Inn at Whale Cove Lodge & Cottages
Inn at Whale Cove Lodge & Cottages offers bed and breakfast services in Grand Manan.
The Inn at Whale Cove and Restaurant still has some of the faraway quality one used to associate with Grand Manan. The Inn is half a mile up the Whistle Road, a cluster of old buildings overlooking the sea. People have been coming here to stay and dine for almost a century, and Willa Cather once owned one of the cottages. Laura Buckley and her mother Kathleen have renovated the kitchen and bedrooms and filled the sitting-room with antique Shaker furniture. Laura worked for years at the Compass Rose B&B Inn down the road in North Head, and she brought their recipe for oatmeal bread with her when she left.
When she's not making oatmeal bread she's making fish: gravlax, fillet of salmon in phyllo, seafood risotto with arboria rice and, in the early summer, bouillabaisse. Haddock, cod and pollock are on the menu when they can be had, pan-fried or poached with ruchetta and a tomato salsa. The greens, fruits and vegetables are all bought from local suppliers and most meals come with beautiful lettuce and fine French beans. The caramel pie is made with a rich, dark caramel, the mud pie has a rich brownie base, mocha-fudge ice cream and caramel. The Gourmet Food Shop next door is the only place on the Island where vegetarians can get things like homous, tabouleh and pita bread. It's open from 11 am to 5 pm every day but Sunday.
Places to eat within 5km of Inn at Whale Cove Lodge & Cottages include The Old Well House Café, Postoffice Pizza, and Sailors' Landing Restaurant & Convenience.
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Inn at Whale Cove Lodge & Cottages reviews
Rated 7 out of 10 with 2 reviews
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Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 20 May 2009 rated 10 out of 10.
I don't think the past reviewer stayed at the same place I did, The Inn at Whale Cove on Grand Manan Island, at the same time my wife and I did, we were the only ones there on Wednesday May 20, 2009! This is a regular place for us to unwind mostly because of the location and certainly because of Laura, the owner, hostess, and well-above average chef.
Laura is anything but "rude and very unprofessional" and "blue mold on both sides of the toast"? You didn't get that during your stay at this Inn!
The Inn is immaculate with comfortable furnishings, the views are breathtaking, and the food is outstanding, not just OK, but prepared by a person who understands ingredients and how to use them.
To the past reviewer...get your location correct before badmouthing a business!
Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 20 May 2009 rated 4 out of 10.
We found the view stunning, and the cottages and buildings had a true "yesteryear" charm; however, the host, was rude and very unprofessional; the beds were extremely uncomfortable and with inadequate bedding for the cool time of year; and on both mornings, our breakfast arrived with blue mold on both sides of the toast. Not exactly what we were expecting!
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The Inn includes three bedrooms with private bath and private entrance. there are 4 Cottage vacation rental units with 2 to 4 bedrooms with a private three piece bath.
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