Diners' Choice: Romantic restaurants in Okanagan / Wine Country

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Updated December 05, 2024

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Hillside Winery & Bistro

4.9

4.9 (1189)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Northwest

Penticton / Naramata

About the restaurant

CLOSED FOR THE SEASON - REOPENING SPRING 2025

The Bistro's menu has been masterfully created with a focus on small plates allowing our guests to indulge in a unique sharing experience with a melody of local and foraged flavours.

Get taken on a Food Lover’s journey, with terroir-to-table cuisine that draws inspiration from the Naramation lifestyle. Executive Chef Evan Robertson and our Bistro team invite our guests to sit back, slow down and savour. Be delighted, while you enjoy interesting flavour combinations and ingredients that pair beautifully with Hillside's award winning wines, crafted by Kathy Malone, from 100% Naramata grapes.

The Bistro features a striking 65 seat dining area, lower outdoor patio and an upper open-air patio with breathtaking views of Okanagan Lake.

Top review

Anette

Dined on Oct 14, 2024

Lovely evening at Hillside Bistro. Thanksgiving dinner for two was delicious and inventive with just enough of the traditional flavours. Wine parings were excellent. Originally reserved a spot inside but decided on the patio instead and the change was made cheerfully by Sarah who also provided attentive service for the rest of the evening. I make it a point to visit when we are in Penticton and I have never been disappointed. Thank you

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Popular dish

Scallops & Pork Belly

4.9

4.9 (1795)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Northwest

Kelowna

About the restaurant

Under the direction of Chef & Sommelier Mark Filatow, Waterfront Wines Restaurant & Wine Bar has developed a fresh, continually evolving menu which reflects all that the Okanagan has to offer.

Waterfront is a small 50 seat Restaurant and Wine Bar. We have just begun our twentieth year of business and have established a strong following for the creations of Chef and Sommelier Mark Filatow. Chef Filatow exudes a passion for his art that is brought to new heights through marriages with the exclusive selections found on our wine list.

Our menu specializes in a mixture of Tapas-style items and Main Courses, with the focus on offering our guests as wide a variety of flavors as possible.

***Waterfront Wines guests must all be over the age of 19***

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TomVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Another wonderful evening at Waterfront Restaurant with delicious food (the mussels special was particularly outstanding!) and the fantastic staff are always the icing on the cake :)

Home Block at CedarCreek Estate Winery

4.8

4.8 (2836)

CAN$51 and over

Winery

Kelowna

About the restaurant

At Home Block Restaurant, we embrace the bounty of the Okanagan while our name pays homage to the Home Block Vineyard which surrounds us. Our building is crafted from fieldstone and 100-year-old reclaimed barn wood and our cuisine draws on those elemental roots. We integrate natural cooking methods like our wood-fired grill fueled by timber from local orchards and seasoned barrel staves. The result is honest, confident, and approachable food that unites flawlessly with CedarCreek wine.

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Elaine

Dined 3 days ago

We love Home Block. The ambience is perfect, the staff are always very attentive - we had Stephanie who was so knowledgeable and engaging. We had the calamari and burrata to start… as usual, did not disappoint. I had the branzino which was underwhelming - no flavour whatsoever. My husband and son at the Bavette (steak). It was going to be served medium rare but my husband asked for medium. Our son enjoyed his ‘as is’ but it was too rare from a texture standpoint. But that’s us. We had the desserts to go but did share the chocolate mousse which was divine. Will definitely be back!

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Popular dish

Sticky Toffee Pudding

Popular dish

Italian Burrata

Experience

2 Course Wine Paired Experience

The Restaurant, Mission Hill Family Estate

4.7

4.7 (2735)

CAN$51 and over

Northwest

Kelowna

About the restaurant

If the valley prospers, we prosper. Everything you see on the terrace menu is homemade, grown in the estate's garden or produced locally with our agricultural partners. Chef Patrick's philosophy is that if it grows together, it goes together, which is why we offer wines from the same region to accompany your meal.

