I live in Kelowna and think about this place often. We went…read moreto Penticton for the day and stopped in Polish Bistro and I was very impressed. The most authentic Polish food you will get in all of the Okanagan. The perogies, the schnitzel, all of it was absolutely amazing. The walls had a beautiful mural of Gdansk, made me feel right at home! Unfortunately did not get a picture as we demolished it right as it touched the table. I will be sure to come back every time we're in Penticton again!

Excellent food. Staff are amazing & also the owner! Very helpful & friendly…read more The restaurant is decorated in such a way that you learn about Poland and you see how beautiful the country is!

Staying at the resort, this is really your only choice for restaurant. Service here was pretty bad…read more We had made reservations and stopped by the day prior to double check they had the time right. Before we even got one word out, the host looked at us and said "oh you need a reservation to eat here and we are all full." Umm...ya we have a reservation, we were just asking a question! We confirmed the reservation time with him and inquired about being able to reserve a table on the patio as we were there celebrating a special occasion. He told us "no we can't save a seat outside, and most likely the patio will be full, you will have to sit indoors." Everyone was a bit offput by his unnecessarily snarky attitude but oh well. Fast forward to the next day of our reservation, we showed up for our 8:00pm reso and were told "oh, no it says here you already checked in for your reservation today at 5pm." We were super confused and assured them that we had indeed not checked in at 5pm and the woman said again "well, that's what it says here." Lol! They finally believed us that we were not having 2 dinners and found us a seat (on the patio!) The food took about 75 minutes to arrive. I ordered a tuna sandwich without bacon. It arrived with a ton of bacon on it! I pointed it out and the waitress said "oh sorry I forgot to ask them...do you want to make a new one?" Since our food took over an hour to come out, there was no way I was going to wait to make a whole new meal, so I just peeled the bacon off and ate my sandwich. No one else's food had mistakes but we were all disappointed with the service, disorganization, and slowness.

I was pleasantly surprised as I went in with low expectations. First off, yes service here is not…read moregreat. We found just being direct was the best way, they are not the type of servers who will read your mind and follow a checklist. Ask for a jug of water and order right away if your starving. The 4 stars is more for the food and ambiance. Very nice view, beautiful twinkle lights. The food we had was great! Calamari was delicious, not over cooked. The Cobb salad had lots of ingredients and a great flavour! The ravioli (not a large portion) was delicious and rich (why there isn't a large portion) It was excellent Lastly we had the sticky toffee pudding. Tasted like Christmas. Was good, but nothing compares to the Rimrock in Whistler. All in all I left very happy. Just lower your expectations for service.

Food and service were both excellent as well as a comfortable vibe about the place! Schnitzel was…read moreexcellent !

Spent a great afternoon sitting outside under an umbrella with a group of old and new friends…read more Service was excellent and the food was good. We had Schnitzel, Bratwurst, Beet Salad and Spatzle. Schnitzel was a bit tough but the portions were generous and the rest was as advertised. Lovely location.

My husband really likes Eau Vivre wines but every time we drive through Cawston it is not during…read moretheir normal business hours so we were really pleased that they are in the District Wine Village in Oliver. The daughter Manpreet was taking care of the wine tastings while were there and she was so personable, knowledge and helpful. This was one of the nicest wine tasting experiences that we had during our trip to the Okanagan, Osoyoos area. Manpreet told us to make outselves comfortable on the patio and she would bring the wines out to us for our tastings. As each wine was poured Manpreet would describe the wine to us, tell us what foods would be recommended with it and then leave us alone with the wine to enjoy on our own before coming out with the next wine. They were all delicious. After we had finished with our wine tasting we went inside to make our purchases. My husband especially liked the buddaful. There is a tasting fee but it is waived with purchase. It was a wonderful wine tasting and we're glad that we're able to access their wines in Oliver. Go! You'll have one of the best wine tasting experiences. Wonderful wines, knowledgeable patient hostess and reasonable prices. You can't go wrong.

Complex & diverse wine that enticed us to enjoy the BC way of winemaking & tasting. We particularly…read moreenjoyed the Buddhafull & are saving their award winning Viognier for sharing in America.

Our second and last pitstop in Cawston was at Orofino Vineyards. They were recommended to us by a…read morefriend that loves wine. It's a few minutes drive from Twisted Hills Cidery. We dropped in on a Friday afternoon (around 1:30pm). It wasn't busy so we had the full attention of their staff. Tasting menu is $5.00/person and gets you 5 samples. There was 11 to choose from (4 whites and 7 reds). As usual, tasting fee is waived if you buy a bottle. Bottles are in the $20.00 to $45.00 range (tax included). - 2018 white bridge - easy drinking white blend of muscat, chardonnay and riesling. - 2017 scout vineyard riesling - sweet aroma but a mineral taste that B did not particularly enjoy. - 2018 gamay- this was our favourite of the bunch so we bought a bottle ($25.00). Juicy, smooth raspberries. - 2017 scout vineyard syrah - peppery and earthy notes. - 2016 passion pit vineyard cabernet sauvignon - a classic cab sav. Very savoury. - 2016 hendsbee vineyard petit verdot- these are usually blended with other reds so it was interesting to try on its own. Much more tannin forward (aka. dry). Decent wines. 3.5 stars.

