This was hands-down the worst meal my husband and I had on our entire trip to Canada. We dined here since we were staying at the lodge. They insisted we have a reservation, and when we showed up, the restaurant was completely empty. I'm not sure why the reservation was necessary but oh well.
The view is stunning as it overlooks pyramid lake - which was the only positive this restaurant had going for it. Our server was kind but aloof.
We decided to try a variety of their smaller plates since they sounded interesting. We started with their house rye brioche and shareable land and sea board. The brioche was probably the best part of the entire meal, and it's bread, so that isn't saying a lot. The land and sea board had some of the most bizarre and off-putting flavors I have ever tried in my life ... pickled grapes, and overly salty cured salmon.
We hoped it was just a poor pick on our part and moved on to the cauliflower goat cheese gratin and charred beets. The goat cheese gratin was bland and lacked any real texture or flavor. The charred beets were cold and uncooked.
As a final attempt at redemption, we ordered the Kennebec dumplings. I have NEVER been served raw dumplings before in my life and when I say that they are repulsive, they are repulsive. We brought this to the attention of our waitress and rather than apologize or offer something instead ... or even to remake them, she shrugged. And then charged us for them!
Perhaps it was an off night ... but this meal was so bad, it was comical. We went back to our room and drank a bottle of wine to forget the whole experience. read more