Enjoy farm fresh mussels – harvested daily and delivered daily through out the province. Drop by and see what we do – learn how mussels are grown and harvested, and then take home a bag of the freshest, sweetest mussels you have ever had! Our mussels can also be enjoyed at many of the Taste of Nova Scotia restaurants in the province.

From our spectacular open kitchen, our culinary team uses fresh ingredients from the Manor garden along with an extensive network of local farmers and fishers to create contemporary Canadian cuisine with an East Coast flair. The Manor’s seasonally inspired menus, romantic fireside and grand deck dining, and gourmet getaway packages with luxury accomodations make it a truly unique clulinary experience. Combined with our attentive service, the DesBarres Manor dining room creates a culinary experience as warm as our people.

DesBarres Manor Inn is open for gourmet dining from mid-May to mid-October.

About the Chowder

DesBarres Manor Inn’s Chedabucto Bay Lobster Bisque is a creamy seafood soup distinguished by the full flavour of Chedabucto Bay lobster. The largest bay on the Nova Scotia Atlantic coast, Chedabucto Bay’s cold, clear waters and beach rock bottom create the perfect feeding grounds for Atlantic lobster. The result is a sweet, juicy lobster meat with a distinctive lobster flavour unique to Chedabucto Bay and the best in Nova Scotia.

Willy Krauch came to Canada from Denmark and began smoking fish in the tiny village of Tangier, Nova Scotia. Since 1956 they have been smoking the finest Atlantic salmon, mackerel and eels in their traditional Scandinavian style smokehouse.

Willy developed a method of smoking that’s uniquely his own.

Over the years Willy developed a reputation for selling only the finest quality smoked Atlantic fish. In fact, many people both locally and tourists make the 50 mile drive from Halifax, a day’s outing just to buy his fish.

Willy has passed on the fine craft of smoking fish to his sons. Like their father, they have learned to appreciate premium quality smoked fish. Smoked Atlantic Mackerel has become as popular as Smoked Salmon. To entice your palate, their newest flavour includes lemon pepper and garlic mackerel. Included in their product list you will find such delicacies as smoked herring, smoked eels and smoked trout. Read more »

Enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of our 120-seat dining room or lounge, where traditional meals with that special homemade flavour are prepared for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The best seats in the house are at the windows, where you can share dinner with the birds and small animals who feast at the feeders on the river’s bank just outside. The casual dining menu features a wide variety of fresh-from-the-wharf Maritime seafood and the house specialty Planked Salmon, which is prepared the traditional way, slowly cooked outdoors in full view of waiting diners. The menu also features local produce and how can we forget the freshly baked pies and desserts?

Lobster World only sells hard-shelled, packed full of meat, high quality two-claw lobsters. You will be able to taste the freshness in every bite. Lobster World has buying power to secure lobster purchases from all the different fishing areas off the coast of Nova Scotia and we can provide fresh lobster to your door any time of year. Lobster World also provides an adequate amount of sea salt harvested from our shores to perfectly season your cooking water for the best results – taste the quality!

Lobster World also carries a full line of fresh and frozen seafood including haddock, halibut, scallops, salmon and more. Just visit www.lobsterworld.com for details.

The Rare Bird Pub & Eatery is Nova Scotia’s unique oceanfront brew pub and restaurant. Located in a restored historic building on the Guysborough harbour, the Rare Bird Pub delights with fresh local seafood, home baking, live East Coast music, warm Maritime hospitality and spectacular ocean views. The onsite Chedabucto Bay Brewing Company carries on Atlantic Canada’s oldest brewing tradition begun in Guysborough in 1659 with the Authentic Seacoast™ Ales. These handcrafted ales are brewed using local artesian well water, freshly ground grains and no preservatives or additives. Just the true taste of the Authentic Seacoast!

About the Chowder

The Rare Bird Pub’s Chedabucto Bay Seafood Chowder is an Authentic Seacoast™ favourite. Made with fresh local haddock, shrimp, and lobster, this creamy Nova Scotia chowder pairs nicely with a Rare Bird Ale brewed onsite in the Chedabucto Bay Brewing Company. Enjoyed in the dining room or on the deck overlooking Guysborough Harbour and Chedabucto Bay, this traditional seafood chowder is the true taste of the Nova Scotia seacoast.