“I can’t tell you I’m something I’m not,” croons Meat Loaf, unwilling and unable to get a perfect score on his song’s three-point checklist. The owners of Indian Buffet Palace could learn a lesson from Mr. Aday. The restaurant is definitely Indian and certainly a buffet, but it is by no means a palace. But […]
Indian Buffet Palace
The new Palaces
In the BLIP it’s known as the Indian Buffet Palace (8 Oland Crescent, 405-8909), but the second location in Dartmouth is simply India Palace and can be found at 972 Cole Harbour Road (444-8252). As with the Bayers Lake location it offers a daily all-you-can-eat buffet for lunch (11:30am-3pm, $11.99) and dinner (5pm-9pm, $13.99). Open […]
Go local in Clayton Park
Ritual Studio480 Parkland Drive, 407-4022 Sadly, popular coffee house The Almond Cafe is now closed, but just down the plaza is the Ritual Tanning and Vibration Salon, where two lovely and bronzed ladies with startlingly white smiles, clad in black, will tan you up and whiten your teeth. Be sure to check out the T-Zone […]
2009: The year in new restaurants
View New on the Scene 2009 in a larger map If we missed any, please let us know at shoptalk@thecoast.ca
Nouveau Restaurants
Ray Bear may have left town, but the restaurant that once bore his name is still in operation. Though David Tabah is still the owner, you will notice a few changes. Of course, there is a new chef, and a new name: it’s now called TwelveFortyOne (1241 Barrington, 425-2327), and new general manager Ken Henry […]

