Quaich & Banter in Picton

Food was 5 star. Chef Ian is amazing. Cant wait to go back . Kid-friendliness: Very friendly kind server... Food : 5/5 |

Great meal; friendly service, looking forward to a return visit.

What an incredible experience! We happened to discover Quaich & Banter for their Sunday Roast night. It was delicious and the service was very personal and personable. We will definitely return for more!! Food : 5/5 |

***Edit.... Also, brunch! Yes! Delicious! Fabulous! Everything about it! Service, presentation, flavors & attention to detail! Euro in a good way! Thank you! Food

What a wonderful experience from the wee scram to the sticky toffee pudding. The atmosphere, the staff, the food, the drinks... wonderful. The whiskey battered fish is a must and I highly recommend the Prickly Thistle drink!

Food was amazing very accommodating to our large Party

Great Scottish food. Food arrived very warm and definitely all local product. There are not many places to have haggis locally. I loved it here! We will definitely be back! Thanks so much!

Cant say enough good things about this place! They know Scottish people put salt in their porridge! The scotch egg was fabulous. The fish and chips were deadly good (with no deadly aftereffects). Great selection of scotch whiskey for afters.

Best Scottish food I ve had outside of scotland. The chef knows how to do scottish food! And they have all my favourite peated scotch. Belter

The food was good, but it was our server, Donna, who made the evening. She provided knowledgeable, friendly service while serving many other tables. The fish and chips included two generous pieces of nicely battered fish. Duck confit salad was generous with well prepared duck leg. Three desserts were tasty, although the lovely lemon cake was still frozen. We would return.

Server was fantastic. Food was outstanding. Salmon was fabulous!

Truly exceptional food! Ample portions, Beautiful flavors, tradition and love put into each dish. Limited menu but all the better to put extra care into each item. Service was very attentive and most entertaining I would absolutely return and recommend to all of my friends! In fact, I returned as we left Prince Edward County for a takeout portion of their Cullen Skink smoked haddock chowder..its a MUST! Dietary restrictions: My partner is coeliac and they were very accommodating with his gluten-free allergy.

Last night, my husband and I checked out this Scottish gem of a restaurant and were very happy we did! He ordered the whisky battered halibut and chips and I had the duck confit salad. We split a Scotch egg and sticky toffee pudding as well! All the food was delicious, and we were amazed at how low the prices were for how high the quality was. Our waitress Donna was very friendly and took my severe allergy seriously. Wished we lived closer so we could come more regularly!

I recommend you try this quaint little scottish pub. Great staff.

Very tasty food! The fish and chips are so tender and crispy.

Wish I could give them 7 stars! My extended family and I visited Prince Edward County this summer and had our dinners catered by Quaich and Banter. They offered an incredible variety of dishes and cuisines, accommodating the dietary restrictions and preferences of our party of 13, and each meal was more delicious than the next. In addition to our whole group loving the food, Q+B s behind the scenes magician, Sara, was a dream to work with. She answered my numerous emails promptly and thoughtfully and worked with me to create the perfect menu for each night. She also personally delivered the food piping hot exactly on schedule. I m deeply grateful to the Q+B team for their extraordinary food and exemplary service! I only wish I could try even more of their delicacies at home in Montreal!

Absolutely a delight to celebrate a friends birthday today. Food top notch and perfect service .

Amazing menu items, Congrats to the chef, service was very good A+ would highly recommend. The portion size was large. Try the sticky toffee pudding!!

Best Bangers and Mash I have ever eaten! Very generous portions, super friendly service.

We had a lovely late lunch. Bangers and mash for my husband and duck confit salad, plus a yummy Earl Grey mocktail for me. We ll be back!

Showed up for our reservation, nobody to greet us, no body at the bar, so we have no idea if this restaurant is any good.

Had the whiskey battered fish it was absolutely fantastic. We also had the best waitress in town.

Good food, you need main plus appetizer though to have an overall good meal. Good value.

Some really good stuff on the menu.

Great food, patio and service.

This had amazing food and great staff. It s a hidden gem and certainly deserves a stop by for their traditional Scottish dishes

Great brunch

Quaitch & Banter Running a restaurant these days is hard especially when you re not right in the middle of town. We want to lend our support to a local business after a fantastic culinary experience. We hope this wonderful couple becomes very successful with this endeavour. They ve only been open since last fall. We were pleasantly surprised to discover this amazing Scottish Pub restaurant is now open for breakfast and lunch as well as dinner. It s off the main drag but well worth the minor extra distance. Believe me, we are foodies to the nth degree and I would never post a glowing review if it wasn t well deserved. We were there for a midday dinner and had the haggis croquette as an appetizer and the whiskey battered halibut and duck confit salad as our mains. Everything was perfect! The haggis croquettes, the chef s own creation, were wonderful and the portion size large enough to be a meal unto itself. The halibut was absolutely the best fish and chips we ve ever had bar none, and we ve had fish and chips pretty much in most countries that serves them. The duck confit salad was beautifully fresh with generous portions of shredded duck. The chef s philosophy of using fresh local ingredients was evident. The service was excellent. You must try this place. We will definitely go there again. Oh, and by the way, if you like gin, try their Prickly Thistle cocktail-it was fantastic!

We had an excellent meal! Friendly service, relaxed atmosphere. Duck Confit Salad and Whiskey Chicken are both recommended! I loved the Scottish Paper Plane cocktail!

First time. Great atmosphere. Lovely friendly staff. We both had whiskey bettered fish and chips. Very tasty. Husband had haggis which he very much enjoyed. We will return for sure. Bonus men in kilts.

