Best brunch in the area! Very good value and lovely atmosphere. All the food was very flavourful - the best bread pudding and waffles (with homemade whip cream, meringue, and berry sauce) around! Came here to celebrate our wedding anniversary and the lovely host even indulged us with a couple glasses of complimentary Prosecco. Excellent service. Lovely view. Wonderful live piano player who played an excellent repertoire of tunes. read more

Wandered back after a few years with friends to try the Saturday roast beef. Been back a few time now as our friends enjoy it. Only once our server was not too good. Very happy with the server we had the first and last time he was very good. Food was tasty and lots of it. My buddy and I have big appetites but our wives are tiny so there was more than enough to go around. Really hated having to put on our masks every time the server came to our table. No other restaurants we have visited in the last few months has required this and we go to a lot. Good social distancing and place is very clean. Got to visit just the weekend before lockdown read more

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We first went to the restaurant at Elmhirst just over a year ago and everything was fantastic, I decided to book again for my husband's birthday and our son joined us. First let me say our waiter, Brandon was phenomenal but the greeter who first interacted with us and seated us was obnoxious and rude. A couple arrived in front of us with 5pm reservations)same as us) it was 4:48. He proceeded to tell them "Yes, I have your reservation but you are early so you can take a walk to look around and come back in 10 mins" then said exactly the same to us. Fine we got a drink in the bar. It wasn't so much what he said but how he said it. When we went to sit down we started to ask if we could sit by the window, before our sentence was even finished he shot right back with "No, all tables are reserved already" Thankfully that was the end of our dealings with him. Food definitely was not as good as last time, and having flies buzzing around while trying to eat was infuriating but again shout out to our waiter, Brandon who was awesome. Unfortunately I think that was our last visit to the restaurant. read more

This weekend i was fortunate enough to attend the 50th wedding anniversary of my uncle and aunt at this wonderful resort. They put on quite the spread for our group of about 30 people. With fingerfoods upon arrival, and prompt seating, attentive staff, and a fantastic prime rib dinner. Afterwards we lounged around a bit and took pictures, and they provided a tour of the grounds via a wagon ride and at the other end of thier property i made friends with the horses, I love horses :) I would also say the view of the lake is spectacular and it was all in all a great day. Very pleased with what they have to offer. If i ever host or plan a special occaision, this would be a place i would consider. read more

Today I had a scheduled wedding tour, if you can call it that. We planned the date for myself, my fiancée and my parents to drive the hour out for the tour. We confirmed on October 31st for today the 11th. Plenty of time to prepare, you would think. It started bad, when I went and asked for the woman I was supposed to meet I was told she isn't in today, then, She came rushing through the door. Ok, these things happen, it was the rest of it that was awful. We where greeted the four of us in the front entrance and Alex immediately started going through the packages. We all kind of felt awkward but my mom was the one to speak up and ask if we could go somewhere more private. We where taken into the hearthside, it was beautiful , but extremely confusing. She kept talking about rooms we had not seen and all four of us where lost. Every. Single. Question. Was . "I don't know, Steve would be able to answer that" Are there rooms available for any of the Friday dates ? " I don't know, Steve would know" Are there any extras on the package, what does it include? " I don't know, Steve would know" What is the difference between this package and the other ? "I don't know Steve would know" So online it says table decor is included in the packages " I don't think so" But it says it online " I don't know Steve would know" Finally I asked if she could go get Steve, she was gone for awhile and we decided to leave. I let her know we where leaving and she said she was trying to figure it out for us. When we said don't bother she told us she was Steve's assistant. Ok....: so who is Steve? I have been emailing back and forth with her since the 31st. Not Steve. No offer for coffee or water, no folder with info, she didn't even know what her own company packages offer! I knew better. I did spend a lot of time on those pages, I was soo looking forward to today. There was a very uncomfortable conversation in the lobby where she took zero responsibility. We just went around in circles so we left. The whole trip was a massive waste of time, all the emailing. I was so looking forward today, in my mind the venue was booked. I was embarrassed for wasting my families time. Out of all the tours, this was a complete disaster. read more

We had our wedding here 5 years ago and I still fondly remember it! The ceremony was on the deck and Elmhirst supplied a boat for our guests to tour Rice Lake during the time between the ceremony and the dinner. Dinner was delicious as was the wine. The dancing afterwards went off without a hitch. The gardens were beautiful for photos. Elmhirst supplied an organizer that I worked with to plan and she was just lovely. Downside: There was no where for our guests to stay at the resort as they had a 3-night minimum and guests who were drinking had to cab almost 20 minutes back to Peterborough. They also ran out of Budweiser, but I don't think that was their fault :) read more

The perfect setting for rest and replenishment! From the quaint lakeside cottages with wood-burning fireplaces, the outstanding spa and restaurant, the walking trails, and the welcoming nature of the people who work here, Elmhirst not only met, but it exceeded my expectations. I will return! read more

Unit 8 Pros: clean cabin and grounds. Restaurant staff are polite and nice. Cons: When we arrived at our room the bathroom and sitting area the bulbs were burnt out, you would figure that they would replace them before we got there. When we decided to go to the patio in the back the lock on the door Was broken and you can only lock it with a stick on the bottom of the door and the stick wasn't long enough so you can crack open the door to try to get in. When I came in the screen door fell off and they put it back on that evening, the next day the screen fell off again and I only told him when I left. The bedroom windows you'll have to be like Superman to open them up. The food there is not very tasty it's average. The shower is the normal size of a regular shower, however I am disabled and when you fold the bench down it takes up the better part of the shower, so it is very hard for me to wash my feet because I would have to cross them. The patio outside every so once in a while you would smell the sewage, when you go into the bathroom all the time it would smell the sewer and it smelled really bad. My suggestion is for you to verify that the cabin has been recently updated for handicap people including the sewer smell. My wife wanted to have a bonfire outside but it was off the path of the cottages and they only did it for groups or events and this had to be prearranged, she was disappointed. If you go with children go summer only. For the amount of money we spent it was a waste of money!!! No memories here read more

Hearthside dining room is lovely with a great view of Rice Lake. Visited for a special occasion dinner with my wife. We ordered an appetizer to share at the recommendation of our waiter that was essentially 2 pieces of crab meat and two asparagus spears in sauce. Lovely flavour and presentation but the portion was underwhelming to say the least. For our mains my wife had a steak and I ordered perch. My wife's steak was shaped like a small cube and was cold in the middle despite ordering medium/well. The 'potatoe' that came with the meal was 5 paper-thin slices. The fish was nice to taste but once again the fish consisted of two pieces, each smaller than a credit card. A few beans floating in some sauce around the fish topped it off. Each meal took about 8 small bites to complete. All that and a bottle of wine came to $200.00 after a tip. Perhaps I don't appreciate fine dining enough to give a better review but I shouldn't be going home hungry for that kind of money. read more

Well this past weekend a group of friends gathered at the Elmhirst resort. This was a top notch get away. The Emhirst has a number of top Chefs. A wine cellar that blew me away. A very nice spa. One of the best massages I have had this year. I will definately return to the Resort with Family for a vacation this year. read more