2007 Best Restaurants Award Winners
Best of the Best
Central
1 Bouchon’s Bistro
2 The Vintage Dining Room
3 Fresco Restaurant
3 Rotten Grape
North
1 The Eclectic Med
2 The Brown Derby Café
(Armstrong)
3 Hungry Jack’s (Enderby)
3 Monashee’s Bar & Grill
South
1 Theo’s Restaurant
2 Black Iron Grill & Steakhouse
2 Cantaloupe Annie’s (Oliver)
Undiscovered Restaurant
Central
1 Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen
2 Rotten Grape
3 Aegean Grill (Westbank)
3 The Fixx Café
North
1 Intermission Restaurant &
Lounge (Salmon Arm)
2 Talkin Donkey
3 Amarin Thai Restaurant
South
1 Black Iron Grill & Steakhouse
1 Cantaloupe Annie’s (Oliver)
2 Two Chefs (Peachland)
3 Naramata Pub
New Restaurant
Central
1 Cactus Club Café
2 Memphis Blues BBQ
2 Yellow House Restaurant
North
1 Talkin Donkey
2 Kiki Gardens Restaurant
2 New Delhi Indian Restaurant
South
1 Saigon on Main Restaurant
2 Valentini’s
3 The Hooded Merganser
Steak
Central
1 The Keg Steakhouse & Bar
2 Cattle Country Steak & Seafood
3 Cactus Club Café
3 Fresco Restaurant
3 Ric’s Grill
North
1 The Phoenix Steakhouse
2 The Eclectic Med
2 Sir Winston’s Neighbourhood Pub
3 Earl’s
South
1 Black Iron Grill & Steakhouse
2 Diamond Steak & Seafood House
(Osoyoos)
3 Granny Bogner’s
Seafood
Central
1 Christopher’s Steak
& Seafood Restaurant
2 The Keg Steakhouse & Bar
North
1 Joey’s Only Seafood Restaurant
2 The Eclectic Med
3 Lord Chumley’s Fish & Chips
South
1 Salty’s Beach House
2 Black Iron Grill & Steakhouse
2 Cubby Hole
Ribs
Central
1 Montana’s Cookhouse & Bar
2 Boston Pizza
2 Earl’s On Top
2 The Keg Steakhouse & Bar
3 JAKX Neighbourhood Grill
North
1 Royal Knight Restaurant
2 Monashee’s Bar & Grill
3 Boston Pizza
South
1 Black Iron Grill & Steakhouse
2 La Casa Ouzeria Restaurant
2 Theo’s Restaurant
3 Diamond Steak & Seafood House
Vegetarian
Central
1 The Laughing Moon Restaurant
2 Dawett Fine Indian Cuisine
3 Lake Tai Restaurant
3 Rotten Grape
North
1 Amarin Thai Restaurant
1 The Brown Derby Café
(Armstrong)
2 Hungry Jack’s
(Enderby)
3 Blue Heron Waterfront
Pub & Restaurant
South
1 Dream Café
2 Lee’s Overseas Delights
3 Mykonos Restaurant
3 Saigon on Main Restaurant
Appies
Central
1 Rotten Grape
2 Cactus Club Café
3 Moxie’s Classic Grill
North
1 Monashee’s Bar & Grill
2 Earl’s
2 Sir Winston’s Neighbourhood Pub
3 The Eclectic Med
South
1 Theo’s Restaurant
2 Black Iron Grill & Steakhouse
2 Martini’s on Martin
Asian
Central
1 Mekong Restaurant
2 Mon Thong Thai Restaurant
3 Dawett Fine Indian Cuisine
3 O-zeki Japanese Restaurant
North
1 Golden Crown Restaurant
2 Boa-Thong Thai Restaurant
3 Amarin Thai Restaurant
3 Kiki Gardens Restaurant
3 Yat Sen Restaurant
South
1 Lee’s Overseas Delights
2 Iyara Thai Restaurant
2 Best of India
(Oliver)
3 Isshin Japanese Deli
3 Saigon on Main Restaurant
Italian
Central
1 La Bussola
2 Mamma Rosa Authentic
Italian Restaurant
3 La Cucina Ristorante
(Westbank)
North
1 The Italian Kitchen Company
2 Tita’s Italian Bistro
3 di Vino’s Ristorante Italiano
South
1 La Casa Ouzeria Restaurant
2 Pasta Factory
3 Giovanni’s Trattoria
Greek
Central
1 The Greek House Restaurant
(Winfield)
2 Yamas Taverna
3 Olympia Pizza & Greek Taverna
North
1 Royal Knight Restaurant
2 Yiannis Greek Taverna
2 Minos Greek House (Salmon Arm)
South
1 Theo’s Restaurant
2 La Casa Ouzeria Restaurant
3 Cubby Hole
European (French, German, etc.)
