McCabes - Orillia

Went for breakfast, very limited menu, the roof was leaking the benches are all ripped and cracked and the place was not clean at all. Got coffee while trying to look at the menu and the cream has gone bad. That was the tipping point, no chance I'm risking eating in this place!

Got in late to the Highwayman and we wanted a bite to eat so we walked over to the restaurant attached. They advertise for their burgers in the hotel room, so I got one expecting it was homemade beef patty, but it was just a frozen patty, greasy, nothing special. The good thing was it was Open mic-entertainment was more enjoyable than the food.

On our way home from cottage country we stopped in to McCabes for breakfast and found out there was a buffet (instead of their menu) which had everything I wanted and more (not as extensive as their Sunday brunch but still a nice selection). The waitress said we could order eggs any style if we didn't want the scrambled in the buffet. My husband didn't fancy the buffet so asked if they could do him some eggs benedict and the waitress who was excellent and attentive said certainly and when he received them they were excellent, wish I'd ordered the same but the buffet was delicious too. Looking forward to going back real soon. Really good value, great food and excellent service.

We stayed at the Inn on a very cold wintery weekend. So needless to say we didn't travel very far. It was an average resturant with average prices. Staff was pleasant and accomidating as we were taking meals to our rooms both nights. Didn't find out until after there was a 10% discount if you were a guest at the inn.

We are in Orillia on a regular basis and I've always wondered about the brunch that the Highwayman Inn promotes on their marquee and banners at the hotel. When trying last Sunday we can into a fairly empty restaurant and at first glance the place needed some updating. Food was ok and selection average. I lost my appetite for the bacon when an old rugged looking guy walked over from the bar where he was drinking beer (11:00 am), put his hands into the bacon tray and pulled out a few strips to snack on. Yech! Obviously patron control is an issue here.