Amazing service from the incredible staff!! Food was to die for! Will definitely recommend to…read morefamily and friends

The food was AMAZING! Great portions, came out hot but not to hot to say "ow", DELICIOUS, sauces…read morewere delicious, mozzarella sticks were PHENOMENAL and if i really wanted to list all the good details i would BUT IM ON A TIME CRUNCH . The service was amazing. The server was VERY VERY polite and found a way to make us laugh and be interested in her conversation. The ambiance was amazing like a sports bar!

M.T. Bellies in Welland is the spot for dynamite food and great service--especially at lunch!…read more Popped in recently and the vibe was welcoming right away. Our server was friendly, fast, and spot-on with suggestions. Food came out hot and perfect. The portions are huge, flavours are on point If you're in Welland, hit up M.T. Bellies. We'll definitely be back. Highly recommend!

7 of us had dinner on a Saturday night. We had made reservations and were seated promptly. Our…read moreserver was prompt and helpful. The menu is extensive (although limited in options for vegetarians). I had the Yaki Udon and other patrons had the meatloaf (which was massive), butter chicken, fish tacos, fish and chips and poke bowl. Everyone enjoyed the meals and the servings were perfect for our appetites. The restaurant itself was quite full but didn't seem too loud. Solid choice if you're looking for a restaurant in Welland.

A group of us came here for lunch during a weekend trip to Grimsby. It's around the time of peach…read moreharvest so the restaurant is offering special peachy menu currently. The restaurant had really nice renovations and service was attentive. For lunch, I tried Caesar salad, baked mushroom and mushroom pizza. The salad and mushroom were okay. Not wowing but with okay quality. The mushroom pizza had a sweet teriyaki like sauce and blue cheese toppings. The flavour was on the heavier side, but I enjoyed it very well. Expect $35+ per person for lunch here.

Leanne was amazing. She runs an incredible restaurant. The space is very comfortable. We sat…read moreoutside and she turned the heaters for us. We only had an app, cowboy caviar which was great & a drink each but Leanne couldn't have been more gracious. On a busy Friday evening she spent time speaking with us. The drinks were tasty, prices are very reasonable. I highly recommend giving this place a try!

The service, food and ambience are amazing The service is…read morevery good and the chef takes his time to greet and talk to you I highly recommend the tomahawk steak!!! I highly recommend this place

Wouldn't recommend coming here unless you have a reservation. We came at 5:20pm and the entire…read moreplace was EMPTY. Not one human at the bar. 2 tables occupied, raining and no other humans occupying the tables. They said we couldn't sit down at all, even at the bar I asked if we could and order right away, because they had way too many reservations coming in at 5:30pm - but they said sorry please leave. We thought it would be a hidden gem, and was sadly disappointed. Might be a great place, but just make a reservation! Never ever been treated by an absolute empty restaurant the same way before. Maybe would have sat down for a glass of wine, but wasn't even offered that. We were 10/10 shut down.

Wow!!! Really impressed. The staff was incredible and so attentive. It was a freezing winter day…read morebut the dining room was so cozy. The espresso martini is a must-order. All the food was very tasty. The focaccia came with a scallion oil which was fun. The octopus was so delicious I didn't even have time to take a photo!!! I loved the beef short rib. We also ordered a creme brûlée. Yum!!

Great service tasty food…read moreNice ambiance Plenty of wonderful options on the menu for both food and wine Looking forward to go swing back again

Visited Root & Bone while in Fonthill. The atmosphere is upscale yet cozy, with an open-concept…read morekitchen that adds to the overall experience. My first visit here was when they were recognized on the OpenTable Top 100, and it's easy to see why. Chef Raymond Taylor focuses on a farm-to-table approach, and it shows in both the quality of the ingredients and the beautiful presentation of each dish. The food has consistently been well executed, and the service has always been good, making for a reliable dining experience. Overall, a polished local spot delivering quality food and a great atmosphere -- definitely worth a visit. Saluti.

Great atmosphere, and food, we all enjoyed the duck, flavours are tasty and cooked well. Nice to…read morehave an elevated dining choice like this in the NOTL/ St. Catharines area

This higher-end Italian restaurant is in a strip mall so there is plenty of parking. There are 3…read moreseating areas, sports bar area, main dining room, extra dining room (good for private parties, etc). We were there for Sun dinner as a big group of 16 as a gathering of high school classmates. We were seated at one long table. Our waitress handled orders well except for my unlimited refill pop, I asked her 3 times for a refill and she kept forgetting. I never got the refill. The food tasted good and were plated well. There was a large variety of food options. The only bad dish was the Vegan Pizza which looked horrible! They were kind enough to listen to the customer and remake it to her specifications. Entree prices ranged $14 to $23 to $29. The restaurant is well-decorated . They seem to like European family motorcycles. The manager was very friendly, helpful, and cooperative.

