This SUPER CHARMING little place is JUST what Elora needs! its casual, warm, inviting, and the food is sooooooo good! the menu isn;t exotic but it is well executed and presented very attractively! the artwork celebrates the beauty of the gorge and is actually done by one of the owners who is a wonderful artist and actually showcases her jewellery upstairs from the restaurant in her shop/studio! Way to Go guys! we will be back again and again!
Some friends and I decided to try The Cellar, one of Elora's newest restaurants, after hearing some good things about it...I'm glad we did! It was a beautiful evening so we chose to sit on the outdoor patio overlooking the water, but the interior of the restaurant was beautiful as well. The food was well prepared, tasty and reasonably priced--the menu isn't huge but it appears that what they do offer is all done well, using fresh local ingredients wherever possible. Three of us had the schnitzel with homemade spaetzle, growing up in this region most of my life I've always just thought "schnitzel is schnitzel" but not so here! The sauce and spaetzle elevated this dish beyond the norm. I will be returning for more!
What a great find! Tucked down an alley, with a beautiful patio overlooking the river, this gem will be a regular stop for me now that I live in Elora.
I've tried a few dishes there, and they have all been superb. Nearly everything is made in house, and made well. The chicken wings are huge, and the vindaloo curry sauce was wonderful. The lamb burger was great (and I generally don't like lamb at all), as was their ceasar salad, which had a lovely lemony dressing. I have to echo the other reviewer who commented on the mussels, which were awesome. The broth was incredible, and they were perfectly cooked.
Bottom line, the food is great, the patio is the best in town, and the drinks are cheap. I can see myself eating there at least once a week.
This is my new favourite restaurant in Elora. We've been about 5 times already and they've only recently opened! The quesadillas and nachos are fantastic, the nachos may be the best I have ever had, in fact. (they make their own homemade chips! YUM) And it includes guacamole, which many places charge extra for which annoys me. I was there last week with my husband when the special was mussels in a Thai inspired broth... they were phenomenal, perfectly cooked and the broth was so delicious I found myself eating it like soup after the mussels were gone! The patio is right on the river, and is just beautiful, and when we were there a musician was just beginning to play-sorry we came too early to enjoy that. We will be back again and again, it's just a fantastic place!
