I'm actually giving this place 3.5 stars, but I don't think I'd go as high as 4.
I was very excited to try weslodge after trying chef Stuart Cameron's other restaurant Byblos. I was thrilled when I came up on the list for winterlicious. I booked a reservation and went in with three other friends. The place is beautiful! It's a little on the dark side because I like to see my guests but I suppose it's not out of the ordinary for restaurants these days. The upper floor where the bathrooms are has some really cool photos along the wall that I highly suggest checking outs if you go for a stroll up there. Even the frames are really cool and rustic looking. The place is a modern saloon.
The service was very good. The hostess was lovely our server was really nice and a lot of fun. She interacted with us in a positive way despite that we were there for winterlicious which I know often can be a turn off for a lot of servers and sometimes they get cranky, but she was great even offering to take photos for us and let one of our friends try on her vest.
The food was also very good. I had the scotch egg, which was tasty especially the tomato jam! Was a little on the dry side though. I also had the short ribs which were excellent! Very tasty and the textures on the plate were great. The potato hay was awesome! It was like tiny hickory sticks! For dessert I had the cheesecake the texture was interesting but the taste was nice. I didn't love the peppercorn pieces. My partner and I also also shared a poutine, it was not bad. I don't like jalapeƱos so I avoided them but he loves them and said it made the dish. Without them I just thought it was okay. Could have been a little tastier or seasoned differently. I'm glad we orders it because in all honesty even with it I still left a bit hungry. The scotch egg was just that one egg. The meal was an okay size although a bit small and the cheesecake was literally two inch by inch squares.
So for winterlicious don't go starving or don't cheap out and be prepared to pick up a couple apps or sides.
The drinks were great. I'm not much of a drinker, but we ordered a few dark and stormy's which were the best ones I've ever had! Get one!
All in all it was a nice meal. Would I recommend it, ya great please to try. Would I return? Maybe. If I was in the area and wasn't worried about my budget then I suppose I would but I'm not running back.
But they did have bone marrow on the menu which next time I would definitely try! Yum!