Hot Belly Mamas - Peterborough, Ontario

I've been coming here since 2006, and we have never had a sub par dish! Ever! Today we vetured out for our first COVID restaurant eat, and it was such an amazing experience! They really had their stuff together!!! The servers explained all the social distancing ... strategies in play and all the tables were more than 2meters apart... It made for a very calm experience! And the food was incredible!!!!!! I had the pulled pork sandwich with baked beans and corn soup (which was the best I have ever tasted!). The rest of my family got the blackened fish; Cuban sandwich; a chicken sandwich; and chicken strips (for the 5 year old). No take out bags needed!!! The portions, price, and service was right on point! They also take reservations (highly recommended) and their micro beers were an amazing compliment. The attached pictures do no justice to just how savory, juicy, and delicious the whole meal was!!!!! We live in Toronto, and we make the 1.5 hour trip to Peterborough or drive through it SPECIFICALLY for Hot Belly's!!!! We will be back!!! Read more

As lovers of Cajun cuisine and craft beer we were drawn to Hot Belly Mama's and Olde Stone Brewery. We ate at HBM'S, ordered shrimp PO boy and blackened catfish PO boy. Both with corn soup and sweet potato fries. The meals were quite tasty, fresh, and we'll-presented. The corn ... soup was amazing. Thick, creamy, a bit spicy, full of flavour, and with lots of corn kernels. The decor is very N'awlins with a lot of cajun bayou shack flair. The service was fantastic. Renata was our server, and she was very pleasant, friendly, and helpful. This was the perfect place for Roguetrippers to stop for lunch on our roadtrip through Peterborough on our way home from Ottawa. Stop in....you will love it. Read more

Went here primarily because of "10 best restaurants..." rating, I have to say I thoroughly disagree with this assessment. Completely underwhelming in all aspects except for the patio and the awesome sign above the bar. I could go into detail about the boring food and the confusion around ... beer availability but it would be one of those annoyingly long winded critics. Utimitally what matters is would I ever go back, for sure no. Read more

I love this place because they make their own beer and I love the blackened chicken with sweet potato fries. They have a live band that plays when you happen to be there at the right time. The staff is friendly and the food is great. ... You can get in with a wheelchair and the washrooms are on the same floor. in the sum.er they remove the cront and it doubles as a patio, cool! Enjoy! Read more

Nothing extraordinary, but a fairly cute restaurant. The last time I visited I had no problems with our waitress whatsoever, as other reviews suggested. I've only been a few times now, but our waitress (curly brown hair) was really sweet and offered fast service.