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April 2008

Best Bets: Niagara-on-the-Lake

The top places for pre-show dining and post-show snoozing

The bustling Stone Road Grille
The bustling Stone Road Grille
Image credit: Jason Robinson

Restaurants

The Charles Inn Dining Room
A veranda for cocktails and views of the golf course add much to the ambience of this handsome old inn. The small menu is a conservative read, but dishes are admirably executed and flavours true. Read the full review >>
How much: Mains $24–$36.
Where: 209 Queen St., 905-468-4588.


The Grill at the Epicurean
An unpretentious menu suits the slightly older crowd well: soups, salads, mussels and pâté precede basic fish-or-meat and veggie mains. Read the full review >>
How much: Mains $19–$29.
Where: 84 Queen St., 905-468-0288.

Peller Estates Winery Restaurant
Greeting and service, slightly mannered, are well received by a crowd of American tipplers, Asian families, plump urbanites and the odd muscular bicycle tourist. Read the full review >>
How much: Mains $30–$43.
Where: 290 John St. E., 905-468-4678.

Stone Road Grille
Locals discovered this strip-mall restaurant with its winning, looping bar and enthusiastic servers, but nowadays minibuses deliver visitors from nearby hotels. Read the full review >>
How much: Mains $22–$26.
Where: 238 Mary St., Garrison Plaza, 905-468-3474.

Tony De Luca
How agreeable to dine in a snug, windowed conservatory done in soothing greens. Read the full review >>
How much: Prix fixe $55, with cheese $65.
Where: 160 Front St., The Oban Inn, 905-468-2165.

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