Juniper Food + Wine — Restaurant in Wolfville

The wife and I are enjoying our first date night in a very very long time. We were going to go someplace around the area because we live locally. I found this place doing a Google Search and the pictures that the other customers uploaded looked very delicious.

We decided to give it a try and let me tell you, it was absolutely phenomenal. Both my wife and I very much enjoyed our menu options. She had the daily special which was a pork chop and I had the steak. The steak was cooked to Perfection it was probably one of the best steaks that I've had in my entire life.

The price point was comparable to other eateries that we've been to both locally and around the province. I would definitely highly recommend this place. The only downside was they when we arrived we're not very busy but moments after we sat down more people piled in and service was a little on the slow side. It did take us a while to get our main dishes. Although the ambience of the establishment would kind of have the two of us sitting there conversing more and having a glass of wine but because I'm driving and she didn't feel like it we didn't have that experience.

The only thing my wife really didn't like so much was the amount of attention that we had at the table. My wife is one of those people who likes to have things put down and then have people kind of stay away so she can enjoy her food. It didn't bother me so much but to her it was a little uncomfortable. Other than that the experience was great and the kids saw the pictures of some of the burgers and sandwiches that they make so they want to go there someday during the week when school is over and have those...

In the Google system, most 5 star ratings don’t really mean 5/5. Juniper really is a 5 star restaurant. The dishes are perfectly curated. From the delicious focaccia with flavoured butter to the golden textured Patatas Bravas to the expertly dressed tuna tartare with the most delicious turnip we’ve ever tasted. Everything was spot on. What could be so special about a fried chicken sandwich? The brioche bun had spring to it. The chicken as high quality as you can find. We didn’t leave enough room for other mains but for dessert the cream puffs impressed us with their texture. The crème brûlée (not pictured) was well textbook with a delicious bit of white chocolate whipped cream and rhubarb jam.

The ambience itself was very nice and the style of the venue was obvious. Our host was responsive. Tasteful folk music played to set the mood of the Valley.

It’s funny. Sometimes you go to a restaurant with very high expectations and your left disappointed. We knew nothing of Juniper and the only thing that we could accuse it of is being...

A considered dinner experience ready to continue pushing Wolfville forward. We sat on their intimate patio right on Main Street, which in the evening had quieted down considerably. We had the marinated olives, baked potato beignets, and hodgepodge, all as sharing plates, finishing with the creme caramel with poached rhubarb. Each were well portioned and delicious - the hodgepodge especially was rich and fresh in all the right ways. We drank a glass of their L’Acadie Vineyards sparkling, which was disappointingly the only local wine available by the glass. The menu was also less vegetable-forward than would have been expected when surrounded by such bountiful produce. It would have been difficult for a vegetarian to enjoy this menu. These would be my only two areas for improvement - the service was lovely, attentive but not doting....