Stone Hearth Bistro
7071 Bayers Road
454-2888
stonehearthbistro.ca
Rating: 3.5/5

• Price range: $$
• Lunch with co-workers: Yes
• Social lunch: Yes
• Quick solo lunch: Yes
• Client negotiations: No

Stone Hearth Bistro is located in the busy “Village at Bayer’s Road” and there’s not a chair to be had – too bad, as it looks so appealing. 

Rather than wait, my companion and I sit in the little adjoining café.  We order at the counter and selections are promptly and politely served. 

I have the Line-caught Haddock Cakes with Maple Baked Beans ($9). The beans are delicious. The three haddock cakes have excellent flavour, but they’re dry.  Covering them with beans does the trick.

My pal makes a smarter selection – an absolutely awesome Digby Scallop Linguine ($11). It has a vanilla butter reduction and a generous number of scallops, nicely done. Not a speck remains.

Stone Hearth has a special emphasis on home-cooked local ingredients. Operated by the skills-training organization Metro Works, dining here is not just good for the customer, but provides an opportunity to support a worthwhile cause.