What a complete surprise! I go to Medicine Hat every summer to visit a friend ever since she…read moremarried a Canadian and moved to this area. Been to Elkwater before and it's nice to have this gem in the middle of the flat and desolate prairies. Anyway, we've mostly run out of things to do within an hour driving distance (there's a baby in tow) and I was a bit reluctant to go back to Elkwater again. She mentioned Camp Cookhouse and how the chef there won some award or was on TV or something. I'm like, "Yeah, sure," and just shrug my shoulders. So we get there and the menu is simple but full of good things. I get the short ribs, she gets a burger, and her mom gets soup. I'm still not really impressed at this point but the service was very friendly. Well, I get my short ribs, take a bite, and immediately I'm sold! The taste was just so succulent, amazing, and perfect! I have so many other words to describe it! Not one bone present and they were just full of meat and saucy goodness. Friend's burger was also amazing and very well crafted. This was the type of food would be expect to find in a big city, not a rural lakeside restaurant. Seriously, everyone...make your way here and enjoy the food! You will not be disappointed at all. If you are, message me and I want to hear all about it :)

Great spot for dinner in Elkwater. All food made in house using local suppliers. Laid back old…read moreschool camp cook shack, food served on metal trays and porcelain or tin dishes, heads of hunted animals on the walls. Had the burger and fries one night, burger buns are made in house, and it was very tasty. Ribs the next night, tasty, but I wish they removed the silver skin off the ribs before smoking. Portion sizes are good, pricing is fair, local beers and wines/Mead's to wash it all down. I like everything they are doing here, you can't complain about much when everything is locally sourced and made in house, far too many restaurants don't do this type of thing and it's a shame.

This is an amazing local butcher. $60 for 10 of their seasoned 6oz steaks. Amazing selection of…read moremeat cuts and some harder to find meats. Great in house marinades and jerky's. I'm kinda drooling thinking about the smell of the place. The smoking and over all spice blend in the air. Plus the guys behind the counter are great, friendly and obviously enjoy working with each other.

If u want decent beef jerky at an ok price then try it out. Hope they get more flavors thoughread more

Had soup and 2 sandwiches for lunch today at restaurant. The meal was excellent and will…read moredefinitely go back again. Conveniently located downtown. Warm atmosphere. Reasonably priced.

Ok so tasting oil and vinegar is not something I thought I'd enjoy, but hot dang that was…read moreinteresting. The place is filled with barrels of their MANY different infused oils and vinegar. The staff was extremely knowledgeable and very friendly. We were looking for a gift and the lady led us through some options and let us sample them. It was very pretty and I was amazed by all the flavours I kept finding.

This little meat shoppe features handmade family recipes of jerky, sausages, and smoked meats. Look…read morefor them at farmers markets near Calgary and in southeast Alberta. Or just visit the store. Phone to check the hours first though.

The meat products they make are great tasting. We purchased some of there beef jerky and pepperoni…read moresticks at the Red Deer Home Show.