Went there for countylicious and got to try a special 3 course meal. Everything was delicious. The normal menu looks really good but quite pricey so it was nice to be able to try the three course meal with the county licious special. Go there. Eat there. LOVE IT THERE.

We went to the Whisky Tasting and Food Pairing last night, as well as having been to Quaich & Banter several times previously, the food was fantastic, the whisky choices were very good, and the pairings worked very well. Brian was very knowledgeable on whisky and Ian s food was, as usual, very good. Sara and the team were also fantastic. It was the first of a planned series, and I m looking forward to the rest. Overall great experience and a great addition to Quaich & Banter s normal menu and offerings.

Very good restaurant. What stands out is the quality of the food. We ordered several different dishes and all were perfectly cooked including a duck leg confit, it was a first for me to have it done so well.

First time here, and really enjoyed it. We had the sharing plate to start, with haggis, scotch egg, and rumbledethump. Yummy. Two of us then had the haddock and chips, and two had the farmers sausage. We all shared a sticky toffee pudding, which embraced the butter in butterscotch - soooo good. Well be back.

What an amazing place - we are so excited for this to become our new local fave! Delicious and authentic Scottish food and drink, great music and lively ambiance, wonderful staff and owners. The haggis fritters were awesome. The duck omg. The beef tenderloin was out of this world. You won t be disappointed!

Get the shared appetizer if you re hungry, SO good, perfect for 2 to split as an app. I had the beef tenderloin entree, cooked perfectly, and my partner has the duck confit, to die for. Jen was the loveliest server and so attentive. Highly recommend and such a welcome and fresh addition to the County.

Great food. Friendly staff.

Roast beef is great. Fresh horseradish. Amazing soup.

Woah let me tell you, some of the best fish n chips Ive ever had. Really fantastic food and a menu with cool Scottish offerings seldom seen in the county. Try the wee scrans!

Every plate was hot, delicious and flavourful at a fair price. Love the fireplace.

My partner and I dined at the soft launch of the restaurant and had a fantastic experience. I d highly recommend booking a table at the restaurant soon. Sticky Toffee Pudding was to die for. Congrats on your opening weekend. Vegetarian options: Multiple options.

So excited to have a proper gastropub in Picton. The food was genuinely perfect and the service was professional without being fussy, and fun. They even had thoughtful non-alcoholic drinks. The Cherry and Smoke was really good. We will be back time and time again for sure.

Went to their first Sunday roast and oh.my.god. In short the food was amazing. I had 3 courses and added the salmon carpaccio special. Salmon from Scotland was to die for and I cant wait until I can have it again. My first course was the Cullen skink which was so comforting and delicious on the cold night. Second course was the Beef roast cooked to a perfect medium and a jus that complimented everything on the plate amazingly. For my dessert I had the sticky toffee pudding that was served while still warm and was by far the best Id ever experienced. Everything is made by scratch and with so much love. I truly cannot wait to eat the entire menu and go watch this amazing restaurant thrive

The sausage role and potatoes bites were a big hit with our group. Nice to have some thoughtful non-alc cocktails alongside a concise cocktail list and of course the scotch. Sticky toffee pudding was also a winner. We ll be back for a proper dinner! Congrats on the opening!

So far so good - we stopped by our new neighbours for sausage rolls and scotch and both were great. Looking forward to coming back soon!

Absolutely phenomenal. Service, food and atmosphere were all top notch. Definitely highly recommended!

Food was delicious!

We went last night and had an amazing dinner of Shoulder of beef and pork Casolet the crispy skin on the pork reminded me of home. I found it by accident driving by one day so decided to give it a go and very happy we did also very good prices. If I was being very picky I would say put candles on the tables and dim the lights a little but if thats all I have too complain about then its happy days.

This place hit in all the right ways ..place was full ..food was grand .. service was stellar ...Go here and a wee whisky and dont be disappointed Kilt friendly.

Loved our dinner and it was reasonably priced.

You must try @quaich_and_banter, the newest restaurant in the County. Four of us went for their Sunday Roast Dinner - Im just home from it now, writing this review, then having a nap! To begin, the chowder was superb (smoked haddock, potatoes, leek and cream). Im hoping they will soon offer it to take home. Three of us had the roast dinner, each trying a different meat - pork, beef and turkey - and all were delicious (I tasted the pork and turkey so can personally attest to it). The accompanying yorkshire pudding, roasted veg and potatoes two ways (roasted and mashed) with lots of gravy were all tasty. Only one at the table was able to eat it all - leftovers in the fridge for the rest of us. And one person had the vegetarian main which was also a generous serving and tasty. Well definitely be back to try their a la carte menu (offered Thursday thru Saturday). Oh, and the service was very friendly and fun and the timing for the whole meal was perfect.

We went recently for drinks and appetizers. The Cullen Skink soup was amazing! Eager to return for a complete Sunday Roast supper. Enjoyed a Purple Thistle cocktail. The decor was understated but did have some nice touches of blue-green plaid upholstery, antler chandeliers, and Scottish blue hues.

Vegetarian options: Phone ahead and they will create vegetarian options Food

What a beautiful meal! We were a group of 8 and the owners and staff were so welcoming and accommodating! The food was so sumptuous! Several of us tried each others dishes and were delighted! I highly recommend the Broth to start and I loved the selection of mocktails available! Dont skip dessert either!

Very friendly service, but the food was definitely the star of the show. The best beef shoulder Ive ever had, and the sticky toffee pudding left me speechless. If youre looking for a fantastic meal, you will not be disappointed.

We had a wonderful dinner. Charming atmosphere, excellent service and delicious food. Will definitely be back.