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Darby’s Old Church Kitchen — restaurant in McKinnons Harbour, Cape Breton

Darby’s Old Church Kitchen

Experience home-cooked meals in a converted church at Darby's Old Church Kitchen in McKinnons Harbour, featuring hand-cut fries and Sunday meat and potatoes d

restaurantClosed· opens 11am· McKinnons Harbour, NS · ★ 4.70 (200 reviews)
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Darby’s Old Church Kitchen is just that – a former church and community centre converted into an open kitchen, serving up good ol’ fashioned, home-cooked meals. With daily specials and our delicious Meat and Potatoes Sunday dinners, Darby’s is dishing up your very own Cape Breton experience. Don’t forget to try our hand-cut fries! Located in Central Cape Breton, just a short drive from the Highland Village Museum, visit Darby’s while exploring the road less traveled.

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