Fred's Pizza Shack - Cap-Pele

Love stopping here on the way to/fro PEI. Food is always hot and fresh, good specials (today's was the fish cakes) ordered large clams to share and a glass of wine to rinse off the ride. The buns are so good! Light fluffy buns that you know are made by some grandmothers recipe. Licensed, welcoming quick and good! How can you beat that?

Eating at Freds has been an extended family tradition for just about as long as I can remember. Family travelling between PEI, NB and beyond often make a point of stopping here. Since the diversion highway opened, a little side trip is needed but you're not taken far out of your way. A family diner, Fred's has quite a varied menu but their focus is seafood and, in our family at least, the most popular dish is the battered fried whole clams. The prices have gone up considerably since last there but the servings are quite large for the most part. The restaurant is large, bright clean. I suspect in the sumer they likely get a few coach tours stopping by. On this day there were a few locals dining and maybe a traveller or two. It had been a few years since we last stopped here but this day we found it to be every bit as good as remembered. Two of us shared the large fried clam platter and one had the hot turkey sandwich. Each meal came with a huge serving of fries, more then any of us could finish, coleslaw and fresh homemade dinner rolls. The whole clams were lightly battered, fried to a light crisp and not at all greasy. The fries, I believe, were from frozen but done nicely. The tartar sauce was Kraft pre packaged. The hot turkey sandwich came covered with gravy, assuming made in house but not sure, and peas. Though there was no room for dessert, we left with a piece of house made butterscotch pie which was enjoyed much later. Recommend the detour in to Cap Pele if you are feeling a bit peckish or have a hankering for seafood. Go with a big appetite or someone to split an order with. And you might want to wait til the food coma passes before you get back behind the wheel.

It's too bad Fred's doesn't try harder. The canned green peas and mushy carrots were disappointing next to the ok scallops. The whole affair became somewhat irritating when the check arrived. Too expensive for what it is. We still had a good time because we love Cap-Pelé so much.

Food was cold and took a very long time. Not much flavour. Staff was taking their masks on and off. We went because of friend recommendations, but left early due to the poor taste in food. More effort is needed.

Amazing food in giant portions. Amazing service and the environment is comfortable and relaxed. You have to try the fish cake!