Food for Thought went out of town recently up to Blue
Mountain, Ontario to take part in some outdoor activities. We stayed in at one of the inns near the
resort and decided to dine in at Rusty’s at Blue Restaurant which was located
right inside the village. Despite it
being on a busy weekend, we were able to make reservations and were able to get
our seats on time despite having a group of ten there that evening. After a quick glance at the menu, my family
and I went with the Full Rack of Rusty’s Ribs while my wife went with the Fire
Grilled Atlantic Salmon.
Full Rack of Rusty’s Ribs
All the food arrived at the same time despite being such a
big group. There were about 2 racks of
ribs on my plate. I also had side
orders of French Fries, coleslaw and steam vegetables to go with my ribs. They used a special BBQ sauce to marinate
the ribs and that was quite evident on the meat. The meat itself was a little over-cooked that evening. Where some places would have the meat fall
right off the bone, the meat was actually quite stuck to the bones. Although
the BBQ sauce was satisfactory, the meat was unfortunately a little bit chewier
than we would have liked. A little bit
of cutting was required in order to separate the meat from the bone. The exterior of the second rack was burnt pretty
good and was not actually edible. The fries were satisfactory however I was
told one could have had this substituted for sweet potato fries which might
have made this a more decent meal. The
vegetables were simply steamed and no extra additives were added to enlighten
their flavor.
The salmon arrived on a layer of mashed potatoes which
together was situated on top of some steamed vegetables. I found the salmon to be a tad bit dry
although one could argue that that is what a grilled salmon is. For me, I prefer the inside of the salmon
just a little bit softer and juicier to give it that bit of contrast. The salmon in this case just felt
over-grilled and dry overall. The mash
potatoes were decent as were the vegetables.
Fire
Grilled Atlantic Salmon
Overall it was so-so dinner. They even had troubles switching the channels on many of the
televisions in the room. It took the
waitress about 40 minutes to switch to the hockey game that evening. Some people at our table couldn’t even watch
the game where others had to watch it through the reflection of a mirror. With Collingwood being ten minutes from the
mountains and with plenty of options to choose from, it might not have been
such a bad idea to head into town and try something from there. For $24.95 and $21.95, I would have expected
the food to be better than what was presented.
Overall I would give it a 2.75 out of 5.
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