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| - 1812 Grillhouse is a restaurant that specializes in southern comfort food. It is situated kiiiinda in the middle of nowhere (in Bradford, just north of Schomberg, on the side of a highway.) We had heard some good things, so we decided to trek out from Toronto to check it out.
The interior has that country-like vibe. Wooden tables and furniture, with a pub like ambiance. There's also a little shop near the right of the entrance that sells assorted knick knacks and is worth checking out (there was a banana nut candle that smelt so delicious I wanted to eat it.)
We started off with some mixed drinks but no one was particularly pleased with theirs. I felt mine was a bit watery. I drank about a quarter of it and gave up and went to non-alcoholic drinks for the rest of the night.
Food-wise, here's what we had:
Deep Fried Pickles: if I see this on the menu I cannot NOT order it. The pickles were super yummy and very juicy, but the breading fell off and they were very lightly coated.
Chicken n Waffles: Two small pieces do boneless breaded chicken (one white meat and one dark meat). The chicken was okay. The waffles were nothing special and I think they maybe frozen/pre made. Very lacking in flavour and served with both syrup and strawberry sauce. I usually eat my chicken and waffles in the same bite so I left most of the strawberry sauce alone. I found myself thinking that I've had better chicken & waffles at chain restaurants.
Meat platter trio: 3 small portions of fried chicken, steak, and sausage. Again, okay, but nothing really stood out as special.
Peanut butter pie: quite yummy with the consistency of cheesecake.
Pumpkin brûlée: mmm. This was the highlight of the meal. All the awesome parts of pumpkin pie mixed with the amazingness of creme brûlée. I would eat a vat of this stuff. Plus, who doesn't love cracking the sugar top!?
Overall, it was an okay meal. I wouldn't go out of my way to come back, but if I was in the area I'd give it a second try (to try the shark!)
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