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| - Pretentious, overpriced, and not doing what it claims to be doing, this restaurant also misses the mark on successfully creating the atmosphere it intended. We went here a few months ago, particularly because of its reputation and that the place stressed LOCAL fare.
Is the food decent...yeah. Is it memorable...no.
Without the pretense and price I might have rated it a bit higher, but what killed it for me was the charcuterie. Not that it wasn't palatable, in fact it is a great idea, but do not let them select your accoutrements as they often miss at this as well. But, with a choice of something like 15 cheeses, the great Janice Beaton could only come up with one somewhat local offering??? Almost all the cheeses were European. What about Comox Brie? What about Quebec's Oka and MANY recent award winners? What about the recently recognized Sylvan Star in little old Red Deer? In fact there are thousands of cheeses produced in Canada, many of them exceptional, so if you want to showcase local products then search them out!
Also, the atmosphere was loud, tables are crammed in, and the decor is a little too much of a mish-mash...not developed enough for the price. Felt like just more than a cafeteria. If you want to do homey, farmhouse, there are many places that have done it successfully. In fact, we recently stopped at an organic, hippie coffee/lunch spot in Fernie that did this SO much better than farm. My husband and I both made the comment at the time that this little, unasuming, modest place had created the atmosphere that the great Farm had intended, but missed.
I would suggest that you just skip this place.
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