The Doctor’s House

I would like to share our great experience at this wonderful place! We came to TDH on Friday night, made a reservation before. There were 4 of us. We were accomodated at the table facing a garden with a gazebo — what a lovely view! The place is recently renovated and looks fantastic! They must had hired a good designer — combination of wood and stone along with a modern touches is really amazing. Food and drinks were great as well. We ordered MW steak, that was cooked perfectly! Service was attentive and timely. My friends had some questions about their menu items, so our waiter was knowledgeable enough to make a suggestions that left us happy.
Definitely a place to go! We’ll be back!

Nice venue, friendly staff and some beautiful land. A fine spot to promise someone you will love them forever or at least until you drive each other into the arms of another. I mostly spent my time with the bartenders because open bar, right? There was an excellent outdoor area for those looking for some fresh air or a quiet place to inhale some not so fresh air (ie, cigarettes).

Went here for a wedding reception recently. I’m writing this review with a background in hospitality and events.
First off, this venue is beautiful. The grounds are nicely kept and there is an adorable little chapel outside. There’s nice patio furniture outside to relax and hang out in and a fireplace to keep warm.
With that being said, everything else is just meh. Our appetizer was an antipasto dish. One piece of prosciutto, a few melons, one piece of zucchini, one piece of eggplant, and some mushrooms. Presentation was lacking. It looked slapped together very quickly. Our pasta dish was penne a la vodka. That was good. Pasta was cooked al dente and the sauce had a good consistency. Now, the steak was an atrocity. New York striplion cooked literally all the way through. A beautiful cut of meat, butchered with no way to fix it. Let’s be real here, you can’t do anything with a well done steak. The plate was scorching hot to the touch, indicating that our food was kept in a food warmer for quite some time. Nobody at our table was pleased with our main course. My fiancé was the best man at the wedding and he said the head table’s steak was cooked well. So I guess they put more thought into the bride and groom’s food. I mean, if they’re paying for the reception, they have to be wowed.
Service was unorganized. People at our table were skipped when handing out plates and plates were cleared when we weren’t done our food. We had a glass of champagne for each person at the table and the banquet servers cleared them off before any of us could have it. Coffee and tea station were not maintained. Bartenders were touching the lips of our glasses… there were a lot of things that could have gone better.
The late night station was desserts, fruit, and cheeses. The desserts were lemon meringue pie, tarts, and cakes. The person serving the desserts had no idea what any of the desserts were. You can tell the desserts were quickly defrosted because they were super mushy on the outside and still frozen on the inside.
Like I said. I am writing this review with a background in weddings and the like. I am a bit more picky than the average person because I know exactly what to look for.
I just hope the bride and groom had a better experience than I did.

Bought a dinner pkg from Groupon and was looking forward to going, but huge disappointment. The service was not good and the food was horrible. I complained to the manager that night and called the next day and they did not seem to care at all. I guess that’s why friends have told us since not to eat there.

The Doctor’s house is a pretty little gem that is worth the visit. I’ve been here twice so far. Both times the ambiance has been amazing, the food delicious, and the service relatively slow.
This restaurant is perfect for a romantic dinner for two. Or make that a family night out for five. My second time here I scored a coupon so we took advantage of it and ordered four appetizers, four mains, and four desserts. So worth it.
Appetizers:
The spinach salad is really good, the pepper crusted tuna on a bed of salad was nice though slightly over peppered, the marinated octopus was super tender and the taste was interesting but you have to like slimy seafood to dig this one, and the minestrone soup was standard fare.
Mains:
The crispy cornish hen is absolutely delicious. Get it! The striploin is well flavoured and leaner than the tenderloin, while the tenderloin is obviously more tender. Get them medium rare. I found the medium to be slightly overdone for my liking but my mom loved it. The veal loin was a good size and very tender as well. all paired with a cucumber salad and potatoes. Good portion size, no tiny portions here!
Desserts:
We tried the crème brûlée, warm chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream, NY cheesecake, and also the tiramisu. i would say all of the desserts were well made and delicious. Tiramisu was the fave among the group and it was not overly sweet. Crème brûlée had a nice crunch on top and inside it was thick and creamy.
Service is on the slower side but staff was wonderful. The site is very pretty overall, lots of weddings taken place here and for good reason. They even have an outdoor fireplace for after dinner drinks out on the patio.

I was looking forward to going here for a while as I had heard good things.
its a bit of a hike from Toronto but when we arrived all signs were pointing to this being a unique experience. Nestled near a small idealic village centre this unique structure didn’t disappoint at first appearance. Then we sat down for dinner and things didn’t go as well.
Dinner was fine. And thats the best I can say. I was underwealmed by the food. It all sounded good and looked good, but tasted… well fine. But frankly nothing special whatsoever.
The review would have been a 3 star if not for the fact that for most of the night my wife and I had to listen to the hostess talk to someone else who appeared to «work» about the inappropriate details of her love love and social life. It was like having MTV shows like teen mom playing in the background over dinner. #fail.

