KOSCO HARLEY-DAVIDSON presents the GREAT ALLAMERICAN DINER RUN

We could not come all the way to Maritimes of Nova without checking out some very serious food along the way. And, although we respect our Canadian readers, you kids have to stop pushing Tim Horton's on us. Yikes! We get enough of this sort of crap south of the border. No, we were looking for was something homey, something along a phenomenal road, something that embodies the essence of the Great All American Diner Run; and we found it just a few hours from Halifax along the beautiful Marine Drive- Route 7 in Port Dufferin. With a population of less than 150. this is as quaint and perfect as you will find , in all of Nova Scotia. The Marquis of Dufferin Seaside Inn is more than just an nice  place to eat, it also has a number of well appointed rooms, with marvelous views of the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia; - a view which is rarely bad.But as the actual Inn is, we had found this little Canadian jewel right around lunch time so that is where our hearts were- through our bellies. Although it was mid-day we did take a look at their breakfast menu and one thing did. pop out at us: East Coast Breakfast... poached eggs on a toasted English Muffin topped with Nova Scotia smoked salmon, hollandaise sauce and served with pan fried potatoes. Hmmm.But as lunch was now being served we took in that menu.Small but sweet they featured Smoked Salmon Bagel, Fish & Chips, which featured the ever present Haddock, BLT and Chicken. But, what they really excelled at was their Seafood Chowder.We had a lot of 'chowda' while up along the roads of New England and Nova Scotia, but none as meaty, spicy, creamy, so “Good-God that’s delicious" as the Chowder at Marquis of Dufferin.

That was followed by a Marquis Caesar Salad topped with mushrooms and pecans; you can add chicken, salmon or lobster to this brilliant creation as well. Add their wonderful Lobster Roll, which brought local lobster meat together with a bed of lettuce on a toasted and buttery roll, and we were in N.S. heaven. Throw in a delicious tea of or coffee afterward and you just might be ready for a nap rather than continue to the Canso Causeway.

If you arrive at the Marquis of Dufferin Seaside Inn later in the day they serve a hearty dinner fare as well. With plenty of seafood from which to choose; Haddock, Atlantic Salmon and Lobster. Steaks can be found as well as their famed Scallops Dufferin; Scallops poached in white wine and baked in a cream sauce, topped with parmesan cheese. You'll also find a good number of pasta dishes to round things out. It all sounds great.

If you do end up here for dinner, park the bikes, grab a room and enjoy all that the Marquis of Dufferin Seaside Inn has to offer, along with their great desserts and ample wine list you need not go any further this day.