Merchant Man

What a fantastic restaurant! Very nice theme, and nice dining environment, classy yet friendly! Great dinner spot for a casual dining or celebration. Food were so delicious, a very pleasant surprise for us! We ordered the strip loin, and it was perfectly cooked to our preference! So tender, juicy just delicious! The seafood is so delicious, they didn't just flat boiled it, it has a great garlic and herb buttery flavor. The side salads were very fresh!

Delicious food and highly recommended. If you are a lover of seafood this is the place for you!!! French fries were home cut and not some bagged fries. The lobster roll had lots of lobster meat but the buttery bun was a tad salty. The staff and service were great. It is a shame that trying to find parking downtown is difficult.

The fish and chips were amazing. Unfortunately our waiter was new. Very inexperienced. Wrong order came, waited a long time for drinks. Second drinks were not offered. The manager was very good and compensated us for the errors. The place was beautiful. I highly recommend it and will return next time in PEI.

We called ahead to see what oysters they have on the raw bar and liked the selection so decided to go. However when we were seated and asked again, turns out the board was wrong and didn't have the kind we like. The selection was okay, just not what we were expecting. Seafood pasta was bland but just needed more seasoning, the seafood itself was nice. Fish burger was tasty, and we liked the fennel coleslaw.

We came to PEI for the food and I guess our friends' wedding. Had our first dose of PEI oysters at Merchantman, and they were fresh and delicious. Started off our brunch with their Caesar, complete with an oyster on top. The special of the day was a fried scallop po boy, which did some out more flavourful than the crab toast that my girlfriend had. The spinach, and chef salads were also good.

Colour me impressed! The food and service were excellent, but it was the apple crisp that really made the evening special - it was spectacular! Of note, this pints here are a proper 20 fl oz and extremely well priced. That being said, just coming for drinks would mean missing out on some really terrific food!

The food tasted good and the servings were quite large - especially the chowder and tacos! Fries were crispy ans not overly fried. Our servers were very friendly too. Try to get a reservation if possible. Our party of five was turned away one evening, so we returned the next night and it was about a 30 minute wait for a table without a reservation. Note to the host if you are willing to sit outside. We assumed she knew because we walked in without a reservation and asked for a table, but she seated a party before us on the patio even though we had been waiting for 30 minutes. She promptly got us a table after we explicitly told her we were fine with a table on the patio.

oysters yum. chowder and lobster roll good too. the seafood mix is GREAT. eat some lobster and crab legs then get full on mussels. blackberry mule delicious, refilled too. heart of dt so great for digestion strolls

For the price I was expecting a bit more. Not to say the food was terrible but not quite worth the price tag. We between the two of us we ordered 4 dishes all them were average. Just my opinion on 3 of the 4 dishes, they were trying too hard to make it fusion. The 4 dish was oysters priced well with they after 8, 10 for 20 deal. Really enjoyed that.

You cannot visit PEI and leave without having a seafood boil. Fresh as it can be with the Lobster, king crab, mussels, potatoes and corn with the delicious seafood broth. This dish can feed four hungry people. Highly recommend if you are coming with a bunch of friends or big family. The seafood chowder is a must as well and the big bowl of chowder is enough for two people.