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EDNA Restaurant, Halifax, NS

EDNA Restaurant

4.9
4.9
487 Reviews
CAN$30 and under
Bistro
An upmarket neighbourhood bistro serving locally focused dishes. We are a bustling one-room restaurant with a comfy bar. Seasonal menus include P.E.I. Blue Dot rib eye steaks, local seafood, and seasonal veg.

Open for lunch service Tuesday-Friday 1130-230
Open for Supper service Tuesday-Sunday 5-10pm

We keep bar seating open for walk-ins each night so feel free to pop in.

Reservations recommended, walk-ins welcome but not guaranteed.

***Please note when picking a reservation time that our licence requires minors (even sweet tiny little babies) to be out of the restaurant by 10pm, sorry for the inconvenience.

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2 people

11:30 p.m.


Booked 18 times today

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Elegant

  • Cuisines

    Bistro, Canadian, Farm-to-table

  • Hours of Operation

    Lunch Tue–Fri 11:30 am–2:30 pm Dinner Tue–Sun 5:00 pm–10:00 pm

  • Phone number

    (902) 429-2550

  • Payment Options

    MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress Code

    Casual Dress

  • Executive Chef

    Nick Mooney

  • Neighbourhood

    Halifax

  • Cross Street

    Portland Place

  • Parking Details

    Street Parking

  • Additional

    Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 487 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.9
4.9 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.9Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.7Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Atlantic Canada

    Best Overall

  • Atlantic Canada

    Best Service

  • Atlantic Canada

    Best Ambience

  • Nova Scotia

    Best Overall

  • Nova Scotia

    Best Food

  • Nova Scotia

    Best Service

  • Nova Scotia

    Best Ambience

  • Nova Scotia

    Best Value

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  1. Mochan

    Vancouver

    16 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Best steak tartare of my life, hands down. Paired perfectly with a Prosecco as per house recommendation. Lovely welcoming staff. I had the most delightful seat near the front corner by the window where it was bright and cozy and made for the perfect dinner. Would fly to Halifax just to eat here again and remember to save room for dessert next time, too!
  2. MGM3841

    Atlantic Canada

    63 reviews

    4.0

    63 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall4food4service5ambience3
    Edna is always reliably good. Menu is interesting. Staff are exceptional. We've started going for lunch to avoid the crowds. It can be very noisy in the evening and we don't enjoy yelling at each other. Might be better if there were only 2 at a small table. But it is definitely a great place for terrific food.
  3. BeckyH

    San Francisco

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on May 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Great food. Celiac safe. Friendly staff. Great place to go for a night out. Prices are reasonable for fine dining.
  4. ChrisG

    Toronto

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Smoked Pork Fettuccine, Sticky Toffee cake…it was all incredible
  5. AtotheT

    Toronto

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 20, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Great night! Great food, great service, great vibes not sure what else to say...we really like this place a lot...not pretentious at all ...wont name names...Bar Kismet LOL
  6. OpenTable Diner

    Palm Springs

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on May 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was outstanding, I’d forgotten about this gem.
  7. KevorkP

    Atlantic Canada

    32 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    32 reviews

    Dined on May 18, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    Great food. Excellent service in spite the place being busy.
  8. CatS

    Atlantic Canada

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Dining at Edna was delightful. Food and service were excellent. A wonderful variety of patrons, young and old. It can be noisy so if your aim is to have a quiet conversation, that might be difficult. But it is a lovely, vibrant spot. Priced a little higher than what is usual for us, but well worth it for really good food.
  9. MarkW

    Atlantic Canada

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 17, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    We love Edna's. This was our second visit and won’t be our last😊
  10. MirandaC

    Toronto

    9 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on May 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had another fantastic meal at Edna, and enjoyed their smoked salmon latkes as well as halibut cheeks and arctic char. Shaw, our server, was friendly and personable.
  11. MikeC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The appetizers and the service were excellent. Great atmosphere, but quiet enough to have a full conversation at the table.
  12. Cathysny

    Toronto

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Lovely mother's day dinner greatfoid right size portions and excellent service
  13. KieranM

    Toronto

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 12, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    Thoroughly enjoyed my dining experience at Edna's and will absolutely re-book when I'm next back in Halifax. The service was great, our server was so friendly and funny and gave us good recommendations about the menu. The food was DELICIOUS. Best beef tartare I've had. Highly recommend dining here. Definitely make a reservation, this place is popular.
  14. MirandaC

    Toronto

    9 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on May 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food here is at least one step above anything else I’ve had in Halifax. We had seafood chowder with fresh dill that was light and delicious. We also had their roasted beets and fried Brussels sprouts as appetizers and they were perfect. We finished with the sticky toffee cake and black sesame ice cream. Do yourself a favour and eat here! Our server, Brad, had great suggestions, was attentive but unobtrusive and had a fabulous sense of humour. We liked it so much we reserved again for our final night in Halifax!
  15. ChristineS

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food is always top notch and the service was wonderful — very kind and warm wait staff :) it’s our go-to fancy restaurant!
  16. francoisg

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing dinner and excellent service à really good evening
  17. MollieF

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 6, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience4
    Excellent service by the staff from cocktail through dessert! Particularly impressed by how the server worked with the kitchen to modify menu items/communicate options for the member of our party with a food allergy.
  18. KarenC

