Chinched Bistro - St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

It’s a disappointing experience for us. The service was mediocre and extremely slow. After we got seated, we waited for 10 mins to finally see our server, then waited another 10-15mins for our wines. Then waited 45-50 mins for our appetizer which is a very simple charcuterie board! After fished our ... charcuterie board, waited another 30mins for our mains! The wait is way over too long for the type of dishes we ordered. The wine was delicious, charcuterie board was normal. The mains (pork belly and lobster) were so salty. They are flavourful but extremely salty that we had to constantly drinking water while eating them. Didn’t enjoy it. I’m not sure where all these good ratings come from, but I would never come back. It’s really a waste of time and money. Read more

Reserved a spot at the bar as I was traveling solo. Danny and everyone else at Chinched made me feel welcome from the second I walked in! I had a custom mocktail, which started the experience off right. I’m pescatarian so I ignored the recommended charcuterie and pigs ears, but ... hear they are delicious. I settled on Lobster, poached and served cold with leche de Tigre sauce. Amazing! By far best lobster dish I’ve ever tasted. Also had the beets and pears, which was superbly prepared. I didn’t leave room for dessert, but had some anyway. Glad I did. Although the food was amazing, the overall experience of dining here was even better. Danny made me feel so welcome. He suggested other great restaurants and experiences in St John’s. Sadly it was my last evening there, so I’ll have to go back! I would highly recommend this place! Read more

Been here on a couple occasions now, and it’s great every time. It’s hard to recommend specific items as they rotate their menu somewhat frequently, but I’ve never had anything less than ‘pretty damn good’ here. The charcuterie is always great, and they rotate the products out on their boards ... too, such that it’s always a new delicious experience. Highly recommended. Read more

Hands down, best meal of my life. What an absolute treat to enjoy such stellar food in such an inviting and humble venue. Run, don't walk to Chinched. 👏❤👏

We walked past this restaurant so many times on our way downtown but never stopped in until it was recommended to us as one of the better restaurants in St. John’s. We are very glad we came! The ambiance upstairs is nice enough, but we eventually moved downstairs and ate at ... the bar which we enjoyed much better. The staff was very friendly, and the food and cocktails we had were fantastic. We started with a charcuterie board, which is one of their specialties (they also seemed to have a storefront that sold meats). We then had some curried fish cakes which were excellent and spent the rest of the evening sipping cocktails and nibbling on fried pig ears in buffalo sauce (don’t let the name scare you, these are FANTASTIC). Highly recommended and should be a priority for any trip to St. John’s Read more