Peakfine At Sparkling Hill Resort

Stayed at sparkling hill for our 14th anniversary and had a food credit voucher. Had a bottle of Gewurtzimminer, the cauliflower spot, duck confit and lamb. The cauliflower was well seasoned and spiced and the duck was absolutely delicious! The Lamb was okay, a bit over cooked to my liking and wasn’t very flavourful. I don’t usually have dessert but the coffee creme brûlée was to die for! Service was good as well. Quite pricy but with a credit voucher definitely worth it!<br/ <br/ We also had complimentary breakfast and the buffet was one of the best breakfast buffets I’ve had

Food was delicious. Ordered the confit duck tortellini main course and it was absolutely flavourful. Their Caesar salad was okay. J had the lavender roasted duck and he loved it down to the last bit. For dessert we had cheesecake and the presentation was dramatic. Too bad I didn’t take a photo. The dessert was a wipeout. Service was excellent. Unobtrusive yet attentive.

I had heard from friends that the dining here was disappointing considering that it was at Sparkling Hill and so expensive, but that was not my experience at all. My wife and I went on a gift certificate to cover the $150 three-course meal for the two of us, and we were both very pleased by the experience. The service and the ambience were nice, although it did seem a bit odd that the tables were set up so close together with so much empty space in the restaurant when we got there at 8:45 PM.However, the thing that I was mostly concerned about, and ended up being very impressed by, was the food. My starter was the Roasted Butternut Squash Harvest Salad, and it was fantastic, loaded with very nice flavour. My main was the Beef Tenderloin with Blue Cheese Crust, and a caramelized red onion and potato tarte, along with market vegetables. Everything on the plate was delicious, and I keep wondering how these upper scale restaurants make their vegetables so incredibly flavourful. Both my wife and I were stuffed, so we took our desserts up to our hotel room, but my apple sticky toffee pudding was good as well.Maybe they have been making some changes in recent months to improve over what other people have called bland food? I don't go to $40-$50 per dish restaurants very often, but when I do, this is  the type of meal I expect to get. It may not have been a life-altering experience, but it was a great one. Based on my meal and compared with eating around Vernon, I would say that this is the best restaurant in the Vernon area, which it should be considering the cost.

My wife and I went to Peak Fine last night for dinner. We're staying at Predator Ridge for our honeymoon and decided to make a reservation. It was as close to perfect as you can get in a restaurant, even with a couple hiccups. It's how they were handled that speaks of the customer service commitment. Rob was our server and he was phenomenal. He was speedy and efficient with drink service. My prime rib came over cooked, but he apologized multiple times, and had them redo a new cut ASAP. The PR was great, her tofu pasta was admittedly delightful as well, and I'm not a tofu fan. I've read a lot of negative reviews on this restaurant and honestly, as an experienced fine diner, they're just plain wrong. We will absolutely come back again, and next time we'll stay at Sparkling Hill as well. It was first class!

This time, last year I was celebrating New Year at Sparkling Hill resort in Vernon. I had the chance to visit this resort when they first opened during the spring and I fell in love!!! Like seriously, a resort this style in BC is rare, even better it's only a 4 hours drive from Vancouver. Or you know, you can just take a private heli and land like uh, right on top of the resort. Make an entrance, why not.