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14 uw oS Zz = Ss = THE FOOD AT MOOSE = WINOOSKI'S IS 3 CLASSIC PUB-GRUB | Thursday, July 20,2023 HEARTINESS AND WORTH EVERY PENNY, WRITES ANDREW COPPOLINO I wasn't able to get away to the cottage and the great outdoors for the Canada Day weekend, so I conan at the dock and waning vserenely at Lake Joseph. Truth be told: 1 don't have a cottage and, for that matter, I don't even think T I have any friends with c: tages. So instead, I sat o on Moose Winooski's patio 74 ANDREW COPPOLINO Column one recent evening and imagined I was at a Port Carling waterfront restau- rant with beer umbrellas flapping gently in the Mus- koka bree: The Moose's busy patic —rows of colourful foliage — wasn't as ns vibrant as the 400-seat dining room and sports bar inside, butit has its own energy. Around the cabana- style main patio bar — with its back patio, the outdoor seating at Moose Winoo- MEET ME AT THE MOOSE i) “yt THE MOOS: Andrew Coppolino photo Ontario craft pints on the Moose Winooski's patio. ski's is 250 seats — are stools for 24, including cus- tomers Zeus and Luna: 100- plus kilograms of massive and beautiful Cane Corso “therapy dogs" and their during the Dog Days of Summer! Stay cool with this fantastic deal on your daily local news, BROUGHT DIRECTLY TO You! Subscribe to the Waterloo Region Record print edition and SAVE 59% OFF WEEKEND HOME DELIVERY. per week* Journalism Take advantage of this great offer by calling 1-800-210-5210 and quoting CNWRIO9 or visit wroffer.ca/deal/CNWRI99 to secure the rate. + Trusted, Award-Winning * Local news when you need it * Complimentary Digital Access * Complimentary ePaper access owners. The pair, along with the behemoth greets you just outside tee front door, added the wild- life aspect of a northern ~] MEET ME AT) TRY A TASTE OF ‘COTTAGE-COUNTRY CANADIANA Ontario escape. ving opened in 1993, with renovations in 2010, Moose Winooski's has evolved from basic "cabin" atmosphere to a comfort- able northern lodge. Asso- ciated with the Charcoal Canada’ 's wilderness. nthe combined lodge room and sports bar with dozens of televisions broadcasting a range of games and compe- titions, you can't deny that the Moose is a fun family place for an in-town get- way. The menu is a bounty of Canadiana comfort food: moose pachos, Group, th excellent ‘customer service while capturing the mys- tique of cottage-country Canadiana. After saluting the senti- nel moose as you enter, you face a large stone fireplace, antler chan ieliers, mount saws, snowshoes, and woodsy and cottage decor amid timber rafters. There are also various racks — not ribs, but rath- er, the 12-point version of a royal stag's antlers — and what must be one of the ips senting the immensity of WATERLOO REGION RECOR g and the punning yacht: ‘lub sandwich, among others. A portion of the menu— “Legendary Charcoal" — has the Wideman family's 60-year Charcoal Steak House rib pedigree with Thunder Bay, umberack and tundra Platters. u or dered the wings, briskee seine, fries and slaw, the meatiness evoking cottage. country cookouts. The platter is for one person, but has enough food to share with a com- panion, and includes an Ontario craft beer. Classic See - page 15 D waterloochronicle.ca