About The Bite House
Once Cape Breton's celebrated farm-to-table restaurant, now offering events and catering services. Chef Bryan Picard creates hyper-local tasting menus for private functions and special occasions.
Features & Highlights
Detailed Information
The Bite House occupies a restored century farmhouse at 1471 West Side Baddeck Road in Big Baddeck, where chef Bryan Picard built a national reputation for hyper-local tasting menus. The dining room seated just fourteen guests a night for a nine-course chef's-choice menu, a format that earned a 4.9-star rating on Google across 33 reviews and write-ups in The Guardian and The New York Times. Picard has since shifted the property to Cape Breton catering and private events, applying the same farm-to-table sourcing to off-site functions.
Practical Information
- Current Status: Now exclusively catering and private events.
- Address: Not publicly disclosed.
- Phone: Not publicly available.
- Contact: Email eat@thebitehouse.com for catering inquiries.
- Hours:
- Booking: Email required for catering/event requests.
- Cost: N/A (no standard dining pricing).
The pivot ended the nine-course dinners that drew national press, but the kitchen at the Baddeck Road property still runs for private events and off-site catering across Cape Breton. Anyone hoping to book the farmhouse for a wedding or special occasion should email well ahead; travellers who simply want a memorable farm-to-table meal can find the same seasonal sourcing at other restaurants in the region.
