". . . health-conscious, fresh-and-local, gourmet dinners in the nattily-appointed, informal but ever-so-patrician Trout Point Lodge." Keith Marshall, emerils.com

 

“food is their forte” Darlene King, Harrowsmith Country Life

 

 

 

Dining and Wine a t Trout Point, Nova Scotia
"it’s really the food that shines at this gourmet wilderness lodge." Frances MacKinnon, Air Canada OnAir, May, 2008
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"In the eighteenth century, the British expelled the French-speaking Catholics from Nova Scotia, then known as Acadia, or l'Acadie in French. Many of them ended up in Louisiana and became known as Cajuns (from "Acadians"). A close emotional connection persists between the two communities.

The menu at Trout Point Lodge reflects this bond. Louisiana dishes like smoked fish jambalaya get as much emphasis as Nova Scotia specialties, such as Rappie Pie, a traditional Acadian dish of scallops and clams baked between layers of grated potatoes.

But more than anything, the owners are inspired by the fresh ingredients around them."

Marq DeVilliers, Food & Wine

 

 

 


The kitchen at Trout Point Lodge deftly brings to fruition culinary creations from New World French traditions and seasonal sources of local delicacies, intertwining modern cooking technique, traditional native foraging for wild mushrooms & plants, organic produce & herbs from the Lodge's own gardens, and the ethical use of the North America's freshest seafood to create a unique and unforgettable dining experience in daily-changing prix-fixe menus.

The Dining Room serves Nova Scotia seafood in daily-changing fixed menus inspired by the French New World, including Cajun, Creole, and local Acadian specialties. Salmon, scallops, halibut, haddock, tuna, mussels, and other seafood pulled straight from the sea just hours before; wild chanterelles, porcini, or seabeans; garden-fresh organic produce; and always homemade breads and desserts form a part of every candlelit dinner.

The 36-seat restaurant, flanked by two granite fireplaces and a wood-burning grilling oven, serves lunches and dinners en famille at long wooden tables. Dress is always smart casual.

Those wanting a romantic table for two need only ask before mealtime.

The Dining Room overlooks the Tusket River just a stone's throw away, and in the summer months patio dining forms a favorite option. Wines and bar service are available to compliment every meal.

"We ate five-course dinners family style, at a long table covered with a cloth and lighted by candles. On either end of the heavily beamed country kitchen style dining room, snapping fires burned in twin granite fireplaces. Edith Piaf sang. Gregorian chants. Rousing symphonies."

Millie Ball, New Orleans Times-Picayune

 

 

 

 

 

Chef/proprietors Vaughn Perret & Charles Leary have had their culinary talents praised by a variety of sources, including Travel & Leisure, Food & Wine, and ForbesTraveler. They previously operated Chicory Farm and the Chicory Farm Cafe in New Orleans. Their food emphasizes what is fresh, local organic vegetables, herbs, wild foods, and seafood as complimented by culinary talents honed in Louisiana, Spain, France, and Italy. The Trout Point Lodge Cookbook: Creole Cuisine from New Orleans to Nova Scotia was published by Random House .

The Full Board Plan provides two guests with three meals per day for $170.00 (in addition to the room tariff). Half Board is $143.00. Seating in the Dining Room is limited, and reservations are required for lunch and dinner. The lunch seating is at 1:00 p.m. and the dinner seating is at 7:30 p.m. Dinner only is open to the general public.

"Gourmet food inspired by the owners' Louisiana roots"

"wonderful seafood"

Peter Mehegan, WCVB television, Boston

"Creole and Cajun flavors are married to the North Atlantic's bountiful seafood"

Robin Cherry, concierge.com/Condé-Nast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Please note that meals usually consist of seafood. Vegetarian options are available with advance notice. Child meals usually consist of smaller portions of the regular menu.



Trout Point is a proud member of Taste of Nova Scotia

WINE AT TROUT POINT

a sample wine list appears below
our list is constantly being expanded and improved
The list offers a wide variety of wine and styles with special emphasis on fine wines from France (including Bordeaux reds), from Spain, and white wines from Upstate New York.
 

Wines listed in GREEN print are made from organic grapes

Wines by the Glass (or Bottle)

Bonterra Cabernet Sauvignon, North Coast, California, 2004 $11/54

Guy Saget Rosé d'Anjou, France, 2006 $10/$47

Parés Baltà Blanc de Pacs (Xarel-lo, Parellada, & Macabeo) Penedès, Spain, 2006, $9/36

Trio Chardonnay/Pinot Grigio/Riesling blend, Casablanca Valley, Chile, 2005 $10/42

Bonterra Chardonnay, Mendocino, California, 2005, $11/54


White Wine by the Bottle

Light in body, crisp, lightly spicy, or with refreshing acidity to pair with white fish entrees such as monkfish, shellfish, or spicy Creole dishes such as our Jambalaya.

