Benchmark

Everything was excellent up until the dessert when we were forgotten about and it took so long to have someone ask us that we didn’t bother which was a shame as we were celebrating a birthday. If we just based this on the wait service for dinner and the food (especially the duck) it would be 5/5

This is by far the best place to go for a lunch or dinner out. The food is excellent, the staff knowledgeable, friendly and proud of their restaurant. If I could make vegetables taste like they do I would be so proud of myself. Every bite is exquisite.

Exceptional service! Fantastic menu featuring regional delights. Enjoyed the flight of wines and bought a bottle on my way home.

The food, while very tasty, had some cold and some warm scallops. For the price all food should be hot. I wondered why one scallop would be cold and not the others. We’re they frozen? I would have brought this to the attention of my server but she was busy and did not give us a lot of attention. Having said that, I do understand that this is a teaching situation. But for the prices you charge you need more staff if the students cannot manage the number of patrons.

The artesian charcuterie meats were outstanding!
The cod entree was spectacular!

Although I am not a fine-dining kind of person, I found it to be an expensive lunch for 2. However, the quality of food was excellent and that I cannot complain. Lovely experience just the same.

We have been to Benchmark many times and always have a pleasant experience. Good food at a good value.

My friend ordered a pizza 🍕 I thought it was small in size for the price that was charged.

One of the hidden jems of the Ontario Niagara region.

Super experience. The room is nice and high, modern and well organized. Service was not always 100% timely (you can expect this with students) but always remained very careful and professional. The choice in the flight of 4 beers is limited but nicely crafted. Food was excellent. We had the scallops, they were well cooked and nicely paured with exquisely cooked vegetables. Highly recommended.

Our friends anniversary was the occasion, and the food and the staff were great.

The ambience and service were perfect for our group of 8 people. We enjoyed delicious food and amazing presentations along with decadent desserts. The onsite Spirits, Beer and Wines were world class as well.

Food was excellent and the service was very good. I would recommend the restaurant to a friend. Good idea to make reservations.

Food was fantastic! Service great! Wonderful atmosphere...high ceiling and lots of windows. And low mark-up on good wines to boot! Can't go wrong.

The food is very good, although there was no special that evening. As Benchmark is part of NC the service is good - students are in training. Good value

A great meal with great service. The food is cooked to perfection and the staff are enthusiastic, educated and clearly enjoy what they are doing. The Niagara College wines and beer are outstanding. This is a hidden gem and we will absolutely be back.

The service was a little slow. The food was ok nothing special. This restaurant is run by the Culinary School

As listed, I found the food and wine all good, but for a training restaurant, Prices are a little high, almost like competing with the Keg.

it was a great experience,,, very enjoyable thank you :)

It was excellent!! The ambience was nice. I enjoyed the pace of how the food was served between the meal courses - I didn’t feel rushed.

Great service and the meals were delightful. Would highly recommend as our group was well looked after.

Food and service was excellent

Great food. Larger portions than we expected. This was our first visit and we will be back.

Fabulous food. The special menu was interesting and yummy. The young staff have such a great attitude and commitment to service. And the actual ambiance is quite nice - they even arranged for a beautiful sunset!! Highly recommended

When a fixed menus is set,it should be listed on the website,we were notified about it just a couple of hours before dinner

Fantastic experience.

This is our fourth Valentines' Day spent at Benchmark and it has always been outstanding. Kudos to all the students!

Highly recommend, already recommended to several people. Look forward to coming again soon!!

Fantastic meal! The wines were excellent and enjoyed the wine flight tasting to match my food ordered. All the staff were quite helpful, professional, and polite. We look forward to going back!

Many aspects left the four of us disappointed.
We all agree that for a culinary teaching college that there us a a lot to learb about maintaining standards.
Two of the four dessert choices to be "all gone", and a wine choice and also a main entree choice were also unavailable. REALLY??? We were dining at 6 pm. It's Saturday night, and four more seating times coming.
There was little attention to details. Portions were not equal for those at our table who ordered the same entree. All of us felt that the portions were quite small for the price of the entrées, which for us were $26-30 each. When our $19. chacutterrie board came without NC honey as described, we inquired about it. Apologetically, a serving of bread slices, butter, and a small dish with one tablespoon of honey came to our table "complimentary"
Being all still hungry, all of us ordered dessert. (See above). Btw, Benchmark Restaurant, taste your dishes before sending them out to clients. So much salt in the caramel sauce on the sticky toffee pudding. Also, if it supposed to come with pecan caramel salted ice cream, then the customers should not get pomegranate flavour on top of a shortbread cookie, which was toppled onto the pudding. It was not a tasty combination at all. LACK OF ATTENTION TO DETAIL. LACK OF VALUE. LACK OF A RELIABLE MENU. LACK OF CONFIDENCE AND CARE BY OUR SERVER ALSO. I wish that we had gone somewhere else for a birthday celebration, which never even got acknowledged by our waitress.

Peaceful setting, great food, great staff. Portions a little on the small side.

We had such a wonderful time at Benchmark. The food was amazing and the service was wonderful. We can’t wait to come back for our next special occasion.

hi, the noise level was great, not sure if I checked the appropriate box, you could hear the person sitting across from you when they were talking at a normal level. We were not visited by the chef or supervisor to ask if our meal was ok, ( saw that question on the survey, no big deal ) I had the lamb with pasta, as far as value I would like to see twice as much pasta on the plate, there was plenty of sauce for more pasta. It really didn't fill a man's appetite. My wife had the fish special, we both thought it was a little small for the price. The wine was great and a great price. Feedback good and or bad is how you can improve your restaurant.

Wonderful!

Lovely lunch! Outstanding food, wine and service! Great value!

Excellent food; excellent service. Our waiter, Sebastian, was knowledgeable and professional. The NC wine and blueberry cider quality is comparable to the wineries in the Niagara Region. I would recommend this establishment to friends and family. Thank you for an enjoyable evening.

Never disappointed. Have used Benchmark and the college for large events and regularly for our own dining. One of our top “go to” spots when friends and family visit.

This was my second visit to the Benchmark and both times were very enjoyable. The food was delicious, the service was quick and our lovely waitress Wren {?] was efficient and very polite. The atmosphere is calm and we really appreciated the fact that we could talk comfortably without a lot of background noise that is often so distracting at other restaurants. I love the fact that everything is made by the students, it is so nice to be able to support the college and get a very tasty meal. Prices were very reasonable. My friend found parking to be limited but the parking attendant did offer to assist her. Lovely experience and I will be back❤️

Awesome place! Amazing food! Definitely will be back again!!

I took my grandparents out for lunch here! Everything was outstanding! My grandparents have eaten out all over the world and were very impressed with the meals. Thank you all!