The Guzzle — Restaurant in Town of Orleans

We came in on a rainy Monday while vacationing in the Thousand Islands, after being recommended by some people we met at our resort. To start, the place is adorable and welcoming, with lots of things to look at and purchase.

We went to the back counter to check out a menu and order some lunch for ourselves and our 4 year old. The young man standing behind the counter seemed a bit aloof and generally confused. We asked if there was a kids menu (there was nothing or kids on the regular menu at the counter), and he said, slowly and unsure-sounding "there is...um, I can remember two things that are on it, grilled cheese and chicken tenders," which was a bit strange, but we rolled with it and ordered the grilled cheese instead of asking for the full list of options. He then pointed to a list of items at the counter that they were out of, all of which were parts of just about anything we wanted to eat (turkey, bacon, avocado, to name a few). That threw a wrench into what we both wanted, so he just stared at us while we looked at the menus to decide on a plan B. I decided to go with the buffalo chicken wrap despite them being out of bacon, and my husband got a panini. Our son picked out a beautiful sugar cookie shaped like an ice cream cone, which was $5.75! I am all for paying for the work behind those beautiful cookies, but almost $6 is STEEP, even for that.

We grabbed a table and waited. Our food came out, and my wrap was thrown together and the contents were spilling out, and the ranch was missing. My husband went to ask for ranch, and was gone for a good 5 minutes. The staff appeared confused, and had to look all over for it (which would explain why it never ended up on my wrap). While we sat, I saw a couple of quite unhappy looking male staff members walk past to use the bathroom, and one with an apron on was not in there long enough to have washed his hands.

I went back up to get us a couple of drinks from the fridge, and stood there for a good minute while some more young-appearing people stood at the register looking at cash/bills from the drawer and discussing it, for some unknown reason, before they asked if they could help me.

Overall, this is a super cute place with lots of charm in a great location. The food was overall tasty, but very pricy ($60 for two adults and a child for lunch), and the staff seemed under-trained and aloof. We will likely give them another chance, but judging by other reviews, I don't think it...

Two of us came for breakfast on a Sunday. We walked in the door, nobody acknowledged or greeted us. We eventually seated ourselves, and still nobody came over to our table. We waited at least 5 minutes for someone to come and talk to us (the lead server asked the other server multiple times if we’d been helped, instead she went and talked to people who already had their food). Once we got to ordering, we found out that the menu was only on the chalkboard since the place has recently opened. That is understandable, however not telling us that it’s the only place to view the menu is not. After looking at the menu and asking some questions, the hostess didn’t even know some of the items. The food took a while to come out (meanwhile, a table of 6 that ordered when we originally came inside had already gotten their food and finished before we even ordered). They claimed the delay was due to a couple large groups, although they had ordered well before us. The place was about half full. There were multiple instances where a group would receive their food and not have silverware on the table. Another instance of someone’s food going to the wrong table.

The food overall was good quality and value (although I don’t understand paying an extra $3 for one egg on the side). There was a clear lack of organization and communication outside in the dining area though. I can understand a couple of these situations occurring, especially for a newly opened establishment. A lot of these things can be prevented though, and hopefully they...

This place was the only place to eat on a Wednesday night on Wellesley island so it definitely found a need and serves that niche well. The building is absolutely gorgeous, with two floors and a wrap around porch, there is plenty of seating. The food was good, I found the prices quite a bit too high considering the portion size and quality buuuut I suppose they know there aren’t many other choices around and that it’s generally a wealthy area so they can get away with hiking prices up. There are a few arcade type games upstairs. There are also couches upstairs and shelves with board games, puzzles, and card games available for people to play. I thought that was genius and really my favorite part of their establishment, I think it’s be great if they expanded that section a bit but I’m definitely pleased with what they had, no one hovers over you and they make you feel welcome to linger. The bathrooms were nice. Kid friendly but still a place thAt adults will...