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Fairview Mountain Restaurant-Oliver, B.C.

On Friday, after running some errands, my beloved took me for lunch at the golf course.  Last year, we ate there quite a few times and always found it to be good. We sat on the deck and with a breeze, it was comfortable and really enjoyable. http://www.fairviewmountain.com/

Our server came over very quickly and took our drink order. We took a few moments to read over the menu as it was a little different than what we had last year (this is good).We ordered our lunch and then we waited…and waited….and waited.

I don ‘t have a problem when the restaurant is full (or almost) and they are jumping busy, but when it is almost empty, it shouldn’t take a long time to bring two cold beverages. We waited almost 30 minutes for a turkey panini and a house roasted beef dip to arrive.

My panini was to have had: lettuce, cranberry sauce, turkey and, I can’t remember, but I also thought it had Brie cheese in it. It was on a flatbread, which is unusual for a panini…normally a ciabatta type bread. Anyway, I had to check it several time to see if they really had put the cranberry sauce in it. It was tasty.

Don ordered the beef dip. It came with (as normal) sauteed onions and peppers. The latest thing (I think) is to use the PC pretzel bun. Don thought there was far too many onions and peppers, very little beef and the bun is unable to soak up the ju that comes with it. Their fries are unbeatable. Super hot and crunchy on the outside and softer inside. Really yummy!

I really like this place and will try again . Perhaps just an off day or new cook in the kitchen.  The view is really nice from the deck.

Price for lunch: $$

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Penticton-Showing its Best

Yesterday we had a few errands to do in Penticton. We left here at 7:45 a.m. and went in to Speedy Glass to replace our cracked windshield. What a fun place to be. Lots of  jokes, friendly people and they even got us a car rental to use while they held our car captive for a few hours. http://www.speedyglass.ca/locations/penticton/

Now we have the car we are off to find a Bakery….a real Bakery who know what people look for when at such an establishment. Ooey-gooey, delicious pastries along with breads, buns, cookies, croissants (huge). Again, smiles and friemdly, helpful staff. This is turning out to be a good day. Go to Wouda’s Bakery on Main Street. https://www.facebook.com/woudasbakery

From there we went to Save On Foods for some groceries, and smiles and jokes galore with our Cashier and after buying what we needed there, I absolutely had to go to  Home Again, Home Againhttps://www.facebook.com/HomeAgainHomeAgainPenticton/ This has to be my favourite ‘go to’ store for anything beautiful and they didn’t disappoint. Laura was really friendly and we picked up two Christmas gifts.

By now, it is almost noon and lunch time and Earl’s is  always a good choice.  http://www.earls.ca/ We were greeted at the door by a cute little girl. Trust me, at my age, they are all ‘little’.

We opted to sit on their patio and a really pretty  server, Keely, was right on hand, smiles (this is a Penticton trait today) at the ready and a great knowledge on the foods offered. Don and I shared a BIG burger and fries. Now this is where a classy restaurant really shines. They presented our lunch on two plates, fries in metal cups (to keep warm), ketchup on the side. The hamburger was soooo large, it was close to impossible to put into our mouths, It had lovely leaf lettuce (cold and crisp), tomatoes, sliced dill pickle, garlic mayo, mushrooms. Keely was telling us the staff is there at 6:00 in the morning to make and bake the buns. OMG! Was this tasty.

 It was a real treat not to have a burger brought to the table with all the fries on ONE plate and a smaller side plate to be used by the second person. Okay, now  we pick up our vehicle.

We really needed an oil change so…across the street, is The Real Canadian Oil Change. http://penticton.gcocltd.com/  WOW! We are greeted by a super polite and (yes) smiling young fellow who assured us we would only have to wait about 5 minutes. After pulling into the spot they wanted us to be, a really friendly young fellow who so fully explained any and all ‘things’ they had to check. They offered us, a couple of times, coffee, papers, water, anything?

Penticton, you should be so very proud of your businesses, staff and treatment to customers. You win the prize and anyone who shops here, eats here or simply needs to ask questions….without a doubt. Be proud!

 

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