The Hook & Ladder Bar and Grill — Restaurant in District Municipality of Muskoka

I recently dined at Hook and Ladder in Bala, Ontario, and unfortunately, my experience left much to be desired. While the restaurant has a cozy atmosphere that fits well with the charm of the town, the overall experience was disappointing.

First, the portion sizes were surprisingly small, especially considering the high prices. It's frustrating to pay a premium and leave feeling unsatisfied. Additionally, the food took an unusually long time to arrive, which only added to the disappointment. Given the wait, I expected the dishes to be more substantial or at least justify the delay with exceptional quality.

Sadly, the price did not match the experience. For what you get, the meals are way overpriced. Bala has many great dining options, but unfortunately, Hook and Ladder doesn't quite measure up to its competition in terms of value for money.

Overall, while the ambiance is pleasant, the small portions, long wait times, and high prices make it hard to recommend Hook and Ladder for a satisfying...

Small clean firehouse themed family type breakfast spot, not too many choices in Bala and I really like supporting small family businesses. But only one server on a Sunday morning, friendly but makes a point to tell everyone who enters how over worked she is. Pretty pricey for just regular order of eggs, toast, sausage, bacon and diced hash browns.

A couple of bones to pick: 1/ They serve breakfast til 1PM but charge an extra $1.50 after 11. Seems nickel and diming the customer but whatever. 2/ They don't tell you til the bill comes but rye toast is an extra $1.50 too. Taken together, two things we an extra 12 or our party of 4 plus tax and tip. $16 extra seems excessive 3/ Considering your spending $17 a plate for a normal breakfast (plus the above) the portion of hash browns you get is remarkably tiny. I mean if nothing else, pile the 30 cents of potatoes up a bit.

Service was good, just doesn't seem like good value, our bill was $120 and we...

So long story short, we are locals in the bala area. Every 6 or 7 months we will order from the hook and ladder and try breakfast hoping that the next experience will be better than the last. Unfortunately that is not the case.

Staff is excellent and very friendly, but the food and price not so much. The DePuty eggs benny hollandaise sauce tasted sour and had an off taste, the English muffin it was on was stale, the bacon was like it was aged for 3 weeks and harder than a concrete wall. to top it off the kids french toast was like it was dry and flavorless. The only thing worth eating was the homefries on the side that have never disappointed us in the past.

As for price , the meal that was served to us was no special treat and costed over $100 for a family of 4. And that's just breakfast the cheapest and easiest meal to cook in my opinion.

I guess we will try and eat here again in 6 or 7 months and see if the food...