The View from Norton's Cove

Posted on September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 by Janet Davis

Norton’s Cove Café

Hello from gorgeous Norton’s Cove! Here’s your update on what’s happening this week at the Café!

Our hours are 10am to 8pm daily (except Tuesdays & Wednesdays). If you would like to call to make a reservation, the number is: 536-2633.

In the Café Giftshop, I’ve added some dishes. We have lots of extra dishes in stock at the café, and now, if you like our teapots, our milk bottles, or our beverage dispensers, you can take them home with you! I received a new shipment of Newfoundland Sea Salt this week, and so we now have our 150g jars and our 10g tins restocked. We have new product from the Dark Tickle Company, with bags of tea in 5 different flavours as well as lots of jams, sauces, and relish.

One of the gorgeous Dark Tickle products available in the Café giftshop!
Chrys’ Pecan Butter Tarts!
Anytime is Café Latté time!
Gilbert’s Jamaican Chicken

We’re starting the week with Amanda’s…
Vegetarian Soup: HUNGARIAN MUSHROOM $4 cup; $6 bowl
Hearty Soup: ITALIAN ZUCCHINI & SAUSAGE (GF) $6 cup; $8 bowl

Chrys continues to bake us gorgeous treats; she changes things up each day, so pop in to see what’s new! Right now, we have: brownies, apple cinnamon and strawberry rhubarb hand pies, chocolate layer cake with rum & butter buttercream icing, partridgeberry scones, pecan butter tarts, chocolate biscotti, and fudge in addition to our regular dessert menu.

Gilbert is making his Jamaican Chicken for us this week! It thrills me to show off our authentic Jamaican dishes from our cook who left Jamaica for Newfoundland just a couple of years ago. He’s one of us now, and we are happy to dig in to his flavourful cooking style!

Our entire menu can be seen HERE

Norton’s Cove Café

Hello from gorgeous Norton’s Cove! I’d like to tell you about some changes we are making this week as the season cools down…

Our hours are now 10am to 8pm daily (except Tuesdays & Wednesdays). If you would like to call to make a reservation, the number is: 536-2633.

I have started to create a small foodie gift shop in the front room of the café, which will grow as I order in new products each week. You’ll find things there like sea salt from the Newfoundland Salt Company, and all our favourite jams and sauces from the Dark Tickle Company, and Norton’s Cove merchandise. I’ll update you with new products as they arrive!

One of the gorgeous Dark Tickle products available in the Café giftshop!
Available now in the Café giftshop!

We’re starting the week with…
Vegetarian Soup: TOMATO ROASTED PEPPER (GF) $4 cup; $6 bowl
Hearty Soup: CHICKEN & RICE (GF) $6 cup; $8 bowl

Chrys continues to bake us gorgeous treats; she changes things up each day, so pop in to see what’s new! Right now, we have: brownies, apple cinnamon hand pies, chocolate layer cake with coffee buttercream icing & a chocolate ganache drip, ginger cookies, milk chocolate & coconut scones, chocolate biscotti, and fudge in addition to our regular dessert menu.

Our biggest news is that Ted, our Kitchen Magician, has finished work with us for the season. As things are slowing down, we have to work with a smaller staff to keep being successful. But don’t you worry! Ted has done a marvelous job of training the rest of the kitchen crew, and Gilbert, Amanda, Chrys, & Duke will continue to produce the quality and taste we’re so proud of!

Our entire menu can be seen HERE

Posted on August 29, 2019September 5, 2019 by Janet Davis

At the Café

Hello from gorgeous Norton’s Cove!

Our hours are 10am to 8pm daily (except Wednesdays) and we recommend that you call for a reservation when times are busy (July & August are busy!) so that we can guarantee you a place to sit! I don’t like turning people away, but we have had to do that several times. The number to call to make a reservation is: 709-536-2633.

