The Red Door Restaurant - Meaford, Ontario

Dave L.

This is a really nice small-town pub. Everything about the pub is fun and welcoming and of course has a very iconic red door. The Meaford burger was really nice and juicy with “smashed tomatoes”. This was a great place to stop while we were doing a road trip.

Andrew B.

Do not stop here if you have kids- a kids "Mac and cheese" was $12 (plus tax and tip) and did not include a side or drink, and the portion was literally a handful of pasta, insultingly small. If it came with bacon or lobster I'd understand but it is literally plain pasta with butter and flour. I cannot come back here (I live in the area) with my kids because of the price gouging.

I had 2 kids order so the total for 2 tiny, tiny kids bowls of plain pasta with no drink or dessert or side included was $30 including tax and tip.... see the photos if you don't believe me.

Would consider returning if kids meals were not insulting and I knew for $12 a kid they could leave not upset and still hungry.

My burger was $16 for a huge slab of meat with fries as a side. This means the kids meal is over priced with no real justification based on the other prices on the menu.

The server and the cook (a woman and man) were both excellent and very friendly and helpful. This review in no way is directed at them, but at the management of this restaurant.

nelly S.

Loved the wings and burger here. Everything was made super fresh and the fries… the fries were amazing! I ordered another side just because I couldn’t get enough. Definitely will be back ❤️

A A.

We were in Meaford and decided to have lunch at Red Door which we just found online. We tried the Meaford hamburger and chicken wings. The homemade beef patty is freshly prepared everyday. It is flame broiled and topped with sauteed mushroom and onion, smoked cheddar, grainy mustard mayo, housemade tomato jam in brioche bun . To our delight the hamburger was juicy, tender, so tasteful and delicious. The flavour is amazing - really fresh, seasoned well and done just right.
The chicken wings in honey garlic sauce was also good and the honey was not overly sweet.
Laura was the only server but managed to provide excellent customer service. She got the orders right and we did not have to wait long for our food and drinks. She managed to still check with customers to make sure that they have everything they need. She is so warm and friendly and serve with a smile. We all enjoyed the food and the great service and would certainly come back here if we are in the area.

Crushnaut

We were visiting the area and stopped in for dinner. It was quite a disappointment. I should have started putting things together when I realized the place was empty on the night of game 7 of the Stanley cup playoffs despite having a TV and the game on. There was one guy at the bar, the rest of the restaurant was empty as was there patio. The weather was amazing and the place down the street had a full patio.

Only two beers on tap, I guess is fine, but they were just presented as "a lager" and a "wheat beer". Found that odd.

The first shock was how different their in house menu was to what was presented online on their website. It wasn't even close to the same.

We both got burgers. The only option for a burger on the menu seemed to be a build your own style. Mine came with mayo on it despite not asking for it. I really despise mayo... But whatever. First bite, ALL I tasted was burnt oil. My partner had the same favour on hers. The fries were really nice though.

I wouldn't return. The server was really nice which saves this from a 1 star. I believe the locals have figured this out as well, because as I said, place was empty for game 7 of the Stanley cup. I am not a hockey fan, but Imo, that is unheard of for a pub in Canada unless it is garbage.

*edit... Now a 1 star (from 2) review given the owners reply... Literally accusing me of not being there, lying about the flavours I tasted, and telling me the house was packed when my photo shows it was empty.... the photo that also proves I was there.

Hey, just keep assuming every bad review is a troll and not take some of the feedback to improve...

Jim M.

Awesome small restaurant. Staff are great and very accommodating. The food is fantastic. Good portions and very tasty! Gluten Free options available and also very good!

Sarah

Not from around here. Came to town to go glamping, we picked a random place to eat. The food was so good, we ordered the buffalo chicken messy fries and Queso-club - the attention to detail of the food was wonderful! It tasted so fresh, hot, and crispy to perfection. The waitress was great, polite, and attentive. Steps from the beach was a huge plus. The following day we heated up the club, and it was just as delicious. Seriously go here!

quirky C.

Would have loved to leave a review but the waitress who dropped menus and walked away didn't say 2 words or offer drinks. Wouldn't look at us. After waiting a good while and seeing another table get rhe same treatment, we left.