Village Squire, 1980-02, Page 28SQUIRE'S TABLE
If you're one of the many drivers who
has discovered the fast efficient "back
way" to Kitchener -Waterloo or the 401
from Stratford and points west. chances
are you've noticed Angie's Kitchen on the
south side of the road in St. Agatha.
It's in a large restored long time village
inn and while it always looked interesting,
we were usually al in too much hurry to get
to Toronto, b) en route very early to the
Kitchener market or c)too tired, broke,
and in a hurry to get home from a weekend
in the city, to stop and see what Angie had
to offer. Friends told us we should make
time.
We did recently and were rewarded by
an interior that's as inviting as Angie's
Kitchen's neat white stucco exterior.
Pine and antiques predominate in the
big welcoming dining room, with deep.
deep window sills. Old fashioned looking
blue and white china and heavy silverware
are on the table. There's a fireplace near
the centre of the room and although
logs are glowing, closer inspection reveals
it's a phony fire. Too bad.
We were part of a noon hour crowd,
working people and a few travellers, and
unaccompanied by small fry but Angie's
would be an excellent place to bring the
kids.
Service is fast and helpful -from the
hostess who seats you (and asks every
customer "was everything alright?" on
departure) to the waitress who handled our
requests for substitutes and some of
Angie's famous bacclava pastry to take
home.
But the food after all is what has made
Angie. now joined in business by her
children, a success. She has long run a
smaller restaurant of the same name in
Waterloo that's extremely popular with
downtown patrons and decided to branch
out in the mid -seventies and renovated the
old hotel in St. Agatha.
We stuck to the luncheon menu although
there's a large selection of full course
meals available. First the rolls. Angie's are
homemade. of course. and whole wheat
and hot. The waitress replenished our
basket three times without being asked.
French onion soup at 51.25 was very beefy
with lots of cheese and a bit too salty.
The house salad, included with a good
number of menu choices. used ordinary
iceberg lettuce but was much enlived by
cucumbers. celery and tomatoes. and a
homemade blue cheese dressing.
The fish and chips (S3, salad and
beverage included) for which Angie's is
famous was excellent...fresh cod in a
homemade batter and fat chips that were
among the best we've,had anywhere.
A turkey sandwich ($3.50) on thick
homemade bread piled high with turkey
(not turkey loaf) came with tangy home
fries. We had to ask for the cranberry
sauce the menu said was included but
that's not a serious omission.
We skipped dessert but there was a
variety available. including the fluffy sweet
bacclava (6 for $5 and worth it for fans of
the Greek pastry) that can be bought to go
(so can homemade bread. at $1 a loaf.)
Total bill for a big lunch for two came to
$10 including tip.
From now on we plan to get into the
habit of adding an hour onto the time we
allow for a trip the "back way " to or from
the city and try more of Angie's specialties.
The stop is bound to make our trips seem
shorter.
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