Wheelhouse - HORNBY ISLAND

We had a nice time out here for a late dinner on the other day. The food was delicious, but not incredibly inventive. The professionals: beautiful outdoors, later open some of the other remnants, large portions, varied menu of fish and burgers. Cons: Waiting staff was a little disorganized and took a while to let everyone serve, they were a little strange about where we could sit outside with children, too much focaccia and too big rolls for the sandwiches, they were made of dessert...

You have no idea how frustrating it is to give The Wheelhouse 3 stars. The problem is this is a seasonal restaurant that thrives on tourists, not locals, and they don't seem to have a whole lot of motivation to increase the quality of food and service. Here are some of my suggestions, should the owner ever discover Yelp. 1) Don't fry the french fries in the same fryer as the fish. Vegetarians and vegans can tell the difference. 2) Hire more servers and pay them well. The few you have on hand seem frustrated and underpaid. 3) Get creative with local produce. There are some great farms in the area. Use them! The locals will love you for it and might start eating here more regularly. 4) Fix the buoy swing! It used to hang from the tree and was so much fun. It looks so sad sitting in the grass. 5) Self-serve coffee is great but increase the quality and serving sizes (your small is tiny). Also, consider having a self-serve pay box. No one in a hurry to catch the ferry wants to wait in line to pay. Looking forward to giving this place more stars in the future!

We had a nice time sitting outside here for a late dinner the other day. The food was tasty but not incredibly inventive. The pros: nice outdoors, open later then some of the other resteraunts, large portions, varied menu of fish and burgers. Cons: wait staff was a little disorganized and took a while to get everyone served, they were a little odd about where outside we could sit with kids, too much focaccia and too big buns for the sandwiches, they were out of dessert ... Only ice cream...