Balmoral Hotel

I understand the Bistro is closed pending sale. Not surprising, scolding customers who leave a less than stellar review by telling them to eat at home next time is never a good business plan. We can relate, as we tried to eat here once but bailed after over an hour and a half of waiting for a salad and sandwich. Looking forward to new ownership, will try it again then.

Thursday trivia night proved popular but when we got the 'bum's rush' from our server before the game was even over it was rather off-putting, even worse when she presented a dinner bill that was close to $100. Servers that work purely for their own convenience will be the ruin of any customer service business. The bar 'decor' also leaves something to be desired; the lighting is cold and uninviting as are the tables farthest from the wood stove in the winter. Food was fine, if it makes a difference.

A friend and I went for lunch. Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate and we were not able to eat outside. Inside was very noisy. There appeared to be only one wait staff and there was quite a delay in service. The food was ok, fries undercooked. It wasn’t until we used the restrooms I was more concerned. While the sink and toilets appeared clean, the floors and baseboards were filthy. I am sorry, it concerns me what the kitchen looked like. I won’t return

Was there for lunch, table of 4, restaurant was not busy and to get the attention of the server was impossible. Cost of meals was high and the food was nothing that wowed any of us. The fish tacos was nothing but a piece of over breaded cod with little flavour in the slaw that accompanied it and the nacho chips with it were stale and the pico was watery tomatoes with no flavour. The ‘wild’ burger that was a mixture of bison and other game was dry and again without flavour. First and last time for us I ams sure.

They killed my favorite soup the only reason I ever came here was for English onion soup no longer available here in Barry's Bay other than that a great place to eat if you don't want anything special like English onion soup so sad I will miss it I will probably not come here again I can eat chicken wings anywhere in town they are all the same

We ate lunch at this bistro with some of our hockey team. There was about 20 of us and we arrived without warning. Everything on the menu looked so good it was hard to choose! The food was delicious, the service was excellent. I had the portobello mushroom sandwich. Delightful. One of the teens on our team kept raving about his burger as the best he's ever had in his whole life!! We did not expect such a gem of a restaurant in the tiny town of Barry's Bay. I just had to leave a review. Don't hesitate to eat here. I will make a point of going back whenever I am in the area. Incidentally, we went on to win our hockey game so it must have been the food, right?

Excellent service friendly staff the best food in town and a new kick on French onion soup they call it English onion soup order chicken wings and they are so full of meat they got to be Buffalo all the other platters we ordered are amazing the best food in the area you got to stop here

Was visiting my home town for a talk at the local HS and got in the night before. Though the room was cramped, it was VERY clean and when I messed up the TV remote, someone was there almost immediately to 'set me right'. Ate that night downstairs and though the menu is limited, the food was great. If someone were wanting more variety, there are many eateries within a 5-10 minute walk. On a sidenote, this was the same place where I was kicked out of the bar for being underage in 1979!

Food was good. Overpriced pub food. $18 for a burger! Menu is not very large. They were out of BBQ chicken and BBQ Ribs. Had fish and chips. Could substitute a salad for the fires. It was tasty. Staff was very friendly.