Compass Grill & Lounge

The restaurant is inside the Deerhurst Resort. The space is very spacious with very high ceiling, great decor and paintings around the venue. Our server was really friendly and helpful.

The beef carpaccio is really good, but the black salt can be really salty, use lightly. The sea beam filet is one of the best dishes of the night. The beef striploin, which I ordered med rare, came medium well, and the sauce is quite salty as well.

The Muskoka S’More is pretty unique, love the combination and the marshmallow is nicely burnt to a crisp. The chocolate cake is quite dry though.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

The prices at this place make you think you’ll be in a nice environment. When we arrived the hostess tried to sit us on the edge of the busy hotel main hallway. Then rolled her eyes when we asked to sit elsewhere. Service was atrocious, slow, and unfriendly.
The food that my 3 dinner partners had all looked and tasted great. I had the $28 burger, and when it came out looked like a Swiss Chalet children’s menu burger that had sat under a heat lamp for 1/2 hour. Drove into town the 2nd night we were here to pick up takeout just to avoid having to go here again. With one drink each, dinner was $250 for four people.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 1

Good spot while visiting the resort. The food hits the spot. Got the flat bread and a cocktail. The staff was very attentive and kind. Saturday evenings they have live music which is a nice touch. The restaurant does get very busy during standard lunch and dinner hours on the weekend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stayed at the resort and had the fish and chips on the first night here. It was delicious. Definitely will try something different next time I stay. Thank you guys.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stayed at the resort and our first night we had dinner a half an hour before they closed. As a self proclaimed fish and chips connoisseur, I wasn't a fan of the fries but the fish was good and the coleslaw. Big portions too. Service was excellent. They didn't rush us out or pressure us since they were closing. Our server was exceptional. The food was a ok for me and my spouse loved his wagyu burger.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Ruben was very helpful and welcoming, food was more than great, really enjoyed my rib eye steak. ? thanks for the great experience!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We stayed at Deerhurst for our mini-honeymoon recently. We decided one night to go to one of their restaurants for dinner, more of a matter of convenience than anything else…we were surprised as to how nice of an evening we had.Our server Ricardo was amazing and he should be recognized for navigating us through an amazing dinner. We began with the Pork Belly and Burrata, and The Bavarian Pretzel Antipasto…both were unique in a perfect way.For the mains we had the Chicken Ballotine Caprese for the lady, and I had the Maple Roasted Wild Boar Tenderloin. The chicken was a great earthy delight and the boar was cooked exactly as I asked. Ricardo recommended a perfect Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc that paired perfectly with the meal.For dessert we shared a the Deerhurst S’mores and a couple coffees. My wife said it was one of the best cappuccinos she has ever had.A great evening, thank you.

Parking: Plenty of parking.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

The portions were really good, both times we visited we thought the portions looked tiny but by the time we finished, we were stuffed!First visit:We ordered potato chowder (okay, not worth $14 though), Argentine shrimp pasta (LOVE IT, 100% worth every cent of the $31 dish, the shrimp wasn't fishy and was full of meat, the pasta was delicious), and fish and chips (really nice in general, the truffle fries were awesome).The atmosphere is okay, with really nice views if you are in the right spot. Here and there we heard kids running around and screaming (understandable but still slightly annoying) and somehow they played gangnam style in the middle of the meal XD (thought that was funny). I would give it a 5 if it wasn't for the kids screaming, that's all.The service in general is okay, but our meal took a really long time and our server didn't check up on us (but checked up on everyone else, and mind you, it wasn't really busy or anything). Eventually, another server came to pop in to say hello. However, the service is still within expected range, as the food was still brought up warm and neatly placed.Second visit:I definitely had different thoughts from the first visit. We were greeted with a friendly server (with a blonde ponytail, sorry forgot to ask for name) and assigned to a table. Then, we looked at menus. We looked at our orders, and our assigned server, Reuben (unsure how to spell, sorry) was really busy with at least 2 tables, but considering this is a middle-class restaurant, I expected to be checked up on maybe in around 5 mins to take our order. Unfortunately, that was not what happened. We waited and waited, and nobody bothered to take a look at us (at the point our group was just looking bored and doing nothing), until we couldn't stand it anymore and flagged a server down. 3-5 mins later our server came down to take our order after being requested from another server we flagged down. We then waited almost an hour for our dishes to get ready (3 dishes) and the food itself is pretty good. Then nobody checked in on us for the next 40 min-ish and we had to flag another server down to ask for dessert (we didn't order it initially), then waited another 3 min for our server to take our order, THEN we waited almost half an hour for 1 carrot cake (14 dollars!). In general, I wasn't too pleased with the service in general (Not completely server's fault, they need more staff, this isn't a cheap restaurant, they need more staff).

Vegetarian options: The Impossible Burger is good (and the Beyond Meat is really realistic). As non-vegetarians, we decided to give it a try, and it's pretty decent.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Impossible Burger

Many thanks to Marta, the hostess, the mixologist making the holiday cocktails, and the live musicians, as well as especially the Chefs and all people behind the scenes, for absolutely delicious appetizers, soups, salads, entrees & deserts tonight, it was the perfect experience for our family. It looked like lots of families were having a great night, excellent service and much appreciated! Merry Christmas ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Guys, on Christmas Day, while we just sit down, the manager wants our family to pay the bill before we eat. How rude is that? We have been to lots of restaurants, never encountered anything like this. The other staffs are nice.

I recently dined at the Compass Restaurant in Deerhurst Resort, and I had a fantastic meal. I highly recommend it. Their Chicken Pizza, Pork Chop, and Chicken Karaage were all delicious. The atmosphere was welcoming, and the service was top-notch. A great place for a memorable dining experience!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We had a great dinner. I had the octopus salad and tuna saku. Both were excellent, and Felix took good care of us.

Food: 5

Service: 5

Disgusting food. We were a group of 4 and really regret coming here. The food is not fresh, burgers tastes obviously store bought / frozen. Fries were very dry. Just a very unpleasant experience.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 4

Service was great, food was very good. Kids had pizza and caeser salads. Salads were a bit dry lacking dressing. My wife had a steak, which she loved and I had the chicken karaage, which was good just think a ponzu or gyoza sauce would have been better doing sauce than just soya sauce. I also had the chicken skewers in the curried coconut sauce with pasta... That was amazing! I find the atmosphere a little underwhelming but over all it was a pleasant experience

Kid-friendliness: Same kids menu as Maple Pub, but full of crowd pleasers and includes dessert

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Temara was my server tonight and she gave us amazing service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5