believe someone else posted here) that The Works gourmet burger will be setting up shop here...not sure if it's a rumor or fact. I've had it a couple of times in Ottawa and I loved it! Here's a link to their website:

http://www.worksburger.com/
Yes, this is true. I posted that in the retail thread a few weeks back. The link below confirms that it is coming soon.

http://www.worksburger.com/Locations...3/Default.aspx
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I also heard (I believe someone else posted here) that The Works gourmet burger will be setting up shop here...not sure if it's a rumor or fact. I've had it a couple of times in Ottawa and I loved it! Here's a link to their website:

http://www.worksburger.com/
Oh I hope! I also tried in Ottawa a few times it was excellent! Best burger i have had! It will defiantly give relish a run for its money!
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Thought I would create this to take the restaurant discussion out of the Retail thread. Please post any rumours or reviews of any restaurants in this thread.

Anyways, a few new restaurants to mention:

1. The old Magnum and Steins is now called 'Saltwater'.
2. The old Cellar is now called 'St. John's Chophouse'.
3. There is a new place called 'The Reluctant Chef' next to Basho.
4. 'The Club' is now open in the former Peter Belbins location on Duckworth.

I haven't tried any of these yet but really hoping to try out 'The Club' in the next little while. Really sounds like my kind of place (Steak and Beer).

I took my girlfriend to The Club for her birthday on one of the first nights it opened. The food was good, the beer was good, but what really stood out for me was the atmosphere. It's the kind of place I'd love to go and have a few pints with the boys (as a matter of fact, now that I think about it, it'd be a fantastic spot to have the SSP Forum Meet).

You feel like you're in a pub, but the food is Blue on Water / Gypsy / Portobellos quality. I wouldn't say that it blew my mind anymore than any of those places did, but the decor was fantastic and I really enjoyed the darker, pubish atmosphere.
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I took my girlfriend to The Club for her birthday on one of the first nights it opened. The food was good, the beer was good, but what really stood out for me was the atmosphere. It's the kind of place I'd love to go and have a few pints with the boys (as a matter of fact, now that I think about it, it'd be a fantastic spot to have the SSP Forum Meet).

You feel like you're in a pub, but the food is Blue on Water / Gypsy / Portobellos quality. I wouldn't say that it blew my mind anymore than any of those places did, but the decor was fantastic and I really enjoyed the darker, pubish atmosphere.
Awesome!

And for anyone who doesn't know, this restaurant is run by the same owner/chef of Aqua (Mark McCrowe).
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I have so many restaurants on my list of places to try here, but it's tough to find time/money as my friends are all students in their early 20s (as am I). I've only been to Shalimar, International Flavours, The Sprout, and many of the pizza and fish & chip places. I'd love to try India Gate, J Korean, Basho, and Afghan this semester as well. If I'm feeling like steak, ribs, or any traditional North American foods, really, I'd just as soon cook it myself than go out.
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It'd be cool to have regular forum meets, new restaurant each time.

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We used to enjoy Peter Belbin's. Excellent steaks and even better bread pudding dessert. Glad to hear we have a couple new steak houses open, I'll have to try them out.
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Speaking of Burgers someone mentioned to me that Five Guys will be coming to St. John's in the future http://fiveguys.ca/ - hands down the best burger and fries in my mind, and half the price of most of the "high end" burger joints out there.
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One thing that kills me about St. John's is pizza.

We seriously have the worst pizza in Canada. Venice had a thin crust that I liked, but other than that everyone serves a box of dough, which I guess people most like as it seems be the the same recipe more or less everywhere. However, I like pizza for the ingredients and taste of sauce, if I wanted to eat a loaf of bread.. I would.
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Speaking of Burgers someone mentioned to me that Five Guys will be coming to St. John's in the future http://fiveguys.ca/ - hands down the best burger and fries in my mind, and half the price of most of the "high end" burger joints out there.
wow I've heard a lot about them from my sister who travels to the US. She LOVES them and goes out of her way to eat there whenever in a city with one. Now with that and Target, just add H&M and forever 21 and there would be many happy shoppers
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Speaking of Burgers someone mentioned to me that Five Guys will be coming to St. John's in the future http://fiveguys.ca/ - hands down the best burger and fries in my mind, and half the price of most of the "high end" burger joints out there.
My father said this is the best place ever. He's been to them a few times in Calgary (I think). That and Joey's Only could please him for years
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If Five Guys does come to town, I sure hope it's downtown (unlikely). It's my favourite chain burger, but I don't see myself going out to some power centre to spend $13 for lunch. Then again, they're pretty big places, so I don't know where in the core one would fit.

Edit: Just realized that I'm only without a car here for this semester, so I suppose I'd drive out for a burger every once in a while.
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One thing that kills me about St. John's is pizza.

We seriously have the worst pizza in Canada. Venice had a thin crust that I liked, but other than that everyone serves a box of dough, which I guess people most like as it seems be the the same recipe more or less everywhere. However, I like pizza for the ingredients and taste of sauce, if I wanted to eat a loaf of bread.. I would.
I'd definitely like to see more places to get pizza around here. It's something I don't get to have very often.
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I have so many restaurants on my list of places to try here, but it's tough to find time/money as my friends are all students in their early 20s (as am I). I've only been to Shalimar, International Flavours, The Sprout, and many of the pizza and fish & chip places. I'd love to try India Gate, J Korean, Basho, and Afghan this semester as well. If I'm feeling like steak, ribs, or any traditional North American foods, really, I'd just as soon cook it myself than go out.
Afghan restaurant is very affordable. The take out is similar to what you get at International Flavours and about the same price. Well, at least it was the last time I was there which was maybe a year ago now.
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I want to try all of the different restaurants as well. Matty and I were doing that for a while but then we realized we were kicking ourselves right in the finances and slowed down on eating at anything classier than a Wendy's.

The only things I can honestly say I've tried to death and simply do not like, in any form, are sushi and marmalade. I even had teriyaki chicken sushi and still THAT had the same disgusting taste as all the rest. I think it must be the rice or the vinegar I hate... I can't tell. But it's something that's common in all sushi I've ever tried.

Also, forgot one: cilantro. I have whatever gene that is that makes it taste like soap. And I hate that people use it since, apparently, for people who can taste it properly, it's not that different from basil. Just use basil. Stop ruining food.

Some curries I can't eat because of the cilantro.
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