Restaurants in Oakville

n Treviso, Italy in the 1930s, Ivy converted her family’s front patio into a small eatery, feeding local workers family recipes crafted with eggs from her farm. Ivy’s cooking quickly gained popularity among the townsfolk, and when people mentioned her grill they noted that it could be found on the “sunny side” of the street. Nearly 70 years later in 2004, Ivy’s grandson opened Sunnyside Grill to serve the same home-cooked breakfast food that made his grandmother a success.

All three of Sunnyside Grill’s locations serve breakfast all day long, pairing grade AA large eggs with premium-grade bacon and sausages crafted from a blend of pork and beef. Lunchtime items include 100 per cent pure beef burgers, classic BLTs, and caesar salads, which put an end to midday stomach rumbling that makes people look out the window to search for an approaching thunderstorm.

At Sea 2 Fork, sustainability is key. The chefs curate a list of suppliers known to harvest fish using sustainable methods—plucking fish from pristine waters without damaging their natural habitats and the other species that dwell there. They also keep meticulous tabs on where and when fish were caught. This effort ensures that diners can enjoy freshly caught salmon, mussels, and scallops while helping to maintain the diverse eco-system of the land's lakes, oceans, rivers, and gold fish bowls. Everything on the menu—from beer-battered cod to trout to Lake Erie pickerel—is free of antibiotics or hormones, so diners can rest assured they are nibbling on healthy morsels.

Further demonstrating their commitment to sustainability, Sea 2 Fork is a partner of Oceanwise. This nonprofit organization teams up with restaurants, markets, and suppliers to help them satisfy their patrons' bellies while keeping an eye on preserving aquatic life.

At De La Crepe, Chef Elizabeth Psarrakis stuffs homemade crepe batter with fixings culled from local farmers' markets, nabbing praise from GoodLife Mississauga and Village Times. Though Chef Psarrakis pays homage to the crepe’s French ancestry with fillings such as gruyere cheese and mushrooms, she also folds up creative combinations such as the caribbean’s rum, pineapple, and coconut trio. Additionally, her homemade sauces enhance crepes with classy drizzles or, upon request, family crests.

The perfume of fresh ginger and coriander wafts through Ambiance of India’s elegantly appointed dining room, twisting through intricately carved handmade furniture and bouncing off of lavish golden artwork. Championing a multi-sensory approach to the culinary arts, the restaurant replicates the luxurious atmosphere of a club in Mumbai through dark-wood decor and plush red carpets that work in concert with the kitchen’s authentic Indian dishes. A trio of clay tandoor ovens clustered in the middle of the dining room radiates their cozy heat and whiffs of the spice-laden victuals through the space. As diners’ admire the vibrantly hued figures depicted in the restaurant’s traditional paintings, chefs artfully chop, stir, and execute Risky Business slides across the floor in the kitchen as they craft traditional meals such as fresh-baked naan and spice-laden kebabs.

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Beach Bird Restaurant seamlessly blends influences from Canada, America, Italy, and Southeast Asia into an elegant, eclectic dining experience. The café welcomes visitors with the scents of sizzling Madras curries, penne noodles swimming in rich vodka sauce, and herb-crusted Atlantic salmon, charming them with a cozy atmosphere and a location an artisanal pizza's throw from the lakefront. Guests begin feasts with bites of Thai spring rolls or fresh green mango salad before digging into hearty four-cheese burgers, tandoori butter chicken, or pizzas crowned with Cajun-spiced chicken.

Artfully arranged meals of colorful vegetables and marinated meats complement a vibrant, wall-sized mural of a tropical beach, and furnishings of wine-dark varnished woods and tile floors make for classy, yet casual surroundings.