Compass Grill Lounge - Muskoka District

The portions were really good, both times we visited we thought the portions looked tiny but by the time we finished, we were stuffed!First visit:We ordered potato chowder (okay, not worth $14 though , Argentine shrimp pasta (LOVE IT, 100% worth every cent of the $31 dish, the shrimp wasn't fishy and was full of meat, the pasta was delicious , and fish and chips (really nice in general, the truffle fries were awesome .The atmosphere is okay, with really nice views if you are in the right spot. Here and there we heard kids running around and screaming (understandable but still slightly annoying and somehow they played gangnam style in the middle of the meal XD (thought that was funny . I would give it a 5 if it wasn't for the kids screaming, that's all.The service in general is okay, but our meal took a really long time and our server didn't check up on us (but checked up on everyone else, and mind you, it wasn't really busy or anything . Eventually, another server came to pop in to say hello. However, the service is still within expected range, as the food was still brought up warm and neatly placed.Second visit:I definitely had different thoughts from the first visit. We were greeted with a friendly server (with a blonde ponytail, sorry forgot to ask for name and assigned to a table. Then, we looked at menus. We looked at our orders, and our assigned server, Reuben (unsure how to spell, sorry was really busy with at least 2 tables, but considering this is a middle-class restaurant, I expected to be checked up on maybe in around 5 mins to take our order. Unfortunately, that was not what happened. We waited and waited, and nobody bothered to take a look at us (at the point our group was just looking bored and doing nothing , until we couldn't stand it anymore and flagged a server down. 3-5 mins later our server came down to take our order after being requested from another server we flagged down. We then waited almost an hour for our dishes to get ready (3 dishes and the food itself is pretty good. Then nobody checked in on us for the next 40 min-ish and we had to flag another server down to ask for dessert (we didn't order it initially , then waited another 3 min for our server to take our order, THEN we waited almost half an hour for 1 carrot cake (14 dollars! . In general, I wasn't too pleased with the service in general (Not completely server's fault, they need more staff, this isn't a cheap restaurant, they need more staff .Vegetarian options: The Impossible Burger is good (and the Beyond Meat is really realistic . As non-vegetarians, we decided to give it a try, and it's pretty decent.

Many thanks to Marta, the hostess, the mixologist making the holiday cocktails, and the live musicians, as well as especially the Chefs and all people behind the scenes, for absolutely delicious appetizers, soups, salads, entrees deserts tonight, it was the perfect experience for our family. It looked like lots of families were having a great night, excellent service and much appreciated! Merry Christmas ?

Guys, on Christmas Day, while we just sit down, the manager wants our family to pay the bill before we eat. How rude is that? We have been to lots of restaurants, never encountered anything like this. The other staffs are nice.

I recently dined at the Compass Restaurant in Deerhurst Resort, and I had a fantastic meal. I highly recommend it. Their Chicken Pizza, Pork Chop, and Chicken Karaage were all delicious. The atmosphere was welcoming, and the service was top-notch. A great place for a memorable dining experience!

We had a great dinner. I had the octopus salad and tuna saku. Both were excellent, and Felix took good care of us.