The Woodshed is under new ownership and several visits in the spring were disappointing. However, we have been back 3-4 times lately and it is as good as it has been in the last 4 years anyway.
Of course, ones satisfaction with a restaurant depends on many factors. Although I have had some good individual dishes at Canoe as well as good servers; I have also had the opposite. For me, in an upscale (read expensive) restaurant,the food,service, and surroundings all have to work. One meal at Canoe, the air conditioning was so cold as to make the experience very unpleasant; despite several requests from us ( and several nearby diners) nothing changed. This should not have been the case. It may not be a big deal, but it is the kind of situation which shouldn't happen at the "best restaurant." I have not had the consistency at Canoe and, in general, the experience, for me does not make it the best in the area. I prefer the Woodshed and the Coe House in this category and am never disappointed at the Corner House. Although the surroundings are not high end at Kevin's, the food certainly is, and you really get personal attention ( from Kevin). Lemon Grass is also an excellent dining experience if you like the different type of food ( I do).Canoe is a fine restaurant, but I just do not enjoy it all that much. There is nothing really cut and dried about all this; it really is an opinion.
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