Grill on the Gull

I keep flip flopping between 2 and 3 stars here… thinking that it should be a 2.5. I’ll bump them up to 3 because I am a nice guy.
During our summer cottage season, the family decided to head into Minden for a finer dining experience (we had been barbecuing and roasting over fires for a week straight.)
This place is in a beautiful location and offers some wonderful private patios overlooking the Gull river. This private patios are for two person tables only.
They also offer a very nice back larger patio that is between a parking lot and the river, so face the river if you can. We ended up eating inside.
While friendly, our waitress was either a little new, or did not have a good understanding of the menu. We were told they were out of grapes and onion rings. After scanning the menu to try and determine what impact this would have… we couldn’t locate anything that contained grapes. Again, we asked what they were out of and were told grapes. Was she saying crepes? Well, couldn’t find those either. Oh well.
I ordered the Grilled Lake Pickerel with Mushroom Lemon Cream Sauce on house blend rice with a local Muskoka beer. Now I feel a little bad here… Although the wait staff was very friendly, and did make a good effort, I don’t think they were up to par with the prices and the gourmet atmosphere that they are going for here. At 24 dollars for my entrée… I was looking to be wow’d. The beer was on tap, but also wasn’t that cold. The fish was very good… but again, think this should of been more of a 16 – 19 dollar entrée and not 24.
My father asked if they had any Grey Goose and the waitress looked at my father very strangely and said no. Did she think we were actually asking for a grey goose? Like, to eat?
It was okay, and the waitress made a good effort. Everyone finished their meal and said it was «okay». The location is very beautiful and I would probably go back, simply because in a small town, your options are limited, but I had really been hoping to get a wow out of the place.
I would recommend going to this restaurant as a couple and get a spot on one of those private patios… that alone would be worth it. So gorgeous. Split a nice bottle of wine, and have some fairly decent food.