Celtic Music Interpretive Centre

Absolutely first rate music!! I have never heard live Celtic music before. Unreal!! And great food & service too😁😁👍👍 Right on the Celtic Shores bicycle/walking trail & Cabot Trail Hwy

We stopped here on our way back from touring around the Cabot Trail to check out the museum and glad we did. It’s a small museum but does a great job of explaining the music culture prevalent in Cape Breton and elsewhere in Nova Scotia. There’s free dance lessons with a video you can start and stop. You can pick up a fiddle and play it. And the day we were there, there was a Ceilidh going on in the front room - well attended and with great music to listen to as we toured the museum. Definitely recommend!

The food was ok, service was good. We went on an afternoon to experience the Ceilidh and square dancing. $10 per person above the cost of your food when there is a music program. The music was fine but too loud. Square dancing was peculiar to the area I'm guessing, no caller to announce the steps and hardly any space to accommodate more than 8 dancers. No one announced come join in the dancing, it appeared like you couldn't just jump up and join. Very close to the bike path and walking trail.

A great place for old and new friends to gather for tunes, dancing and dining. Some of the activities do change seasonally, so it's important to check out the website. The Sunday afternoon ceilidhs are a special treat with "the regulars" always ready to help out newer visitors enjoy dancing in square sets. The kitchen crew and servers do a fine job meeting everyone's needs. Stop by and stay a while!

Stopped by for breakfast while staying in Judique. I had the fish cakes with eggs over easy, and potatoes and my wife had the senior bacon and eggs. Both meals were very good and filling. The service was excellent and had decent prices. We were going to go back for lunch and listen to some music but we were both still so full from breakfast we didn't bother but we will if we are in the area again.

The museum exhibits were great. Unfortunately for the live music, the amplified fiddle was uncomfortably loud and the electric piano inaudible. Nobody seemed to be running the sound system.

August 28, 2023 UPDATE: We had a great lunch at the Celtic Music Centre this afternoon! The seafood chowder, served with a warm tea biscuit was "delicious", the spinach salad was fresh and tasty ... and the turtle cheesecake divine (the slice was not too large, not too small ... just right). Really enjoyed the live music by Donna Marie DeWolfe (fiddler) and Amanda MacDougall (piano). Our server was lovely and we were greeted with a welcoming smile! August 27, 2021 - I had a wonderful dining and music experience at Judique’s unique Celtic Music Centre (CMIC) on Friday, August 27, 2021. Everything on the menu looked tempting, so I opted for the “Piper’s Burger” with a side of fries (photo). The meal was generous ... and delicious (I especially appreciated the option to select a gluten-free hamburger bun). During my dining time at the centre, I enjoyed their “Lunch Time Ceilidh” featuring well-known local musicians Shelly Campbell and Cathy Hawley (photo). After lunch I visited the gift store (photos) and took a little tour of the interactive exhibit room that highlights the history of Cape Breton music (photos). The Ceilidh Pub staff were friendly, warm and fun! (photo). Overall, the Celtic Music Centre is a grand place to visit for great food, wonderful music, a lovely gift shop, interesting exhibition, and friendly, engaging staff. If you are travelling up or down Hwy 19, I’d highly recommend it!

Nice little café style restaurant with a simple menu. Celtic Music performers between 1 and 3 to entertain guests. A tiny gift shop selling Celtic ware and music CDs.