Saint John Ale House
1 Market Square, Saint John
(506) 657-2337
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Wonderful clam chowder the best ever mouthful had content. Highly recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mussles do not order them! beet salad absolutely NO! Not impressed
Waitress was friendly and charming. Would not recommend or return !
Seafood food chowder was not an Atlantic Seafood chowder would not not recommend!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
1hr+ wait time (staff assured us our food would be a couple minutes, but a couple minutes turned into 30 minutes) and portions were very small for prime rib.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 2
Shout out! First the service is top tier and now for the food...best battered haddock ever. Very light coating, falls apart, super moist. Yaass!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Haven't tried to food yet, because we came for the drinks. They have lots of options. Will need to come back again to try other drinks, and try their food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This was my second time visiting but this time it was just my son and I who went for a late lunch/early dinner on a Sunday afternoon. Very friendly staff and the food was delicious as was the beer! very quiet which is good when you’re hungry! Thank you to the young lady who looked after us today. We will be back again soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is locally sourced so the menu hangers from time to time but the food is always excellent and the service is great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I spent a few days at the Hilton next door while in the city for work. Each evening I've tried one of the restaurants on this strip. I won't speak negatively about the other options, but I will say the food and service here is by far the best.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great location, right on the water. Very friendly service if not super quick. Small bowl of mussles for the price paid - they were good but the broth was kind of bland.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Today’s music would be ideal …. Country, light rock, folk or even soft country something with a better beat. The music you play in a restaurant. You play something like kids hitting a garbage cans.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Excellent food, fantastic staff and good times all around. Try the Maple Old Fashioned!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great dining experience 👌
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stopped in here for lunch today with the family. Great spot and cool place. Sat on the patio which is fantastic.
Service was great. Food was very good too. I ordered the Atlantic Haddock Fish and Chips and it was really good. Would highly recommend. Tried a couple local beers by ordering a flight of beers. So many to choose from so just pick your pretence of beer.
Close to downtown.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The lobster roll was probably the best I’ve had, definitely worth the price. The fish and chips was also very good, the portion was very big and the fries are also great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A $60 Date With Disappointment (And Only the Lobster Kissed Me Right) It was my first time here, and I came alone but I wasn’t planning to feel alone. You’d think they’d charm a solo diner with a seat by the view, but no... they tucked me away upstairs in the loneliest corner like I was a secret they didn’t want anyone to see. Romantic? Not exactly. I asked for an iced tea. The server poured it like it was fine wine, then whisked away the bottle, half full. Um... was that rationed or just rude? Let’s talk food. The crispy pork bites? More like crispy heartbreaks—dry, chewy, and a jaw workout I didn’t sign up for. The dipping sauce? Tangy, spicy, and just plain wrong. Like a bad blind date that shows up with no personality and too much cologne. Then came the lobster bun and fries. The lobster with garlic aioli? Finally, someone (or something) understood the assignment. Tender, flavorful, seductive. But the bun was small—tease—and the fries? Dry, bland, and abandoned on the plate like they gave up on life. Not even a sauce to save them. In the end, I paid around $60 for a solo meal (including tip) to feel... unsatisfied. A tragic romance of missed potential. I can’t say it was worth it but maybe I just didn’t order the right dishes. Perhaps there are other items on the menu that shine. Maybe I’ll come back. Maybe I won’t.
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