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Curious Thyme's By The Water
Owners Vince and Jennifer Potter have created a truly unique restaurant. Curious Thyme's By The Water offers carefully selected items that appeal to all taste-bud's using the freshest ingredients with a twist of creativity to produce the finest results. Creating simple and intriguing salads hand crafted pastas and pizza's to local game meats such as Buffalo, Elk, Venison and Red Deer to exotic Kangaroo and Alligator. The restaurant is also fully licensed and offers a wild selection of beers, cocktails and vintage wines. The restaurant also offers Thyme for Tea, with over 68 different loose leaf teas of the highest quality to choose from imported from all over the world.
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22 Current Reviews
Summary of Diner Ratings & Reviews
Overall
(Very Good)
3.7
/
5
Rating Breakdown 22 reviews
5 stars
(6)
4 stars
(8)
3 stars
(4)
2 stars
(3)
1 star
(1)
Food
(Very Good)
3.5
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
3.7
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
3.8
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
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Diners classify this restaurant as:
- scenic view(18)
- special occasion(15)
- romantic(12)
- fit for foodies(10)
- good for groups(9)
- great for lunch(9)
Curious Thyme's By The Water Reviews List
Review 1 for Curious Thyme's By The Water
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
25th Anniversary celebration!
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"We had a window table with a fabulous view of Lake Ramsey. Our server was friendly and helpful. All of the dishes we had were very good. The root vegetable salad and the fresh fruit salad were tasty. Although this time we had lunch, we have gone for dinner in the past and thoroughly enjoyed it. The menu has a good variety and we love the location."
Dined on 5/07/2013
Special Features: fit for foodies, romantic, scenic view, neighborhood gem, great for lunch, special occasion
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Review 2 for Curious Thyme's By The Water
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
I love the view and the location
Food
(Poor)
1
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Quiet
"I love the view and the location and the place has so much to offer. Sadly the food was very poor. We are going out to different restaurants every week and I would have loved the food to be good as I would love to say lets go back there, but we had a pizza and the topping was taste less and the rest was very "doughy" I had a salad and that was also not very good...
The blueberry cheesecake was outstanding and the service was fantastic, but the food was really a HUGE let down..
The restaurant has everything a restaurant needs to make a huge success, sadly it is missing the most important element....great food :-("
The blueberry cheesecake was outstanding and the service was fantastic, but the food was really a HUGE let down..
The restaurant has everything a restaurant needs to make a huge success, sadly it is missing the most important element....great food :-("
Dined on 15/04/2013
2013
Special Features: good for groups, great for brunch, neighborhood gem, romantic, special occasion, scenic view, great for lunch, hot spot
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Review 3 for Curious Thyme's By The Water
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
disapointed
Food
(Fair)
2
/
5
Service
(Good)
3
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Quiet
"the bisque was lumpy because the roux was not properly mixed and they had no elk and kangeroo available,the server told us that they had had complaintes with the bisque earliar but still left it on the menu"
Dined on 01/03/2013
2013
Special Features: scenic view
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Review 4 for Curious Thyme's By The Water
Overall rating
(Fair)
2
/
5
Great venue, good menu, service
Food
(Good)
3
/
5
Service
(Poor)
1
/
5
Ambiance
(Fair)
2
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Great venue, good menu, service was slow.
Our server was very nice (but not an experienced). She upsold the Pickerel and after 15 mins of ordering came back to the table to tell us that the restaurant was out of it. We then substituted for Catfish which took 1 hour to cook. We were a medium sized group (7 people)."
Dined on 20/02/2013
2013
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Review 5 for Curious Thyme's By The Water
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
The atmosphere was very warm
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"The atmosphere was very warm and the waitress very attentive. I always enjoy the view. I would have liked something to accompany my soup, however. It stood alone and could have used a crostini to balance it out. Or, consider a soup and sandwich special - so the sandwich is almost a half portion of the regular option. The food, in and of itself was very good."
Dined on 13/02/2013
2013
Special Features: fit for foodies, good for groups, great for brunch, late-night find, romantic, special occasion, scenic view, great for lunch
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Review 6 for Curious Thyme's By The Water
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
Service was fair because our
Food
(Good)
3
/
5
Service
(Fair)
2
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Service was fair because our server was new and did not know different things that we would ask him about the menu but I'm sure he will get better with time and experience. It was good for me but not for my wife because she's fussy."
