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| - Change of owners and team in the last couple years seem to have made a huge difference because we had a wonderful time here this weekend! We stayed in their Anchorage House, a beautiful heritage home rented out by the room BnB style across the street from the Inn but owned and operated by the same folks. We ate in the Pub at the Auberge a couple of times and had the pleasure of the continental breakfast served in the Inn in the mornings. Everywhere I went in both buildings was immaculately clean, and tasteful in their cozy decor. The bed in the room we stayed in was super comfy and the room was big and cool and bright. I was so pleased with the Anchorage house I'm thinking of renting out the whole thing for an upcoming family reunion - you get a big lovely kitchen, back deck, BBQ, dining room table and 5 bedrooms, plus access to the eats across the street.
About those eats: like I mentioned, we didn't eat in the fancy restaurant, and didn't eat on the huge lovely decks either (we enjoyed our coffee there during the day and left them to the crowds and mosquitos for dinner.) Our meals in the pub were great though! Big windows, comfortable tables, super friendly quick staff, and the burger, fish and chips, salads, fries, all were super fresh, tasty, made with local ingredients, fairly priced. The beer selection could be a little more interesting, I'd love to see more local microbrews on there and for me that would make this a spot I'd venture back to just for dinner and drinks. As it is though, I look forward to coming back. The huge rolling lawn is beautifully maintained and there are tons of huge red comfy chairs to sit on and watch the ferries go by while you enjoy a beverage and wait for your table. On a sunny Saturday the place was full of locals and everyone seemed so happy and relaxed, it was a great vibe, definitely recommended. I also noticed and really loved the art in the lobby - there is so much bad art out there, good art makes my heart happy and deserves notice.
A couple of suggestions: one of the bathrooms in the Anchorage House didn't have a lock on the door, this is kind of important I think in shared accommodations. The burger was served medium rare, which I like, but I'd suggest the server check in with customers about this when ordering since some people (eg: anyone who has recently had a serious abdominal surgery) legit can't eat anything remotely uncooked. The room we stayed in wasn't cleaned while we were there, but I'm not sure this is actually a service offered in the BnB (but there were signs provided to hang on the door? Not an issue, just confusing.) The continental breakfast could be bumped up a notch with fresh local baked goods, but the coffee was quite good and everything was plentiful and tasty.
Anyway, I'm a fan. I love seeing professional adults on a staff who really love their job and take it seriously and are sharing what they know with young new staff, I have good feelings about the future here and wish them all the luck!
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