Château Bonnet Entre-Deux-Mers Bordeaux, 2006 (375 ml) $26

Inzolia “Natural State” Sicilia, 2006, $29

Parés Baltà Blanc de Pacs (Xarel-lo, Parellada, & Macabeo) Penedès, Spain, 2006, $36

La Sablette Muscadet, Sèvre et Maine, sur Lie, France, 2004 $36

Masi Lavarie Soave Classico, Italy, 2005, $39

Bodegas Piqueras “Castillo de Almansa” (Sauvignon Blanc & Verdejo) Almansa, Spain 2006 $39

Donnafugata “Anthilia” (Ansonica and Catarrato) Sicilia IGT Italy 2006 $47

Lamoreaux Landing Finger Lakes Gewürtztraminer, New York, 2005, $50

Willm Pinto Gris, Reserve, Alsace, France 2004 $52


For those wanting somewhat sweeter, delicate but considerable wines with fruity complexity

Stadt Krems “Cremisia” Grüner Veltliner, Austria, 2005, $36

Torres, Viña Esmerelda Moscatel-Gewürtztraminer, Penedés, Spain, 2003, $39

Hosmer Cayuga Lake Riesling, New York, 2005, $48

Sheldrake Point Finger Lakes Riesling, New York, 2005, $49

Paul Zinck Gewürtztraminer Grand Cru Eichberg, Alsace, France 2003, $99


Medium bodied with some ripe fruit flavours and perhaps a touch of oak, for enjoying alone or pairing with a wide range of seafood dishes including haddock and sole, or some of the complex Creole entrees.

Penfolds “Rawsons Retreat” Semillon-Chardonnay, SE Australia, 2005 $35

Mouton Cadet, Bourdeaux, France, 2006, $40

Fetzer, Valley Oaks Fumé Blanc California, 2005, $42

Santa Rita Sauvignon Blanc Reserva, Casablanca Valley, Chile, 2006 $46

Moulin de Gassac “Guilhem” Vin de Pays de L'Herault, France 2005 $49

Eugenio Collavini Tocai Fiulano, Collio, Italy, 2005 $54

Mad Fish Chardonnay, Western Australia, 2004 $57

Robert Mondavi Private Selection Sauvignon Blanc, California, 2005, $59

Masi Masianco, Pinot Grigio & Verduzzo, Venezie IGT, Italy, 2005 $59

Eugenio Collavini Pinot Grigio, Isonzo del Friuli, Italy 2005 $59

P. Ferraud & Fils Saint-Véran Cru du Maconnais France 2006 $60

Ronchi di Manzano Pinot Grigio, Colli Oreintali del Friuli DOC, Italy, 2005, $75


Full bodied and complex whites with oak and/or vanilla notes that will stand up to our flavorful soups and refined fish dishes like Almandine.

San Juan “Las Moras” Chardonnay Reserva, Argentina, 2005 $39

Trio Chardonnay/Pinot Grigio/Riesling blend, Casablanca Valley, Chile, 2005 $42

Lamoreaux Landing Finger Lakes Chardonnay, New York, 2004, $48

Lamoreaux Landing Finger Lakes Reserve Chardonnay, New York, 2003, $69


Complex and mature white wines with subtle fruit and distinguishing mineral aspects, excellent with shellfish or grilled fish.

Buitenverwachting “Beyond” Sauvignon Blanc, South Africa, 2006 $52

Bouchard Père & Fils Mersault, France 2005 (375 ml) $66

Olivier Le Flaive Frères, Chablis “Les Deux Rives,” France, 2004, $75

Bouchard Père & Fils Pouilly-Fuissé, France 2005 $82

Gitton Père et Fils Sancerre, France, 2003 $89

Jospeh Drouhin Chablis, France, 2005, $89

Saint Cosme Cotes-du-Rhone, France, 2005, $72

Alex Gambal, Fixin, Côte de Nuits, France, 2002, $135

Planeta Chardonnay Sicilia, Italy, 2005 $135


Red Wine by the Bottle

Lighter, fruitier reds for shipping alone or pairing with a wide variety of food.

Bajoz Tinto Joven, Toro, 2003 $33

Parés Baltà Cabernet Sauvignon-Garnacha “Mas Petit” Penedès, Spain, 2002 $39

Louis Latour Domaine de Valmoissine, Pinot Noir, Vin de Pays des Coteaux de Verdon, France 2005, $59

Fleur de California, Pinot Noir, Carneros, California, 2005, $62


Medium bodied wines designed for young drinking, good with dishes like a white fish courtbullion

Trio Cabernet Sauvignon/Cabernet Franc/Shiraz, Maipo, Chile, 2004 $42

EastDell Estates, Cabernet Merlot, Niagara Peninsula, Canada, 2003 $44

Cousino Macul Antiguas Reservas Cabernet Sauvignon, Maipo, Chile, 2003, $46

Morandé Terrarum Carmenère Reserve, Maipo, Chile 2004, $46

J. & F. Lurton, Château des Erles, Cuvée des Ardoises, Fitou, France 2003 $57

Bodega Nekeas, El Chaparral de Vega Sindoa Old Vines Grenache, Navarra, Spain 2002/2004, $63
Planeta Syrah Rosso de Sicilia IGT, Italy, 2003, $119