We’re starting the week with…
French Onion Soup (V, GF*) $4 cup; $6 bowl
Pork Ball Soup (GF) $6 cup; $8 bowl

Chrys continues to bake us gorgeous treats; she changes things up each day, so pop in to see what’s new! Right now, we have: brownies with rum & butter icing, hand pies, chocolate layer cake with caramel buttercream icing & toasted pecans, ginger cookies, s’mores scones, chocolate biscotti, and fudge in addition to our regular dessert menu.

Our young servers are gone back to the city to attend university classes next week, and Chrys and Duke will be helping me to serve you here at the café. As August comes to a close this week, remember that we still have three more weeks of summer! And the café will still be open to enjoy until Thanksgiving weekend.

Our entire menu can be seen HERE

Check out Tara Bryan’s gorgeous ice paitings at the café! All artwork is available for sale.
Get your Norton’s Cove Swag at 25% off until September 1st in the online shop!

Thank you to all you gorgeous people for your patronage, and to my exceptional staff: Ted (the Kitchen Magician), Gilbert, Amanda, Chrys, and last but not least: Duke.

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Janet Davis

At the Café

Hello from gorgeous Norton’s Cove!

We’re starting the week with…
Spicy Sweet Potato Corn Soup (V, GF) $4 cup; $6 bowl
Cod Chowder (GF) $6 cup; $8 bowl

Chrys continues to bake us gorgeous treats; she changes things up each day, so pop in to see what’s new! Right now, we have: brownies with almond buttercream icing, hand pies, strawberry rhubarb tarts, Chocolate layer cake with mint buttercream icing, chocolate peanut butter cookies, ginger cookies, s’mores scones, chocolate biscotti, NEW fudge (!!!) and Amanda’s banana nut muffins in addition to our regular dessert menu.

The big news is that we now have COD on the menu again! It’s been difficult to find, but we have some, and I am pleased to put our fish & chippies back on the lunch menu, and our pan fried cod back on the supper menu today!

Our entire menu can be seen HERE

Check out Tara Bryan’s gorgeous ice paitings at the café! All artwork is available for sale.

Thank you to all you gorgeous people for your patronage, and to my exceptional staff: Ted (the Kitchen Magician), Gilbert, Amanda, Chrys, Jacob, and last but not least: Duke, who married me 21 years ago today!

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Janet Davis

At the Café

Good morning from Norton’s Cove Café! I’m writing this post from a comfortable chair in the café, as I am on duty as a server today in Jacob’s absence. I’m looking forward to a full day of meeting new people, greeting old friends, and bringing all the delightful products of our kitchen to hungry patrons!

We’re starting the week with…
Moroccan Carrot Lentil Soup (GF) $4 cup; $6 bowl
Beef Barley Soup (GF) $6 cup; $8 bowl

Chrys continues to bake us gorgeous treats; she changes things up each day, so pop in to see what’s new! Right now, we have: brownies with raspberry buttercream icing, hand pies, butter pecan tarts, Italian cream cake, chocolate peanut butter cookies, chocolate chip cookies, cranberry orange scones, and oat milk chocolate chip coconut muffins in addition to our regular dessert menu.

Our entire menu can be seen HERE

Check out Tara Bryan’s gorgeous ice paitings at the café! All artwork is available for sale.

Thank you to all you gorgeous people for your patronage, and to my exceptional staff: Ted (the Kitchen Magician), Gilbert, Amanda, Chrys, Leah, Jacob, and last but not least: Duke, my partner in all things.

Posted on August 8, 2019August 8, 2019 by Janet Davis

At the Café

Up first are my apologies for not letting you important folks in on what’s happening at the café for the last little bit- we’ve been so busy, I haven’t had time to collect my thoughts! But I’ve managed to find a quiet moment to keep you up to speed for this upcoming Thursday to Tuesday week. The café is open this week.

Our hours are 10am to 8pm daily, and we recommend that you call for a reservation when times are busy (July & August are busy!) so that we can guarantee you a place to sit! I don’t like turning people away, but we have had to do that several times. The number to call to make a reservation is: 709-536-2633.

