Crystal BEACH/NIAGARA Area guidebook
FOOD
Places to eat
New restaurant in the area owned by the Chef who previously provided food for the Brimstone Brewery. Small restaurant with patio. Not recommended for children if they need a children’s menu.
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LAMA Restaurant
238 Ridge Rd NNew restaurant in the area owned by the Chef who previously provided food for the Brimstone Brewery. Small restaurant with patio. Not recommended for children if they need a children’s menu.
Great pub style food. Sports fanatics will appreciate the large screened TVs playing current sport events. Great finger foods and wings.
Have kids? Kids aged 10 and under eat free on Sundays. One free kids meal per adult entrée.... Check out their website for details.
Karaoke on Thursday evenings for the adventurous or bored.
Live bands on Saturday evenings.
Website provides current details and calendar.
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Trailside Bar And Grill
282 Ridge Rd NGreat pub style food. Sports fanatics will appreciate the large screened TVs playing current sport events. Great finger foods and wings.
Have kids? Kids aged 10 and under eat free on Sundays. One free kids meal per adult entrée.... Check out their website for details.
Karaoke on Thursday evenings for the adventurous or bored.
Live bands on Saturday evenings.
Website provides current details and calendar.
Higher end local eatery. Good food and great restaurant style pizza.
Patio during the summer.
Great place for drinks and conversation.
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335 on the Ridge
335 Ridge Rd NHigher end local eatery. Good food and great restaurant style pizza.
Patio during the summer.
Great place for drinks and conversation.
This is where the locals eat. Great family restaurant offering a variety of pub style food. More intimate than Trailside.... Walking distance from the cottage.
Located in an area where new retail developments should be ready for summer tourism in 2019.
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South Coast Cookhouse
423 Derby RdThis is where the locals eat. Great family restaurant offering a variety of pub style food. More intimate than Trailside.... Walking distance from the cottage.
Located in an area where new retail developments should be ready for summer tourism in 2019.
Looking for an adult oriented place to enjoy some local beer and enjoy the patio with some good food?
Great beer and a limited menu (not a full dining experience) is found at Brimstones when you want a beer, a patio and some conversation.
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Brimstone Brewing Company
209 Ridge Rd NLooking for an adult oriented place to enjoy some local beer and enjoy the patio with some good food?
Great beer and a limited menu (not a full dining experience) is found at Brimstones when you want a beer, a patio and some conversation.
Great Wall Chinese Restaurant
264 Ridgeway RdChines takeout food
Subway
5765 Victoria AveSubway Sandwiches
Good place for a margarita and tacos.
For vegetarians - try the BEYOND MEAT tacos ;)
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Casa Hugo Mexican Eatery & Tequileria
4060 Erie RdGood place for a margarita and tacos.
For vegetarians - try the BEYOND MEAT tacos ;)
Local favourite Italian restaurant. Great pizza too.
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San Vito's Italian Bistro & Bar
3990 Erie RdLocal favourite Italian restaurant. Great pizza too.
BORDER CROSSING
Information on travelling to Canada
Canada Border Services Agency – Rainbow Bridge Port of Entry
5660 Falls AveCanada Border Services Agency - Peace Bridge Port of Entry
2 Peace Bridge PlazaGROCERIES
Where to buy groceries
Avondale Food Stores
3860 Dominion RdVariety store.
Joe's valu-mart
311 Gorham RoadNearby grocer.
Sobeys Fort Erie
450 Garrison RdCanada’s top grocer
ART & CULTURE
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
1285 Elmwood AveWorld class Museum just across the border.
World-class theatre — in blissful Niagara wine country. 13 plays on 3 stages, April to December, plus countless events & activities. Ready?
The 2019 Season
A hit musical set in magical Scotland. A heist gone hilariously wrong. A sweeping Narnia adventure. A Bernard Shaw epic. Sex. Murder. Politics. Oh, and Tennessee Williams.
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Shaw Festival Theater
10 Queen's ParadeWorld-class theatre — in blissful Niagara wine country. 13 plays on 3 stages, April to December, plus countless events & activities. Ready?
