Restaurants offer diners both a delicious reprieve from the kitchen and a secure environment that makes it virtually impossible for the dish to run away with the spoon. Keep your eating implements obedient with today’s Groupon: for $25, you get $50 worth of fine dining and drinks at Restaurant Oban Inn in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

For more than 185 years, Restaurant Oban Inn has been delivering decadence, sophistication, class, and culinary artistry from the charming confines of its historic dining room. Enjoy a roasted beet salad ($12) or a savoury bowl of butternut-squash soup ($10) from the sunroom that overlooks beautifully sculpted English gardens. Warm wintered appendages or melt rebellious snowmen by the toasty fireplace while indulging in sous vide pork tenderloin ($30) or confit duck leg complemented with apple mash, fresh brussels sprouts, and a coriander reduction ($30). As valiant dishes slay your hunger Grendels, savour a sommelier-selected Niagara wine and send for reinforcements of dark-chocolate mousse ($10).

Reviews

TripAdvisors give Restaurant Oban Inn an average of 3.5 owl eyes:

• Had scallops with my companion, excellent flavor. Ate very slowly to enjoy every bite. Waitress was polite, explained menu items, served well. Referred to Inn by town merchant for seafood. Touch of elegance to the place. Will return for another meal. – joekarsok