Pedro's North Rustico

Winding down our visit to the island we decided to give Pedro's Island Eatery a try. Most everything else has shutdown for the off season. My wife has gluten sensitivities and discussed the food options with the chef over the phone. He indicated that he had a fairly flexible menu and she decided to try the Grilled Atlantic Salmon with potatoes and vegetables. The vegetables were all fresh not frozen and cooked to perfection. The salmon was unbelievable. I had the Seafood Linguini which had a good helping of seafood and noodles again cooked to perfection with just the right amount of spice. Will probably eating here on our last night on the island and will definitely return on our next trip into Rustico.

Small unassuming restaurant that we drove by, but ended up returning to after recommendations from our B&B host. We went on Tuesday at 5pm off season with reservations (highly recommended, as 5 different groups came by and were told to come back after 1h or turned away). We ordered scallop and shrimp diavolo, which had a nice kick- the pasta was in a creamy rose sauce and the scallops and shrimp were in a fresh marinara sauce. We also ordered the large seared scallops, and substituted the veggie risotto with sautéed veggies and potato, as I requested a dairy free dish. It was fresh and well seasoned. Unfortunately, they don’t have gluten free pasta/noodles available, but they do have gf bread, and a handful of other gf friendly dishes. We ordered tiramisu, which is a non traditional version (ie cake instead of lady fingers), but the texture and flavour were great. They didn’t have any dairy free dessert options, but had blueberry parfait, which was gluten free. Pedro, the owner/chef came by to check in on us, which we appreciated. The service was otherwise very efficient- we were in and out within 45 minutes.