The Zen Gourmand » Accommodations http://www.zengourmand.com Dedicated to the finer things in life. Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:31:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Restaurants we like – The Devonshire, Inn On The Lake, Wellington http://www.zengourmand.com/2007/09/07/restaurants-we-like-the-devonshire-inn-on-the-lake/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=restaurants-we-like-the-devonshire-inn-on-the-lake http://www.zengourmand.com/2007/09/07/restaurants-we-like-the-devonshire-inn-on-the-lake/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2007 22:21:08 +0000 ZenGourmand http://www.zengourmand.com/2007/09/07/restaurants-we-like-the-devonshire-inn-on-the-lake/ I talked about the Devonshire in my earlier post about the “Suites-on-the-Lake“, and as you may recall, we went for dinner at the Devonshire that night.
The Devonshire is actually an eight room country inn with an elegant, licensed restaurant. It is located on a waterfront property in the village of Wellington, Prince Edward County, with a magnificent view over Lake Ontario. It was once the “Wellington Foundry” and the inn’s two acres of park-like grounds feature a pebbly beach, a trout stream, and a waterfall.
The Devonshire patioIt was a beautiful, warm summer evening and so we decided to enjoy dinner on the terrace overlooking the lake.
Browsing the dinner menu we decided to head straight for the mains. Since we alredy had a bit of an “appero” courtesy Suites-on-the-Lake, we didn’t feel we had room for more than that. Julie decided on the “Angus Ribeye” while I opted for the “Roast Loin of Pork”. To accompany the selections we ordered a half liter of Shiraz (Hardy, Bankside).
The Ribeye, prepared with grilled asparagus and spring onion, sweet potato frites and stilton cream, garnered “best I ever had” from Julie and the Roast Loin of Pork, stuffed with spring onion, garden peas, and seasoned brioche crumbs with a pan roast reduction, smashed potatoes and asparagus was simply outstanding.
The sun eventually began to set and as the skies darkened, candles arrived and all in all, the evening turned out to be one of the more romantic
ones in a long time.
The service staff was very friendly and efficient, the food was great and the wine was, well, OK. (Some people who know me are probably wondering why I would order anything Hardy – inside joke).
In conclusion, I’d say if you are going to be in the area and dinner is calling your name, head down to the Devonshire. You will not leave disappointed.
Kathy Kennedy and David Littman, you have our vote :)

The Devonshire, Inn By The Lake
24 Wharf Street, Wellington,
Ontario, Canada, K0K 3L0
1.800.544.9937 Or 1.613.399.1851
www.Devonshire-Inn.com
kathy@devonshire-inn.com

]]> http://www.zengourmand.com/2007/09/07/restaurants-we-like-the-devonshire-inn-on-the-lake/feed/ 0 B&B’s we like – Suites-on-the-Lake, Wellington, ON http://www.zengourmand.com/2007/08/29/bbs-we-like-suites-on-the-lake-wellington-on/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bbs-we-like-suites-on-the-lake-wellington-on http://www.zengourmand.com/2007/08/29/bbs-we-like-suites-on-the-lake-wellington-on/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:05:46 +0000 ZenGourmand http://www.zengourmand.com/2007/08/29/bbs-we-like-suites-on-the-lake-wellington-on/ This past weekend we ended up in Wellington, Ontario, by way of a ride with our motorcycles to a destination spa nearby. We arrived at the spa to find out that they totally screwed up our bookings for treatments and couldn’t come up with a satisfactory solution that wouldn’t compromise our other plans and commitments. The place also looked more like an addiction rehab center than a spa. We were completely ticked off, refused to stay and after making sure we would get our deposits refunded, high-tailed it out of there.

We visited a winery (see separate post), had a glass of wine and towards the end of the afternoon went looking for alternate accommodations. Julie had noticed the “Devonshire Inn” on a previous trip and had also checked it out on-line a while back so we decided to descend on them and see if they had a suite available.

They didn’t.

However, they were very helpful and phoned a couple of B&B’s for us to check availability. We ended up deciding to stay at the “Suites-on-the-Lake”, an older, well maintained Victorian mansion situated in town on a gorgous property on the lake.

It’s at the higher end of B&B’s as far as pricing is concerned but we liked what we saw and the hosts Joanna & Stewart McFarland were great. Friendly, regular people with a good sense of hospitality.

They just had one suit available – the “Butternut Suite”, a spacious bedroom with a large en-suite bathroom, a four-poster bed framed by an archway and a bay window with beautiful wood trim. The gardens and the lake could be seen through the various window.

Suites-on-the-LakeJoanna offered us a glass of wine along with some nachos and salsa which we enjoyed sitting in a couple of Muskoka chairs by the lake. We relaxed this way for an hour or so, then headed back to the suite to freshen up for dinner. We mentioned to Joanna that we were planning on having dinner at the “Devonshire” (see separate post) and she immediately volunteered to make reservations for us. Back in the suite it didn’t take long for Julie to hop in the Jacuzzi and enjoy a hot bath while I had a shower.

Breakfast next morning was thoroughly enjoyable as Steward served fruit salad, orange juice, croissants, muffins and a vegetable omelet with Gruyere. The coffee was also excellent and we had a pleasant chat with the other guests.

We completely enjoyed our stay at the “Suites-on-the-Lake” and can highly recommend that you look them up if you are planning a trip to the “Price Edward County” area.

Here’s how to in touch with them:

Joanna & Stewart McFarland
Suites-on-the-Lake
229 Main Street
P.O. Box 40
Wellington, Ontario
K0K 3L0
Phone: (613)399-1717
Email: Suites-on-the-Lake
WWW: www.suites-on-the-lake.com

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