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Village Squire, 1978-10, Page 33SQUIRE'S TABLE Listowel's Jade Garden a little special Listowel has been undergoing something of a restaurant boom in recent months with the opening of two new establishments. One of these is the Golden Barrel which we reviewed a couple of months back and found an excellent addition to the local fare. The other nes': entry is Jade Garden on Wallace Ave. North which adds Chinese food to the variety available in Listowel. Like the Golden Barrel it proved to be a good addition to the Listowel culinary scene when we visited it recently. It is run by Sui On Wong. a native of Hong Kong who, though he is only 34 years of age has already been running restaurants for 15 years since he emmigrated first to England. He moved to Canada late last year and opened Jade Garden in June. saying he and his family felt safer in a smaller town. Mr. Wong himself was serving customers the night we arrived. Service throughout the evening was efficient and done with a good deal of grace. First off, if you're looking for cheap Chinese food Jade Garden is not the place to look. If you're looking for something more than a sheer filling of the stomach then Jade Garden just might be your place. Of the Chinese restaurants we've visited in the area, Jade Garden seems to have the most pleasant decor with deep carpet. dark wood wainscotting and red -orange burlap fabric on the walls. Little Chinese touches are there such as chandeliers with dragons and Chinese paintings and Tamp -like iighting fixtures. Tables are covered with white cloths, something all too rare these days when plastic table tops and paper placemats seem to be sneaking into more and more restaurants. The menu offers a wide variety of dishes, both Canadian and Chinese and a considerable wine list as well. The whole family was present for this outing. The children decided that the ever popular hamburger was what they wanted. Mother asked for child -sized portions and if the resulting platefuls were child size, one would hate to see what an adult order was. The plates were full with a mass of French fries and a large, very delicious looking hamburger. Their parents chose a dinner for two which began with egg drop chicken and sweet corn soup which was served piping hot. so hot one had to be careful not to burn one's tongue. It was a hearty thick soup that should really hit the spot on the cold winter days coming up. We found it a little flat for our taste but a little seasoning made it a rich tasty treat. With this finished, the rest of the meal arrived consisting of egg rolls, sweet and sour chicken balls, fried beef with mixed vegetables and barbecued pork fried rice. Where the soup had seemed a little flat, this part of the meal seemed a little stronger in seasoning than the food we'd experienced in other Chinese restaurants, particularly the egg rolls. The rice was both pleasant to taste and pleasant to look at with peas interspersed throughout adding bright colour to the browns of the rice and the meat. The vegetables seemed fresh and tender in the fried beef and mixed vegetable dish. Servings were again plenty large. We managed to polish off the sweet and sour chicken balls with little trouble but found the two meat and vegetable combination dishes a little too much to handle. As a result we had to pass up the dessert menu. The children however, despite their big helpings wanted dessert and chose fruit cocktail which appeared to be simply the canned version but attractively served in interesting dishes. The price of the dinner for two was $11.50 and the addition of a glass of wine for the adults (Colli Albani Italian wine at S1.00 per glass) and the children's meals ran the total bill to just under $20 before the tip. The restaurant has two diningrooms, a lower diningroom at the front and an upper room at the rear. Unlike many restaurants the front room seems to be as attractive as the back one. The two rooms however can cause problems on a slow night when the staff is small. The one lapse in service on our visit was when a friendly group of locals came in and sat in the rear room while we were in the front room meaning Mr. Wong was running back and forth between rooms. We had to wait a considerable amount of time before we received our bill. ❑ DINING INFORMATION The listings provided are a service to our readers. They are not paid advertisements. BAYFIELD THE LITTLE INN, Bayfield offers full course meals. It is open daily from May 13 to the Canadian Thanksgiving for lunch from 12 to 2 p.m. and dinner from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Reservation are accepted at 565-2611. They have a liquor licence and accept Chargex and Master Charge. THE BAVARIAN TAVERN, Highway 21 south, Bayfield specializes in German food. It's open from 12 noon until 10 p.m. It's fully licenced and accepts reservations at 565-2843. Credit cards accepted: American Express and Master Charge. THE RED PUMP RESTAURANT, Bayfleld specializes in country gourmet dining. Open daily to 1 a.m. serving lunch from 1-3. Dinner 6-10. Fully licensed. Meals range from $5.95 to $12.50. Phone 565-2576 for reservations. THE ALBION HOTEL, Main St., Bayfield specializes in ribs, steaks and seafood. The noon luncheon special from Monday to Friday is $2.65. Prices range from $5.00 to 56.00 per person for dinner. Lunch is served from 12-2 and dinner 5-7:30. They are licenced and accept Chargex-Visa, and Master Charge. Reservations are not necessary. BLYTH THE VILLAGE RESTAURANT Main St , Blyth offers a Tiffany Dining Room where you have your own individual lamp over every table to give you privacy and a cosy atmosphere. Prices start with a breakfast coffee at 25 cents to a full course meal at 56.00 for roast beef. Open Monday to Thursday 6-10; Friday 6-11:30; Saturday 7:30-12 p.m. Reservations are accepted at 523-9566. GRAND VIEW LUNCH, Highway 4 and County Road 25, Blyth specializes in chicken and rib dinners. They also have home cooked meals with home baked pies. Take out orders are also available at 523-4471. Open weekdays 7:30 to 10:30 and Sundays 10 to 10:30. TRIPLE K RESTAURANT, County Road 25 east, Blyth specializes in home cooked meals with home baked pies. Take out orders are available. Open weekdays, 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., Fridays 6 a.m. to 12:30 a.m., Saturdays 8 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. and Sundays 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. CLINTON ELM HAVEN MOTOR HOTEL, Highway 8, Clinton offers daily specials and a complete menu. Prices range from $2.50 to $6.00. Open daily except Sunday from 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to 9 p.m. Licenced. Accept Chargex and Master Charge. BARTLIFF'S RESTAURANT, 46 Albert St., Clinton serves breakfast. lunch and dinner from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and from 12 noon to 7:30 p.m. on Sundays. No reservations required. Not licenced. No credit cards accepted. CLINTON HOTEL, 33 Victoria SI., Clinton is VILLAGE SQUIRE/OCTOBER 1978. PG.31.