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Ken

Dined on Dec 7, 2024

Fantastic experience we loved the food and dining room and ambiance

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Experience

Festive Dining at the Estate - Lunch

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Festive Dining at the Estate - Three Course Dinner

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The Lounge at Mission Hill - A la carte

Dawett Fine Indian Cuisine

4.7

4.7 (210)

CAN$30 and under

Indian

Kelowna

About the restaurant

Authentic Indian Cuisine

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Liz

Dined on Dec 3, 2024

Best Indian food we've had in a long time and definitely best in Kelowna! You can't best the nan - so many choices! Extensive menu and all dishes (6 in total) were absolutely delicious.

La Bussola Restaurant

4.7

4.7 (899)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Italian

Kelowna

About the restaurant

La Bussola has been serving Kelowna since 1974 and is proud to boast the largest wine selection in the Okanagan today. La Bussola is owned and operated by the Coccaro family; Lauretta Coccaro the chef & owner operates the restaurant with her son Luigi Coccaro. The restaurant's menu changes seasonally using local and/or handmade ingredients wherever possible, and includes rotating classic dishes from the original menu from when La Bussola opened 43 years ago.

We warmly welcome you to dine with us in our home at La Bussola!

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OpenTable Diner

Dined on Dec 11, 2024

43rd Anniversary celebration with close friends , wonderful atmosphere , attentive staff and fantastic food.

Old Vines Restaurant at Quails’ Gate Winery

4.6

4.6 (5899)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Northwest

Kelowna

About the restaurant

Old Vines Restaurant is a meeting place of fresh local ingredients. Our selection of dishes enhance the light, fresh and fruitful, rich style of Quails' Gate wines. Our menu is constantly evolving as a reflection of our focus to serve the best and freshest the valley's local artisans and west coast markets can provide. We are dedicated to providing you with a beautiful setting and the ultimate food and wine experience in the Okanagan Valley.

Old Vines Restaurant is Open for Indoor and Outdoor Dining, 7 Days a Week, from 11am.

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Stephen

Dined 1 day ago

Last night, my wife and I went and we had the risotto appetizer, which was one of the best risotto recipes I’ve had in a restaurant. Beautifully, elegant, tasty and very savory. The lamb was very good and service was at its usual excellent level.

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Daily Happy Hour

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New Years Eve at Old Vines Restaurant

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Brunch

The Restaurant at Naramata Inn

4.6

4.6 (677)

CAN$51 and over

Contemporary French

Penticton / Naramata

About the restaurant

Rooted in Naramata with a rich culinary history, our dedicated team creates seasonal dishes highlighting the best from the Okanagan’s orchards, pastures, and farms. Immerse yourself in the authentic flavours of the region.

Our wine program showcases the depth and breadth of award-winning wines produced in British Columbia and beyond.

Naramata Inn is open daily for dinner, we will do our best to accommodate patio requests but it is not guaranteed.

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Heidi

Dined on Nov 5, 2024

The restaurant was very quiet in the off season, but we were treated like royalty, nevertheless. Every detail of the meal was carefully attended to, creative, original and completely delicious. This is a special place we would highly recommend to anyone!

PeakFine at Sparkling Hill Resort

4.3

4.3 (1608)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Canadian

Vernon

About the restaurant

PeakFine Restaurant is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and is a wonderful way to start or end your day! With the bounty of what the Okanagan, and Canada has to offer us in the ways of cheese, poultry, produce, seafood, grains, so much more, we focus on using local Canadian and Artisanal products to help keep low food miles, support local growers, farmers and use sustainable foods in our kitchens. With healthy options, vegan, or decadent multi-course meals paired with local wines and spirits, your culinary adventure will go unmatched while you dine, and take in the sweeping Okanagan Lake Views.

If you are dining as a resort guest, PeakFine Restaurant encourages wearing bathrobes and slippers for breakfast and lunch. In the evening, we adhere to a smart casual dress code, and we ask that guests refrain from wearing hats or slippers to dinner. There is an 18% service charge for parties of 6 or more.

Please note that Sparkling Hill Resort & Spa is a 16 plus only resort.

Top review

Irene

Dined 5 days ago

Had breakfast at Peak Fine restaurant this morning. I enjoyed the Huevos Rancheros Bowl. The chorizo salsa in it was very good. I would highly recommend this dish. Staff were friendly and very accommodating. I would have breakfast there again on my next visit to the resort.

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