Wine & Culinary

Wining and dining in Chatham-Kent is a delicious experience for the visitor interested in sampling local flavors.

Steak and seafood houses, European-inspired restaurants, and traditional eateries accent authentic cuisine with the area’s bountiful harvest, supporting the initiative to ‘Buy Local, Buy Fresh.’

Creative chefs add their flare to fresh fish caught from surrounding lakes and bays at waterfront restaurants like Molly and OJ’s in the Village of Erieau. Restaurants also utilize locally grown vegetables and fruit to accent their dishes at eateries such as Italian-inspired Rossini’s Restaurant and the Breakfast House and Grill restaurant, also known as Churrascaria, featuring Portuguese flavors.

Many of Chatham-Kent’s dining destinations also highlight the fruitfulness of the region’s local award-winning winery, Smith & Wilson Estate Wines.

Wine connoisseurs can sip wines and enjoy the stunning view of the 50-acre vineyard that leads down to Lake Erie. Smith & Wilson wines are made from the grapes grown at the vineyard, providing local authenticity in every bottle.

Smith & Wilson Estate Wines is considered the start of the Southwestern Ontario Wine Route that features 11 wineries here and in neighboring Windsor-Essex. Complete wine tour information is available at www.swova.ca.