I really had no expectations walking into a random place I found on Yelp, in an unfamiliar area, in…read morea commercial plaza, but I was in for a real treat. The food was good, and appropriately priced, the service was very friendly and accommodating (at some space in time a manager, or potentially the owner stopped by), the interior design is very interesting, and as much as this place is out of the way / off the beaten path, I know I will probably make an effort to return.

Some destinations earn their reputation through novelty; Lake House Restaurant earns its through…read moreconstancy -- a rare and more demanding virtue. Nestled along the shores of Lake Ontario in Vineland, this storied establishment, housed in a structure dating to 1867, has become one of those places that quietly lodges itself in the memory and refuses to leave. We made the drive -- well over an hour -- for a Sunday brunch, and not for the first time. It is the kind of restaurant one finds oneself recommending without hesitation, not as a curiosity or a seasonal indulgence, but as a benchmark. The setting alone would justify the journey: a sweeping, unobstructed view of the lake from the sunroom and patio that shifts in character with the light, the season, and the mood of the sky above. On a clear day, the Toronto skyline is visible on the horizon -- an almost implausible grace note. But Lake House does not rest on its scenery. The kitchen demonstrates genuine culinary ambition with a menu that draws from Mediterranean traditions while remaining grounded in local and seasonal sensibility. The salmon crab cakes -- a pairing that sounds indulgent and delivers accordingly -- arrive with a pineapple and mango chutney and sriracha aioli that balance richness with levity. The Great Canadian Burger is a study in considered indulgence: brioche, peameal bacon, sweet bacon jam, and spiced maple aioli achieving a harmony of sweetness, heat, and savoriness that lingers well past the last bite. The service matched the occasion throughout. From the welcome at the door to our server Rhonda -- attentive, warm, and precisely calibrated in her pacing -- to the supervisor who moved quietly through the room ensuring that every table was well attended, the floor operates with the kind of seamless, unhurried care that is too often mistaken for effortlessness. It is not effortless. It is practiced and deliberate, and all the more impressive for it. Lake House Restaurant is a destination that justifies the drive, rewards the return, and -- in a dining landscape where so few establishments manage all three -- that is no small thing.

If you enjoy condiments the semolina crusted calamari ($26) comes with four dipping sauces:…read moresweet-curried aioli, sweet chili, basil pesto aioli, and sriracha aioli. It would've been nice if at least one packed a bit of heat, but they're all tame, adding flavour without overpowering the squid. Thankfully, the semolina crust was excellent - crunchy, light, and not oily at all. The portion is generous and easily shareable between two or three people. A newer addition to the menu is the short rib sandwich ($34), and it's a good one. Large chunks of tender, flavourful beef are topped with sautéed mushrooms, crispy onions, arugula, and brie. The cheese adds a creamy richness that makes the sandwich stand out. The menu notes a horseradish aioli, but any zing from it gets buried under the slightly sweet braising sauce, which was too sugary for my taste. I would've preferred it kept more savoury. The sandwich is already quite saucy, and yet more sauce arrives on the side. Good for fries if you choose to switch the salad to spuds. After hearing plenty about the Great Canadian Burger ($29), I couldn't resist splitting one, though I ultimately wish I hadn't. The short rib sandwich is better. The burger is hefty, with a thick beef patty that's overly dense and heavily mixed, giving it more of a frozen-patty texture than the crumbly tenderness of a good homemade one. The potato bun also struggled to hold up against the avalanche of toppings: grilled peameal bacon, cheddar, onion, tomato, arugula, pickle, and two sauces. I'm not sure why the kitchen insists on sweetening everything - the burger comes with caramelized onion bacon jam and a maple chipotle aioli, both quite sugary. If you enjoy sweeter savoury dishes, you'll probably like it. Otherwise, I'd skip the handhelds. On our weekday lunch visit, the restaurant was well staffed and attentive. Even though we never felt rushed, we were in and out within about an hour. If anything, the service bordered on overly attentive... during that hour we were interrupted six times by four different people checking if everything was okay. My suggestion: let the primary server handle most of the check-ins, and only have others step in if things get busy.