MG, I just discovered a delightful new restaurant in west Kingston that you should enjoy. It's Days on Front.
Second generation restauranteur Matthew Day of downtown Kingston's Aquaterra fame has developed a very pleasant restaurant in the somewhat unlikely setting of a mature suburban service plaza. Don't go for the neighbourhood, it's all about the mostly locally sourced sumptuous food and competent service with a very contemporary interior. The menu is sensibly economical in variety so everything can be exceptional, and it is.
I had the Seared Scallops ($11) with bacon jam, pine nuts and leek and brown butter to start. Simple and fantasic! My main was a picture perfect Duck Confit Salad ($14) on a quinoa base surrounded with apple, spinach & arugula, figs and cashews. Another wow.
They are open for lunch Monday to Saturday, so anyone making the trek along the 401 to/from Montreal or Ottawa can take advantage of a thoroughly refreshing stop. It's about 7 km south of the 401 along Gardiners Road with a jog right and left and then south on Days Road to 730 Front Road.
I'd recommend reservations if you can as they are already very popular, just as you would expect at any other of Canada's top restaurants. (613-766-9000).
www.daysonfront.com
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