Pembroke Big Stop Restaurant — Restaurant in Ontario

Happy Thanksgiving This weekend, two of my daughters and I went on a fall foliage trip up 41 highway to Eganville. We decided to go to Pembroke for the night and stayed across from the Irving. In their younger years our family lived in Nova Scotia and would go to the Big Stop in Enfield for a treat. We always had a good time. So today we went with high expectations for a late breakfast to the Big Stop in Pembroke. It did not disappoint. The younger waitress was amazing as she took our orders with no writing it out and everything came out perfectly. The waitresses changed and then we had Vicky. She is so pleasant and very attentive. Always checking to see if we needed anything or filling drinks before we had to ask. It was a very busy day and the tables just kept changing. She continued with a smile and good words to say to everyone. The place was very well organized and clean which also included the washrooms. The food came out hot and tasty. The girls breakfasts where exactly what they ordered and I had the seafood platter to continue the down east feeling. All was so good. The girls remembered getting pie occasionally down east so they ordered pie for takeout . Their comment was "they have pie in the cooler just like Nova Scotia." It was a happy time. Thank you Vicky and The Big Stop for a great experience on top of the best fall foliage drive. We ended up just coming back down 41 highway but was not disappointed as we saw amazing scenery. Full bellies and good memories made. Thanks. P.S. Pie was amazing...

0 out of 10 for carpool parking area, was parked on the grass not on the gravel just outside the carpool parking area, beside the posts at the entrance. Expecting people to park in a rutted grass area with their vehicles I find hard to come to terms with. Choice is to park at your place, or not to park at your place when working. Blaming carpool area people for littering is also a far fetch also. There's no safety, ie. a light pole out there for lighting and or a camera as there are shady people out there, and I've seen them running out of the parking area at 3am in the morning as I am a truck driver and start early in the mornings. Again for the rutted grassy area, as I'm worried of getting stuck after it's been raining from sinking...............may I suggest, in order to make it a proper carpool parking area...............put some gravel down in the field, a light pole and a camera attached to the pole for safety and security, as it will give overnight parking people some piece of mind knowing that if their vehicle gets broken in to, it can be seen on camera, and or a person beat up and robbed out in the dark when who know when the person will be found if they are hurt badly. As of now my choice will be to no longer park at irvings or give irvings my business unless things change for the better, paid parking I would say to do so and offer patrons that do pay for parking a discount on their meal as a way of thanks for the business if and when they go inside for a meal themselves or with...

I used to go here alot as a teen. Always loved their food. It was a blast from the past! Still the same great atmostphere. Fun diner feel when you come into the restaurant, with a long bar with stools. Wait to be seated dining area. Lots of happy folks eating their diner fair. We were quick to be seated we were two families 9 in total. And they sat us in 10 minutes. Was busy around dinner time about 5pm. This is just inside the Irving Gas Station off the highway 17 Pembroke exit. Service was spot on, we all had many choices to choose from. The prices were excellent. Great food, anything you'd have at a typical diner. But they had wonderful combos, grilledcheese smash burgers with a hot bowl of tomatoe soup perfect for a chilly fall day. We enjoyed all different fair that day. Not one bad experience. I would recommend their club sandwitch its a popular one! And their pies were mouth watering delights sitting behind their door. Although we were too full to indulge in a piece they did look delicious. Next time we will try the pie!! Very good. No complaints all smiles. Oh and to mention, the kids menus were great. And they had a cute built in stool for the littles to wash their hands in the ladies room a great plus! Wonderful food, excellent service. We will be back again...