Bonavista Social Club, Upper Amherst Cove

BONAVISTA SOCIAL CLUB, Upper Amherst Cove, Newfoundland & Labrador

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The Bonavista Social Club serves wholesome food on a property overlooking Newfoundland’s Iceberg Alley. (Julia Pelish/Vacay.ca)

Chef/owner: Katie Hayes
Website: bonavistasocialclub.com. Cuisine: Salads, Pizzas, Sandwiches
Telephone: 709-445-5556.
2014 Rank: 37; 2013 Rank: 26 (Did not place in 2015) 
Price Range: Less than $20 for menu items.
You Must Order: Any one of the pizzas, topped with ingredients cultivated in the Bonavista Social Club’s garden.
Need to Know … from Fixed Coffee & Baking’s Jon Howse: “Sit near the window and watch the gardeners harvesting heavy robust tomatoes, watch the goats grazing, the ocean swelling, and chef/owner Katie Hayes saucing fresh pappardelle or throwing pizzas into the wood-fired oven, and perhaps you might just see how beautiful and rewarding the world of food can be.”

Mallard Cottage Sommelier Stephen Lee says: “Simple, wholesome and rustic. An oasis in the middle of rural Newfoundland, with an emphasis on home-grown produce and house-raised animals.”

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