Central
1 Bouchon’s Bistro
2 Gasthaus on the Lake
(Peachland)
3 Yellow House Restaurant
North
1 Royal Knight Restaurant
2 The Eclectic Med
3 Intermezzo Restaurant
South
1 Granny Bogner’s
2 Il Vecchio Delicatessen
3 Zias Stonehouse Restaurant
(Summerland)
Mexican/Southwest
Central
1 Hector’s Casa
2 DJ’s Restaurant
3 Coyotes Waterfront Restaurant
North
1 Little Tex Restaurant
2 Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant
& Cantina (Salmon Arm)
3 Taco Del Mar
South
1 Vallarta Grill
2 Taco Time
3 Jose Pepper Club Café
Romantic Dining
Central
1 The Vintage Dining Room
2 Bouchon’s Bistro
3 Yellow House Restaurant
North
1 The Eclectic Med
2 The Brown Derby Café
(Armstrong)
3 The Italian Kitchen Company
South
1 Theo’s Restaurant
2 Black Iron Grill & Steakhouse
2 Zias Stonehouse Restaurant
(Summerland)
3 The Hooded Merganser
Hotel Restaurant
Central
1 The Vintage Dining Room
(Coast Capri Hotel)
2 Eldorado Dining Room
(Eldorado Hotel)
3 Wild Apple Grill
(Manteo Resort)
North
1 The Pasta Garden
(Best Western Vernon Lodge)
2 Checkers Bar & Grill
(Best Western Vernon Lodge)
3 Forster’s Restaurant
(Prestige Inn)
South
1 The Hooded Merganser
(Penticton Lakeside Resort)
2 Black Iron Grill & Steakhouse
(Days Inn)
3 Magnums on the Lake
(Penticton Lakeside Resort)
Breakfast
Central
1 De Dutch Pannekoek House
2 Denny’s Restaurant
3 International House of Pancakes
(IHOP)
3 The Jammery
North
1 The Brown Derby Café
(Armstrong)
2 Polson Park Diner
3 Hungry Jack’s (Enderby)
3 The Pantry Restaurant
South
1 Shades on Main
Family Restaurant
2 Denny’s Family Restaurant
3 Cock & Bull Cappuccino Bar
(Oliver)
Brunch
Central
1 Eldorado Dining Room
2 The Vintage Dining Room
3 Lake Okanagan Resort
North
1 The Pasta Garden
2 Hungry Jack’s (Enderby)
3 The Brown Derby Café
(Armstrong)
South
1 Cock & Bull Cappuccino Bar
(Oliver)
2 Dream Café
2 Magnums on the Lake
Buffet
Central
1 Eldorado Dining Room
1 The Great Wall
Chinese Restaurant
2 The Grand Bay Café
2 The Vintage Dining Room
North
1 The Pasta Garden
2 Kiki Gardens Restaurant
3 Yat Sen Restaurant
South
1 China Palace
2 Beijing Restaurant
(Summerland)
3 Rattlesnake Grill (Twin Lakes
Golf Course — Kaleden)
