Today's Barrielicious Dinner happened unexpectedly; at
lunchtime. My work day involved a road
trip to Midland and Wasaga Beach and seeing as it was a PA day my 12y son (Creed)
joined me. Road trips are a great way to talk about life
as I have him trapped in the car ;)
IPODs are a beautiful thing; it kept him busy while I was busy.
It was time for lunch and I recalled seeing Sculleys (Midland)
on Barrielicious’s list. I thought I’d take a boo at the place and check out
their barrielicious menu while grabbing a bite.
Turns out their barrielicious menu is available all day.
Sculleys comes across as a road house; two parts to it; one
side is the bar side which is big and open and the other side a two level
dining area. Creed and I sat in a booth
in the bar area as it was brighter. Lots of big windows which kept things on
the cool side; being located on the water doesn’t help much either. Great view! If you enjoy a healthy posture
you’ll love these booths; they keep you at an erect 90 degrees.
I have to be honest I’m not one for roadhouses; I don’t
enjoy all those Kelsey’s and Casey chains. I enjoy supporting independent restaurants.
This did however seem to be
independent; and I was happy to think I was about to eat some home cooking
style somn somn. I giggled when I
observed the displayed Robert Mondovi wine adjacent to the draft taps which had
Export on it; Definitely, two worlds colliding here.
They run their barrielicious menu as such: 3 courses $25 or
your choice of app or dessert with an entrée $20 or just an entrée for
$15. This was great as Creed being an
extremely picky eater finally had the opportunity to enjoy his first
barrielicious dinner. He opted for the
steak entrée with garlic mashed and the vanilla bean cheese cake w/caramel
sauce for dessert. I began with the
house salad; why they didn’t promote their Caesar salad which is described as “garlicky”
and “homemade” blows my mind. 
I opted for the Pork Chop w/Rosemary Jus as well
as the cheese cake. Creed and I flipped a coin to see if we should start with
the dessert. The dessert lost or we did;
we confused ourselves.
Creeds steak was huge; the menu didn’t stipulate the size
and the only steak offered on their regular menu was a 10oz; this had to be
12oz plus; a little on the grizzly side but Creed loved it.
My pork chop was delicious; succulent, I got the fries as
Creed was torn between mash and fires so the solution was simple. I wasn’t concerned about ordering extra veg in
its place as I feared they would have been frozen; boy was I pleasantly surprised! Beautiful al dente baby carrots and
broccolini (my favorite vegetable)
The presentation was lovely but again I was conflicted with
the two worlds; the ramekin of ketchup on the plate didn’t fit.
We cleaned our plates including the one our desserts came
on.
As our dessert plates were being cleared our waiter asked if
we came in strictly for the barrielicious;I said pretty much; at which point he
informed me that they are excited as they had recently employed the chef who use to cook for a professional
football team; I wish not to reiterate names as I kept it as a mental note; I
should have written it down. They are in
transition of up scaling the menu and atmosphere; I giggled and said that
explains the two worlds and made reference to the ketchup ramekin. He shared in the laugh and we left stuffed.
Next time I am in the area I will definitely check out the
transformation.
Bridgit.
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