Mallard Cottage

I would recommend this restaurant to anyone who is traveling to St. John's or the surrounding area. Reservations are required and there is limited street parking with no dedicated parking lot. We had a late reservation and ate outside as it was a warm night. The service was excellent, every person we spoke to was friendly and attentive. The was food divine; Skin-on cod and flat iron steak highly recommended, butterflied mackerel was also great. Confit potatoes almost stole the show, and the rhubarb cake finished off the meal wonderfully. The food is fancy but the restaurant is cozy and comfortable.

Mallard Cottage, usually a slam dunk for a high quality meal, was a bit of a let-down this evening. My main was served at room temperature, and my guess was it was ready before the rest of the table’s dishes were. Not sure why this was the case things were busy, so that’s a guess but it was still delicious. And while 3/4 of our dishes were great cod tongues a highlight, the smoked short rib was not very flavourful. Always appreciate the atmosphere and attentive service, but we’ve had better meals here.

Very delicious. Recommend booking reservations as they book up quick! Menu is different during week versus Brunch only on Weekends. So we booked a second day. They’re need to change this and offer brunch menu weekdays as well. Their Price point is slightly higher side. Worth the splurge. Must try their Smoked Bacon! Thick cut full of flavour. Had 2 orders to go. Churro French toast was fantastic. Cheers.

Had the very expensive tasting menu. Our server was fantastic, and the food... Well, I was along for the ride until the last course, where the chef proved that they couldn't properly salt a steak. If you're looking for a truly memorable meal try Chinched in St. John's proper.

Beautiful place and the staff were great. The food was amazing! Great service and atmosphere. The cocktails were delicious. The homemade butter and Ketchup was great. The dessert was fantastic. Definetly will be going back!Food: 5/5

Nice place with a friendly knowledgeable staff. Classy and clean. The food was a bit expensive for what we got side dish sold separately from the main entrée and not the most exciting entrée. The good news is the menu changes every week so no two visits will be the same. I will definitely go back but not in a rush. Oysters were great.

We went there for brunch. The building itself is already beautiful. The food and server were excellent too. I especially loved their bacon. Tasted terrific and prepared perfectly.Food: 5/5

This was probably the best meal of my life. Every dish was incredible, so much flavour and combinations that worked so well together. It truly felt like experiencing a work of art. I'm so sad we live on the other side of the country and will definitely be telling anyone we know traveling to Newfoundland that this is a must visit.Food: 5/5

Very Disappointed. This is somewhere I have eaten many times and always recommended highly to visiting friends and family. We would usually get the family style dinner which is when you are served 8-10 dishes off the menu to the whole table and it was always delicious and a fantastic amount of food. This month, myself and several friends went for dinner. We asked to order the family style dinner. The waitress did respond that sure we could have the chefs tasting menu. None of us at the table realized she was making a distinction. This tasting menu was $20-30 more expensive per person than the family style dinner but the family style dinner had gone up in price before so we just figured again the price had been raised. We had less than half the number of dishes compared to previous experiences and the portions were much smaller. We had to order extra bread for the table, and the person in our group with the smallest appetite was still hungry when we left. When we brought up at the end of the meal that we were a bit shocked that for an increased price we had so much less food than normal - this is when she informed us that the chefs tasting menu is different than the family style dinner and that the family style dinner was no longer offered anymore. I feel like this absolutely should have been addressed at the start of the meal when we specifically asked for the family style meal. As a group of foodies who are happy to pay good money for good food we were incredibly disappointed compared to past experiences. We would not recommend this to anyone as for $120 a person we felt the food portions were small and the quality of food was less than previous visits.

Absolutely wonderful brunch! The place itself is beautiful enough that they could serve you an awful meal it's not! and it would still be good. Let's talk bread...so fluffy, so fresh, so delicious probably so butter too..but why not right? Great coffee, and that assorted sweet plate...man...those sweets! Worth every penny! The staff are very friendly and the atmosphere is top notch! It is also a great spot for a little afternoon stroll afterwards to take in some beautiful scenery and a great way to work off all that food that you have just deliciously devoured! Special bonus points for that mallard portrait by the bathroom- I have named him Captain Quackles. I still have the most wonderful dreams about that chocolate chip cookie from my assorted sweet plate...yum yum