Reviews for Stone Crock Restaurant in St. Jacobs, ON
We popped by for a quick mid day snack while in St Jacob's. Service was good. I'm not sure if the food could have been more... disappointing. My son and I each had $8 bowl of cabbage soup that had 15 cents of ingredients. My wife's hummus had 15 centsworth of chips with them. Had they doubled their investment we would have each had a generous portions. The only question abusiness owner needs to ask is "did I just give the customer a reason to come back" sadly in this case it's a no. Read more
We are from Alberta visiting family. Our aunt and uncle showed us around the area and we ended up at Stone Crock for lunch. The... service was wonderful and the large tent worked well for all. Our server, Deb, was friendly and knowledgeable about the menu. Weall enjoyed the food and drink. We will definitely be back at some point. Thanks so much for the great meal! Read more
My husband and I went here about 4 years ago. Apparently, it was a landmark restaurant that was popular with the tourists. We... went in with anticipation and left with utter disappointment. Bland boring buffet food that was clearly targeting a much oldercrowd. Mass produced unfavourable, luke warm food. We vowed never to return. Yesterday, I was reading my newly arrived book - Edna Staebler's Food That Really Schmecks book written the year I was born (1968) and was completely taken with all the recipesand history of the Waterloo area. In particular, her reference to these amazing fried golden desserts called FETSCHPATZE. Idid a web search on how to pronounce this, and was led to an article online announcing The Stone Crock Restaurant was under newownership, and was modeled after Edna Staebler's Food that Really Schmecks. My husband and I had to go try it out. I loved theconcept that a local restaurant was bringing the true culinary cuisine of the region to the mainstream. We arrived with evenmore anticipation .. abandoning our Keto diet for what I knew would be quality worth going off script for. They did notdisappoint.. apart from some glitches with staff, not knowing who was serving us, and the kitchen forgetting a sauce.. the foodwas incredible. We were seated at a large table for 6 in a room alone in front of the fireplace. So no worries about being tooclose to other patrons during covid-19. Staff were masked and our waitress Mary was a rock star. She noticed that no one hadpaid any attention to us for close to 10 minutes and made it her mission to offer "The Save". Guessing it was due to beingnewly open and training younger staff who seemed to be aplenty roaming around and doing very little and completely ignoring uswhile they conversed about what was supposed to do what and who got cut. Growing pains for sure... Hence the 4 star rating. Isuspect this will change as more experience settles in with staff. The Brussels Sprouts roasted Read more
Update: Oct. 2020... the new owner has implemented changes. e.g. no more buffet and a new Menu that seems less Germanic. And... they have had an outdoor patio for months now, fully covered by a tent, that has a heat source for cool weather. The pricesseem high, perhaps to cover the cost of the tent and other changes required due to the pandemic. My schnitzel sandwich withfries OR a small salad was $18. AND it seemed to be pre-made and then cooked when I ordered it. In a Germanic village, schnitzelshould be made from scratch! My friends had wraps and said they were "OK". Service remains excellent and friendly. Read more
Had a great lunch here. Food was absolutely fantastic, fresh and delicious. We can?t wait to come back and try other dishes.... Thank you Read more
Really nice bread, jam, soup, pastry. Can?t resist this freshness. Must try and go. For sure will go back.
This restaurant is a fixture in St.Jacobs. It has been there for over 25 years. The decor is eclectic. An old style dinner... with a smorgasbord and self serve sandwiches and deserts. The menu is basic road house with the addition of Mennonitefavourites. The service is fast and efficient. The food is good and the portion sizes are large. It is very busy on weekends,and other market days. Read more
My friend and I came here and we loved it! Everyone was so friendly. We did the lunch buffet (not sure if they still do that?).... But we had a great time here and the cake was delicious!! Read more