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Categories: American (New), Hotels, Day Spas [Edit]
3845 Main StJordan Station, ON L0R 1S0
(905) 562-7313
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
6 reviews for Inn On the Twenty
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Inn On the Twenty
7/3/2010
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I'm definite that I cannot do the meal justice so here goes our orders:
REAL BUTTER as part of the breadbasket. yummmmmmm!
parmesean & asparagus puree soup
salad
open faced steak sandwich w/Niagara gold cheese
lobster claw, with shrimp & filet of bass on a bed of risotto (best...!)
flourless chocolate cake with blueberry compote & blueberry icecream
cappuccino.
yea. food coma time..... each bite was incredibly fresh & packed with all sorts of flavor. Each meal was paired with a wine from cavespring's cellar. I liked their service and loved their food. If it wasn't a fine-dining establishment, I would have licked the plated. -_-??;;!!
Pardon the less-than-usual descriptive post.
PSSsssssSSsssSSsssT: its a 4 diamond restaurant since 2005
Inn On the Twenty
***2.5 stars***
Stopped here for lunch in between staggering from winery to winery.
Nicely decorated. Patio is lovely on a sunny day. As one would guess, a good wine list to choose from. Ordered the flat iron steak sandwich and it was cooked to near perfection, but the side of German potato salad was watery and nonexistent in taste and seasoning.
The chicks I was with ordered the Turkey Club with blue cheese and bacon. It was a good all around sandwich, but I couldn't find a hint of the blue cheese in the flavour. The last main was the mustard crusted chicken - nice flavour on the leg of poultry, but again the side of "goat cheese mash" lacked a distinct flavour.
Desserts were great however. The Strawberry and Wine Gelée with
chilled goat cheese souffle and lemon thyme biscotti (pass on the biscotti - I nearly broke a tooth) and the Raspberry Almond Financier with praline ice cream and confit fennel (fennel could have been more pungent, however).
Service was a little slow as there were few patons. I was able to consume my first Caipirinha of the summer though. Made my day.
Inn On the Twenty
3/25/2010
This food was solid and the service exceptional. It was a tad overpriced, but that should be expected considering the chic chic location.
For those of us from the states, the quaint town is reminiscent of those conservative New England towns harbor towns--friendly, clean, "pastel-ly"---but still a bit stuffy.
The short ribs were a bit dry and not sufficiently marbled.
The pierogis were freshly made with a very soft and savory potato based filling.
The tender duck was flavorful as well as the polenta. The same can be said of the steak which was a bit overcooked for medium rare.
The yogurt cheesecake was a nice lighter version of the typically heavy dessert.
The white chocolate creme brulee was very rich and well made.
All in all a satisfying meal, but other than the service and views out the window, none of the food was truly special.
Inn On the Twenty
12/30/2009
I was here for lunch recently and left disappointed. Perhaps they were working with a skeleton crew as it was just after Xmas at the time. However, there were hints that it would be less than stellar on any given day. Most notably, leek and celeraic soup was simply not good, and the addition of hunks of a dryish boar sausage really didn't help. The two flavours just didn't work together at all, though perhaps if the soup had been more thoroughly warmed, it would have helped. Eggs Benedict was just okay. The ham was a bit dry and the bread was basically stale, store-bought English muffins. Smoked turkey sandwich was filled with fat and grissle. Coffee was not very good, but was plentiful.
Overall my wife and I both thought that the meal did not live up to the restaurant's atmosphere. The food would have been more appropriate in a pub setting. Prices were reasonable.
Inn On the Twenty
10/14/2009
OK, so I now write my second review on this Yelp site and it goes out to On The Twenty restaurant in Jordan Village. If you never been here, I am a local its like Niagara on the lake before they got bitchy and stuck up.
Lots of wineries, clothing, food, antiques and did I mention wine?
The restaurant is owned by Cave Springs winery owner and local entrepreneur Len Penichetti. I eat out a lot for my pleasure and for my job. I mean like 3 times a week, every other week somewhere different around the world. I eat out at expensive restaurants where money has little meaning as long as my customer ordered more product and is ahead of last years sales and understand the Michelin star scale and believe that I have been to an one two and three Michelin star restaurant.
This place in my opinion is in the top 3 restaurants in Ontario. It definitely caters to the wine crowd, No probs, as I am part of that group, so no biggy. Lots of parings and dishes with wine or local fruit slant, that is OK by me as well, we live in fruit land after all.
The atmosphere and view of 20 valley is gorgeous year round with a 2 mile view down the twenty valley. The service is always excellent. The knowledge of great wine and food by the wait staff excellent. The menu changes every time I go, maybe monthly. I have been for breakfast lunch dinner and brunch. I have even had there catered pizza. The food is an eclectic group of different dishes with fish, meat and vegetarian all staying happy campers. Soups salads, desert are all equally given grace and delicate balances to entrees so that you cant remember what you liked more. I feel that is one of the criteria for excellence.
All in all if you want an excellent meal and have a little fun with an afternoon in the little shopping village of Jordan located in Niagara in the tourist region known as the Twenty Valley then consider this restaurant as a sure thing!
Rating on my scale: three out of three stars
("exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey").
Inn On the Twenty
8/20/2008
On the Twenty would rank high among the restaurants that populate Napa and Sonoma. It is set in a vineyard, and if you get a table by the window, you will have the pleasure of gazing at said vineyard while you dine on the exquisite repast.
They use local, organic and fresh ingredients in their creative cuisine. Plus the requisite wines that the vineyard and other local wineries produce. There is also a hotel and a spa if you wanted to spend the night.
If you are day tripping from Toronto, stop in here on your way to the Falls.