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Aqua Restaurant & Bar

310 Water Street, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 1B8, Canada (Downtown)
709-576-2782
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Ranked #38 of 213 restaurants in St. John's
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Good for: Romantic, Business, Local cuisine, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations
Neighbourhood: Downtown
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1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013 via mobile

That is my worst experience eating out in St.John's. Our family had a dinner at Aqua on Sunday night around 6pm. I had a halibut, our 2.5 year old had pasta with chicken, and my husband had one of their fish meals. We also ordered 3 appetizers. It all looked good until 11pm or so. All of us got terrible... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 March 2013

Atmosphere is very basic, open concept to plain table settings. The bar is very nice. I was very disappointed by the food. I ordered Jigs Dinner (croquettes), which was just deep fried potatoes. I wouldn`t call it Jiggs Dinner with only 1 chunk of carrot & a string of salt beef! (Pickles were good). I order the Halibut, thinking this... More

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New York, NY
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 January 2013

The combination of ingredients sound strange, but every dish on the menu works. Portions are well presented and are generous. We had a terrific meal and the restaurant is itself is well designed and decorated.

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 December 2012

I am writing this review for my mother and father in law. They ate at Aqua a few nights ago with 3 other couples. They ate a variety of seafood (halibut, oysters etc) and steak, and found the food to taste "good" (although were disappointed with the steak). The bill came to $700. Later that night, four of them woke... More

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Barrie, Canada
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 December 2012

After reading the reviews we were expecting a very nice restaurant and very good food. We got neither of them. Overpriced and the food was very bad. Dont mind paying a higher price if the food and ambiance are worth it. They need to take a dustcloth and clean the windows where there are bottle sitting just collecting dirt and... More

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Halifax, Canada
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 November 2012

Food and service were fine but for whatever reason the shape of the chairs gave me a two day back ache.

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Lethbridge, Canada
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 November 2012

We went to the Aqua for a wedding on a Friday night. The set time was for six P.M. It was a small wedding of about fifty people. The main course did not arrive on the table until nine o'clock! By this time many of the women were drunk from drinking on an empty stomach. The place itself was small... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 October 2012

The food was quite good, also pricey. The location is super if you are on foot and the staff are very warm

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See 7 more reviews by Victoria S for St. John's
Boston, Massachusetts
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 October 2012

We went to Aqua on a Saturday night and although the restaurant was only half full, it took an extremely long time to receive our food. The waitress was very nice and they serve diners a few slices of focaccia bread with a sun-dried tomato and olive oil dip while waiter for their food. For our appetizer we had the... More

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St. John's, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 October 2012

The food was excellent!! The service was excellent!! Very casual atmosphere and reasonably priced for fine dining. I've been there twice in 2 weeks!!

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