“An unassuming little storefront at the intersection of Oxford and Bayers hides one of HRM’s best-kept secrets,” wrote former Coast food queen Liz Feltham of the Westcliffe. The secret is out. The hardcore north end denizens have spoken. With so many reasonable, tasty meals eaten, we all are learning about this joint, located in the […]
Westcliffe diner
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Cheap Eats – Seven Dishes under Seven Dollars
$6.50 – McCoastal breakfast sandwich Coastal Coffee The description of the McCoastal, Coastal’s breakfast sandwich, comes across as tasty but innocuous: two fried eggs, havarti cheese, maple sausage on an English muffin. But the actual physical presence of this delicacy is something else altogether. It is roughly the size of a small human baby. The […]
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How to live for free all summer
It’s summertime and the spending’s easy. The temptations of big-name concerts, eating out, weekend getaways and cooling off with an ice cold beer—or more likely, beers—on a patio, are even harder to resist when the sunshiny weather has got you giddy. When you haven’t got much to work with, you’ve got to decide what’s worth […]
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Westcliffe’s good, cheap eats
An unassuming little storefront at the intersection of Oxford and Bayers hides one of HRM’s best-kept secrets. The Westcliffe lunch counter, with the blinds perpetually drawn, serves up fast, affordable food in a room distinguished primarily by Beverley and Tyler’s personalities. They’re the people who make the Westcliffe tick—Beverly, motherly and friendly and “yes hon” […]
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Meal ticket
SHHH…BEST-KEPT SECRET Former Bish chef Mark Giffin makes waves at the airy Coastal (2731 Robie, 405-4022), delivering stellar bistro-style breakfasts at diner prices: Don’t miss the fantastic huevos rancheros with fresh guacamole and salsa. In a city which honours crisply battered white fish, Phil’s Seafood (6285 Quinpool, 431-3474) knows how to please, and the only […]