The Mock Turtle's Chowder
Our namesake chowder, thick with scallops, haddock and smoked bacon, finished with cream and a whisper of dill. Served with rosemary toast.
beautiful soup
$16
once upon a bistro
An anthropologist walked into a wonderland.
Sébastien Després and his wife Heather Wright opened Le Moque-Tortue in downtown Shediac because they believe dinner should be an adventure. An anthropologist by training and a Wonderland devotee by temperament, Sébastien built a bistro where playing cards hang from the shelves, pocket watches tick at six o'clock, Mad Hatter top hats sit on the wall, and a custom-painted Mora clock stands guard in the corner.
Le Moque-Tortue was the first chapter. Today it is the flagship of Shediac Wonderland, a family of seven story-driven businesses Sébastien and Heather have been building across the town — each drawn from a different page of Lewis Carroll. The bistro's kitchen honours Acadian ancestors with chowder, lobster and chocolate, and serves it all on pink-painted tables you are invited to cover with a board game and a very cold beer.
— with curiosity, Sébastien & Heather
