HomeMy WebLinkAboutVillage Squire, 1980-01, Page 14interesting flavour to the place, particularly the old boiler doors
all cleaned up and shiny against a brick background.
From a culinary standpoint the aim of the staff is to provide a
good, home -cooked meal the way grandmother might if she was
having a big family get-together. The restaurant runs a
smorgasbord at all times with a salad bar stocked with all kinds
of made-up salads and the main course provided for with turkey.
chicken, roast beef or pork.
What many people don't realize, Sandra says. is that you can
get a meal at pretty well any time of the day at the White
Carnation though at some times it may only be a cold plate. The
big times of course are lunch and dinner. This year, offering
lunches for the first time, the White Carnation did a pleasing
amount of noon -hour business Sandra says. It's a favourite place
for women's groups to have lunches. Some advertising also
brought a surprising amount of drop-in business during the
summer season, she says.
But of course the main part of the business still is the ongoing
banquet and reception business in the evenings. The new
licencing arrangements make if possible however to have both
special parties and the general public at the same time with
provisions made to close off the portion of the building to give a
little privacy to the private parties.
Despite her initial hesitancy to get involved Sandra now enjoys
the business though the long hours are one draw back she says.
Under the old set up the restaurant was only open when there
was business. Under the new licensing regulations it must
maintain regular hours even if there is no business. There is
usually someone at the restaurant from about 9:30 in the
morning to get ready for the noon meal until 8 or 8:30 at night or
much later if there is to be a banquet or party. But she says, the
job is never boring and she's learned a few things such as the
fact that "if anything stupid can happen, it will."
Her experiences, many of them humourous, in running the
business will likely find their way into print someday if ever she
can find the time. One of her interests that has suffered since she
went into business is her writing. She has a delightful way of
dealing with humourous situations and several of her short
stories appeared in Village Squire in the past.
But for now she's more interested in providing food for the
stomach than food for thought.
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