Our first stop was actually the Beef N Bird on Lorne Street. A venerable hang-out in Sudbury that was next on our list of restaurants. I had eaten here before and the food was very good, but there was a sign at the entrance proclaiming this place to be a "Tavern" with no access by minors. I did not remember that from before so of course with our young girl, we could not go in. We proceeded to the next in line - Bridges.
It was a very pleasant afternoon as we arrived at Bridges Restaurant. We were surprised by the large number of vehicles in the parking lot and had to park on the "other side of the world". As far away from the Restaurant as possible.
Fearing a full restaurant, we entered.
The layout was quite nice and the view, even though in a poor area of town, was still impressive.
The restaurant was quite empty and we asked the waiter why so many vehicles in the lot when the restaurant was practically empty. He explained that there was a convention of sorts being hosted at the hotel which accounted for all of the traffic.
The waiters (we had two) were very friendly and attentive, and after ordering drinks, we went downstairs to the washrooms. Nearby we saw a large buffet laid out with several people enjoying the food downstairs. We joked that we could probably sneak in and enjoy a free meal. Several senarios of us sneaking in "CIA" style arose but in the end we went back to our table upstairs.
A large menu meant a little trouble in deciding what to order.
I asked about the roast beef dip sandwich and was told it was available. I ordered that with fries.
Lelith ordered the Shrimp Au Gratin and Sarah ordered a small Super Stacked Pizza.
Helene ordered an appetizer - French Onion Soup and the Lemon Peppered Pickeral (try saying that three times fast - ha ha).
The waiters were excellent, taking very good care of us. Of course it helped that we were one of only two tables in the restaurant at this time.
The cocktails looked great and Sarah really enjoyed her two "Shirley Temples".
Our food arrived in due time and we did the best we could, but my beef dip sandwich was more like a leather dip sandwich. The beef was very tough and stringy and cut much thicker compared to the thin shaved beef I have had in other similar dishes.
While Lelith's shrimp were tasty, she only recieved six small shrimp in her meal, leaving her hungry afterwards.
Helene enjoyed her Pickerel but she also complained of the small amount of fish in her selection. She did receive an overly-large portion of mashed potatoes though. The hit of the whole meal was the simple French Onion Soup which she shared with her daughter.
Sarah barely touched her Pizza. Not a good sign when someone aged 10 doesn't like Pizza.
Unfortunately I forgot to bring the score sheets so you will have to take my opinion only for this meal.
Oh ya- the girls are still shy about going to the washroom after their experience at Apollo Restaurant, so I took a photo of the men's room.
The men's washroom was very clean and featured paper towels (my favourite).
Overall not that expensive, but the food needed major improvement. Perhaps sneaking into the Buffet downstairs would have been the better choice.
Total cost including two cocktails and two Shirley Temples was on the lower side at *87.49 before tip.
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