Selkie's Neighbourhood Diner! — Restaurant in Sydney

I have been meaning to write this review for a while now, but let’s face it, the last thing you want to do when your wedding is over, is do more wedding stuff.

Since last January my husband and I started planning our wedding, and settled on the idea of a relaxed backyard wedding out near Louisbourg in September. I must admit, I thought planning a backyard wedding would be simple. However, trying to fit all the pieces together (tent, table, chairs, sound system, cutlery, etc.) become enough that I wished we had eloped. Little did I know, the biggest challenge had yet to surface: food. We looked at several catering options in the Sydney area. We had started to deal with a pub/restaurant in Sydney back in April that offered a catering service, but getting them on the phone was near impossible. I was planning this from Vancouver, so meeting in person was not an option. We had to communicate through email, and we would get a reply maybe every two weeks from them. It was a month to the wedding, and we still hadn’t concluded anything with this pub. So, you can only imagine my relief when we found the Mermaid Mobile!

Kara and Cory were the most amazing people to work with. I cannot say enough to properly describe how ecstatic I was to have these two on board with my wedding. Pre-wedding, they were extremely busy with summer events, but they somehow always made time to reply to my emails or phone calls.

Although they mentioned they could pretty much do any menu items, my husband and I really were going for a casual vibe. We brought in a friend to help cook some lobster, but I must admit Mermaid Mobile stole the show with their Buttermilk Chicken. We still have friends telling us that they intend to fly out to Nova Scotia just to get some more of it.

Kara and Cory were so accommodating to what we needed. A large portion of the guests had special dietary restrictions and Kara and Cory were able to come up with menu items that catered to all their needs. It was wonderful being able to provide delicious meals to every guest. Not to mention, so many of our guests had no clue how to eat a lobster, so Cory came out with a chopping board and a knife and helped anyone who looked confused. It was so cool to have Kara and Cory involved and mingling with the guests.

Kara’s doughnut… I ate way too many. Everyone ate way too many. They were so fresh and sweet. I haven’t had a proper doughnut like that in years! She honestly should start up her own doughnut shop. That was the best doughnut I have had.

There were so many things that went wrong during the wedding, and big things too! But just knowing we could depend on the Mermaid Mobile to pull through with delicious food was enough to not let the other things get to us. I would recommend them to anyone looking for a caterer out East. Kara and Cory are solid people, and you can tell that they truly care that your event turns out they was you imagined it. I’ll be visiting them for some buttermilk chicken every time I...

Updated 2022:

Selkies has the best Eggs Benedict on the island!

If you eat inside you can take advantage of the wide array of unique hot sauces on the tables.

The only thing I’d like to see changed is more comfortable seating outdoors, I’d love to eat out there but the benches are uncomfortable.

My wife is a massive fan of their cinnamon buns.

Original Review 2020:

Owned and operated by the Mermaid folks, who happen to be neighbors with my grandmother - but that doesn't impact the review!

They make a great Eggs Benedict and they even cater to keto and celiac.

They made mine with no bun on extra bacon, and my wife's on a gluten free English muffin.

Their hours are a bit odd as they close early and Tuesday is donut day.

A nice addition this year is air conditioning.

The food truck is amazing burgers and other comfort food, same quality as the sit down meals. Love the big chunks of salt on the potatoes!

They are nice people aside from the great food. They let us use their wifi and outdoor water tanks when we are at our...

This is a small diner located downtown that offers mainly breakfast and brunch meals. The staff are friendly and welcoming. It was like sitting at a friend's table for breakfast. I had to try the Benny with bacon breakfast, which came with greens and a hasselback potato, as it is what the diner is known for. I am so glad I tried it because it was delicious. My friend had a blueberry and brie french toast sandwich, which was also amazing. I will be going back to get that sandwich. The coffee was tasty but not very strong. They offered many options for adding to your coffee, including milk, cream, sugar and housemade flavor syrups. They also offer many baked goods. The ones we took home and tried (scones, cheese biscuit, and cinnamon bun) were quite dry but still tasty. I feel they would have been much better right out of the oven. I am looking forward to going back and trying out some more of their...