Oppidan - St. John's

Great atmosphere, excellent service, and marvelous food for seafood lovers. Only problem is that there's just so much!

The main dining area at Sheraton was also good for breakfast and dinner. It's not very big. The breakfast buffet was the most extensive thing I had in Newfoundland and Labrador, highlighted by salmon and capers as well as a cheese board. The dinner options should be wide enough for the palate of each. A friend could get a good gluten-free meal. My quarter pound lobster sandwich was really good, the waitress admired me the delicious house Fries in a small metal basket had no calories....

We dropped by this hotel restaurant because the Sheraton was just around the corner from the place we were staying Monroe House on Forest Road. The menu is not extensive, but had some nice items including very pricey steak and lobster. We were...not in that market the night we were there. I ordered the fish tacos; my husband had the pulled brisket on a bun. Both were very nicely done. The twice cooked fries that came with the pulled brisket were yummy. The fish in my taco was perfectly deep fried very crispy on the outside tender, almost sweet tasting fish. There are probably places in St. John's with more character and maybe a more distinctive menu, but you could do worse than eat here. I'd go back.

The restaurant has a wonderful view but the food is far below standard. Not recommended. It is such a shame that more expertise isn't available to the hotel owners. It's time to hire a new highly trained chef to compete with other good restaurants that...are popping up in the city.

Our first evening we ate at the hotel (Oppidan) the food was excellent and we both had fish and chips with Naan Bread appetizer (yummy) . Our server was Beverly and her hostess skills are above and beyond, I truly hope they realize you are...one of the best.