Dessert
Central
1 Bouchon’s Bistro
1 Joey’s Global Grill
2 Rotten Grape
3 Moxie’s Classic Grill
North
1 Maudie’s Cheesecakes Etc.
2 The Brown Derby Café
(Armstrong)
3 The Eclectic Med
South
1 Black Iron Grill & Steakhouse
2 Cock & Bull Cappuccino Bar
(Oliver)
2 Zias Stonehouse Restaurant
(Summerland)
Family Restaurant
Central
1 White Spot Restaurant
2 Boston Pizza
3 Montana’s Cookhouse & Bar
North
1 Boston Pizza
2 Golden Crown Restaurant
3 Anchor Inn (Armstrong)
South
1 Elite Restaurant
2 Boston Pizza
2 White Spot Restaurant
3 Shades on Main
Family Restaurant
Place to Eat & Hear Live Music
Central
1 Minstrel Café & Bar
2 The Blue Gator
3 Pheasant & Quail Pub
3 Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen
North
1 El Portillo Coffee House
2 Lorenzo’s Café (Enderby)
3 Riverfront Pub (Grindrod)
South
1 Dream Café
2 Cantaloupe Annie’s (Oliver)
3 Zias Stonehouse Restaurant
(Summerland)
Place to Dine Alone
Central
1 Rotten Grape
2 Earl’s On Top
3 Milestone’s Restaurant
3 Ric’s Grill
North
1 The Brown Derby Café
(Armstrong)
2 The Eclectic Med
2 Longhorn Pub
South
1 Black Iron Grill & Steakhouse
1 Cantaloupe Annie’s (Oliver)
2 Elite Restaurant
2 Lee’s Overseas Delights
2 Theo’s Restaurant
Caterer
Central
1 Bunches Bistro /
Deli City Café & Catering
2 Bohemian Café
& Catering Co.
3 Coast Capri Hotel
3 Okanagan’s Finest Foods
North
1 The Other Company Catering
(Armstrong)
2 Intermission Restaurant &
Lounge (Salmon Arm)
3 Gourmet to Go
South
1 Black Iron Grill & Steakhouse
2 Joy Road Catering (Naramata)
3 Catering Done Right (Kaleden)
View
Central
1 Summerhill Pyramid Winery
2 Earl’s On Top
2 Old Vine’s Restaurant
(Quails Gate Estate Winery)
North
1 Blue Heron Waterfront
Pub & Restaurant
2 Predator Ridge Golf Resort
3 Moose Mulligan’s (Sicamous)
South
1 The Hooded Merganser
2 Lost Moose Lodge &
BBQ Dinner House
3 Nk’Mip Cellars (Osoyoos)
Patio
Central
1 Rose’s Waterfront Pub
2 Earl’s On Top
2 Joey’s Global Grill
3 Eldorado Dining Room
North
1 Blue Heron Waterfront
Pub & Restaurant
2 The Brown Derby Café
(Armstrong)
3 Talkin Donkey
South
1 Barking Parrot
2 Black Iron Grill & Steakhouse
3 Nk’Mip Cellars (Osoyoos)
Service
Central
1 Bouchon’s Bistro
1 Fresco Restaurant
2 Rotten Grape
2 The Vintage Dining Room
3 Cactus Club Café
North
1 The Brown Derby Café
(Armstrong)
2 The Eclectic Med
3 Monashee’s Bar & Grill
South
1 Black Iron Grill & Steakhouse
1 Cantaloupe Annie’s (Oliver)
2 La Casa Ouzeria Restaurant
2 Theo’s Restaurant
Meal for the Money
Central
1 Mad Mango Café
1 Rotten Grape
2 Swiss Chalet
3 Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen
North
1 The Brown Derby Café
(Armstrong)
2 Mug & Muffin
3 The Eclectic Med
3 Hungry Jack’s (Enderby)
3 Sir Winston’s Neighbourhood Pub
South
1 Cantaloupe Annie’s (Oliver)
1 Shades on Main
Family Restaurant
2 Black Iron Grill & Steakhouse
2 Elite Restaurant
2 Front Street Bar & Bistro
Business Lunch
Central
1 Moxie’s Classic Grill
1 The Vintage Dining Room
2 Earl’s On Top
2 Tonics Pub
North
1 The Brown Derby Café
(Armstrong)
2 Earl’s
2 The Eclectic Med
2 Hungry Jack’s (Enderby)
South
1 Cantaloupe Annie’s (Oliver)
1 The Hooded Merganser
2 Pasta Factory
2 Theo’s Restaurant
Pizza
Central
1 Murray’s Pizza (Westbank)
1 Panago Pizza
2 Domino’s Pizza
3 Boston Pizza
North
1 J J’s Pizza Plus (Armstrong)
1 Pizza Hut
2 Longhorn Pub
3 Domino’s Pizza
3 Jim’s Place
South
1 Mykonos Restaurant
2 Kettle Valley Station Pub
3 Murray’s Pizza (Summerland)
3 Pizza Hut
Burger
Central
1 Burger Baron
1 Red Robin
1 Sturgeon Hall
2 Earl’s On Top
North
1 Anchor Inn Pub
(Armstrong)
1 Hungry Jack’s
(Enderby)
2 Checkers Bar & Grill
2 Polson Park Diner
South
1 The Barley Mill Brew Pub & Bistro
2 White Spot Restaurant
3 A & W Restaurant
Veggie Burger
Central
1 Doc Willoughby’s
2 The Bohemian Café
& Catering Co.
