Dinner menu with prices and allergens

A cook in a dark apron tears open a round sourdough loaf on a floured steel bench. A small dish of butter sits beside it. — House sourdough, torn at the bench

To start

Bread is baked here every afternoon. Order it for the table.

House sourdough$7
Cultured butter, flaky salt
Contains milk, wheat and glutenVegetarian
Pickled yellow beans$6
Dill, mustard seed, cider vinegar
Contains mustard and sulphitesVegan, Gluten-free
Smoked trout rillettes$14
Crème fraîche, pickled shallot, rye crisps, trout from a hatchery near Pembroke
Contains fish, milk and gluten
Chicken liver mousse$15
Plum mostarda, toasted sourdough
Contains eggs, milk, mustard, wheat, gluten and sulphites
Smashed cucumbers$11
Sesame, chili, mint
Removed Monday 21 September. Back next July.

Rings of roasted delicata squash with dark caramelised edges, fried sage, pumpkin seeds and spoonfuls of white ricotta on a speckled stoneware plate, lit by a candle. — Roasted squash, brown butter, sheep's milk ricotta

The last tomatoes of the year, lovage, rye crumb

From the fields

Most tables share two or three of these before a main.

The last tomatoes$17
Lovage, cultured cream, rye crumb, from a market garden near North Gower
Contains milk and glutenVegetarianEnds Sunday
Roasted squash$19
Brown butter, sage, pumpkin seeds, sheep's milk ricotta, delicata from a farm near Kemptville
Contains milkVegetarian, Gluten-freeAdded Monday 21 September
Salt-baked beets$16
Toasted hazelnuts, horseradish cream
Contains tree nuts and milkVegetarian, Gluten-freeAdded Monday 21 September
Barley and wild mushrooms$24
Aged cheddar, soft egg, thyme, mushrooms foraged in the Pontiac
Contains eggs, milk, gluten and sulphitesVegetarian
Sweet corn and chanterelles$18
Chive butter, grilled bread
Removed Monday 21 September. Back next August.

A fillet of pickerel with crisp golden skin on melted leeks, with open mussels and a pale cider butter sauce on a dark plate. — Pickerel, melted leeks, mussels, cider butter

Pork shoulder, roasted apples, mustard greens

Mains

Fish comes from Ontario lakes. Meat comes whole from two farms, and we use all of it.

Pickerel$36
Melted leeks, mussels, cider butter
Contains fish, molluscs, milk and sulphitesGluten-free
Pork shoulder$34
Roasted apples, mustard greens, grainy mustard jus, pork from a farm near Almonte
Contains mustard and sulphitesGluten-freeAdded Monday 21 September
Roast chicken for one$32
Charred cabbage, chicken jus, herb butter
Contains milk and sulphitesGluten-free

A slice of plum tart with fanned purple plums on flaky pastry and a spoon of crème fraîche, on a cream plate with a fork. — Plum tart, brown butter, crème fraîche

Dessert

Our pastry cook bakes these in the afternoon, so some nights they run out.

Plum tart$12
Brown butter pastry, crème fraîche
Contains eggs, milk, wheat and glutenVegetarianAdded Monday 21 September
Maple custard$11
Oat and brown butter crumble
Contains eggs, milk, wheat and glutenVegetarian
Concord grape sorbet$8
One scoop, made this week
No priority allergensVegan, Gluten-free
Peach and blueberry galette$12
Buttermilk ice cream
Removed Monday 21 September. Back next July.

The narrow dining room at dusk, with bentwood chairs, candles on dark tables, pendant lamps over a zinc counter and diners by the front window. — The dining room at 7:00 p.m.

Wine and drinks

Theo chooses the list from small wineries in Ontario and Quebec. Every price is the same for every guest, every night.

Wine by the glass or bottle
Wine	5 oz	Bottle
Sparkling roséPrince Edward County	15	72
RieslingNiagara Peninsula	14	64
Skin-contact whiteEastern Townships, Quebec	16	76
GamayPrince Edward County	15	70
Cabernet francNiagara Peninsula	16	78

Beer, cider and drinks without alcohol
Drink	Size	Price
Lager from an Ottawa brewery	473 mL can	9
Dry cider from the Ottawa Valley	355 mL	10
Sparkling apple and sumac, no alcohol	Glass	7
House ginger soda, no alcohol	Glass	6

We serve alcohol to guests aged 19 and over, and we may ask for ID. Wine and beer contain sulphites. Our drink prices follow the AGCO rules on liquor pricing.

See the weekend brunch menu

Allergen chart

Every dish, every priority allergen

Find a dish on the left and read across. We update this chart on the same day as the menu.

Allergens in each dish on the menu of 23 September
Dish	Eggs	Milk	Mustard	Peanuts	Shellfish	Fish	Sesame	Soy	Tree nuts	Wheat	Gluten	Sulphites
To start
House sourdough	No	Contains	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Contains	Contains	No
Pickled yellow beans	No	No	Contains	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Contains
Smoked trout rillettes	No	Contains	No	No	No	Contains	No	No	No	No	Contains	No
Chicken liver mousse	Contains	Contains	Contains	No	No	No	No	No	No	Contains	Contains	Contains
From the fields
The last tomatoes	No	Contains	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Contains	No
Roasted squash	No	Contains	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Salt-baked beets	No	Contains	No	No	No	No	No	No	Contains	No	No	No
Barley and wild mushrooms	Contains	Contains	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Contains	Contains
Mains
Pickerel	No	Contains	No	No	Contains	Contains	No	No	No	No	No	Contains
Pork shoulder	No	No	Contains	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Contains
Roast chicken for one	No	Contains	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Contains
Dessert
Plum tart	Contains	Contains	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Contains	Contains	No
Maple custard	Contains	Contains	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Contains	Contains	No
Concord grape sorbet	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

"Shellfish" means crustaceans and molluscs. "Gluten" covers wheat, rye, barley and oats. The list follows Health Canada's priority food allergens. Our kitchen also handles tree nuts, sesame, fish and shellfish, so tell your server about any allergy, even when a dish does not list it.