The Village Squire, 1981-08, Page 34Squire's Table
EATing out
in beautiful Bayfield
Bayfield, like all of the area's lake
resort villages is packed in summer with
people who like to eat. Until recently they
had two choices: fast food of the usual
sort or fairly fancy and fairly expensive sit
down dining out.
That changed in June with the opening
of the EAT & Co. Cafe, in a big room
behind the gourmet food store of the
same name. EAT & Co. is on the ground
floor of the building old Bayfield fans will
remember as the Ritz Hotel.
The Cafe is bright and cheerful with
white walls. red tablecloths and plenty of
plants and wicker. Daily offerings (it's
open from mid-morning til 9 p.m.) are
listed on blackboards at each end of the
spacious room.
Almost always on the menu are two
soups. one hot, one cold; at $2.50 - $3.50
a variety of unusual sandwiches (smoked
turkey pate, cream cheese and
cucumber); quiches; fruit, cheese, and
smoked fish plates ($5.); chili ($2.95); and
a good choice of homemade desserts
(carrot cake, rum walnut cake, hot fudge
sundaes) ($2. - $2.75)
Special tea items like scones, cakes
etc., are served each afternoon and every
evening there's a different dinner
special. We arrived for dinner on a recent
hot weekend evening and although
barbecued farmer's sausage at $5.95
initially didn't seem too appealing we
tried it.
First we had two soups, cold cucumber,
creamy but not outstanding and a hot
carrot and cauliflower that was
magnificent. The sausage, accompanied
by a tossed salad with an excellent tart
house dressing, and a baked potato with a
huge bowl of sour cream, was very good.
The special was a huge helping; the
sausage medium spicy and not at all
greasy.
We washed it all down with two large
glasses of EAT & Co. Cafe's special iced
tea. an orange spice variety that comes
with plenty of lemon and decorated with a
sprig of mint. Service, provided mostly
by students in red and white was friendly
and efficient.
Full almost to bursting with sausage
and all the trimmings, we couldn't resist
a sampling of EAT desserts and tried the
The Teeswater Creamery
THE OLDEST CREAMERY IN
CANADA
MANUFACTURERS
OF
CHEDDAR AND COLBY
(Meese
And "Highest Quality
Butter"
Conveniently located on
Highway 4 at Teeswatet
Store Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday to Saturday [Holidays included[
If
special hot fudge sundae (52.00) and a
slice of chocolate bundt cake ($2.50) with
a scoop of ice cream.
They were almost a meal in
themselves.
A generous helping of ice cream and
hot chocolate fudge sauce was
accompanied by a big moist and tasty
chocolate brownie. The cake was rich,
dark and a find for any chocolate lover.
The bill, including tip, was just under
$20, a fair price for a huge meal of
quality, made -on -the -premises food.
The Cafe serves all menu items except
the night's special from morning til
closing time. It's becoming a popular
lunch and teatime spot, and deservedly
so. Cafe staff will also prepare picnic
lunches or brown bag specials to go for
the beach.
Our conclusions: a good spot for a
reasonably priced lunch or a substantial
dinner, an alternative to fries, subs and
burgers and a welcome addition to
beautiful downtown Bayfield.
EAT & Co. Cafe. Main St., Bayfield.
565-2942. Reservations unnecessary
except for large groups. Visa and
Mastercharge. Open seven days a week
10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
EOrRD
BATTEN
GIFTS AND
HANDICRAFTS
9 Rattenbury St.
Clinton 482-3730
Open: 10:00. 5:30 Closed Wednesdays
Friday 10.00 - 9 00 Closed 6-7
"Clinton's Newest Gift Shop
Clinton's Oldest House"
Come try our
Colorful Assortment of Speciality
• Wine gums candies. . .
• Sour Lemon Drops.
• Old fashioned candles: hore hound twists,
blackballs, etc.
• Preserves with liquor eg. blackcurrant
with rum.
"We arrange speciality gift baskets to
suit your budget."
• Marmalade and Jams
• Tea-pots, mugs, bulk tea.
• Candy
• Preserves
• Spices
• Anniversary wicker basket. goblets,
bring your own choice of wine or champagne.
THE BOARD AND BATTEN
"PERSONAL SERVICE IS OUR PLEASURE'
VILLAGE SQUIRE/ AUGUST 1981 PG. 33