Nine MileKITCHEN & BAR

THE MENU

Cooked here, mostly grown here

The menu moves with the season, so this changes every six weeks or so. Bread, pasta and pastry are made in-house. Tell your server about allergies — the kitchen is used to it.

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Snacks

Small things to start, or to keep the table busy.

  • Oysters on Ice

    $21.00

    Half dozen, shucked to order, with pickled shallot mignonette and horseradish.

    GF

  • Soup of the Day

    $11.00

    Made each morning. Ask your server, or check the board by the door.

  • Kempenfelt Greens

    $16.00

    Local greens, shaved radish, toasted sunflower seed, aged cheddar, maple-cider vinaigrette.

    VGF

Boards

Built for sharing across the table.

  • The Fisherman's Pot

    $38.00

    PEI mussels, shrimp and chorizo over saffron rice, cooked in one pan. Meant for the middle of the table.

  • The Portage Board

    $34.00

    Ontario cheeses and cured meats, honeycomb, pickles, grainy mustard, house crackers and warm bread.

  • Wood-Fired Flatbread

    $22.00

    Blistered in the stone oven. Choose your topping — the dough is a two-day ferment.

Mains

The plates we're known for.

  • 10oz Striploin

    $46.00

    Ontario beef, cast-iron seared, with confit garlic butter, roast carrot and hand-cut fries.

    GF

  • Georgian Bay Trout

    $34.00

    Pan-roasted with brown butter, capers and dill, over crushed new potatoes and spring peas.

    GF

  • Half Roast Chicken

    $32.00

    Brined overnight, roasted over the fire, with pan jus, charred lemon and a herbed potato cake.

    GF

  • Pasta of the Week

    $29.00

    Rolled and cut in-house every Tuesday. This week: pappardelle with braised beef and gremolata.

Handhelds

All served with fries or a side salad.

  • The Nine Mile Burger

    $24.00

    Two smashed patties, aged cheddar, house sauce, bread-and-butter pickle, on a milk bun.

  • Buttermilk Chicken Sandwich

    $22.00

    Brined and fried, slaw, dill pickle, chili maple mayo. Ask for it hot and we'll take you seriously.

Sides

  • Hand-Cut Fries

    $9.00

    Rosemary salt, garlic aioli.

    V

  • Poutine

    $14.00

    Quebec curds, beef gravy.

  • Beer-Battered Onion Rings

    $11.00

    With smoked ketchup.

    V

  • Charred Brussels Sprouts

    $12.00

    Maple, chili, toasted almond.

    VGF

Dessert

  • Dark Chocolate Brownie

    $13.00

    Warm, with brown butter ice cream and sea salt.

  • Sticky Toffee Pudding

    $13.00

    Date cake, toffee sauce, Chantilly.

Sunday Brunch

Sundays, 10am until 2pm.

  • Portage Benedict

    $23.00

    Poached eggs, peameal bacon, hollandaise, on a house English muffin with breakfast potatoes.

  • Buttermilk Pancakes

    $19.00

    Whipped maple butter, seasonal fruit.

    V

Bar

Dine-in only — we can't send these out the door.

  • The Portage

    $17.00

    Rye, Ontario maple, black walnut bitters, orange oil. Our house old fashioned.

  • Wine by the Glass

    $14.00

    Twelve rotating pours, weighted toward Prince Edward County and Niagara.

  • Local Draught

    $9.00

    Six taps, all Ontario. Ask what just changed.

V vegetarian · GFgluten free, or can be made so. Prices don't include tax or gratuity. An 18% gratuity is added to parties of eight or more.