Dundee Diner, New Dundee ON

Hal & I were out letterboxing one rare Monday and passed through the town of New Dundee. It is a pretty town with a fair bit of heritage-y places to look at. We spotted this restaurant and, after seeing their boast to have the best burgers and ribs in Southwestern Ontario, were determined to come back on a day they were open. Most of New Dundee seems to be closed on Monday.

Anyway, a week later we are out again on the trail and make the side trip to visit the Dundee Diner. It is small, family owned and run and has just had a facelift (we hear). Hal ordered breakfast and I ordered the famous hamburger.

First off, the diner's eating area is a series of booths and then some swirly stools at the counter where you can watch the cook make your dinner. The booths are a little too snug for someone of the larger persuasion. Having said that, we could have moved to the counter but . . .

The service was excellent and the atmosphere was very comfortable and friendly.

Hal really enjoyed his breakfast and I really enjoyed my lunch. But is it the best burger in SW Ontario? It is close. Loved how well it was cooked and the lovely condiments. The bun needed to be toasted though. The condiments made the bun get soggy. That is the only thing I would even think of changing. It really was good.

Will I go back again if I am in the neighbourhood? Of course. I haven't tried the famous ribs yet.

Comments

A Taste of Canada ~ Fiddleheads

I do enjoy fiddleheads. They have a green bean-y, asparagus-like, pea-ish taste and they are just fun to look at. From Chateline Magazine: HOW-TO It’s Almost Fiddlehead Season! Here’s How To Cook This Springtime Veggie Properly Fiddleheads are a Canadian delicacy, but undercooking them can lead to food poisoning by Amy Grief Updated Apr 9, 2019 Fiddlehead season is short, so when you see the adorable green curlicues at your grocery store or farmers’ market, buy them while you can. Before chowing down on these little springtime delicacies, there’s a few things you should know first since fiddleheads can cause food poisoning if they’re not cooked properly. What are fiddleheads? These tightly curled coils are ostrich fern fronds. They start appearing in late April and early May in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and are usually found in forests, marshes and by rivers and streams. Taste-wise, fiddleheads, which are popular amongst food foragers, are...

Week #2 Challenge: Paper . . . and I mean ALL of your paper.

Annual Organization Challenge Week #2 How did you make out with last week's challenge? Did you find your work table? Here's this week's challenge: Your challenge this week is to S.P.A.C.E. your paper - - and I mean ALL of your paper: cardstock, patterned paper, specialty papers, and all those SCRAPS! SORT: Bring all of your paper to one area. Sort it all into piles: KEEP, SELL, DONATE, TRASH PURGE: bag up, and assign a price to paper bundles that you want to SELL at a garage sale or online, and put the bags in the garage sale box. Throw out the TRASH pile. Bag up the DONATE pile and immediately make arrangements for drop-off/pick-up or put in your vehicle. ASSIGN: separate your paper into categories that make sense to you. For example, you may want to divide it simply into cardstock and patterned paper. If you have a huge stash of paper, you may want to divide it by colour, theme, or manufacturer. **Another way to...

Journal Prompt ~ One Thing You Do Really Well

Name one thing you do really well . . . One thing I do really well is solve crossword puzzles.

In My World

Search This Blog