Isaac's Way Restaurant — Restaurant in Fredericton

After spending 18+ hours on a train and driving for two hours from Moncton, my fiancee and I decided to try Isaac's as it was recommended by a local. You could imagine how excited we were to get some decent food in us, but we were very let down by the experience. I had the Bacon Maple Scallop Penne ($30 after taxes) and she had the Pulled Chicken Club Sandwich ($20 after taxes).

My dish was certainly tasty, but the scallops were severely overcooked and I didn't realize it until halfway through that I couldn't taste any bacon or maple - I literally forgot what I ordered because it was good but it tasted like any random onion-based sauce (which I usually enjoy anyway). Add to the fact that the scallops were flavorless and the only thing accurate about the expensive dish was the Penne. Again, it was tasty but completely missed the mark on its description and quality for the price.

My fiancee's dish looked like a mashed mess on a basic dempsters bun, which immediately disintegrated all over the table because they don't pull the chicken enough to give it friction between the peices so it's like a smashed breast that slides everywhere with the sauce. She ended up eating half of the soggy mess with a fork and knife, because remember we were still pretty desperate and it was getting late. She also asked for the house salad and got the raspberry dressing which was also mediocre.

Both dishes were salty and disappointing as hell, but it came quick and with a smile. A few hours later and neither of us feel particularly great physically or mentally about the food, and a $10 premade sandwich at a random locally owned coffee shop in Montreal shouldn't surpass a $20 freshly-made smashed chicken burger that's sold as a club sandwich. That's the stark difference in our experiences in 24hrs.

It just kinda sucked food-wise. Probably a great place for drinks though. That's the best I can...

Isaac's Way was my favourite restaurant in Fredericton since I moved here in 2020. We moved away earlier this year, so I made a point of going back while visiting family in Fredericton. I loved this restaurant because it had amazing Vegan options, especially for breakfast. I was OBSESSED with the Vegan benedict so I was Soo heartbroken to see that it had been removed from the menu, along with a few other vegan favourites of mine. I ended up getting the Vegan smashed potato for brunch, but what a disappointment! The Vegan hollandaise was, unfortunately, horrible. Sooo watery and flavour-less, plus it had a thick, plasticky film on the top of the side of hollandaise that I ordered. The sausage was quite sweet too, which was a bit off putting for me, and it didn't add anything to what should have been a savoury breakfast. All in all, it was just a huge disappointment and the worst food experience I'd ever had at Isaac's Way. The coffee was also quite cold which made it less pleasant than I've come to expect from here as well. The service was still good and the patio was lovely, but the food was a let down. I don't know if there was some staffing changes, but it definitely feels like there was less effort put into the quality of Vegan meals than before which is just such a shame. The Vegan hollandaise used to be sooo good, but today's was abysmal. I hope my experience was a one off, but I'm afraid with the new menu, it's a sign that the restaurant is going down...

We went to dinner here tonight prior to a show at the Playhouse. We booked for 6:00 as the show started at 7:30 so thought that would give us ample time. The waiter took our order at 6:15. We weren’t served until 7:05. I ordered the fish burger and fries. The fries were soggy and stone cold. The fish portion was very small, and breaded, which was also cold and soggy. The bun was cold, had a small smear of something on the top bun and a small piece of soggy lettuce. The whole meal was inedible. My partner ordered the chicken penne carbonara. Half the plate was stone cold and the other half was hot which would suggest to me it was just thrown in a microwave. The sauce was just cream .. ( no emulsion of egg), you needed a microscope to see any evidence of bacon, there was no Parmesan or pepper, all ingredients essential to a carbonara. If it wasn’t for the fact we needed to leave for the show, we would have sent it all back. Our waiter asked as I was paying if everything was alright and I showed him my uneaten burger and fries and described our meal and disappointment. He was apologetic and offered us a free dessert on our next visit. We rarely go out to dinner and to pay top price for a meal out with such a poor experience is frustrating and annoying as there are so many great food places in Fredericton. I am not one to complain but hopefully someone at the restaurant will read this honest review and take it as an opportunity...