Foster's Inn Restaurant & Lounge

Good place! We were staying at the Fosters Inn for the Stratford Festival and decided to have our first dinner right here. Steaks were good - I wouldnt say excellent but good. The lamb carpaccio was good when i got to it (it was covered in about 4 inches of shaved cucmber slices) My wife ordered the shrimp appetizer which was very good. We went just after the evening show had started so the place was nearly empty snd the service was excellent. It was a nice warm night so we took our after dinner liquers and espresso's out to the patio where the waitress treated us like we owned the place. Pre-dinner drinks, appetizers, main course, bottle of wine, dessert, liquers and espresso was $220

I was extremely disappointed in the service and the food quality at Foster's Inn. At the end of the night, everyone in my party had to keep urging each other to try and forget the whole experience--NOT the way to end a day!
We ordered a bottle of wine based on the waiter's price and description of it. When it came, it didn't fit the way the waiter had described it and--as he said--cost $10 more than he had said. When the food came, we found out the waiter had gotten TWO out of the three orders wrong. I sent mine back, since it came well done and I had asked for medium-rare. Someone came by to fill the waters and knocked our bottle of wine on the table! She barely apologized and barely cleaned it up--some wine dripped onto my father's shirt. My meal finally came when my companions had finished theirs, and the snideness of the wait staff had mounted. The quality of the steak was so-so; the kind that could be found at a chain restaurant like Applebees. Hardly worth the amount they were selling it for.
We come to Stratford every year, but will NEVER go to Foster's again.

The food is far over priced and the amount of food is not adequate. Nice atmosphere and would reccomend for drinks.

It has turned out to be one of my favourites in town for a couple of drinks and chat with friends. The restaurant has also become a favourite.

The decor is casual elegant. Lots of use of wood and soft paint colours. The bar is small and along part of the one wall of the bar area. The door to the street is the main entrance for the establishment. Several tables with stools are at the rear and a couple of low tables as well. Drinks and service are very good. The bar menu is well done and reasonable. The Gorgenzola (sp) Fries are a great as is the burger.
The decor of the restaurant is much the same with an open kitchen on one wall. Lighting is low and comfortable. That something that can kill a place. If the lighting is poor..too bright..too dim...it can ruin the atmosphere before the food even arrives. Fosters got it right on the money. This is one of the only places you can actually order a steak in town and get a reliable cut of meat properly cooked. But don't misunderstand, this is not a steak house. The menu dosn't reach beyond the kitchens ability so the food across the menu is realiably good and very well presented. The best item on the menu in our opinion and what we usually order is the daliy pasta special. Chef creates something new each day and the portion is ample and excellently prepared. In the dozen or more trips there we have yet to be disappointed.

Service is top notch. No issues of any kind.

4 out of 5 in our group ordered the Squash soup,
one bowl you could split apart in the middle it was
so thick, the other 3 bowls were watery, so stir the
pot before you serve the soup, how trained are these
Chefs.
The duck I ordered was awful, 5 slices of duck which
was mostly skin and fat, with 3 slices of potato on the
side, it was a real disappointment at $23.95.
Would not go back.

IT WAS A GROUP OF FAMILY FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE-- OHIO, CALGARY, KITCHENER, STRATFORD, MITCHELL....WE DECIDED TO MEET AT FOSTERS AFTER A RECOMMENDATION FROM A CO-WORKER. THE MEALS WERE COLD, THE WAITRESS WAS NASTY (THE 'B" WORD COMES TO MIND) DURING DINNER THEY MOVED A GROUP OF 8 OR 10 GUYS WHO HAD BEEN DRINKING ON THE PATIO RIGHT NEXT TO US SO WE GOT TO LISTEN TO LOUD SWEARING, NAME CALLING AND JUST ABOUT ANYTHING RUDE YOU CAN THINK OF DISCUSSED. NOT A GOOD NITE. WE LEFT THERE AND WENT TO THE OLD ENGLISH PARLOUR FOR DESSERT AND REALIZED WE SHOULD HAVE GONE THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. NONE OF US WILL GO BACK THERE EVER AGAIN! EVEN IF WE ARE STARVING!!!

very quick service, very pleasent server, food was top ten

Definitely the best breakfast in Stratford!
It's not greasy, reasonably priced, the eggs were cooked properly and the homefries were real!
We had the heuvos rancheros, an interesting and very delicious breakfast...I am actually craving it as I type! A tortilla with homefries, cheese topped with fried eggs and sour cream and salsa! Apparently, Foster's signature breakfast! My sister had the french toast. It came topped with caramelized apples and cheddar cheese between the generous portion of french toast (bread was also homemade). A great combination! We will go back this weekend and make it our breakfast spot!
Thanks Foster's for a great breakfast(and made to order-we were told the hollandaise sauce for the eggs benedict is even made to order!).

I always try to make Foster's my number one destination for a meal out when I visit Stratford. Normally, I'm a dinner guest who orders the Calamari (always fresh with amazing aioli) to start, 12oz striploin (cooked just how I like it - a true medium rare) with frites (nice and crisp but not overdone). This day I went for lunch and I had the Calamari (of course) and a caesar salad (excellent at a great price). The wine selection is great and the service has always been knowledgeable, friendly and attentive. Definitely, a favourite restaurant of mine!

Living in Toronto, I shivered at the suggestion from friends for New Years dinner in Stratford.
"It's the winter!" I protested. "Anything good is closed!" I couldn't have been further from the truth.
Arriving at nine o'clock to a handsomely lit bar and smiles from all around, we endulged in a pre-dinner cocktail in a cozy leather sofa and chairs. Perfect beginning! Into the dining room.
We sat in a wrap around window table with sultry lighting and quiet street views to ourselves.
Dinner starts with an earthy mushroom terrine with lavash white truffle oil, the perfect size for our ensuing three courses. Next, melting in the mouth crab cakes with smoky spicy chipotle mayonaise, cut with tart green apple. Delicious! A succulent lobster tail arrives atop a perfectly cooked beef tenderlion drizzled with red wine jus and accompanied with a decadent potato gratin. Desserts don't disappoint, but the steak shines!
Friendly, knowledgable, curtious service reminds me I am out of the city!
Thanks Fosters for a great begining to the new year and I'll definately see you in 2007!
Ariel Dax