Superior Restaurant — Restaurant in Mississippi Mills

This place was not the best choice of restaurants in Almonte. Actually the worst possibly.

Upon entry to the place at 8 pm the waitress gave us a disconcerting look as they closed at 9 pm and the place only had 2 tables occupied/almost finished. I guess she wanted to close and leave early.

Our waitresses was yelling at the cook as well during our service. They were yelling so loud and arguing to the point where other seated patrons started looking around to see what was going on.

Upon enyry I noticed the place itself is actually falling apart and little repair has been done to the place to fix it up. Once you get past the sticky floors, ripped vinyl booths, cobwebs, chipped/gum filled tables you get a menu. A falling part stained peeling plastic menu. This menu has not changed in at least a decade and the food options are extremely standard for a extremely casual truck stop place.

We got a pizza as that was easy and this was for two people. The other person ordered the veal and onion with fries. The pizza was Allright but the mushrooms and veggies were ginormous chunks and strip. They bled out in the pizza to making it soggy. Definitely nothing to fancy.

The veal was drenched in a ocean of gravy and the fries were just from a bag. Once again, nothing to fancy. Later that night the veal was causing extreme stomach problems and bathroom issues.

The sandwiches were probably a better pick!! Definitely wouldn't recommend this place based on the attitude and service of...

Having a meal at "The Soup" is a trip down memory lane for my wife, who grew up in Almonte and has many memories of the place. I've eaten there before with her, and it's normally fine. This is a basic diner and fine for a trip back in time.

On Friday 3 September 2025, we had an early supper at The Soup. My wife had the club sandwich, and I had the chicken brochettes.

The plates were generous and served quickly. My wife enjoyed her club sandwich.

My chicken brochettes was an ample Greek-style meal, however, the chicken showed signs of being under the heat lamp too long: it was dry and had hard edges. The rice and accompanying salad was very generous. My meal seemed okay, at first.

The next morning, the trouble started. I became sick with what felt like mild food poisoning: watery, explosive stools, but no other symptoms. My symptoms were consistent over the next several days: unpleasant, but manageable. On the sixth day, I developed additional symptoms including pains in my abdomen and lethargy. I was unable to enjoy normal activities.

I have not complained to the restaurant or to the local health department. I should have on the first day of my symptoms.

I don't think I will return to The Soup. It has had its day. Almonte has other...

This was a very nice dining experience. When we arrived the place was packed. It was a Sunday at lunch time, so we expected it to be busy. There was only one waitperson working but she handled the volume admirably. At one point, a friendly customer assisted by bringing coffee, utensils and placemats to customers. He even brewed a new pot of coffee at one point. You have to love that small town mindset. Despite the volume of customers and lack of wait staff, our food actually came very quickly; the food arrived within 10 minutes of us arriving. The food was actually fantastic. I ordered a chicken burger platter with poutine. The chicken was not dry and was quite tasty. The poutine had one of the best gravies I have ever tasted on it. The coleslaw that came with the platter was so-so (typical of this type of establishment). The only negative I found regarding the food was that the poutine had grated cheese instead of cheese curds. I highly recommend this restaurant for lunch and breakfast. I can't speak to the dinner experience, but if I had to guess I would say it is probably...