Dined on 14/02/2013
2013
Special Features: notable wine list, romantic, special occasion, scenic view, great for lunch
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Review 7 for Curious Thyme's By The Water
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Delightful Food, Great Service
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"The Calamari was grilled to perfection not over cooked and definitely not chewy at all a little char to give a great flavour, the chilli oil and citrus dressing give a unique taste.
The double boned pork chop was recommended by our server and she didn't disappoint beautifully griledl and the presentation was awesome.
The service was not rushed and gave us time to enjoy the delightful view over looking the lake.
We will be back for sure."
Dined on 14/02/2013
2010
Special Features: fit for foodies, good for groups, late-night find, neighborhood gem, notable wine list, romantic, special occasion, scenic view, hot spot
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Review 8 for Curious Thyme's By The Water
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
It was a perfect setting to
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"It was a perfect setting to take our out of town guests and to show off a beautiful part of Sudbury. The menu was varied with choices not communally available such as the wild meats. The food was well presented and no one was disappointed."
Dined on 02/02/2013
2013
Special Features: fit for foodies, good for groups, neighborhood gem, special occasion, scenic view
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Review 9 for Curious Thyme's By The Water
Overall rating
(Fair)
2
/
5
Pond Hockey
Food
(Fair)
2
/
5
Service
(Poor)
1
/
5
Ambiance
(Fair)
2
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"My Family and I went to curious thymes to enjoy an evening out. When we arrived, we were brought in to a rather cramped
Table. Their was no one offering to take our coats or a place to put them.
That was solved as we took them to a coat rack outside the restaurant.
The service was terrible,the servers were obviously
New and untrained. The orders we placed were slow to arrive. The food was ok. not exceptional.
My young son ordered a hamburger And it arrived with nothing on it, plain in a bun. I've never seen that.
Apparently, they had no cheese, pickles, mustard or any other topping
available, we eventually negotiated some cheese slices.
I would not recommend,overpriced, ok food, poor service. the view is very nice."
Table. Their was no one offering to take our coats or a place to put them.
That was solved as we took them to a coat rack outside the restaurant.
The service was terrible,the servers were obviously
New and untrained. The orders we placed were slow to arrive. The food was ok. not exceptional.
My young son ordered a hamburger And it arrived with nothing on it, plain in a bun. I've never seen that.
Apparently, they had no cheese, pickles, mustard or any other topping
available, we eventually negotiated some cheese slices.
I would not recommend,overpriced, ok food, poor service. the view is very nice."
Dined on 02/02/2013
2013
Special Features: scenic view
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Review 10 for Curious Thyme's By The Water
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Best place to dine in Sudbury
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Quiet
"Curious Thyme's Bistro features the best view in Greater Sudbury. From Science North, one overlooks Ramsey Lake. Whatever the season, it is gorgeous. The indoor setting is classy in all respects. The menu is varied and food delicious. Check the pricing on the day's specials. $15.00 for an appetizer salad could surprise you."
Dined on 22/01/2013
2013
Special Features: good for groups, neighborhood gem, romantic, special occasion, scenic view, great for lunch, hot spot
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Review 11 for Curious Thyme's By The Water
Overall rating
(Fair)
2
/
5
Reserved in advance, our group
Food
(Good)
3
/
5
Service
(Fair)
2
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Quiet
"Reserved in advance, our group enjoyed the ambiance at the restaurant. We were placed in a privite area and it was appreciated. I found the service to slow for my point of view, at some point I had to get up and serve myself some wine after it was left on the table for a good period. Althought my plate was ok (lack of taste in sauce) it was good but one of my fellow workers seem to have a steak that was well done and by her comments did not seem to like it to much."
Dined on 18/01/2013
2013
Special Features: good for groups
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Ratings-Only Reviews for Curious Thyme's By The Water
Based on the average of (11) ratings-only reviews
Overall
(Outstanding)
4.1
/
5
1 out of 1 recommend this product
Food
(Very Good)
3.9
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
4.2
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate