A Good Restaurant or Two!

In reply to an editorial in our local newspaper that called for a "good restaurant or two" in Roseburg, I must admit I am not surprised that an Olive Garden fit the bill for the author. Now I don't consider myself a food snob (wine snob maybe), however, if in your past you had the opportunity to eat at a Fine Dining restaurant you may set your sights a bit higher than a Red Lobster. ( The other restuarant called for).

It amazes me, as a relatively new comer (nearly two years now) to Roseburg, that no one has taken upon themselves to establish a Restaurant of Destination in the town. I know that I may be stepping on a few toes here, but I would bet that if you asked most locals they would tell you that the town is sorely lacking a "Top Chef"! It's rather astonishing that given the fact that we live in Wine Country, with outstanding local wines available, that we still lack a restaurant to match that quality.

It's time that the locals realize that our economic future may well lie in our rapidly growing wine industry. There is so much to offer the wine tourist here; great wines, an unspoiled countryside, and twenty-one tasting rooms. Only one thing is lacking: "a good restaurant or two"!