Beautiful place with perfect cocktails menu design. I love everything about Musiikki in Kingston…read more The vintage decor creates such a cozy and charming vibe. All drinks are elaborately handcrafted, and the live music adds endless joy to the night. It's truly a hidden treasure worth visiting.

I can't tell you how wonderful a night we had here. Live music outside on the patio and crazy good…read moredrinks to boot! Very special location under the stars and the shadow of a old tree.

The Grand Theatre is a much loved downtown concert venue that had a major renovation within the…read morelast few years. It's a good place for concerts, plays and the like, and it's worth seeing something here if you have a chance. Kingston is such a great city to see big names in small venues, and in my opinion, that's always the best way to see someone live. Seating is comfortable, and I don't think anyone in the back of the top level would have a drastically different view of the stage as someone sitting closer to the front on the lower level. I believe there is a bar and coat check service on the site.

Since the renovation, I have attended many events at the Grand. Sadly, my husband has rarely joined…read moreme. If you are under 30 years old, half price tickets are available for many shows. However, the tickets are usually located in the balcony. The leg room in the balcony makes an economy seat on a discount airline feel luxurious. I'm barely 5' tall and my knees touch the seat in front of me. If you can get orchestra tickets, the Grand Theatre is a fantastic venue. Even in the last row, the view is excellent. Parking is easy, the washrooms are clean, and the lounge is comfortable.

This Inn was a pleasant surprise. It has all of what we needed. We came here in the heat of summer,…read more30 degrees Celsius, or hotter outside. The room was cool, comfortable, we slept great! It has an iron and board. Not a lot of plug ins for charging electronics. The front staff was friendly, maybe a little quiet, but no issues. Parking is limited on the property. However, there is a municipal parking lot available across the street, free overnight. The included breakfast was very nice buffet style, with fresh fruit, scones, danish, bagels. Coffee, tea, cucumber, lemon infused water overall a great experience.

Super cute inn in Kingston. We came here for a weekend trip in the summer. Cozy place that feels…read morelike you're visiting someone's home, each room looks different from the other. I'm not sure if it's because of COVID, but our very spacious room was extremely reasonably priced (no charge for parking). There's a nice garden, which you can sit in during summer nights. Conveniently located, you're within walking distance of downtown Kingston - tourist sites, restaurants, shops. A nice addition to this inn is that breakfast is included. You sit in the dining area on the first floor with a couple of options for breakfast and unlimited Illy coffee. Good for: lodging

Excellent signature cocktails!…read more We sat on the patio, it was gorgeous with a water fountain, light music... Staff a very accommodating and friendly!

Passed by this place a couple of times and I always thought it was just a hotel establishment but…read moremy friend was convinced there was a restaurant hidden inside. Finally went inside to confirm and then made a reservation of that night on their outdoor patio area. The vibe is really nice since the patio is it's own separate area with some really nice...tiling? Idk it just feels really premium and good vibes outside. Ordered the Nabulsi Cheese small plate as well as the Pan Seared Flat-Iron Steak as the recommendation from the server. I'm really not that well versed in fine dining or just more pricy places, so this was a relatively new experience on my end. The nabulsi cheese plate was exceptional. The blend of flavours (olives, tomatoes, shallots) were really nice mixed together. The cheese was amazing, chewy and just great texture all on a nice sliced baguette. Kinda like a flavour explosion which was amazing. Definitely try the cheese plate. The flat-iron steak wasn't you typical steak cooked along with a potato side (mashed or fries). The steak was paired with a quinoa mix, "panca pepper demi and aji verde" which were the dark brown/black sauce and the green sauce in the picture. Steak was super tender and with both sauces were phenomenal. On the same vein as the nabulsi cheese plate, these dishes are literally flavours I've never tasted before and they were amazing. I never really tried quinoa either and was skeptical as to how it would pair alongside steak but it was actually quite nice since the texture was so different then the other things we ordered. This place is the definition of a hidden gem for me. Not even a Yelp page (woohoo another business added!) and not signage outside indicating what it is. Hopefully this review gives it it's much needed appreciation! 5 stars easily.

