Stone Crock Restaurant - St. Jacobs, Ontario

My friend and I came here and we loved it! Everyone was so friendly. We did the lunch buffet (not sure if they still do that?). But we had a great time here and the cake was delicious!!

We are from Alberta visiting family. Our aunt and uncle showed us around the area and we ended up at Stone Crock for lunch. The service was wonderful and the large tent worked well for all. Our server, Deb, was friendly and knowledgeable about the menu. We all enjoyed the ... food and drink. We will definitely be back at some point. Thanks so much for the great meal! Read more

My husband and I went here about 4 years ago. Apparently, it was a landmark restaurant that was popular with the tourists. We went in with anticipation and left with utter disappointment. Bland boring buffet food that was clearly targeting a much older crowd. Mass produced unfavourable, luke ... warm food. We vowed never to return. Yesterday, I was reading my newly arrived book - Edna Staebler's Food That Really Schmecks book written the year I was born (1968) and was completely taken with all the recipes and history of the Waterloo area. In particular, her reference to these amazing fried golden desserts called FETSCHPATZE. I did a web search on how to pronounce this, and was led to an article online announcing The Stone Crock Restaurant was under new ownership, and was modeled after Edna Staebler's Food that Really Schmecks. My husband and I had to go try it out. I loved the concept that a local restaurant was bringing the true culinary cuisine of the region to the mainstream. We arrived with even more anticipation .. abandoning our Keto diet for what I knew would be quality worth going off script for. They did not disappoint.. apart from some glitches with staff, not knowing who was serving us, and the kitchen forgetting a sauce.. the food was incredible. We were seated at a large table for 6 in a room alone in front of the fireplace. So no worries about being too close to other patrons during covid-19. Staff were masked and our waitress Mary was a rock star. She noticed that no one had paid any attention to us for close to 10 minutes and made it her mission to offer "The Save". Guessing it was due to being newly open and training younger staff who seemed to be aplenty roaming around and doing very little and completely ignoring us while they conversed about what was supposed to do what and who got cut. Growing pains for sure... Hence the 4 star rating. I suspect this will change as more experience settles in with staff. The Brussels Sprouts roasted with pickles of all things are INCREDIBLE..and I am NOT a fan of Brussels sprouts normally. Pickled beets have the most unique flavour, coleslaw fresh and the side salad perfect. The schnitzel was the perfect blend of crispy, golden outside and juicy tender pork inside. My husband had the Jaeger ( mushroom ) and I had the farmer. The bacon for the farmer was thick sliced and easy to cut into, and the egg the perfect topping. The mushroom sauce was gloriously rich as it should be. ( My husband has gone to Bavaria many times and noted this Jaeger was absolutely comparable to homemade perfect versions he has enjoyed there) Finally the dessert the thing that got us here... The FETSCHPATZE.... These golden, crunchy balls of dough are the perfect spongey inside that can soak up the syrup and the icing sugar finishes it. You HAVE to try them. Sooo simple, and yet so delicious and comforting. Keto out the window.. it was worth every glorious bite. Next.. we want to try the cabbage rolls. We will make this part of our go to favourites for food that really schmecks. Well done... Read more

This restaurant is a fixture in St.Jacobs. It has been there for over 25 years. The decor is eclectic. An old style dinner with a smorgasbord and self serve sandwiches and deserts. The menu is basic road house with the addition of Mennonite favourites. The service is fast ... and efficient. The food is good and the portion sizes are large. It is very busy on weekends, and other market days. Read more

Came here a few years ago and they had much fresher selection back then. Stopped by with friends near end of the day and everything was cleared out, staff looked reluctant to go home and didn’t really bother to acknowledge us. Products are quite expensive and selection is not as ... local as before. My friend did the fill-a-bag deal $12 for whatever you can stuff into a bag. Everything other than muffins were way over a day old, so selection was mediocre. Some items were 3-4 days old. Wouldn’t be a problem if just baked goods, but most of everything was with leftover glaze and at this point quite stale. Pie filling is VERY glutinous and unnaturally sweet, to the point that it felt rubbery and very little of the actual fruit (blueberries for ours). Pie crust pretty goon in comparison to the filling. Read more