Full bodied and mature vintages to be savoured with salmon, tuna, or entrées like Etoufée, Seafood Gumbo or Shrimp Creole

Bleasdale Mulberry Tree Cabernet Sauvignon, Langhorne Creek, Australia, 2002 $49

Gandia, Hoya de Cadenas, Reserva Privada, Utiel-Requena, Spain 1998 $59

Torres, Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Coronas, Reserva, Penedes, Spain, 2000 $60

Bodegas Piqueras Castillo de Alamansa Reserve, Almansa, Spain 2002 $62

Julián Chivite, Gran Feudo, Reserva, Viñas Viejas, Navarra, Spain 1998, $62

Viña Santa Rita Medalla Real Special Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Single Estate, Chile, 2002, $65

Hogue, Genesis Syrah, Columbia Valley, Washington, 2001 $69

Red Newt Cellars, Finger Lakes Syrah, Reserve, New York 2004, $69

Campo Viejo, Reserva, Rioja, Spain, 2000 $72

Sheldrake Point, Finger Lakes Meritage, New York, 2001, $72

Wolf Blass Cabernet Sauvignon Grey Label, Langhorne Creek, Australia, 2003 $95

Les Closiers Châteauneuf-de-Pape, France, 2003, $99

Grant Burge The Holy Trinity, Grenache-Shiraz- Mourvedre, Barossa, Australia, 2002, $105

J. & F. Lurton, Château des Erles, Fitou, France 2001 $132

Alex Gambal, Vosne-Romanée, Burgundy, France 2002 $189

M. Chapoutier “le Pavillon” Ermitage, Hermitage, France 1993, $199


A chance to enjoy some age-worthy Spanish bottlings

Bodegas Hnos. Perez Pascuas, Viña Pedrosa Reserva, Ribera del Duero, 2001, $110

Campo Viejo, Gran Reserva, Rioja, 1997, $115

Miguel Torres, Mas La Plana, Penedes, 1996, $139

Clos Figueras, Font de la Figuera, Priorat, 2003 $139

Celler de Capçanes, “Cabrida,” Montsant, 2000, $139

Pares Balta, “Absis,” Penedes, 2001, $174


Our specially-selected Bordeaux Cellar has wines to compliment any meal

Château Cotes de Blaignan, Medoc, 1999 , $58

Château La Fleur Carrère, Montagne Saint-Émilion, 2000, $60

Château Lanessan, Haut-Médoc, 1996, $92

Château Cantenac, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, “Selection Madame,” 2002, $99

Château de Malleret, Haut-Medoc, Cru Bourgeois, 2000, $99

Château Moulin de Lavaud, Lalande-de-Pomerol, 2001, $99

Clos des Menuts, Sant-Emilion Grand Cru, 2003, $119

Château Meyney, Saint Estèphe Cru Bourgeois, 2000, $120

Alter Ego (2nd wine), Château Palmer, Margaux, 1999, $139

Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac 5ieme Cru, 2004, $159

Château Clerc-Milon, Pauillac 5ieme Cru, 1998, $199

Château Palmer, Margaux 3ieme Cru, 1998, $212

Château La-Grave-à-Pomerol, Pomerol, 2000, $215

Château Angélus, Saint-Émilion 1ier Grand Crus Classé, 2004, $234

Château Calon-Ségur, Saint Estèphe 3ieme Cru , 2000, $269


Sparkling Wines

Freixenet, Brut de Noirs, Cava, Spain $39

Segura Viudas, Brut Reserva Heredad, Cava, Spain $69

Piper-Heidsiek, Brut Champagne, Reims, France, $97

G.H. Mumms, “Cordon Rouge,” Brut Champagne, Reims, France $119

Moët & Chandon, Cuvée Dom Pérignon Brut Champagne, Reims, France, 1996, $299

Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, Brut Champagne “La Grande Dame,” Reims, France, 1996, $328


Canadian Ice Wines & French Sauternes (375 ml)

Cru D'Arche-Pugneau, Sauternes, France, 2003, $55

Peller Estates Vidal, Niagara Peninsula, 2004, $72

Hillebrand Estates Trius Vidal, Niagara Peninsula, 2000, $80

Jackson Triggs Proprietor's Reserve Vidal, 2003, $90

Jost Muscat, Nova Scotia, 2003 $100

Château Guiraud, Sauternes, 2001 (750 ml) $232


Dessert Wines & After Dinner Drinks by the Glass

Warre's Warrior Reserve Port $9 Warre's Otima, 10 year Tawny Port $14 Graham's Late Bottled Vintage Port, 2000 $10

Courvoisier V.S.O.P. Cognac $14 Rémy Martin X.O. Cognac $19

Calvados, Pays d'Auge $14 --- a French spirit made from distilled apples

Talisker, Macallan's 10 year Oak, Glenmorangie, Single Malt Scotches $14

Johnny Walker Green Label, $15

Grand Marnier $13

We make every effort to have all wines listed available,

however at times your choice may not be available due to our remote location.