3 JAKX Neighbourhood Grill
3 The Laughing Moon Restaurant
North
1 Blue Heron Waterfront
Pub & Restaurant
2 The Brown Derby Café
(Armstrong)
3 Hungry Jack’s (Enderby)
South
1 Burger King
1 White Spot Restaurant
2 Voodoo’s Lounge
2 Wheat Grass Café
(Whole Foods Market)
Wrap
Central
1 Wrap Zone
2 The Pita Pit
3 JAKX Neighbourhood Grill
3 Minstrel Café
North
1 The Brown Derby Café
(Armstrong)
2 Hungry Jack’s (Enderby)
3 The Coulter House (Enderby)
3 Pepper’s Grill
South
1 Cock & Bull Cappuccino Bar
(Oliver)
2 Dream Café
2 Pacific Brimm
3 Fibonacci Roastery & Café
French Fries
Central
1 Bouchon’s Bistro
2 New York Fries
3 Kelly O’Bryan’s
Neighbourhood Pub
3 Shady Rest British Fish & Chips
North
1 Earl’s
2 Anchor Inn Pub
(Armstrong)
2 Joey’s Only Seafood
South
1 Jeffer’s Fryzz
2 McDonalds Restaurant
3 Black Iron Grill & Steakhouse
3 Voodoo’s Lounge
Sandwich
Central
1 The Old Bike Shop Café
1 Subway Sandwiches and Salads
2 Marmalade Cat Café
2 The Bread Company
2 Woodfire Bakery
North
1 The Brown Derby Café
(Armstrong)
2 Mug & Muffin
2 White Spot Restaurant
3 Hungry Jack’s
(Enderby)
South
1 Il Vecchio Delicatessen
2 Cantaloupe Annie’s (Oliver)
3 The Barley Mill Brew Pub & Bistro
Coffee House
Central
1 Second Cup
2 Bean Scene Coffee House
2 Blenz
3 Starbucks Coffee Co.
North
1 El Portillo Coffee House
2 Bean to Cup Coffee House
2 The Brown Derby Café
(Armstrong)
3 Bean Scene Coffee House
South
1 Cantaloupe Annie’s (Oliver)
1 Smith & Company
Beverage Purveyors
2 The Can Coffee Company
2 Fibonacci Roastery & Café
2 Starbucks Coffee Co.
Fish & Chips
Central
1 Lord Chumley’s Fish & Chips
2 Shady Rest British Fish & Chips
3 Pheasant & Quail Pub
North
1 Joey’s Only Seafood Restaurant
2 Lord Chumley’s Fish & Chips
3 C - Lovers Fish & Chips
3 The Coulter House
(Enderby)
3 Paddlewheeler Pub & Restaurant
(Enderby)
South
1 Joey’s Only Seafood Restaurant
2 The Barley Mill Brew Pub & Bistro
2 Cozy Bay Seafood Café
(Summerland)
2 Lord Chumley’s Fish & Chips
Pub/Neighbourhood Bar
Central
1 Pheasant & Quail Pub
2 Doc Willoughby’s Downtown Pub
3 Brandts Creek
Neighbourhood Pub
3 Tonics Pub
North
1 Blue Heron Waterfront
Pub & Restaurant
1 Sir Winston’s Neighbourhood Pub
2 Checkers Bar & Grill
2 Monashee’s Bar & Grill
2 Riverfront Pub
(Grindrod)
South
1 Anthony’s Pub
2 The Barley Mill Brew Pub & Bistro
3 Kettle Valley Station Pub
Late Night Bite
Central
1 Boston Pizza
2 Denny’s Restaurant
3 Rotten Grape
North
1 Sir Winston’s Neighbourhood Pub
2 Denny’s Restaurant
3 J J’s Pizza Plus (Enderby)
3 KT’s Family Restaurant
South
1 Boston Pizza
2 Denny’s Restaurant
3 The Barley Mill Brew Pub & Bistro
3 Jose Pepper Club Café
Casual Restaurant/
Bistro
Central
1 Bouchon’s Bistro
2 Moxie’s Classic Grill
2 Rotten Grape
3 Cactus Club Café
3 Wild Apple Grill
North
1 Hungry Jack’s (Enderby)
2 The Brown Derby Café
(Armstrong)
3 The Coulter House (Enderby)
South