The 2019 Season
A hit musical set in magical Scotland. A heist gone hilariously wrong. A sweeping Narnia adventure. A Bernard Shaw epic. Sex. Murder. Politics. Oh, and Tennessee Williams.
PUBLIC BEACH NEARBY
Approx a 3 minute car drive or 15 minute walk from us.
Crystal Beach
The actual Beach is called BAY BEACH.
4155 Erie Rd
4155 Erie RoadBay beach (Crystal Beach)
ACTIVITIES
The Tiki Bar at Fort Erie Race Track is the place to be on Tuesday nights in the summer! Enjoy exciting racing, following by live music at the outdoor Tiki Bar stage. Concerts begin after racing ends, about 7:30pm.
Check the website for details and concert listings.
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Fort Erie Race Track
230 Catherine StThe Tiki Bar at Fort Erie Race Track is the place to be on Tuesday nights in the summer! Enjoy exciting racing, following by live music at the outdoor Tiki Bar stage. Concerts begin after racing ends, about 7:30pm.
Check the website for details and concert listings.
One of the wonders of the world. Lots of activities and sights for tourists.
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Niagarafälle
One of the wonders of the world. Lots of activities and sights for tourists.
The Canada 250 Speaker Series highlights 18th Century history of Old Fort Erie, with special guests discussing the soldiers, settlers and Indigenous people surrounding the fort between 1764 and 1800.
Enjoy light refreshments as you celebrate the 1764 fort as the first English settlement in Ontario. Doors open at 6:30pm.
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Old Fort Erie
The Canada 250 Speaker Series highlights 18th Century history of Old Fort Erie, with special guests discussing the soldiers, settlers and Indigenous people surrounding the fort between 1764 and 1800.
Enjoy light refreshments as you celebrate the 1764 fort as the first English settlement in Ontario. Doors open at 6:30pm.
Casino anyone? Of course a lot of people visit for the great concerts and comedic performances.
Check website for lineup and dates. Due to COVID19 - no shows slated for August 2020.
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Fallsview Casino Resort
6380 Fallsview BlvdCasino anyone? Of course a lot of people visit for the great concerts and comedic performances.
Check website for lineup and dates. Due to COVID19 - no shows slated for August 2020.
Soldiers in redcoats fire muskets, clouding the air with black powder smoke. Fifers’ and Drummers’ tunes drift past blockhouses, a historic powder magazine and cannons on the lookout. Step straight from the genteel Victorian town of Niagara-on-the-Lake into the War of 1812 at Fort George, a military post that defended Upper Canada against American attacks. Experience that era by tasting food cooked 19th century-style over an open flame, then fire a musket yourself!
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National Historic Site Fort George
51 Queen's ParadeSoldiers in redcoats fire muskets, clouding the air with black powder smoke. Fifers’ and Drummers’ tunes drift past blockhouses, a historic powder magazine and cannons on the lookout. Step straight from the genteel Victorian town of Niagara-on-the-Lake into the War of 1812 at Fort George, a military post that defended Upper Canada against American attacks. Experience that era by tasting food cooked 19th century-style over an open flame, then fire a musket yourself!
Niagara RIBFEST (June 14-16)
The 15th annual weekend of good food, good music and family fun, hosted by the Rotary Club of Niagara Falls Sunrise, returns to Rapidsview Park June 14-16.
Enjoy free live entertainment, delicious ribs and other fan favourites as well as a variety of vendors offering unique products, while guests take in the magnificence of Niagara Falls.
Rapidsview Park
4555 Niagara PkwyNiagara RIBFEST (June 14-16)
The 15th annual weekend of good food, good music and family fun, hosted by the Rotary Club of Niagara Falls Sunrise, returns to Rapidsview Park June 14-16.
Enjoy free live entertainment, delicious ribs and other fan favourites as well as a variety of vendors offering unique products, while guests take in the magnificence of Niagara Falls.
Located on the grounds of the Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens, visitors to the Butterfly Conservatory are transported to a tropical paradise full of lush vegetation, trickling waterfalls and thousands of vibrantly coloured butterflies. Over 2,000 butterflies, made up of 45 different species, call this beautiful space home. The self-guided walking tour of the Butterfly Conservatory begins with a short, informative video presentation.
