Pembroke Bigstop

A solid 2.5 stars, and as it says "MehI've experienced better"Sadly, I am not feeling the same as my fellow yelpers.

Great friendly staff, ramen is great with a tasty broth, rolls exceed expectations, not your average lame AYCE roll.

Amazing Japanese restaurant. Food is great and owners are really friendly. Only one table for two but I do enjoy eating in a chatting to the owners.

Loved this run of the mill truck stop. Large dining room, but quick service. brunch are amazing. Lunch are good as well.

This is the most visited place along the stretch of Highway 17 that runs from Ottawa to North Bay, I would imagine. It's constantly full of truck traffic, vacationers and folks from nearby.It is a truck stop restaurant to be sure, right down to the CB radios for sale in the entrance. There's lots of t-shirts with 'I hate my wife'-like slogans, beef jerky, and similar things for sale in the convenience store.And there's the restaurant.My friend liked his omlette. Large quantities and fresh ingredients. Well-cooked potatoes.I ordered a grilled cheese sandwich platter and was disappointed. Waxy, tasteless orange cheese, frozen corrugated french fries barely cooked. I don't know that it was reasonable to expect something more elaborate or foodie-friendly in a truck stop. But how hard is it to wreck a grilled cheese sandwich? And at $9 or so it wasn't cheap -- or at least not as cheap as it tasted.The coffee was good, and the service was fast, friendly and very competent.I'd go back there, but this time have an omlette with some flavour of potato that you can't fake or toss from the freezer to fryer to plate in 30 seconds.I expect they do their meat dishes better.