1 Cantaloupe Annie’s (Oliver)
2 Dream Café
3 The Barley Mill Brew Pub & Bistro
3 Earl’s Restaurant & Lounge
3 Front Street Bar & Bistro
Winery Restaurant
Central
1 Old Vine’s Restaurant
(Quails Gate Estate Winery)
2 Sunset Bistro (Summerhill
Pyramid Winery)
3 Mission Hill Family Estate Winery
(Westbank)
South
1 Burrowing Owl Estate Winery
(Oliver)
1 Cellar Door Bistro (Sumac Ridge
Estate Winery — Summerland)
2 Barrel Room Bistro
(Hillside Estate Winery)
2 Mahdina’s
(Lake Breeze Winery — Naramata)
Wine List
Central
1 Bouchon’s Bistro
2 Fresco Restaurant
3 Rotten Grape
3 The Vintage Dining Room
North
1 The Eclectic Med
2 Sideways Tapas
3 The Italian Kitchen Company
3 Monashee’s Bar & Grill
South
1 Toasted Oak Wine Bar & Grill
(Oliver)
2 Black Iron Grill & Steakhouse
3 La Casa Ouzeria Restaurant
3 Zias Stonehouse Restaurant
(Summerland)
Merlot
Central
1 Mission Hill Family Estate Winery
2 Quail’s Gate Estate Winery
3 Cedarcreek Estate Winery
3 Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery
South
1 Jackson-Triggs Vintners (Oliver)
2 Burrowing Owl Estate Winery
(Oliver)
3 Sandhill Estate Vineyard (Oliver)
Pinot Noir
Central
1 Quail’s Gate Estate Winery
2 Mission Hill Family Estate Winery
2 St. Hubertus Estate Winery
3 Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery
South
1 Blue Mountain Vineyards
& Cellars (Okanagan Falls)
1 Golden Mile Cellars
Estate Winery (Oliver)
2 Jackson-Triggs Vintners (Oliver)
2 Nk’Mip Cellars (Osoyoos)
2 Silver Sage Winery (Oliver)
Cabernet Sauvignon
Central
1 Mission Hill Family Estate Winery
2 Quail’s Gate Estate Winery
3 Cedarcreek Estate Winery
3 Summerhill Pyramid Winery
South
1 Jackson-Triggs Vintners (Oliver)
2 Fairview Cellars (Oliver)
3 Township 7 Vineyards & Winery
Chardonnay
Central
1 Mission Hill Family Estate Winery
2 Cedarcreek Estate Winery
3 Quail’s Gate Estate Winery
South
1 Jackson-Triggs Vintners
(Oliver)
2 Pentâge Winery
3 Burrowing Owl Estate Winery
(Oliver)
Gewurztraminer
Central
1 Gray Monk Estate Winery
(Okanagan Centre)
2 Quail’s Gate Estate Winery
3 Cedarcreek Estate Winery
3 St. Hubertus Estate Winery
3 Summerhill Pyramid Winery
South
1 Sumac Ridge Estate Winery
(Summerland)
2 Red Rooster Winery
2 Tinhorn Creek Estate Winery
(Oliver)
2 Wild Goose Vineyards
(Okanagan Falls)
Pinot Blanc
Central
1 Quail’s Gate Estate Winery
2 Cedarcreek Estate Winery
2 Gray Monk Estate Winery
(Okanagan Centre)
2 St. Hubertus Estate Winery
South
1 Blue Mountain Vineyards
& Cellars (Okanagan Falls)
1 Lake Breeze Vineyards
(Naramata)
1 Poplar Grove Winery
2 Hainle Vineyards
(Peachland)
2 Red Rooster Winery
Dessert/Ice Wine
Central
1 Quail’s Gate Estate Winery
2 Summerhill Pyramid Winery
3 Mission Hill Family Estate Winery
South
1 Elephant Island Orchard Wines
(Naramata)
2 Silver Sage Winery (Oliver)
2 Sumac Ridge Estate Winery
(Summerland)
3 Hawthorne Mountain Vineyards
(Okanagan Falls |
