Anchor and Wheel - PELEE ISLAND

This restaurant is wonderful with delicious food, a fantastic ambiance, and charming decor.

It was okay.....the fresh perch dinner was good. The service was timely. The salad bar was plentiful.

At the moment you step into the restaurant, it is bright, fun loving, cheerful. I love the multitude of sea/lake themed decorations.The staff is very nice, warm and welcoming and their service is excellent! I was impressed when the waitress remembered me even though the last times we came were 2013, 2014. She and I hugged like old time friends who had not seen each other for some time. I'm not one to normally drink alcohol, so when I tell you their long island iced tea and their drink called "parrot juice" are "to die for", you can trust me - they truly are! They offer a very nice selection of meals - everything is wonderfully prepared and presented. People will go there for the seafood, however, they always offer a popular non-seafood dish, (for example, roast beef dinner with all the trimmings) for those who are not seafood lovers. I'm always tempted to have the traditional non-seafood meal, because just looking at it makes my mouth water, but I usually end up going for the fish since we can't get this type of fish at home where I live.

We had the fish and steak. The steak had a bit of a funny taste but the fish was ok. Service was good but the place is expensive and the lettuce in the salad was going brown. Unlikely to eat here again.

I have dined here a few times over the last five years. It is the most interesting, and perhaps the closest to fine dining on Pelee Island. The decor is eccentric and casual, which is good. Like Pelee Island, it feels a little bit Canadian and a little bit American - a nice mix. The Long Island ice teas are greats - have at least one but don't drive after. The Lake Erie fish fry (i.e., perch, pickerel), are tasty and very local. The prices are OK - maybe a little high but for the volume of traffic given the nature of the island, probably necessary to make things work. Try it. You likely will like it.