The Agnes Etherington Art Centre is located in the middle of Queen's campus right past the very…read moreimpressive Theological Hall and Kingston Hall. The entrance to the centre had accessible accommodations and was well maintained (heavily salted!) for the slippery winter weather. Once we were inside, we were greeted warmly by the receptionist. Since we were first time visitors to the gallery, she walked us through a map and told us which exhibits were open or undergoing installations along with a short explanation of what each was all about. There is no admission fee but you can make a donation to the centre with no suggested amount. There is a small area for you to hang up your coats and belongings. There are also lockers with an electronic locking system available if you're here for a longer program. It was actually kind of hot in some of the gallery rooms so I'm glad I had somewhere to hang up my coat. The gallery is separated by exhibition rooms, some of which are curated by the students at Queen's. One such exhibit was the Quest for Colour: Five Centuries in Printmaking that had recently gone up. One of my favourites was the B-Side Agnes Etherington by Paul Litherland. It features a series of photographs of the backs of some of the paintings from the Agnes Etherington gallery itself. Overall I found that the wall labels for each of the pieces to be very helpful in knowing what to look for in a certain piece or to fully appreciate the artists work. The centre also is home to part of the original Agnes Etherington house. There are a few art pieces here as well as a grand piano that can be played by visitors on weekends from 1:00 - 4:50pm on a first-come, first-serve basis. All in all I spent about 50 minutes here taking my time to enjoy each piece. If you're on Queen's campus I'd highly recommend checking it out!

Props to this place for staying open after Hallowe'en!…read morePretty much everything else in Kingston closes down. Students want to see tourist attractions too, and friends visiting students who are busy with student-type stuff kinda need these tourist attractions lol. TIP: Thursdays are free and they're open late! If you like Canada and like learning about Canada at all, you'll like this place. It's got an extensive collection of Inuit prints and sculpture, old-school sketches of Kingston and places called Upper and Lower Canada (which I know I learned about at one point, but seriously, Upper and Lower are non-intuitive place descriptors lol), and modern stuff featuring artists who suffered from AIDS or who migrated from South Korea or moved from their native reserve in rural Alberta to do humanitarian work in Rwanda. How cool is that?! Canada is awesome. Two of my favourite pieces were: A. This Punjabi-born, British-raised, now Canadian artist's depiction of the ... geez, it's gotta be more than 24 ... ways you talk about family relationships. Your wife's mother's brother's wife has a specific name. I would just call her ... "you"? lol B. Carole Conde and Karl Beveridge's staged photo series that's supposed to be a social commentary about cola's production chains having adverse effects on people worldwide. It's deep. It's so deep that I can't understand it and therefore can't explain it. My bad. And the Queen's students/alumni behind the desk are uber-helpful. It's a shame this place isn't more frequented, but I had a couple of hours of eerily peaceful browsing time, broken by this weird piece that screams at you to rotate it when you get too close. Check it out yo!

We had a lovely time there. It's not your traditional inn, all Victorian and old-fashioned…read more Instead, it's very Euro and modern inside. We had the suite at the top of the house, so there were many stairs, but that was fine with us. The suite was very large and very clean and comfortable. The hosts were very nice and helpful. While we were there, a huge storm hit and the power went out. They made sure we had candles and were doing ok.

Brunch review. I may have came with high expectations because so many people had mentioned this…read moreplace, and it is in such a beautiful location, but we left pretty disappointed. First off, their website is odd. Not much information, quite confusing, sometimes it won't even load (on mobile device), so if you're trying to make a reservation, call them directly. Location, beautiful, along the river, great outdoor seating. I'm sure dinner and sunset is stunning. Good, it was okay. We ordered kids breakfast, huevos rancheros skillet thing, chicken and waffles, biscuit and gravy, and the whisky flight. The huevos ranchero was good, nothing to rave over but good. The chicken and waffles didn't come with syrup at first, I'm sure it was a mistake. The biscuit and gravy... looked amazing, but the biscuits were hard. Like rock hard, and even after sitting in the gravy, no moisture would come back. Haha Service... the lady was so sweet, but she kept forgetting us, she would place hot things right in front of the baby where she would easily grab it. She had a hard time splitting the bill. Ultimately we had to ask another waitress for water refill and splitting our bill. Maybe we will go back... but not in a rush.

Not reviewing this place. More like some info. Description of the place is years out of date. Chef…read moreIves hasn't been there in years. Last summer (2024) we went up to find they were not serving meals. Their chef left, they couldn't get servers... I'd check in before you go or ask at their place in Clayton. I was under the impression it's drinks only.

Eclectic older building with fresh paint and clean interior. Ample parking with spacious outside…read morecourtyard. Friendly staff, hospitable with a small town charm. Some gluten free options available. Plan to spend a few hundred when you eat a the various courses. Yum!

Outstanding food and drink. Very popular among locals. The classic feel of fine dining.read more