Restaurants in Welland

Each day, the chefs at Center Street Smokehouse slow-cook their St. Louis cut ribs with hickory and oak wood to infuse the meat with a smoky flavor. In addition to their menu of barbecue beef brisket, Carolina pulled pork, and New York strip steaks, the chefs bake baskets cheese biscuits for every table.

Homemade, cooked-to-order meals pair with a roster of 14 on-tap beers to bring a taste of the Emerald Isle to the East Coast. This cozy eatery is designed to replicate an authentic Irish pub, down to the front doors that creak in a thick brogue. Locals may relax with a pint at tables near the front of the pub, or move through dark French doors to sit in the dining room. Between bites and laughs, patrons shift their attention to six flat-screen TVs or the tunes scrolling across an Internet jukebox. Upstairs, a spacious banquet room plays host to parties, and outside, a covered patio accents summertime meals with warm breezes and the rustling of trees wrestling to get a better view of the pub's signature potato leek soup.

Tasty Thai Take Out's chefs kick up the heat as they spice curries, toss noodle dishes, and fire up the wok for sizzling stir-fries. To accommodate different tastes and diets, they can calibrate the heat on most dishes or swap out meats for vegetarian tofu. Customers usually take their MSG-free meals to go, enjoying Thai feasts back at home with their family, friends, or trained attack ferrets. For those who'd rather eat in, Tasty Thai Take Out welcomes diners to a small, casual seating area equipped with WiFi.

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.

Blue Nile’s vibrant orange dining room hums with energy as the aromas of meat and spices waft in from the kitchen. Patterned tablecloths, flowers, and colourful art decorate the walls, just as colourful spreads of lentils, split peas, and collard greens decorate plates. Using a pancake-like bread called injera, guests scoop up earthy bites of Ethiopia’s national dish—a type of stewed chicken called doro wat—or other flavourful foods. They can can pair the hearty food with sips of a traditional pot of coffee known as jebena buna or with fruit juices such as mango or guava.