Reviews for Captain Kat's Lobster Shack in Barrington Passage, NS

Absolutely the best lobster place to go to if you are visiting west coast Nova Scotia!!

Place is clean with comfortable seating. Decor is charming. Staff is friendly and incredibly kind. Buttery biscuits, perfectly... home made and flakey. Delicious chowder with lots of lobster. Amazing lobster roll, listed as "award winning" and, trust me,they are tasty! Creamy coleslaw and hand cut crispy fries. I will be back many times over again! Keep up the fantastic work! Read more

Delicious food and friendly service! I really appreciate the vegetarian options. My husband is not vegetarian and specifically... wanted fresh fish, so I am glad there were delicious options for me as well :) Read more

Captain Kat's has a story to tell. It's one about loss, and a love that lasts in spite of grief and doubt and pain. It's about... memory, and the battle between how it can make you embittered as it holds you back, or transform you into a better person as youmove forward. It's about the choices we make, and how they shape us into the people we become, the people we are remembered as.Captain Kat's story is personal and universal, one that can stay with you forever or leave you the instant you step out of theLobster Shack. Captain Kat's also has food, and lots of it. On our trip to Nova Scotia, we heard that Barrington was thelobster capital of Canada, and the place to go to in Barrington was Captain Kat's Lobster Shack. Marketing ploy or not, we lovelobster so had to go. And we loved it. I'll get this out of the way and say the prices are eye-popping expensive (not sure ifthat was always the case or because of the inflation we're experiencing now). But if you want to treat yourself, this was areally good meal - excellent 5-star quality food amidst an almost-kitschy diner decor. We got: - Catch of the Day: A 1.25 poundsteamed lobster that had some of the freshest, juiciest, creamiest lobster meat I've ever had. I would have loved it evenwithout all the melted butter it was bathed in. The side mashed potato was properly creamy and the side salad was outstanding(forgot what the dressing was, but it was uniquely tarty and cut well through all the butter). They winkingly refer to this as a"tourist favourite" on their menu to acknowledge how expensive it is. - Causeway Creamed Lobster: We passed on their lobsterroll (which apparently was awarded winning) to get this. It's basically chunks of lobster on toast, swimming (yes, swimming!) incream. I thought I'd hate it since I don't like soggy bread, but ended up really enjoying it. Again, amazing lobster meat. Butit was the cream that made the dish - so creamy I actually thought it had cheese in it. Worth a try si Read more

Came from Alberta to see what all the hype was about and it lived up to it! The lobster roll was bursting with large chunks of... fresh lobster from Canada's lobster capital in EVERY BITE the roll itself is buttery and fluffy and local! The mussles were sofrsh and I've never seen dipping them in butter before but I'll tell you. I am here for it! The fish cakes were like deliciousmashed potatoes with nice hearty chuncks of fresh fish fried golden brown with a delicious and perfectly complimentary relishchutney. Absolutely worth the trip!!!! Incredible food. Thank you! Read more

A little too much oil in the chowder, a little to less lobster in both lobster roll meals, kid size fish and chips is great,... lobster fish cake is yummy. Read more

The service was excellent. The lobster fondue was tasty but for 6 bites of lobster and some garlic toast $27 seemed expensive.... The creamed lobster on toast again tasty but expensive and i would not say creamed it was liquid. We took a loooong detour to goto this place . would not do that again. 1 appetizer. 2 entrees and 1 coffee $120 canadian Read more

Quick service, nice servers, and themed lobster decors all around. We ordered the half clam and half fish with chips as well as... the creamed lobster on a roll with a side of fries. The food was good, but not memorable. Good-sized parking lot in the plaza. Irecommend getting a reservation on the weekends as they had asked whether we had a reservation when we went on Friday night. Read more