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McKelvie's Restaurant

4.41,497 reviews

Halifax

About McKelvie's Restaurant

Upscale seafood in a historical building. Refined restaurant serving oysters, lobster & steaks in a former fire station dating from 1906.

“Great service, delicious food and a terrific local gem when in Halifax!”

  • Canadian restaurant
  • Restaurant
  • Seafood restaurant

Hours & map

1680 Lower Water St, Halifax, NS B3J 2Y3

Opening hours
monday11:30 a.m.–9 p.m.
tuesday11:30 a.m.–9 p.m.
wednesday11:30 a.m.–9 p.m.
thursday11:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m.
friday11:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m.
saturday12–9:30 p.m.
sunday12–9 p.m.

Good to know

Service options

  • Dine-in
  • Takeaway
  • Delivery

Service options

  • Outdoor seating
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in
  • Delivery

Highlights

  • Great beer selection
  • Great cocktails
  • Great wine list

Popular for

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Solo dining

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible seating
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking lot
  • Wheelchair-accessible washroom

Offerings

  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Cocktails
  • Coffee
  • Hard liquor
  • Healthy options
  • Wine

Dining options

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Dessert
  • Seating
  • Table service

Amenities

  • Bar on-site
  • Washroom

Atmosphere

  • Casual
  • Cozy
  • Trendy

Crowd

  • Groups
  • Tourists

Planning

  • Dinner reservations recommended
  • Accepts reservations

Payments

  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments

Children

  • High chairs

Parking

  • Free street parking
  • Paid parking lot
  • Paid street parking

Pets

  • Dogs allowed outside

Ratings

4.4

1,497 customers have rated McKelvie's Restaurant. Our ranking weighs the rating by how many people gave one.

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