Trax Restaurant and Cafe, Ambler

We enjoyed Trax Restaurant, which is located in the suburban Philadelphia town of Ambler, during the semi-annual Ambler Restaurant Week. The prix-fix menu had a wide variety of dishes for every palate, and the restaurant is BYOB. Oh, and it's located in the quaint town of Ambler.

Trax is a very small restaurant, so reservations are definitely recommended. The building used to be the town's train station, and the trains still run behind the restaurant. There is indoor and outdoor covered seating.

We thoroughly enjoyed every item we ordered! The tomato soup was perfect, as was the tomato mozzarella salad as starters. The statler chicken and penne pasta were both cooked perfectly. The chicken had nice crispy skin and the chicken was moist. The sauce on the pasta was succulent and delicious.

For dessert, we ordered the chocolate mousse, which was a very good chocolate mousse, as well as the peach cobbler, which was huge, but delicious! The peaches were fresh and the cobbler was crunchy and crispy, even after sitting in the peaches as we ate around the cobbler.

Our waitress was also very helpful and friendly, even as the restaurant started to get busy. We highly recommend making the trip out to Ambler and giving Trax Restaurant a try!

Cows - Halifax

Having been named the world's best ice cream, Cows, with a location in Halifax, offers new and interesting flavors in large portions. The location in Halifax, on the waterfront, is open seasonally, and serves ice cream and sells the famous Cows merchandise.

We tried (on multiple occasions), the Messie Bessie and Chocolate Mud. On a second round, we shared a two scoop sundae, (which was massive), with Cows most popular flavor, Wowie Cowie, and Brownie Explosion, covered in hot fudge, walnuts and whipped topping, all in their fresh made waffle bowls.

We completely understand why Cows has been named the best ice cream in the world, it is delicious.  If you ever see a Cows anywhere you are in Canada, make sure you stop in...you will NOT regret it!!!

The Middle Spoon

We came across The Middle Spoon while walking around downtown Halifax. The name intrigued us, so did the sign out front that welcomed guests to try a strawberry beer cocktail (what?!).

However, we thoroughly enjoyed the Chocolate Lava Cake, which was served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. It was delicious.

This dessert restaurant is open until 1 a.m. and has a fantastic dessert menu (obviously) and a long cocktail list, as well as a wine and bubbly list. This is definitely a fun, lounge-y stop for a group of friends or a special night out.

The Loose Cannon Pub

Argyle St. in Halifax is definitely a dining mecca in, and right at the edge of Argyle St. and Barrington St. is the Loose Cannon Pub. While we ordered more run of the mill Scottish food, this is the only pub that we saw that serves haggis (yum?).

We ordered the bangers and mash and the steak and potato stew. Both were delicious and the outdoor dining on the lovely Halifax evening made the restaurant even better.

Hart & Thistle

On a nice day, enjoying dinner on the waterfront at one of Halifax's downtown restaurants is the place to be. Hart and Thistle, in Halifax's Historic Properties, has plenty of indoor and outdoor seating, and some of the outdoor seating faces the water.

We ordered the bacon cheeseburger as well as the fish and chips. Both were served with fresh cut Prince Edward Island french fries. The fish and chips were tender and crispy and plentiful. The fries were amazingly good.

The bar also brews their own beer, something extreme. We tried their house brew, the Hop Mess Monster, a Double IPA. It was incredibly bitter but very good. The bar sells their house beers in 8 oz. and 16 oz. sizes, so you can get a trial size cheaper before indulging in a large one, especially if you are unsure about the beer.

The Lower Deck

The lowest of a trio of restaurants along the Halifax Harbor, and aptly named, the Lower Deck, is a fun, family oriented bar and restaurant. It had a very laid back atmosphere, and in the evenings, at least on the weekends, has live bands.

We ordered the bangers and mash and chicken cordon bleu sandwich, which was the special of the day. Both were delicious, and the honey mustard served with the bangers and mash was delicious and tasted clearly homemade.

The fries that are served with the sandwiches are fantastic and addictive.