Boat Shop Steak & Seafood Restaurant

We decided to stop by the Boat Shop Restaurant without a reservation and were pleasantly surprised when they were able to seat us at a table with a beautiful view of the water. Despite not being very hungry, we opted for a bowl of their seafood chowder which was delicious. The service from the young girl who attended to us was friendly and accommodating, making our dining experience even more enjoyable. I would definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone in search of a laid-back dining option.

We were here for supper on a busy Wednesday evening. No reservations but we were greeted and sat at a table without much of a wait. The dining room is wide open and sits on a pier (I believe) with great views of the water.The menu is mostly seafood but there are seafoodless options . It is not a big menu but the choices are not overly complicated but sound delicious. They start you off with a nice homemade warm butterflake roll.. they serve the local craft beer from Gahan brewery and assorted wines plus a clever little cocktail menu with nautical themes. Loved the ambiance, even though it was wide open you still had a sense on intimacy because the tables were not crowded up together. Simple design and almost antique style wooden tables all with mismatched wooden chairs. A real nice touch The food, I started with the cram and curry mussels, tasty but the sauce could of been thickened a bit more to cling to the sweet mussels. A chunk of bread to sop up the juice would have been nice too. My wife had the battered fish with the potato salad and coleslaw instead of fries. Very well presented, two large pieces of crispy battered haddock loins and as silly as it sounds .. some excellent potato salad, homemade, a combination of chunky and mashed potato with plenty of egg and real mayo. The tartar sauce was homemade and excellent.. light, lemony with a nice hint of dill.. Highly recommend it I had the "Crobster roll" which was a nice helping of snow crab and lobster meat mixed lightly with mayo and grain mustard.. served in a brioche style hamburger roll and I had a side salad of baby greens and tomatoes and pepper.. Nice portions all around. The "crobster roll" was very tasty as it wasn't inundated with any excessive condiments. For dessert we shared the sticky date pudding/cake with the toffee sauce.. super delicious and now we have a gorgeous slice of coconut cream pie which hopefully we'll try soon!Service was decent, our waiter was relatively quiet but checked in us regularly. There is not a big selection of places to eat here in Alberton but if you are looking for upper casual this would be the place to go!

This is our second trip to pei and we were looking forward to returning to the boat shop, and we were not disappointed. Even if from the outside it looks like a big boat hangar, from the inside it is charming! large well decorated restaurant. superb sea view, some boats and a lighthouse away. service without reproach. beautiful menu. gahan beers always good. crab dip entry 10/10 but not enough flat bread! good fries, good fish

We had a (mostly) delicious dinner at this beautiful restaurant which has a great view of the water. The one dish that did have an issue was eventually addressed by the staff, who were otherwise uninterested in our dining experience. We had to wait almost 10 minutes at the front to be greeted despite staff walking by and through a less than half full restaurant. After bringing our order no one came to our table to see how the meal was until coming to clear the dishes, and condiments promised to be brought by staff never appeared. While the food was good (even without the promised condiments), we were made to feel quite unwelcome. It is unfortunate that such a nice location and nice food is being let down by poor service.

Casual eating with a great view of the bay. I had the flat bread and it was delicious. Wife had the mussels and said they were great. However, it was the deserts that really 'took the cake'. We shared 2, "Sticky Date Cake" and the "Chocolate Torte". Wow! both were fantastic.