Rime Restaurant - Lunenburg

Restaurant is closed, as in “out of business”. No warning, phone call, etc.

We had been to this restaurant space before when it was a different restaurant and the atmosphere felt really alive, which is why I chose it for our anniversary dinner this year. Unfortunately we sat down on the lower level and it really just felt like something was missing from the surroundings. We were there quite early (6PM) because we wanted to take in a “ghost walk” that was meeting outside the restaurant at 7:30. I sent an earlier text to the restaurant and was told this wouldn’t be a problem. We were seated right away and our pre-dinner drinks came quickly afterwards. We had eaten a very late lunch and in the interest of time, we chose to skip the appetizer and order just the mains (plus cocktails and wine). We couldn’t help but notice that a couple who had come in a good 15 minutes after us received their appetizers and their main course before we even got our main course. It was starting to get late and with only 40 minutes to spare, we still hadn’t received our meals. I did get up to ask how much longer it would be and was told the kitchen was going as fast as they could. It just seemed odd to say this because there were hardly any other people in the restaurant at this time. A few minutes later, we got our meals but we felt like we had to rush and were unable to order anything for dessert. The server offered, but by this time we only had 20 minutes to spare and given how long the mains took to arrive, we didn’t want to chance it. So all in all, it wasn’t the most relaxing meal due to the lack of ambience and the 45 minutes it took for our food to arrive even though we explained that we only had 90 minutes and the restaurant was almost empty. The food was just OK. I would probably opt to try a different location in Lunenburg next time. It was disappointing as we were really looking forward to this meal.

This restaurant cancelled our reservations at last minute. Would not recommend.

Rime is my favourite restaurant in Lunenburg a welcoming atmosphere with great service and absolutely delicious food!

If you are looking for a delicious meal in a fine dining restaurant, and you don't want to spend the amount of money that Fleur de Sel charges, you should definitely eat here. My husband ate the halibut, and I ate the lobster and beef pasta. We shared pot de chocolat with blueberries for desert, along with its wine pairing. Food was very good, at a fraction of the price we paid at Fleur de Sel, but minus the ambiance. The staff was very good at getting us in earlier than our reservation time (they could only schedule us in at 9, but when we stopped by to see if we could get anything earlier they had a cancellation and were able to accommodate us). I would recommend the halibut... it was the most delicious thing we ordered.