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Hillside Winery Bistro
About Hillside Winery Bistro
Eating at a winery has become part of how the Okanagan gets visited, and the wine road northeast of Penticton is where a great deal of that happens. Hillside Winery Bistro is found at 1315 Naramata Rd, out on the bench above the eastern shore of Okanagan Lake and a short drive from the north end of the city.
Winery restaurants tend to work differently from restaurants in town. Seasons matter enormously, since the trade follows the visitors and the harvest, and service can be limited to certain months or certain days of the week. Seating is often partly outdoors, which is glorious in July and a gamble in October. Reserving is the safer approach, particularly for a larger group, and it is sensible to ask ahead about outdoor seating, about shade, and about whether children or dogs are accommodated, since patios in wine country vary on all three.
The drive itself is part of the outing. Naramata Road climbs gradually away from the north end of Penticton, with the lake below on one side and vineyards above on the other, and it carries a steady stream of cyclists through the warm months, so the pace is unhurried by design. Sorting out a designated driver before leaving town is basic good sense in this part of the valley. More detail is available through hillsidewinery.ca, which is the natural place to look before setting the plan for a day out there.
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In the Downtown Penticton neighbourhood of Penticton.
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