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Fairview Golf Course Restaurant

Last night, being Friday, we went out for dinner at the Fairview Golf Course. This is a real nice, casual setting overlooking the 18th Hole.  The evening was spectacular with the sun shining on the mountains in the East as it was setting in the West.

Our server, Sara, is one of the nicest,” real people” in the Valley. They were set up inside for a banquet so it was patio service only. Don ordered a half rack of ribs, green tossed salad and fries. He felt that, due to the banquet about to start, the ribs were done ahead and just re-heated. It was tasty but there was a tad too much sauce on the ribs. He said you could definitely taste the apple in the sauce, as advertised.

I, on the other hand, ordered t he Fairview Burger sans the onion rings, We told Sara to give them to Don. It was a  monster size (6 oz.) burger that had one side of the bun spread with  herbed cream cheese, a pickle, tomatoes, cheese, and crispy bacon. Now that was good.

For a change, we ordered a dessert to share. This time it was the apple galette. Sliced granny smith apple on puff pastry, cheddar cheese, thyme and caramel drizzle, served warm with a dollop of whipped cream.

If there is a kitchen in the beyond, I hope that dessert is on the menu. Wow! it was yummy-yummy.

Dinner is in the range of $$ and yes, we would definitely return. I like this one.

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Firehall Bistro Restaurant, Oliver, B.C.

This building was apparently a firehall  http://www.thefirehallbistro.com/  at one time and the restaurant kept the name. The staff at the Firehall are very friendly and professional. With Suzanne being here for a few days to help us unpack, we took her here for lunch.

 Don had the Russian Borscht with a multigrain bun and thought it was quite good.

Suzanne had the beef dip and she is still raving about it. The meat was “melt in your mouth” good and they put it in a garlic bun. She says the garlic bun made all the different.

I ordered a beef burger with cheese. It came with the usual tomato, lettuce and pickle  and now had the added sauteed mushrooms and bacon. This was quite tasty.

We like the Firehall Restaurant but find when something like the hockey games are on or it is getting warmer outside, people don’t always eat dinner at 6 p.m. We tried a couple of times and couldn’t get in as they lock the doors at 7:30 p.m.

I would truly love to see the restaurants in this area stay open a bit longer. Tourists don’t always fit the mold.

Would we come back again? Of Course we would.

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