May 12, 2009 | Tips from Travellers >
100 Mile House, Culinary Tours & Schools
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Our whole dinner experience at the 1871 lodge at the Hill's Health Ranch was wonderful. The dining room has a cozy log cabin feel to it and had an outstanding view of the hills.
Our service was exceptional, the waitress and chef were genuinely friendly and eager to learn more about us. We had fresh garden salads with Cedar Planked Salmon which gave a delicious smoky finish and paired nicely with the red wine. As we ate a local musician serenaded us with his soothing melodies leaving us reminiscing over this unforgettable dining experience.
May 11, 2009 | Tips from Travellers >
100 Mile House, Culinary Tours & Schools
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It gets dark here in the evening and by the time we unpacked it was time to get something to eat. I was hungry after the long drive to get here. The dining room is called the 1871 Room, named after the year the Cariboo Region made the decision to join Canada on the promise a railway would be built to bring people and supplies to the gold fields of the day. The dining room is spacious and the windows look out over the valley and mountains to the east. There is only one waitress but she was very nice and helpful with our questions.
The white wine she suggested was great and went well with the fondu that was served. The meal was fat free and we skewered thin strips of beef and shrimp into a pot of boiling broth to cook. It was delicious and not too filling. I appreciate the low fat, healthful approach to cooking and sharing of food. Loosing weight is a lot of work and its frustrating when you go out for a nice meal and there are no good choices on the menu. Their menu features the number of calories and fat for each item which is helpful. Dessert was a fruit fondue dipped in a little bit of dark chocolate. Before we knew it almost three hours had flown by - not sure where the time went. It was a wonderfully relaxed dinner and I enjoyed the service and ambiance of our first evening at the spa.