Went there using a groupon and was surprised at the quality and courtesy of the staff. Why? Many places issued grouping and then treat you badly .
Their appetizer was good and main course was tasty. The food was fresh. We had Tuna, braised short rigs, tenderloin and salmon.
They were all cooked and plated well.
Their bread selection was food and the servers were generous about refilling.
The funny thing was that they used a 3 ft long pepper mill… it was quite hilarious
The surrounding was gorgeous and the servers waited for us to come back from the garden to serve our desserts. Their selection of tea was high end .they used tea forte instead of a cheap selection.
We had one tasty desserts, from cheesecake, tarts etc. it was delicious
I will go back there

We visited the Dr’s. House as I had purchased vouchers on a group website. After reading the fine print… I discovered that the voucher could not be used for their legendary brunch… dinner or lunch only. A bit of a disappointment but not the restaurants fault.
The restaurant itself is not as spectacular as I had hoped… it appeared to be a banquet hall with tables and chairs thrown in. The view, which overlooks the courtyard and church is fantastic. It is worth strolling the property to capture the true ambiance of this place.
Our waiter was a hoot. While speaking to him, we discovered that a member of our party was from the same home town as his parents (back in Italy) and through more conversations, it was discovered that they were related in some way !. Too funny ! Regardless, he was amazing. He made recommendations for our wine, recommended some entrees, entertained us with stories (without being obtrusive) and was just a warm and welcoming individual.
Too bad the food didn’t live up to his service skills. Our food was «just OK». Salad (Caesar, garden and goat cheese) were all excellent. Steak was a bit of a disappointment… not as flavourful as I had hoped. Chicken was very tasty, but again, nothing spectacular.
Wine was excellent, desserts OK.
If the dining room was more inviting, we would probably go back and give the place another try.

We went there for dinner on Fri night. Food was good but it’s not what it used to be a few years ago. The service is very good and the ambiance is great. We went to Mac Michael’s gallery and walked the grounds first and then went to Doctor’s, se we were quite hungry. When we received the bill it was like «Seinfeld’s moment»: «Did we eat all this?» :-)
Anyway, the place is good but not great. The prices are expensive.

When we went into the main entrance, a waiter passed by us already started to greet us. He was actually walking into the banquet room. At the entrance of the banquet room, we were once again greeted by another staff. I told him that we had a booking. He politely asked us to wait a bit and had another waiter led us to the covered porch area of the banquet hall. It is a nice area that there are a lot of patio doors around the whole porch. The trees and shrubs in the garden outside the porch area are lighted up. It is very beautiful especially the maple leaves turn yellow and red. The area is warm and there is no chill air from the doors. The waiter helped us to be seated. It is a mark of a high end restaurant.
The Soup of the Day was Leek with potatoes. When I first spooned, I found it to be very thick. But when I had it in my mouth, it felt just right. The texture is up to the point, not too thick and not too watery with an even blend of leek and potatoes. The crab cake was very crispy on the crust but not oily at all. It was served warm and with delicious taste of crab meat. The crab meat mixture was fresh. The pink Trout was seared only just a little bit over cooked. The Trout was of high quality topped over with tomatoes and other spices. It was a decent portion at least 6 to 8 inches in size. The medium rare Kleinburg Striploin was perfect. It was hard to cook this thick slice to such texture. The centre part of course was the best. The gravy was from the beef juice and was thick so cutting a piece of Striploin with the gravy sliced on top tasted perfect. We were all full but the waiter recommended the chocolate cake by his experience that finally we decided to try it out. We did not miss it. It turned out to be excellent. The chocolate cake was topped with an vanilla ice cream. It was so moist, smooth and baked that could liquefy together with the ice cream.
Both waiters were friendly, smiling all the time and asked us how we were doing. Although we were in the porch area separate from the main banquet hall, they were not hard to reach. There was live piano playing at the end of the meal.

Took my husband here for his 25^th birthday. Nice to get out of busy areas and drive along fields, even if it was just 20 minuted from my house.
We were greeted by a waiter who was there by himself, there was one table departing and another just ordering.
We were promptly seated by the window looking out into the back terrace, which was really nice.
As my husband sat down he kind of fumbled a bit because one of the chair legs gave way, luckily he stood up in time. The waiter explained that it was broken last week, and the owner keep putting it back out on the floor… :s not a great impression to start with.
BUT our waiter was funny, enjoyable, attentive and made us hold hands LOL
He made up for the first impression very quickly. We ordered:
$ 31 antipasto
Came with bocconcini & tomatoes, grilled veggies, prosciutto, olives, mushroom, pickled vegetables. Huge platter, was delicious and was practically full afterwards. More than enough for two! Everything seemed very fresh.
Free bread came out, has poppy seeds on top and a glaze of olive oil/​Was ok.
$ 54 seafood for two
Came with 2 lobsters, 8 mussels, 2 tiger shrimps, 2 salmon filets, 2 tilapia filets! OMG everything was hot and fresh, our waiter came by and recommended we eat the lobster first since cold it becomes hard to remove from the shell (* nice of him). Also came with roasted potatoes and grilled asparagus, but we didn’t touch those since we wanted to eat the seafood. Really full to the max after these two platters.
$ 11 house white
— Not very good house white, especially for $ 11, the waiter did give my hubby a smaller second glass for his birthday which was really nice of him.
Too Full for dessert but they did have cheesecake/​tiramisu. Didn’t feel rushed to leave after paying the bill, the waiter even shook our hands as we left.
Technically it should be a 3.75 star, but can’t rate that so we bumped it up to 4 stars.
Overall
Over priced except we had a voucher!
Place is definitely more of a wedding venue, service and place settings all reflect that.
Really nice environment, he buildings are white, there’s a small chapel n the side, some construction going on. They really need to upgrade their décor, floors and furnishing because you can see it is long over used. This place is definitely not boasting when it isn’t a wedding but is a nice alternative to other dining restaurants.
We went with lower expectations because of other online reviews on how this place has gone downhill, luckily didn’t meet with the blond manager everyone hates, but we did leave smiling.