Side Trips from Toronto Restaurants

The dining in Stratford and Niagara-on-the-Lake is enough to boost a whole other genre of tourism, as there are a number of outstanding restaurants thanks to the area's many chefs being trained at the area's reputable culinary schools, and impeccably fresh ingredients from local farms. Produce, meats, cheeses, beers, and wine are all produced in Ontario, and some restaurants even have their own gardens, vineyards, or farms. In the immediate areas surrounding Niagara Falls, the dining is a little more lackluster, as views, convenience, and glamour take precedence over food, but there are some great pubs and upscale restaurants to be found among the tourist traps. Reservations are always encouraged, if not essential.

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  • 1. The Restaurant at Vineland Estates Winery

    $$$$

    Exquisite progressive Canadian food and venerable wines are served by an enthusiastic staff on this bucolic property with three 19th-century Mennonite stone buildings. Sit on the large outdoor patio overlooking vineyards and Lake Ontario beyond or in the glassed-in restaurant, where many of the tables have a similar panoramic view. The menu is locally sourced and seasonal: think venison haunch with heirloom beets, torchon, smoked cauliflower purée, and blackberry reduction. Desserts, like spiced pumpkin cheesecake served with mascarpone gelato, are the perfect demonstration of simplicity and innovation.

    3620 Moyer Rd., Vineland, Ontario, L0R 2C0, Canada
    888-846–3526

    Known For

    • Desserts are the perfect demonstration of simplicity and innovation
    • Daily five-course table d'hote menu shows off local dishes
    • Artisanal charcuterie and cheese platters

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon. and Tues., Reservations essential
  • 2. Bartlett Lodge Restaurant

    $$$$

    In the original 1917 lodge building, this small lakeside pine dining room offers an ever-changing prix-fixe menu of contemporary Canadian cuisine, which might kick off with fennel and mustard-rubbed pork belly and move on to pistachio and cherry-crusted Australian rack of lamb or the house specialty, beef tenderloin. Fish and vegetarian options, such as sweet-potato gnocchi with shaved Gruyère, are always available. Desserts, included with the meal, always include some variation of crème brûlée (perhaps a chocolate-chili version), and homemade pie.

    Boat from Algonquin Provincial Park Cache Lake Landing, Huntsville, Ontario, P1H 2G8, Canada
    705-633–5543

    Known For

    • Bring your own wine
    • Four-course prix-fixe dinners
    • Complimentary water taxi pickup

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed late Oct.–mid-May. No lunch, Reservations essential
  • 3. Table Rock House

    $$$$

    White tablecloth service and an up-close-and-personal view of the rushing Horseshoe Falls rapids amount to a stunning dining experience. Prix-fixe dinners are recommended to take advantage of the hearty menu.

    6650 Niagara Pkwy., Niagara Falls, Ontario, L2G 0L0, Canada
    905-354--3631

    Known For

    • Crème brûlée with Wayne Gretzky cream whiskey
    • The closest possible dining experience to the falls
    • Fogo Island shrimp ciabatta sandwich
  • 4. Tiara Restaurant at Queen's Landing

    $$$$

    Niagara-on-the-Lake's only waterfront restaurant, the regal Tiara sits beside a marina with a view of the Niagara River beyond the sailboat masts. The elegant, amber-hue Georgian-meets-contemporary dining room is buttoned up but accented by a pretty stained-glass ceiling and near-panoramic windows that give nearly every table a water view. The outdoor tables next to the marina, however, are the ones to request to go with the exquisite French-influenced menu. Round out the meal with homemade ice cream topped with seasonal berries.

    155 Byron St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, L0S 1J0, Canada
    905-468–2195

    Known For

    • Decadent weekend brunch buffet
    • Prime views from the terrace
    • Prime rib surf-and-turf dinner

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Reservations essential
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