This winery is pretty and I enjoy their usual "big" Wines…read more Their 2016 Pinot noir (their pinots have been amazing) is absolutely horrible. Don't get me started on their gamay. Shame on you for marketing these disappointing unfiltered wines that reminded me of my grandmas hooch. It's especially bad business to force these into your wine club shipments. We contacted the winery about this and John Weber, Owner/winemaker responded by saying basically, our taste is unrefined and we would be happier as not part of their wine club. So we cancelled our membership.

A charming, cute little winery in the middle of the Similkameen. The store is created out of the…read morewinery house, which is a kind of sprawling mansion establishment that is roomy, spacious and cheery in the day. I saw little ones running about, which is always a fun sight on a winery. Their facilities for bottling are also near the house in what was probably previously their garage. They had few wines to sample since most were already sold out, but I had a blend of theirs, the Misceo. A merlot, cab sauv and cab franc blend, the Misceo is surprisingly light and agile on its feet, though for that same reason it doesn't have the same impact as other red blends. That's fine though, because it has a refreshing chocolate nose on its own. The taste does linger a bit for bitterness, but the resulting impression of brambly fruits and dark tea leaves one quite pleased. A charming winery that I look forward to seeing in its future development.

This family owned winery produces excellent wines from local organic fruit. They have a variety of…read moresweetness 0-1 dinner wines and some excellent dessert wines in the sweetness 6-10 range. The fortified plum port is especially good. The tasting staff were friendly and knowledgeable and were personally involved in producing the wines. The winery store adjoins the Harker Organic Produce fruit stand.

My friends and I decided to visit Moon Curser for a tasting and although the individual running the…read moretour was knowledgeable and engaging, I wasn't wowed by the wines. I mean, they are good, but when compared to the other wineries in the area, the wines scored lower on my list. This was a smaller vineyard so the tasting area was held inside, which felt more like a basement even though it was on the ground floor. It's still worth a visit if you're in the area though.

We loved the atmosphere and wines at Moon Curser! Karin made the tasting experience so fun. We…read morewould definitely recommend this winery.

From Penticton, my friend and I decided to the long way home to Vancouver via Hwy 3 so we could…read morevisit Robin Ridge Winery as it has been on my friend's to-do-list. Boy, oh boy, we were not disappointed. Robin Ridge Winery is situated in the stunning Similkameen Valley. The 100% estate-grown, organic fruit is crafted into small quantities of high quality wine. I don't know how they do it (maybe with lots of love and also being certified organic!) but they produce intense and quality flavour wines. I enjoyed all the four wines from the tasting which starts with a white to rose and finishing with the intense Gamay red. Their "famous" 2020 Flamingo was not on the tasting menu as stock was getting low. I took the plunge and bought this rosé as it was not sold in the BC VQA while the other rosé, Flicker, and the Chardonnay were. The staff informed us that the rosé wines were named for birds starting with the letter F. How cute! Price points for the wines were surprisingly amazing for the high level flavours and also being a certified organic vineyard. My friend was so pleased , 2 more bottles came home with us. If you are visiting the Similkameen Valley, I strong suggest you stop by. The Chardonnay, Rosé (Flicker) and Gamay were the winners for me and others also agree as there are many winning medals displayed. I look forward to my next return and will be telling my family and friends about this spectacular winery that has it all and maybe some more surprises down the road.

Robin Ridge is a cute little winery in the Similkameen Valley. I first came here when they were…read morehaving a winery fun day, which is when they imitated Cock Robin and let the kids run around the premises, and set up a little archery game for all the kids to enjoy. That kind of family relaxing atmosphere is absolutely great, firstly, and I really like it. The proprietors of the winery are very friendly and the tasting desk is very well-versed in their wines. They usually have up to 8 different wines available for taste and aren't pretentiously charging huge fees like other parts of B.C. (I'm looking at you, Black Hills). In fact, they charge none at all! But you will almsot definitely walk out with something that you like. They have a huge array of reds and whites. In particular, I remember their Flamingo, which is a rose they made from their 15 year old son experimenting with table grapes (I'm guessing for a science experiment? Or for what 15 year olds always want to do, which is make their own wine?). The Flamingo is refreshing and sugarier than most roses, which is a perfect kind of summer wine to relax with. It also reflects that table grape kind of consistency. What keeps me coming back is one of the best medium reds in the province, their Gamay. A lovely wine that matched well with all manner of cheese that I could fling at it, this wine has a beautiful brooding dark fruit aroma but none of the insane amount of body that cabernet sauvignon or syrah carries with it. It's kind of like a merlot, but exciting. Actually, their merlot's quite good too... Definitely check out this place before heading out to Osoyoos. You won't regret it.

Stopped in as we have not given this place a try let and absolutely loved it! The wines were…read morefantastic and very reasonably priced, the view was fantastic and the server we had was one of the best we've had. He had such a great knowledge about the farming process and spoke in great detail of how the grapes are grown. We learned so much! Our service also told us about the olive oil and white vinegar that they produce as well. We were able to taste them and they were fantastic! Would definitely return!!

We made a reservation for a tasting of their reds, and Wade took very good care of us! It is…read moreobvious he is very passionate about wine growing, soil conditions, and being sustainable, and he was able to share all of the differences in nuances in the wines we tasted. The wines are beautifully expressed, and reminded us of some of the great reds we tasted on our last trip to Italy - this is definitely worth a stop if you are in the Osoyoos area, just be sure to make a reservation in advance!