Bayside Pavilion

Went to dinner last night around 6, it wasn’t super busy maybe 4-5 other tables. I had my toddler with me. Who just wanted to walk around the restaurant while we waited for our food. The hostess and our server were beyond sweet to him always laughing and talking to him as he walked by. Which I thought was cute. Then my food came, and he was having so much fun he didn’t want to sit and eat. So I continued to follow him around while the rest of my table ate their dinner. (Not a giant deal for me) well the lovely waitress and hostess stopped our journey around the restaurant and told me “go eat we’ll hang out with him” (around 7:15ish at this point) I repeatedly said no it’s okay- as I didn’t want to disturb them (baby sitting isn’t their job). Well she scooped my little man up and began dancing and following him around the restaurant. And told me to go eat. Which I did. At this point I didn’t even care about the food, there kindness meant everything to me. My food was amazing. Will be returning due to the kindest staff.

We live in St. Albans Bay and are regulars at Bayside, so when we arrived home from work tonight to an unexpected power outage, heading over to Bayside for dinner was an easy choice. Our server, Kaitlyn, was fantastic as always! But what really made this visit worth sharing was the incredible kindness we experienced. My 4-year-old was disappointed to find that chocolate bars weren’t on the dessert menu (though the desserts available are delicious—her taste buds are still developing!). When the owner learned of her favorite chocolate bar, he went out of his way to find one and returned with it in under five minutes. My daughter was absolutely thrilled! The genuine care and attention to detail that the team at Bayside shows to their customers is unmatched. We’re already looking forward to our next visit—and next time, we’ll be sure to bring our own Kit-Kat bar!

Excellent service and wonderful food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fresh Steamed Mussels, Seafood Combo

They hadn't cooked the clam chowder yet. There were 2 of us and our fish was way overdone. The waitress didn't seem to care, she kind of ignored us too. We also ordered a small nachos and was charged for a large. I will never return

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Fries

This place was sooo charming. The service was spectacular. First we were waited on by Mary who was very friendly. Then as she was leaving Josh, the New Guy took over waiting on us. Josh was spectacular. He was respectful, caring and hilarious. We felt like we were one of the locals which is a good feeling. The food was delicious. My friends enjoyed the clam chowder and I had the French onion soup. I must say it was some of the BEST French onion soup I’ve ever had. The fries were hand cut and deep fried to deliciousness. We had the stuffed mushrooms which were baked and fantastic. The facility was clean. It had clean restrooms. The bar and dining areas were very charming. You don’t want to miss out in this opportunity. They offer indoor as well as outdoor seating. That day it was just too chilly to enjoy one of the outdoor decks.

Parking: There was plenty of free parking when we were there.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fries

Our waitress was amazing! I sent her to refill my water 4 times and she never fussed :) I had the Apple gorgonzola salad with grilled chicken and it was so yummy. We also had a desert, and took our waitresses word for it and didn’t regret it.

I have heard very mixed review about management on busy nights, but I had zero complaints on a week day lunch. I would recommend bayside to anyone local or traveling.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Very enjoyable

Nice spot near the bay.

Vegetarian options: Bean burger, pretty limited but tasted good

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I had lunch here on Friday, August 16 and it was terrific!! The Lowe family were neighbors of mine growing up. I had the Gorgonzola Burger and it was delicious. I love the restaurant atmosphere, server was exceptional (Chucks Niece) very friendly and the menu had an assortment of choices. We will be back!!
Bobbie

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Crazy good burger!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Negative experience thanks to the lack of professionalism by the manager/owner. Will never go back, and do not recommend this overpriced restaurant to others.

We ordered 3 steaks medium rare and all were cooked medium to medium well. Waitress asked us how it was and we were polite but honest. We said we didn't want to return/redo them, as we were hungry and didn't want to make a fuss.

Later the manager came over and asked us how the food was. We said it was OK but to be honest all the steaks were overcooked. She said all 3? And we said yes. Then she got angry and said you only complained about 1 steak to the waitress. We said we didn't want to make a bigger issue out of it by complaining about all 3 steaks, but since you asked us, yes, all 3 were overcooked.

She became increasingly aggressive and accused us of complaining about the service, which we didn't do. In fact we politely said "thank you" every time our waitress came by.

I told the manager the service was fine, we didn't complain about the service. I said it was just the food. I even wrote that on the receipt.

I couldn't believe the way she was treating us as customers. I requested the bill so we could please leave. She insulted me several times during the exchange of the bill, in a manner that was disproportionate to the situation at hand.

Beyond the overpriced food and aggressive manager, the other issue was the atmosphere. There were flies all over the place getting into our food, we had to keep swatting them away. It may have been the result of leaving the restaurant windows open and all the local trucks and farm equipment driving by on that main road, sometimes with foul cargo.

If you want a quality dining experience, you're better off going elsewhere.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 3

We were out for the day and decided to stop for lunch. My husband ordered the broiled seafood combo which came with a starch of choice, steamed vegetables and a salad. The waitress listed the starch options including onion rings and that is what he chose. She never told us that would be a $2 upcharge on our bill. When his food was delivered he asked for the vegetables which he didn’t receive. The waitress said it was either a starch or the vegetables. That was not correct. The seafood was good but kind of a small amount.
I ordered a half rack of ribs which comes with fries and Cole slaw. I had to ask for the Cole slaw again. The ribs were tender.
Our waitress couldn’t tell us what today’s vegetables were when we were ordering. Was incorrect on my husband’s order. Forgot my Cole slaw. She brought me a wrong refill on my beverage. Yikes

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 2

Food was great and reasonably priced! Bartender was awesome!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Teriyaki Chicken

Got there 6:45pm and we were told they were not taking any more people for today. They had many open tables available so what gives.. it's a shame we were really looking to try them out.

Also no AC!!!

Service: 1

Went to Bayside with my brother and sister-in-law last night. We waited an over an hour for our food. By the time the food came it was not hot at all. And the fries look like they’ve been sitting under a heat light the whole day. Try to Call and talk to the owner. She was very unresponsive to my complaints. I would not recommend going there at all.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3