Haliburton Highlands
Does anyone know any great places to eat in the Haliburton Highlands… Haliburton… Dorset… Minden Hills… Carnarvon? We'll be there this coming weekend and looking for somewhere to eat.
Thanks so much!
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We had some very enjoyable BBQ at Smokey Jake's just outside Gooderham. It's cooked in and behind an old Airstream trailer and you need bug spray to sit at the picnic tables but my ribs and hush puppies were delicious, and the guys raved about their pulled pork.
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re: gembellina
I go past Smokey Jakes all the time, and I recommend that everyone else does exactly that as well. I stopped twice last year to give them a go, and found the food to be severely lacking. The smoke in the pulled pork was seriously missing - tasted more like my mother-in-laws's crock-pot recipe. Same goes for the ribs - tasteless and tough as boots to boot! Oh, and who puts garlic in coleslaw? Blech!
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re: FoodieManTO
Just want to add my +1 for Aniz ... on a rainy day this past summer we headed in to Haliburton and ended up there for lunch. Was very pleasantly surprised about the quality of their food ... I had a pizza that I would find hard to replicate the enjoyment of here in Toronto ...
Domain of Killian is difficult to get into unless you're also staying there ... it's small and understandably they reserve their tables for in-house guests first ... maybe easier to get in during the less busy months?
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loralea
Sep 13, 2011 05:53 PM
The Haliburton Highlands has no shortage of dining out spots.
Carnarvon at the intersection of highways #35 and #118 has a popular dining spot call That Place overlooking Mirror Lake.
http://loralea.blogspot.com/2008/09/that-place-restaurant-canarvon.htmlAnother is a great little waterfront pub and restaurant on east side of highway #35 at Ox Narrows which is just south of Dorset Ontario.
http://loralea.blogspot.com/2011/01/firehouse-restaurant.htmlThe Pepper Mill on Highway #35 south of Carnarvon, a family restaurant serves a great meal, we have dined there a few times and will always go back.
http://thepeppermill.ca/Hope this helps
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re: loralea
We stayed at the Domain of Kilien once and ate quite well. It might be worth asking about dinner reservations even if you aren't staying there. They do wine tastings and such as well.
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re: loralea
Need to respectfully disagree about the Firehouse... we have a cottage on Kushog Lake and the food at the Firehouse really is terrible... overpriced and disapointing! Last time I was there, my first beer was warm and flat, asked for another and recieved another warm/flat beer.
Pepper Mill is good... if you are up for a little drive, then i'd recommend Arowhon Pines in Algonquin Park... unbelievable food
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Shorttyred
Sep 13, 2011 05:29 PM
I agree with the Fiery Grill, had a great pulled pork, but its not what it used to be. In Haliburton village I had quite a good meal at Aniz this summer. Everyone at my table was impressed with the food. The service was nice if a little inexperienced.
In the past had good meals at the Bonnie View Inn, but didn't get to visit it this summer. Also visited Rhubarb, which has a great view, but I really felt that for the price I would have expected a better meal and better service.
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Fiery Grill
1089 Main, Dorset, ON P0A1E0, CA -
If you are looking for a nice patio on the water, the Fiery Grill is a good location. The food has slipped somewhat, though. For provisions, the small grocery store in Dwight has very good meat, some decent cheeses, and good veg. The Bush Company in Dwight is a nice pub with solid food.
For roadside eating, the Red Box on 35 before Dwight does a good back bacon sandwich and a respectable poutine.
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Fiery Grill
1089 Main, Dorset, ON P0A1E0, CA
