The Prissy Pig in Antigonish, Nova Scotia

Dan and I were disappointed when The Sunflower Deli closed a year or so ago, and now this year The Lobster Treat has closed.  These were two of our favorite places to eat in Antigonish on the way to Marble Mountain.  But there's a new deli I discovered that opened two years ago, The Prissy Pig, and it seems to have filled the niche of The Sunflower Deli.

Mary and I ate lunch there last week on our way to Halifax, and I liked it so much I returned this morning for breakfast on my way home from Halifax.  The outside is welcoming with flowers of various kinds, and the inside walls are adorned with interesting art work.

Pretty day lilies.

Local artwork.

The breakfast and brunch menu is rather extensive, but the breakfast special was too enticing to pass up.  Poached eggs, bacon and sausage, home fries and toast.  It was very filling, but this served as my breakfast and lunch.  And I even brought one piece of sausage home for Maggie

Breakfast and brunch menu.

Breakfast Special.

My breakfast.

The restaurant is owned by Tony's meats and serves as a retail store for his meats, cheeses, and ready to cook special meals.

Gabrieau's Bistro

Gabrieau's Bistro.

Dan and I had our second lunch in a week at a little bistro in Antigonish yesterday.  On Monday we discovered Gabrieau's Bistro, and we were so impressed we had lunch there again yesterday.  This restaurant is a gem in a quaint little town.

 We had a hard time deciding what to order there were so many interesting items on the menu.

Decisions, decisions, what to order!!!

There were a number of interesting selections for cold drinks, and I chose a Coffee Crisp Drink---coffee, hazelnut, ice, chocolate.  Superb!

Coffee  crisp drink.

It was a hot day and I chose a cold soup.  Delicious!  Pineapple and sweet corn with basil creme fraiche.  This might sound like a strange combination but it was so good and it was quite refreshing

Pineapple, sweet corn soup served cold with a topping of basil creme fraiche.

The lunch special which both Dan and I chose was a fish cake topped with a tiny crab cake and lemon aioli sauce that gave it just a bit of a bite served with tabouli,

Fish caked topped with crab cake served with tabouli.

I had to pass on dessert, but I had the first bite of Dan's dessert, pumpkin crème brûlée.  One of life's little pleasures is taking the first bite of crème brûlée breaking through the caramelized topping to expose the creamy custard underneath..  This was as pleasurable as always.

Pumpkin  crème brûlée.

The first spoonful of crème brûlée.  One of life's little pleasures.

We've found our new favorite restaurant in Antigonish.  And I can't wait to return.