● Butter, Bannock & the Bay
Weekends in July & August between 1pm-2pm, join us at the “outdoor clay bread oven” for hands-on food demonstrations and learn about Acadian food traditions. We’ll make butter, and Bannock in the outdoor bread oven enjoying the views over Rustico Bay. Samples provided. ( This is an outdoor event and weather dependent and may be canceled without advanced notice ).
Free with paid Admission, children under 12 free.
Comments “Thank-you Arnold for a wonderful tour and food demo today. We all had a great time.” Ken & Julie said, “it was one of their best days on P.E.I.”
– Saint John, NB
● Experiential Traditional Acadian Meal on the grounds & gardens of the 1772 Doucet Log House
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Duration: 2-1/2 hours, (5:30pm – 8pm)
Price: $80 + 15% Gratuity + 15% HST / person
Thursday-Saturday, June – Aug.
Call/text 902-628-3131 or email rusticofarmersbank@gmail.com for reservations, or BOOK ONLINE
Min. 2, Max. 10 people. Meal served family style.
WE CAN ACCOMMODATE TOURS AND GROUPS UP TO 24 – CALL FOR DETAILS.
The meal is an immersive experiential traditional Acadian meal and begins in the 1772 Doucet Log House (the oldest house on PEI) and on the grounds & gardens. Learn how the Acadians lived. The meal consists of recipes passed down through the generations using traditional ingredients, vegetables and herbs from the heritage gardens. The meal begins at 5:30pm with guests churning their own butter and making the Bannock to be baked in the outdoor clay bread oven. The meal consists of traditional Acadian Chicken Fricot with Bannock; Rustico style Meat Pie, Fishcakes with chow, new Boiled Potatoes, and Garden Vegetable, along with homemade bread, mustard pickles, and molasses. A seasonal dessert is served with homemade ice-cream and cookies.
*Dietary and allergy restrictions should be indicated at the time of reservations. We will try our best to accommodate. Keep in mind our recipes are based upon traditional Acadian recipes.
To remember your time with us you can purchase a Souvenir Recipe booklet featuring our traditional recipes (French or English).
Comments “Hi Arnold, I wanted you to let you know that there were “rave reviews” for the dinner last night. They were so impressed with everything, you as the storyteller and historian and your students. They will be telling all their friends about the experience. It’s definitely a winner!” – an Island Innkeeper
“We had an amazing time at the experience – it was so enchanting, and charming, and a lovely time!” – JD, New Yorker writer
“Wow!! Such an interesting experience at the museum and experiential dinner! Arnold & Nat provided an opportunity to make butter and bannock cooked in the outdoor firewood oven. Come hungry because you will be eating a variety of tasty Acadian food inside the house. Arnold shares alot of history while you eat. This is such a unique historical experience. We left with wonderful memories and a huge appreciation for our lives now as we learn about what people faced back in the 1700s. Beautiful grounds too. The Rustico Bank has a very interesting history!” – DM, USA
- Butter, Bannock & the BayExperiential Traditional Acadian Meal on the grounds & gardens of the 1772 Doucet Log House