Dan’s is a diner-style place in Barrington, very near to the causeway that connects the mainland to Cape Sable Island. The inside is decorated in the style of a diner from decades gone by and we enjoyed some ice cream there.
Some things of note:
- There is plenty of parking near the entrance.
- There are no steps in the entrance or inside.
- The bathroom is a single unisex room.
- There are a variety of seating options. The booths are very small and there are stools bolted in place at a counter. The majority of the seating, though, is metal chairs and tables that can be moved and the seats are sturdy and have no arms.
Dan’s sells lunch items such as subs and salads but we were there for the ice cream. I don’t know why but soft serve ice cream in British Columbia, in my experience, is predominantly ice milk. In contrast, we had soft serve ice cream in three different places in Nova Scotia and all of them were most certainly using ice cream. The difference in taste and texture is HUGE. It takes me back to my days as a teenager when I worked in a Tastee Freez (they used ice cream, not milk, but they are no longer around in British Columbia). I had the strawberry butterscotch sundae. It might sound like an odd combination but mixing the two flavours is another habit leftover from my Tastee Freez days. My dining partner had a brownie parfait with hot fudge and peanuts.
We didn’t try any, but Dan’s also sells take-home bakery items like cookies, squares, and mini cakes. If you’re looking for a sweet treat in Barrington this place makes a nice pit stop.