    Atlantic Canada

    4 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on May 5, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    It seemed to take forever to get a drink when we first arrived. We were the waitress's only table. She was chatting with staff and we were ignored for 15 minutes or so after we were seated. When we finally ordered, she cleaned the bar, brought us a side plate etc before getting our drinks. It was weird. She was nice enough, just not logical in her service approach. We had the Buratta which was on toasted bread. I have no idea how we were supposed to eat this. It sounds strange, but the toasted bread was really difficult to cut. It had a lot of toppings and we were sawing away at it with a knife. Eventually, I had to rip at it with my hands. I don't know how something soggy is so tough at the same time. It was so quiet (Friday lunch) that you could hear the cooks. One was heard saying "The hamburgers are pretty fresh". The tone of the sentence meant, they are ok, but could be fresher. Yikes...that was what we were getting. We had a burger and the special which was a fried fish sandwich. The burger was alright...pretty fresh I guess lol. The issue I have is the sweetness. I'm not a fan of sweet burgers. The fish burger and beef burger were served in a milk bun. That bun just collapses and turns doughy. Not a fan. I was at Edna's a few years ago and it was much better.
  19. Alex

    Atlantic Canada

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing as always, great food, unique cocktakls and great service!
  20. Lovestoeat

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Every dining wish was met. Treat yourself to excellence.
  21. Julia

    Atlantic Canada

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 29, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    My partner and I had some of the best food we’ve ever had here! Our waiter was very kind and the amuse bouche was fantastic too. The gnocchi was creamy and delicious, and my partner raved that the ribeye was the best he’s ever had.
  22. EricaH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was excellent, the service was great and the noise level was fine, maybe because we dined relatively early. I would recommend Ednas to friends and go back myself.
  23. Celia

    New York Area

    79 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    79 reviews

    Dined on April 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Brussel sprout and beet salad appetizers were delicious, as were the scallops and hake special. Lovely room and outstanding wait staff..
  24. Ivan

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Outstanding! Highly recommended! Service and food were exceptional.
  25. Fussy

    Atlantic Canada

    23 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on April 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always are great experience. Great meal and attentive service.
  26. Hanna

    Toronto

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Edna is one of my favourite restaurants to go to in Halifax for a date night, drink or to bring out of town visitors. I always have the best meals, the staff are all so friendly and they are so willing to make accommodations. Also being pregnant, they make amazing non-alcoholic cocktails to your palate preferences! Highly recommend.
  27. SashaC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Such a beautiful experience. With all the new restos in town Edna is still top of my list.
  28. NateB

    Atlantic Canada

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    We had a delicious meal served by a wonderful waitress who was very attentive. Room is a little too dark for me but some people will love that. Will definitely go back regardless.
  29. Chloe

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 21, 2023

    overall2food5service1ambience4
    The food here is outstanding and it’s a very nice restaurant. Our service left something to be desired, however. Our food was served literally 2 minutes after we ordered it (about 10 minutes after we arrived). We hadn’t even been brought our wine yet. Then we just felt like we were being rushed out the door from there. We were out of the restaurant within an hour, not ideal for celebrating a birthday. Unfortunate experience because the food was to die for.
  30. Anonymousgentlejackieeee

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 21, 2023

    overall4food3service4ambience4
    I enjoyed this restaurant the first time I visited but my second time wasn’t really great. The food didn’t meet my expectation and I did not see any passion on the chef’s end from the food I ate.
  31. DominiqueD

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 16, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    A great and romantic evening for our anniversary, perfect ambiance and food was just perfect.
  32. Jacqueline

    Atlantic Canada

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It was a lovely experience. Food was absolutely delicious, well-balanced, and bright. Our server was very kind. Can’t wait to come back
  33. JoanneG

    Atlantic Canada

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    This is a must to go when visiting Halifax! The whole experience is at a 5 star level!! From the dinnerware, restaurant decorations, service…I will certainly return!
  34. hwbjsb

    Atlantic Canada

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food, atmosphere and lively service! Would definitely recommend.
  35. Jeff

    Atlantic Canada

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Best restaurant in Halifax. The food is great, especially the appetizers. My only complaint is it is a bit loud
  36. JenniferD

    Toronto

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on April 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great evening with my Mother. We enjoyed the delicious food and wonderful atmosphere. Thank you
  37. Fussy

    Atlantic Canada

    23 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on April 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great as usual
  38. EmilieT

    Atlantic Canada

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 2, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    So delicious! Cuisine exceptionnelle! Ambiance chaleureuse et urbaine!
  39. ellepea

    Atlantic Canada

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 1, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    We went to celebrate our wedding anniversary. The amuse bouche was incredible! Perfect for a tiny snack but not a full appetizer. I have many dietary restrictions, and our server was absolutely incredible. She was super patient, sat beside me to go through every dish, and took great care of us.
  40. GraceC

    Calgary

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Had a lovely birthday dinner for my friend. Would recommend. Very accommodating to bigger parties

FAQs

EDNA Restaurant offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (902) 429-2550.

EDNA Restaurant is rated 4.9 stars by 487 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

11:30 p.m.


Booked 18 times today
Google Map for EDNA Restaurant

2053 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS B3K 3B2

Additional information

  • Cross Street

    Portland Place

  • Neighbourhood

    Halifax

  • Hours of Operation

    Lunch Tue–Fri 11:30 am–2:30 pm Dinner Tue–Sun 5:00 pm–10:00 pm

  • Cuisines

    Bistro, Canadian, Farm-to-table

  • Dining style

    Casual Elegant

  • Dress Code

    Casual Dress

  • Parking Details

    Street Parking

  • Payment Options

    MasterCard, Visa

  • Executive Chef

    Nick Mooney

  • Additional

    Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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