Thursday 18 May 2017

Trip to Stittsville

Off we went to Stittsville, to buy a new comforter. It was an adventure. We ended up with a taupe-coloured plain thing.
Perth and Highway #10, were pretty busy, for a Monday morning! The dandelions were glorious!


Still some flooding.



Lunch at Cabotto's

  • 1868 – It was Kemp’s Tavern, a hotel and tavern, for travelers who passed by on horses.
  • 1871 – The tavern was closed due to the railroad, people began to travel by train. It became a base for construction projects such as the railways and the cutting and hauling of wood for wood-burning locomotives. 
  • 1910 – Bought by a young physician from Carp for a country estate named ‘Burlingame Farm’. 
  • 1911 – It was sold again. 
  • 1919 – It became a farm for milk and cattle.
  • 1926 – Hydro was installed. 
  • 1978 – It became Café Luigi’s.
  • 1982 – The Chequers restaurant opened. 
  • 1985 –  The building was designated under the Ontario Heritage Act. 
  • 1998  – It became Kemp’s Steakhouse
  • May 2003, Vincenzo Pucci bought it and began a new chapter in the buildings history by moving his long established Cabotto’s Restaurant to the building.
It was a lovely lunch, served by a nice young man who'd worked there for 14 years! We were the only patrons, which was nice, until a group were served in the other part of the first floor.



9 comments:

Anvilcloud said...

Cabottos has always looked like a nice place, but I have assumed that it is beyond our usual price range. When we're eating down that way, we are drawn to Swiss Chalet, which I suppose amounts to only about 4x per year, so it's not like it gets old for us. Not everyone's cuppa though.

Kay said...

Oh wow! That looks very fancy. I hope your comforter will be comfy and warm. We haven't used a comforter since we moved to Hawaii.

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari OM
What a chequered history for that place... and a shame not busy - but then I suppose a Monday lunch is not likely to be busy anywhere... At least it looks sunny! YAM xx

Nancy J said...

Cabotto's, beautiful inside , and lovely grounds outside. Lots of the journey's photos, where is the new purchase? Hope it will keep you warm if you get a few more colder nights.

William Kendall said...

That restaurant looks inviting.

DUTA said...

The picture of the tricycle reminds me of my own cares. I cannot ride mine as the cycle lanes on the pavements are being invaded by electric bike riders and the police does nothing about it.(According to law, an e-bike rider should be at least 16 years old and ride his e-bike only off road).

Red said...

Good to see things are drying out.

Rajesh said...

Wonderful road trip. So much to see here.

Lowcarb team member said...

Looks like you had a very good trip.

All the best Jan