Patio Dining at Snug Harbour, Port Credit

Snug Harbour, Port Credit

Hubby and I managed to take some time off and went on a mid-week lunch at Port Credit. As restrictions are lifted, we wanted to treat ourselves to some patio dining. They don’t take reservations for patio dining at Snug Harbour so we just took a chance. We had been here a couple of times before and we had always enjoyed our meal. Anyway, we lined up for a few minutes and then had some drinks at the bar while waiting for a table. We didn't mind as we hadn't been to a bar in SOOOO long. Our table was ready soon enough.

my favourite drink--Classic Caesar!

We got a spot with a nice view of the marina with beautiful weather to boot.

Hubby and I shared Blue Crab Cakes, which our server warned us was a small serving. She wasn’t kidding. It was only two small pieces, but it was SO GOOD. The crab cakes were packed with crab meat and I hardly saw any fillers even with onions and celery in there. The orange pineapple coconut curry sauce was simply divine.

Blue Crab Cakes @Snug Harbour

Hubby had Blackened Catfish which was a boneless filet, seared and seasoned with Cajun spices. Of course, I had a taste. It was fresh, light and yet packed with flavour.

Blackened Catfish @Snug Harbour

I ordered the Seafood Pescatore which was linguini with scallops, tiger shrimp in lobster cream sauce. It was one of the best pastas I have had in a while. My photo may not show it but there was actually a decent amount of scallops and shrimp in there.  And the sauce was absolutely delicious! The serving was good, and I had no more space for dessert—good thing I only had a small crab cake prior, eh?

Seafood Pescatore @Snug Harbour

We enjoyed our meal while watching the boats go by. The ambience was lovely and service was efficient—so efficient that our server was already clearing away hubby’s plate when I was still on my last few bites. She could have waited a few minutes as we were not really close to our 90-minute limit… Outside of that, all good. Highly recommend this place!

Thai goodness: take out from Chiang Rai Thai Kitchen and Bar

 

Chiang Rai at Kennedy

We had passed by Chiang Rai a few times on our way to the garden centre. I made a mental note to check them out sometime as Thai restaurants are not so prolific in Markham. So, when the craving hit for some Thai food, I ordered at Chiang Rai for pick up. Their pick-up system was so convenient as they had a table set up right at the door—and you didn’t have to go inside the actual restaurant to pick up your order.

When I opened the paper bag at home, I was delighted to see that the containers were made of paper vs styro or plastic! A few brownie points can be deducted though for including plastic cutlery. But I forgive them since they included some personalized lovely notes written on the take-out boxes. What a nice touch and this certainly put in me a positive mood right before diving into our order, with the beautiful aromas wafting out of the bowls.

Panang Curry, Pad Thai, Tom Yum fried rice and Fish Cakes @Chiang Rai

We started with their homemade fish cake. Marinated in red curry paste and served sweet chilli sauce, it was delicious!

For our mains, we got chicken Panang curry: homemade Thai red curry paste with coconut milk, roasted peanuts, red pepper, long green beans, lime leaf and comes with Jasmine rice. We just got medium spicy but now I wonder if getting Thai Spicy would take me back to the streets of Bangkok (which, I know is quite far from Chiang Rai) where I vividly recall practically burning my tongue with the spiciness of the curry! I had to take sips of pop with every.single.bite. I will save this adventure for next time.

The rest of our orders, I chickened out with the spice level and just got mild. I will have to step it up a bit next time. These were all very good, though!

We got their Pad Thai with chicken. It was a decent serving and packed with egg, tofu, and generous amount of chicken. It was pretty good. One of the better Pad Thais around.

The Tom Yum Fried Rice caught my eye when I was perusing the menu. So, I got this with shrimp. It was Yum-my indeed! The stir-fried rice with tom yum sauce was very savoury with just the right amount of sweet and spice!

The fam and I absolutely loved their dishes! The drive to Kennedy road was totally worth it and will do it all over again—maybe next month? 😊 until then…