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The Modest Butcher
About The Modest Butcher
Restaurant names do not always describe what happens on the plate, and a name built around a trade word is common enough that it should not be taken too literally. What actually matters when choosing a place to eat is more practical: how close it is, whether a group can be seated together, and whether the moment calls for a quick bite or a longer sit-down meal.
The Modest Butcher, whose name suggests a butcher's counter more than a dining room, is filed here among West Kelowna's restaurants and operates out of 829 Douglas Road in Lakeview Heights, up on the benchland slopes above Okanagan Lake where established homes and vineyard rows share the same broad views over the water. It is a short run downhill to the beaches at Gellatly Bay and a short run the other way to the shops along the Westbank strip, so the address suits the neighbourhood as well as anyone coming across the bridge for a weekend on the west side. Another business shares the same address, which is common enough along these bench roads. There is a phone at 250 769 8803 and a site at modestbutcher.com.
Restaurants in a spot like this vary widely in pace and formality, so calling ahead is worth the minute if a booking or a particular time matters to you, especially heading into a weekend when tables can fill. Larger groups in particular do better giving notice, since seating a crowd on short notice is not always possible everywhere. Parking up on the benches is generally straightforward, though the roads climb and wind enough that a first visit is easier with directions already in hand.
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In the Lakeview Heights neighbourhood of West Kelowna.
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