Location: Cambridge, Canada
Address: 110 Water street North
Website: www.cambridgemill.ca
Type of Meal: Lunch
Cambridge Mill
Overall mark - 8 out of 10
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Address: 110 Water street North
Website: www.cambridgemill.ca
Type of Meal: Lunch
After a multi-million dollar renovation, the Cambridge
Mill is a breath taking venue of stone and floor-to-ceiling windows with
spectacular views of the Grand River and the quaint town. Consisting of four floors, a patio and a
separate special events addition, Cambridge Mill can also accommodate a lot of
people.
During our visit, we sat in the main restaurant on the
second floor in the solarium overlooking the river. The dining room doesn’t disappoint with
neutral stone and wood décor, crisp white linens and plush comfortable
chairs. Here we sat and enjoyed a lovely
weekend lunch.
Right after ordering, a basket of warm olive bread and
French baguette was brought to the table with whipped butter topped with sea
salt. We ate this with an order of the
warm olive selection ($7). Even for
someone who doesn’t like olives, I enjoyed the hot olive medley of caraffa, infornate,
geata, abrbequina and cerignola olives in warm oil. They had just the right amount of salty brine
and were not over powering; a great start to nibble on with the warm bread and
crisp wine.
We also shared an order of pork belly poutine ($11). Served in a hot skillet, it helped ensure all
the cheese curds were melted and each fry topped with stringy gooey cheese. Rather than use the typical poutine sauce or
gravy, Cambridge Mill tops their poutine with a jus and Hollandaise mixture,
which is a thinner glaze of savoury sauce with just a hint of sweetness. Without a doubt, the chunks of pork belly
were the highlight – well rendered yet maintained its moist and tender texture.
As you walk through Cambridge Mill’s entrance, on the
left side is a clear glass that provides patrons with a view of the inside of
their pizza oven. After being enticed by
a glimpse of a bubbling pizza, I just had to order one so opted for the BBQ
chicken and cilantro version ($16). As
soon as the pizza is set down the smoky smell of the BBQ sauce, smoked white
cheddar and roasted tomatoes hits your nose. The mix of ingredients was enjoyable. The
crust had a medium thickness and was soft and chewy, yet can still withstand
being picked up; I only wished the dough itself was salted more as I love the
crusts and found them to be slightly bland.
With the amazing view right outside the window, Cambridge
Mill is a great place to enjoy a long meal with good company. During the spring, it was great to see the
various wildlife out and about. In fact,
during our visit, right outside the window was a Canadian goose attending to
its nest of eggs (pictured but unfortunately a bit small as I couldn’t figure
out the zoom function on the phone). The restaurant has a very bright and
serene feeling to it and is a great place for lunch.
Overall mark - 8 out of 10
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Gastro World's Grading System
- Anything under 5 - I really disliked and will never go back
- 6 - decent restaurant but I likely won't return
- 7 - decent restaurant and I will likely return
- 8 - great restaurant that I'd be happy to recommend
- 9 - fantastic restaurant that I would love to visit regularly and highly recommend
- 10 - absolute perfection!
