We were crossing the border from Canada and doing a search for restaurants that might provide a good meal for a late lunch before we finished our long trek home. This place had pretty good reviews and claimed to have a view of the locks from their dining area.

I ordered the whitefish dinner Cajun style with a baked potato and salad. My husband ordered the salmon dinner, grilled, and my daughter ordered the poutine appetizer, potato soup, Caesar salad, and the ribeye steak.

First of all, they have a chalkboard sign outside their entrance which reads “we have AC”. It was a very hot day and if they DID have AC, it must have stopped working. Even our server was constantly fanning herself and would stand in the corner while stating “I need to find a cooler spot”. It was warm almost to the point of too uncomfortable to stay, but we were hungry.

The poutine fries were lukewarm and no longer crispy, the gravy was also just lukewarm and didn’t melt the cheese. Our salads were fine, though some of the lettuce pieces were starting to brown. The potato soup was also just lukewarm. My whitefish and baked potato came out hot and was pretty good. My husband said his cedar plank salmon was the worst salmon he had ever tried… and he loves salmon! My daughter’s steak was over cooked and just mediocre at best.

The service was fine, they just all looked hot and miserable.

As for the view of the locks, there isn’t one. There is a park with large trees and an area of construction blocking the view. They did have a large TV in the dining room which showed a live camera view switching back and forth from the locks and boats on the open water.

We were heavily disappointed. I rely on reviews when we are in areas we have never traveled before. I am wishing we would have just waited to eat.