Arowhon Pines Sunday Buffet Brunch
Tucked seven kilometres down a gravel road off Highway 60, Arowhon Pines is a heritage log-cabin resort on Little Joe Lake that has been serving extraordinary food in the wilderness since 1934. Its Sunday brunch buffet is a beloved Algonquin institution — smoked salmon, fresh-baked pastries and maple-glazed local dishes eaten beside floor-to-ceiling windows over the lake.
The Food and the Setting
The hexagonal log dining room is spectacular on its own — a cathedral of peeled timber with the lake glittering through every window and canoes pulled up on the dock below. The buffet leans heavily on Canadian larder: Quebec cheeses, Ontario smoked trout, wild blueberry compote and house-made bannock alongside classic eggs and carved meats.
The kitchen has maintained a serious culinary reputation for decades, earning consistent praise in Canadian food media. Chef-driven seasonal menus mean the brunch changes through the summer, and the wild mushroom dishes in late summer are particularly worth seeking out.
Booking and Access
Brunch is open to non-resort guests but reservations are essential — the dining room fills weeks in advance on summer Sundays. Call the resort directly or book via their website; walk-ins are almost never accommodated.
The resort is reached via a signed turnoff at km 50.5 on Highway 60. The gravel road is passable by regular cars. Dress is smart-casual; the atmosphere is relaxed but the experience feels genuinely special — a proper sit-down meal in the middle of 7,600 square kilometres of wilderness.
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