We had lunch at 12:30 PM on a Friday afternoon at Black Forest Steak & Schnitzel. The restaurant sits almost on top of the point where the Harrison river meets Harrison lake, right in front of the Harrison Lagoon. Sadly you can't see the water from the restaurant because of the elevation and barrier wall surrounding the water, but you can see the mountains and it is a lovely spot.

Be WARNED there's a "gotch ya!" paid parking across from the restaurant. When we parked there was no sign anywhere stating you need to pay to park. No visible meter. In fact when we walked from our car to the stairs leading to the water there were no signs stating you needed to park or a meter. Sadly we got at $50 CAD parking ticket. The video attached shows our POV from the car.

The restaurant is adorable and goes all in on the German Black forest vibe with heavy woodwork adorned with carvings and murals on the walls. The restaurant is a decent size inside and has about the same amount of seating outside. There's an uncovered outdoor seating area with umbrella covered tables, as well as a covered/heated outdoor seating area. This is where we sat as it was raining and windy on the day of our visit.

Service was immediate. We never left waiting for anything. If they were watching over us it wasn't obvious, but they were definitely right there if we looked around. They have an excellent wine and beer menu and the food menu was extensive. We both had schnitzel I had schnitzel with pork sausage. The dishes were hugely portioned and came with veggies that consisted of exactly two small blanched carrots, one small broccoli floret and one small cauliflower floret. They veggies were not over-cooked and still had some snap to them and were NOT drowning in oil or butter. They were exactly what I wanted. Some might find it too plain, but I was happy to see vegetable that were not removed of all their health benefits. The potatoes were flavorful and I devoured them all. The sausage that came with Schnitzel was said to be made in house. It was .... just ok... I was happy that it wasn't overly salty like you often have with sausage, but something wasn't quite right.

I had tea to hot drink and was so happy to see they serve Stash Tea Company brand tea. I had a whole small tea kettle to myself.

We were too full to try any desserts but there was a very large selection. We would go here again.