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Butterfly Conservatory
2565 Niagara PkwyLocated on the grounds of the Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens, visitors to the Butterfly Conservatory are transported to a tropical paradise full of lush vegetation, trickling waterfalls and thousands of vibrantly coloured butterflies. Over 2,000 butterflies, made up of 45 different species, call this beautiful space home. The self-guided walking tour of the Butterfly Conservatory begins with a short, informative video presentation.
During the first days of August, there is a festival called CANAL DAYS with lots of activities for the family including kite flying and concerts. Google “Port Colborne Canal Days” to find all the details.
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Port Colborne
During the first days of August, there is a festival called CANAL DAYS with lots of activities for the family including kite flying and concerts. Google “Port Colborne Canal Days” to find all the details.
WINERIES
Southern Ontario is known for its wineries. Check these places out.
Megalomaniac Winery
3930 Cherry AveInto wine? Good place to start
Great wine - amazing restaurant and an impressive, luxurious property
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Weingüter der beiden Schwestern
240 John St EGreat wine - amazing restaurant and an impressive, luxurious property
Iconic Canadian hockey legend mixed with great wines and Great scenery.
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Wayne Gretzky Estates
1219 Niagara Stone RdIconic Canadian hockey legend mixed with great wines and Great scenery.
Great wine and quiet little restaurant. Wednesday evening live music.
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Honsberger Estate
4060 Jordan RdGreat wine and quiet little restaurant. Wednesday evening live music.
This cosy winery produces only Icewine and every visitor is welcomed like an old friend. Open daily from 11am to 5:30 from September to June and 10:30 to 7pm in July and August. Enjoy our famous N'Icewine Slushies and learn about the secrets of Icewine. Try 1 Slushie, 2 Northern Ice Premium Icewines and 1 Icewine Cocktail for $15 and find out the secrets of how Icewine is made plus the Art of Blending Icewine into Cocktails. Located just past Queenston on the Niagara Parkway; a short distance from Niagara Falls on your way to Niagara on the Lake. This is an unconventional, must see destination when you visit Niagara Falls and the Niagara Region!
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The Ice House Winery
29 Considine AvenueThis cosy winery produces only Icewine and every visitor is welcomed like an old friend. Open daily from 11am to 5:30 from September to June and 10:30 to 7pm in July and August. Enjoy our famous N'Icewine Slushies and learn about the secrets of Icewine. Try 1 Slushie, 2 Northern Ice Premium Icewines and 1 Icewine Cocktail for $15 and find out the secrets of how Icewine is made plus the Art of Blending Icewine into Cocktails. Located just past Queenston on the Niagara Parkway; a short distance from Niagara Falls on your way to Niagara on the Lake. This is an unconventional, must see destination when you visit Niagara Falls and the Niagara Region!
Another great winery. Lovely patio with views of the vineyards. great food.
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Stratus Vineyards
2059 Niagara Stone RdAnother great winery. Lovely patio with views of the vineyards. great food.
Trius Winery is a Niagara winemaking pioneer. For more than 30 years, they have been crafting fine VQA wines from premium grapes grown in the four appellations of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Nestled between the Niagara escarpment and Lake Ontario, they are located in a wine growing region that provides the diversity to grow a number of varietals in unique growing conditions. The winery provides both a wine and culinary journey like no other. A visit to Trius Winery is an unrushed sensory experience, a time out that lets you taste, feel and discover. Wines and menus are inspired by the seasonal evolution of the vines that surround the winery, and the local produce that grows beside them.
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Trius Winery & Restaurant
1249 Niagara Stone RdTrius Winery is a Niagara winemaking pioneer. For more than 30 years, they have been crafting fine VQA wines from premium grapes grown in the four appellations of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Nestled between the Niagara escarpment and Lake Ontario, they are located in a wine growing region that provides the diversity to grow a number of varietals in unique growing conditions. The winery provides both a wine and culinary journey like no other. A visit to Trius Winery is an unrushed sensory experience, a time out that lets you taste, feel and discover. Wines and menus are inspired by the seasonal evolution of the vines that surround the winery, and the local produce that grows beside them.