After a long hot afternoon on a beach, where would you go? For us, it was an easy decision. Somewhere close and in the direction of home. We had visited this place a couple years ago on the same beach trip so we knew what we were in for.
The beach is a Provincial park named Long Point and it really is quite special. https://www.ontarioparks.com/park/longpoint I will put together a post with some details and photos from our trip but it is such a cool spot for migratory animals and the local fish make for some great fish and chips! You can see the red American border there half way across Lake Eerie.
A google search will come up with quite a few boathouse restaurants and I bet there are many places with a similar menu. The local fish in the fish and chips are kinda neat if you are into that. https://www.facebook.com/theboathouserestaurantportrowan/
The place looks like a big barn down next to the water. Speaking of water, the lake is REALLY high and there are so many properties under water as is part of the parking lot. On the right, you can see the patio which feels like a bit of an animal pen but turned out alright.
What can you expect form the menu? I would call it old favourites and comfort food with a little local fish. Everything you see here would be on almost every menu you have ever seen with the exception of Poutine unless you are Canadian. It is on every menu here. $8.99 for Garlic Bread with Cheese and it better be a whole damn loaf!
The sandwiches are not actually too bad a selection. I keep remembering advice someone gave to me years ago, "If your dinner is in a bun, it ain't fine dining." If you wanted to sport eat the burger, with the cheese, bacon, mushrooms, an extra patty and a side of defibrillator, that would cost you $21.
The smart money would be on the Perch or Pickerel and followers of my reviews might expect me to go for the burger but lets not get ahead of ourselves...
Can I interest you in a Beverage?
You know me too well! The waitress was wearing a Great Lakes Brewery shirt so I figured I was in for something tasty. Unfortunately, the blue section of the DRAFT BEER section wasn't very specific in terms of which brewery from whence they came.
It turns out the Great Lakes was the Lager and I am not much for lagers these days.
I opted for a Dead Elephant from Railway City Brewery not too far from home. I featured that in a recent Zeke's Sweet Hops review and had to follow that up with a taste of it on draft. Despite the name, doesn't that look DAMN REFRESHING? Obnoxious hops and defiant malt make it such a great mouthful and even more so on draft.
In the continued saga of my little ones evaluating the Shirley Temples of the region, we had a strange compromise. One opted for the shirley temple in an agreement that the other would get the bottomless 7-Up so that they could each have yummy and lots. Apparently the Stratford and cruise line shirley temples are superior to this one.
I know the suspense is killing you so I may as well tell you I opted for the scrawny Philly Cheese-steak with onion rings which arrived with fries. Good news is the fries were good. Bad news is there wasn't much to the sandwich though it tasted fine.
More good news is a basket of onion rings arrived shortly after and posed for the EXTREME ZEKE CLOSE-UP shot. Behold the setting sun glinting off the crisp yet juicy morsels.
My meatatarian went for the Honey Garlic Wings. They were a decent size and saucy enough that we had to take a couple home.
As I contemplated what review I might give the restaurant, I looked up to see this gentleman chef. If it is good enough for him, it is good enough for me. A good meal after a day at the beach is really as much as I might have expected.
Apparently it was just as well received by my little one as we set out for an after dinner walk between the fishing and boating shanties to the pier.
Restaurant Information
The Boat House Restaurant
10 Sea Queen Rd, Port Rowan, ON N0E 1M0, Canada
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The hardest parts are the looks you get when photographing the menu and food, and remembering to take a pic before you eat!
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So glad you did not have to order that side-dish!!!
It seems rather odd to me that there are only six fishy/seafood items on the menu at a restaurant with a nautical name, but the menu looks good nonetheless! Thanks for sharing the deliciousness at PYPT! 😋
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Nice place. when you eat near the sea everything is better especially the fish. Good review.
This is freshwater and the fish generally are not great really. The water here is fairly clean despite the population nearby and the pickerel would probably be fantastic.
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I love railway city beers. Especially their black coal stout. Its excellent. I did a tour of their brewery a while back. It was alright. Not as good as others ive done but still cool to check out the facility.
Its funny, I think every town on the water has a reataurant called boat house. I can think of three off the top of my head lol. Sounds like this one was a good one though.
Railway City is one place I haven’t gone that I should.
This boathouse was alright. Prices a little high for what you get but they have to make money in the summer.
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Oh the names they come up with for brews!
Yes they certainly have gotten creative haven't they?
I had to search back for the Beer Saturday post where I reviewed this one.
It is one of the long running IPAs and I discovered it was named after Jumbo the Elephant (Barnum and Baileys old school circus) https://steemit.com/beersaturday/@zekepickleman/zeke-s-sweet-sweet-hops-beer-tokens-and-old-favourites
Wow. I love it when they say burgers wraps and everything in between. Enjoyed reading your review. So nicely done. And those photos....! Gorgeous!
I am so glad you enjoyed it! I think it is just the early evening sun that makes iPhone photos pop.
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Very cute place! Those onion rings look amazing!
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Oh yes. After being snacky coming off the beach, they didn’t last long.
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The wings look goooood! NO wonder you took some home. I thgink most of the water side restaurant have the same menu all over the world. I wonder does a mcdonalds do as well in such areas? :D
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