Proudly Northumberland

Our executive chef John O'Leary is hard at work meeting new farmers and sourcing out the best products in the county. Tonight's new local menu features a delicious slow braised lamb curry. I would recommend a glass of the Malivoire Gamay Beamsville Bench VQA. I hope you enjoy it.

Cream of Yukon gold potato and roasted onion soup
Laver’s Farm, Warkwarth

Braised lamb in a light tomato curry with jasmine rice.
Topped with creamy cucumber mint sauce
Mitchell’s Sheep Farm, Campbellcroft

Golden honey fritters with vanilla ice cream
River Valley Honey, Stirling

Three-course menu 35.00

Ontario's Finest Inns and Spas Annual General Meeting

Over the last couple of days I was in Toronto at The Old Mill Inn with the membership of Ontario’s Finest Inns and Spas at their annual general meeting. It was fun to reconnect with fellow innkeepers, trade funny stories and learn about the direction of where the hospitality industry in Ontario is going. The Woodlawn Inn was a founding member of this group in 1990 when it was called the Independent Innkeeper’s Association and there were twelve members. Currently the membership has grown to forty members and the group is now known as Ontario’s Finest Inns and Spas. I served on its board from 1992 to 1999. Earlier this year I was asked to consider serving on the board of directors and at this meeting I was elected to director representing the 13 to 40 room inn category. 

Proudly Northumberland

We have changed the name of our local foods feature to Proudly Northumberland. This is the same slogan that local farmers use to indicate their Northumberland grown produce. The menu has been well received and guests are always looking forward to chef John O'Leary's new creations.

Our current three-course menu is priced at $39.00.

Proudly Northumberland menu

Maple-butternut squash soup with toasted pumpernickel croutons
Sandy Flat Sugar Bush, Warkwarth

Ragout of free run boar and mushroom with our homemade fettuccine pasta
Century Game Park, Warkwarth

Crème brulee with fresh fruit garnish
Laver’s Egg Farm, Warkwarth