We’re starting the week with…
CURRIED BUTTERNUT & APPLE SOUP $4 cup; $6 bowl
CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP $6 cup; $8 bowl

Chrys continues to bake us gorgeous treats; she changes things up each day, so pop in to see what’s new! Right now, we have: brownies, hand pies, butter pecan tarts, triple layer chocolate cake, chocolate peanut butter cookies, chocolate chip cookies, raspberry coconut muffins, and more!

Our entire menu can be seen HERE

Traditional Singer/Songwriters Live @ Norton’s Cove this Tuesday!
Richard Leach brings us live piano music every Thursday night!
Check out Tara Bryan’s gorgeous ice paitings at the café! All artwork is available for sale.

We’ll close our week with another performance by Jim Payne & Fergus O’Byrne Live @ Norton’s Cove! This will be their third visit at Norton’s Cove, and we’re happy to say that tickets are selling very well. Get yours at the studio, in the online shop, or at the door for $20 each.

Thank you to all you gorgeous people for your patronage, and to my exceptional staff: Ted (the Kitchen Magician), Gilbert, Amanda, Chrys, Leah, Jacob, and last but not least: Duke.

Posted on July 30, 2019August 6, 2019 by Janet Davis

Ourosboros Live @ Norton’s Cove

Last night was magic. A band from St. John’s, Ourosboros, came to stay & play at Norton’s Cove to the delight of all ticket-holders! Amazing upbeat music with some twists to make us laugh while we danced!

These musicians were not only lots of fun to listen to, but fun to hang out with before and after the show. Susan Evoy is a comic genius, as far as I’m concerned!
And we get to do it all again, as the band has agreed to come back for another concert in 2020! Until then, we have their CD to add to the Norton’s Cove playlist.
Did you know that all the singer/songwriters on our Café playlist have performed Live @ Norton’s Cove?

Posted on July 23, 2019July 23, 2019 by rhiannabishop

At the Studio…

Product Spotlight!

It’s the town of New Wes Valley’s favourite time of year! Crab Festival! So in honour of this town’s most loved event (aside from Chase the Ace); this week’s product spotlight at Norton’s Cove Studio is our Snow Crab print! Whether it’s to show your Crab Fest pride, celebrate one of our local industries or just for the beauty of the artwork, we’ve got you covered! From $105 plus tax unframed to $185 plus tax framed.

Happy Crab Fest everyone! Be safe and have fun!

Framed Snow Crab with other NewWesValley items

Posted on July 13, 2019July 13, 2019 by rhiannabishop · 1 Comment

At the Studio

Year round by chance or appointment, we’re open from 10-6 everyday except Wednesday! Drop in to meet Janet and new studio assistant Rhianna (that’s me) and witness printmaking in action. Or paper cutting, shirt steaming, or another one of my many duties.

Swing in for a chat with the artist about some of her new projects, prints or how overcomplicated it is to set up a new laptop and why it shouldn’t be. There’s lots to see and do; markedly, prints by Janet Davis, inspired by daily life in outport Newfoundland.

There’s a whole summer ahead of us and lots of time! We love company!

Posted on July 11, 2019July 12, 2019 by Janet Davis

At the Café

The café is open this week
Thursday – Tuesday 10am to 8pm
+ 8-11 on Friday night (OUR LAST FRIDAY NIGHT FRIENDS EVENT)
Reservations are encouraged: 709-536-2633

Soups this week…
CORN CHOWDER $4 cup; $6 bowl
CHICKEN & RICE $6 cup; $8 bowl
BEEF & BARLEY $6 cup; $8 bowl

Our entire menu can be seen HERE

We have decided to discontinue our Friday Night Friends events, as we have been seeing fewer and fewer people taking advantage of the opportunity. This week will most likely be our last (12th July)
Tara Bryan is in Norton’s Cove this week, adding iceberg paintings to the available artwork at the Café.
The Wesleyville book will finally be launched this Sunday! If you are on the mailing list, you have a Launch invitation in your inbox!

Thank you to all you gorgeous people for your patronage, and to my exceptional staff: Ted (the Kitchen Magician), Gilbert, Amanda, Chrys, Leah, Jacob, Rhianna, and last but not least: Duke and Fred.