It\u2019s another year of national recognition for a multi-faceted gem in the Region of Waterloo, ranking among the top restaurants in the country.<\/p>\n
The restaurant in Cambridge\u2019s Langdon Hall Country House Hotel and Spa has been recognized on the latest list from media organization and magazine Canada\u2019s 100 Best, taking the 18th spot on their best restaurant\u2019s list.<\/p>\n
Touted by the culinary magazine as \u201cOntario\u2019s most beloved and sophisticated country house hotel,\u201d Canada\u2019s 100 Best mentioned that Langdon Hall\u2019s largely Ontario-sourced, \u201cterroir-driven cuisine that values flavour and sensory satisfaction as highly as meticulous technique\u201d was one of the factors that lead to the restaurant\u2019s recognition on the list. Notes from the review also highlighted a \u201cvery proper dining room of pressed linens, polished crystal, formal service.\u201d<\/p>\n
Also recognized was Langdon Hall\u2019s Executive Chef, Jason Bangerter, said to explore the kitchen, surrounding gardens and forest as his own \u201cplayground.\u201d Chef Bangerter sports a long list of achievements outside of the recent list, including recognition in earning Langdon Hall the Five Diamond Restaurant Award from CAA\/AAA.<\/p>\n
The Cambridge restaurant was the only Waterloo Region location recognized on the list, in good company alongside 32 Ontario restaurants on the top 100. Gourmands that don\u2019t mind a short trip down Highway 401 can find 23 of those ranking restaurants in Toronto<\/a> alone, including two of the top five.<\/p>\n Establishments that made the cut were ranked by a panel of 160 voting judges, said to be composed of a mix of \u201cinformed culinary enthusiasts, food writers and critics, chefs, restauranteurs and other food-service professionals.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cEach judge is asked to submit a list of their top 10 restaurant experiences of the previous year, ranking them with consideration to service, decor, depth of the cellar and \u2013 above all else \u2013 food quality.\u201d reads the report.<\/p>\n The top spot on the list was awarded to Restaurant Pearl Morissette<\/a> in Jordan Station, surrounded by \u201c17 hectares of vineyard, farmland and vegetable gardens\u201d and said to have \u201celevated Ontario wine-country cuisine to a level on par with the greatest wine regions of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n