Home Block At Cedarcreek Estate Winery

TLDR: Don’t book this location for a special occasion later in the evening unless you’re looking for a specific view, and ready to be disappointed by the hit or miss service. They won’t explain the fact you can order drinks by the glass for the same price compared to the fixed dinner menu with tastings, probably because they want to upsell you. Also, don’t expect to receive the kind of service you would typically expect from restaurants at this price point. If anything, expect to have your food taken away if you step out momentarily if it’s late in the evening. Absolutely ridiculous. The food was fresh, portions were more than adequate, wouldn’t say it’s the best I’ve ever had in this calibre but it was fairly good tasting. The overall dining experience from the beginning was welcoming with our hostess at first; this restaurant was booked for our anniversary trip, however, things took a quick turn with our server later on towards the end. Throughout our dining experience, our waiter (the male with a tattoo on his left forearm and potentially a Quebecois or European accent) was checking in on us, refilling our water, and ensuring that we had everything we needed. Later on in the evening, after I finished my dessert on my plate, as my partner briefly stepped away to use the washroom after only eating half of her dessert, the waiter came by with the bill which was completely understandable considering it was 10:30pm and it was getting late. As I pulled out my credit card to pay, without asking me if she was done with her dessert, he literally took my empty plate and stacked it on top of my partner’s half eaten dessert, and proceeded to hand me the POS terminal. I was pretty shocked at first, but I didn’t say anything to him and still left him a generous tip, although in hindsight I probably shouldn’t have, but impacting the other staff over one waiter’s mistake didn’t seem reasonable either. My partner was extremely upset at me afterwards and was wondering where her dessert had gone when she came back. I had to explain what had happened to her half eaten dessert, and that I didn’t have a chance to stop the waiter from essentially rendering her dessert inedible by stacking my plate on top of her’s within two seconds without a single word. I’m very surprised that this restaurant would allow for such unprofessionalism, considering that it’s common courtesy to ask somebody if they’re done with their dish or if they’d like some more time instead of rendering it inedible because you potentially want to go home earlier given the later hours. If you’re wanting to come here because of an anniversary trip or special event, do NOT come here during the later hours of the evening for dinner, unless you want to gamble your experience on a server that will be providing you an unforgettable positive or negative experience. Perhaps it’s getting late and some staff don’t want to stay too late. It’s evident that not every single individual here is poorly trained and lacks basic consideration for others given simple observations left and right, however, why would you want to spend your hard earned money here only for a small, easily avoidable situation to occur and ruin your experience? In the past, when I’ve dined here each year for the last few years and had their food along with the wine and food pairing experiences next door in the summers, the experiences were always fabulous which made me revisit annually. Now, I can only say with this declining experience, that you should ONLY come here if you’re looking for a view, but be sure to have zero expectations in place for the service you’ll be receiving otherwise you’ll face disappointment. Why come here when you can go to other wineries such as Quails Gate or Mission Hill which are close by, offer similar price ranges for equally delicious food and wine pairings, have beautiful views, but do not miss the mark when it comes to providing basic dining consideration to their paying clients? Not impressed at all, I would not recommend this restaurant or winery anymore to anybody I know.

Gorgeous setting. Seems no expense was spared on the location and interior of Home Block restaurant. Recommend sitting on the patio with a glass of rosé and some snacks. We went all in on the premium tasting menu but did not have a premium experience. We were seated next to the pass and heard chef yelling at staff for the first 40 minutes and servers were jammed up next to us trying to get orders out. Didn’t get any staff attention for 15 minutes after being seated. Waited 30 minutes for 1st course and 15 for 2nd course. Settled down after that but we would not recommend spending on tasting menu. Our expectations were high and they were not quite met.

Every time we have been here the experience has been amazing. Even came in on a random lunch and the Chef cooked my father in law a steak that wasn't on the menu to make him happy. Did the Paired Experience with 5 courses and it couldn't stop thinking about the food and wine for days after. Highly recommend eating here especially after a tasting at Cedar Creek next door.

We came up for the wine paired 3 course dinner and absolutely loved our meal. 6 of us went together and the service and food were great. We had the burrata and prosciutto to start for the table- it was delicious! I chose the feature starter which was a beef carpaccio and then the bass for dinner while others had the artichokes to start and the duck for dinner. Overall it was a delightful evening with great wine suggestions and pairings and delicious food. This is our third time coming to Home Block and it certainly won’t be our last. The only downside was the tasting room and retail options were closed due to the time. We finished dinner around 7:30pm. It would have been nice to get a bottle or two that we had tried during dinner to bring home with us.

After doing a wonderful tasting this afternoon we called when we got home to see if we could get in for dinner tonight. They were able to get us in. Dinner was delicious. We had the 3 course with the wine pairing. They had a few additional items not on the menu which was great as being a pescatarian there is only so many things I would have. They had options to modify my meal as well as I wasn’t a fan of olives or squid oil. It was all delicious. Home Block never disappoints! Would highly recommend.