Reviews for Blue On Water in St. John's, NL
What an amazing place - this hotel and restaurant epitomizes East Coast hospitality and warmth. Their attention to detail is... impressive and the restaurant is excellent both in terms of food and service quality. Location is perfect for wandering theharbour, the shopping district and the pubs on George St. Every staff member we encountered was attentive, friendly, andhelpful, but a special shout out to server Molly who went out of her way to make us feel welcome and taken care of, andproprietor Sully who did everything we needed to make our stay perfect while doing it all with the warmth of welcoming friendsto one's home. Great job all! To quote a well known show - you GOTTA eat (and stay) here!! Read more
First time in St John?s and wasn?t sure where to stay. So so happy we picked Blue on Water. Restaurant below was amazing. Room... was really cool!!!! Bed was comfortable which was a really great thing for us!! Wifi was very good. Shout out also to the staff.They genuinely seemed happy to take care of us. And they seemed to love their jobs! Overall I?d say we found the perfect spotfor us!! All the main pubs and music were right here within a minute or two! Special thanks to the manager/owner Sullivan.Always a smile. Always remembered our names and was so helpful!! Even jumped in my car on the first day and showed us where theparking was. (He even carried the heaviest suitcase for us) Thanks again everyone!! Read more
Great atmosphere with exposed brick, open windows, a beautiful wine cellar and a very friendly staff. I ate perfectly seared... scallops with risotto. I think the prices were fair and overall a great experience. I would highly recommend and will likelycome again. I only ate in the restaurant but based on the experience would be happy to stay in the hotel. Read more
Waitresses need a major lesson in customer service. I was there yesterday and the first of a party of 5 to arrive. I was happy... to meet up friends that I never seen in years. I sat at the first come first serve table on the patio and grabbed a beer whilewaiting for the others. Two waitresses were trying to kick me off the patio despite already having a beer ordered and it beingon the table. One of the waitresses was accusing me of lying to her about the others coming in my party and stated I was holdinga table. Another waitress came over and said it is first come first serve and I was like perfect I am here sitting at the tablewith a beer so I?m clearly the first here. I guess they must expect you to all arrive at the same time. Had to speak withmanager which he said was fine because I had a beer ordered. Neither waitress or mgmt apologized and was charged full price. Tipwas obviously reduced as a result. Other than waitress accusing me as a liar and not letting that ruin everything the food wasgood. We had tuna, fish tacos and burger and a number of overpriced beers Read more
I?ll start off with saying this establishment is cozy and the atmosphere is great. Staff was friendly and helpful. I wish I... could give this place a higher rating but 3 stars is what?s appropriate based on our dining experience . We had an order ofmussels to start. They arrived at our table promptly and were well prepared (fresh and delicious). From that point on 40+minutes passed before our mains and when they arrived it was more than disappointing that fries were cold (they did swap outwith fresh ones after being asked) and pasta was less than lukewarm and centre of scallops cold? fish tacos were great but thepasta was bland and flavourless but the shrimp was almost excessively salted. We finished our meal with a slice of orangecheesecake which was tasty but not $12 worthy? Read more
We were in the restaurant for brunch. The manager was at the door to greet us and the server was promptly available to seat us... and get our drinks and menus. The restaurant was immaculately clean and well ordered. The meal was delicious. I had theTraditional Newfoundland Breakfast while my daughter had the Duck BLT that she is still raving about. Unfortunately, therestaurant had run out of sausage this day but the substitute was the in house peameal bacon which more than made up for themissing sausage. A cheerful, helpful server made this a memorable experience. Read more
Dropped by on our trip to St John's. We enjoyed the atmosphere and the professionalism of the staff and decided to book for... lobster for the next day. We were not disappointed with the food nor the service. Staff works hard and is very attentive tocustomers! Would recommend this great spot. (Best to reserve if you do not want to be disappointed) Read more
Great location on Water Street. The ambiance was perfect as we ate on the patio. This was our first night out in Newfoundland... and the Blue on Water made it a memorable night. Out of the 5 provinces we visited our server Hayley was the friendliestwaitress of all the restaurants we visited. She was amazing! She was extremely accommodating and was very personable, so much so2 weeks later my son is still talking about her. The food was delicious. The seafood pasta we ordered was very fresh, hot andyou can tell the pasta was made from scratch. Mixed with a bottle of Malbec, I could have stayed there all night! My sons burger(which they got out early for us) had me second guessing if I ordered correctly (looked so juicy ? I had to take a bite) Thanksguys you made it a very memorable experience for me and my family. We will definitely be back! Read more