Sunday 21 March 2010

Old Mill Inn, Toronto, ON

I had brunch at the Old Mill today ... it was a Single Horizons event. There were 16 of us.

The Old Mill originally was Toronto's first sawmill, built circa 1793. It was owned by R. Home Smith when it opened as the Old Mill Tea Garden in 1914, and was a place for dancing to big band music in the 1920s. It was designated as a heritage property in 1983 by the former city of Etobicoke and retains that designation with Toronto. It has changed owners three times, and was bought by the Kalmar family in 1991.

The Old Mill restaurant and conference centre had hosted wedding receptions and corporate events for decades but a hotel and spa opened in October 2001, with 47 rooms and 13 suites.

The Old Mill is famous for its Sunday brunches ...
  • Freshly baked breakfast pastries, waffles and maple syrup, scrambled eggs, double smoked bacon and country style sausages.
  • Flavor abundant salads, cold cuts, domestic and international cheese tray, Caesar salad station, freshly baked breads.
  • Delectable array of shellfish to include cold poached lobster, peel and eat shrimps, salmon darns, pickled and smoked fish, New-Zealand mussels, seafood salads.
  • Carving station of Roasted beef strip loin and Maple-Mustard glazed ham.
  • Signature dishes selection including, roasted pork loin, chicken casserole, fish catch of the day, Pasta del giorno, potatoes, vegetables, rice pilaf.
  • Scrumptious dessert selection of homemade cakes, tortes, mousses, pastries, cookies and much much more. Fresh fruit tray and fruit salad.
We were there at 10:30, before it got busy.

A little while later, there were a lot more hungry people ...

Here's me and LeeAnn, the owner of Single Horizons.

No more eating for me for the day!

7 comments:

Susan Demeter said...

Sounds yummy!

tracey said...

Wow. That looks amazing.

Teresa said...

Looks so yummy!

JCB said...

that looks awesome!

Fizzgig said...

omg that place looks amazing, and the food?

thanks...im eating celery and carrot sticks. after my salad of lettuce, and chicken.

bleh. lol

Lord of the Wings said...

First, that place looks like such an interesting place to explore. I never knew about it.

Second, the buffet looks delish!

Tina said...

i can see why its so popular. thats just stunning

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