Mallard Cottage - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Limited options for vegetarians. First time back in years. Legendary place in Quidi Vidi. Change in ownership...not yet restored to glory days for mains. Appetizers were great... mushroom flatbread and brussel sprouts. Mains were ok. Cod. Pork. Ratatouille...which looked great but lacked flavour. Starter coctails were great, and the desserts. ... Just flat on mains. Read more

We are from ontario. Been here a few times in the past. Food was always good so this is not our first time here. Firstly the service provided by the servers were excellent. As for the food. The menu was small with very limited selection. With that very limited menu ... some items were not available. We ordered the brussel sprout salad, the 20oz steak and the Newfoundland fish. The salad was the star of the meal! Really nicely made with amazing flavours. The fish was cooked well and tasted good. The 20oz steak didn’t look 20oz. 16oz at most and that’s not being honest promising a 20oz cut that’s is at most and I stress AT MOST a 16oz cut. The cook and taste was just average at best. Let’s put it this way. My wife makes a better steak any day. Dessert was a real disaster! It was highway robbery for $15 each. The chef should ask himself if he would pay that much for that before serving them to the diners. We got some apple crumble topped with toasted oats and a white chocolate mousse with blueberry compote. The portions were horribly small. Horribly tiny! Much smaller than mini baby food jars and it cost $15 each! The jar was so small you couldn’t fit a teaspoon inside without spilling the oats. And for the toasted oats they were not even crispy. More warm and mushy. The apple crumble tasted like apple sauce you feed your baby with and that mousse was watery. $15 each for dessert. Please skip! I’m doing you guys a favour for those who are going! Don’t bother ordering dessert. We are crossing this restaurant out of our to go list! Read more

We had a TRULY incredible experience at Mallard Cottage! I am vegan, and the chef was so accommodating - he made me an incredible appetizer with a parsnip puree that I will surely dream of. The waitress so was kind, the service was wonderful, and the ginger mocktail was delicious! ... My friend who is not vegan said the fish of the day dish was the best thing she has ever eaten. We will definitely be back. Read more

We had a great time and enjoyed our meal. Definitely not a place you should go and rush through. We had the Brussel sprout salad and it was amazing! My cod was very fresh and the drinks were delicious. Service was great! By the end of the night we had ... two servers and the chef at our table talking and giving us recommendations where to go on our trip. I think it is worth a stop while visiting St. John’s. Read more

This place is awesome. We stopped in for lunch and enjoyed the unique atmosphere, great cocktails, and delicious locally-sourced food. Probably the best mussels I’ve had; very fresh and flavourful. Our server was hilarious as well, overall great experience. Would recommend!