DOWN HOME

Rooted in local collaboration and curious dining

Down Home is a heartfelt farm to table restaurant found in the rolling countryside of Grey County. We strive to tell the stories of our local farmers and producers through collaborative tasting menus and curious dining.

We invite you to join us as we enjoy an evening together over a 10 course tasting style menu that follows the rhythm of the seasons with a focus on foraging, gardening, sustainability and small scale businesses within Grey County. Additionally we strive to change the negative narrative behind Ontario wines with a complete focus on Canadian beverages and an ever changing Ontario wine pairing.

It would be our pleasure to host you for an evening on the farm. We are currently operating on Fridays and Saturdays and the occasional Thursdays. One seating per evening starting at 6:30 and we approximately expect guests to be here for 3-3.5 hours. We operate on reservation and you can book with us on the Book Now button above.

About Us

Founder
Hannah has had a passion for food & hospitality her entire life. She pursued a degree in Oenology and Viticulture finishing in 2015 and then travelled making wine in Portugal & Australia. Realizing her passion was bigger then the cellar walls she began learning more about wine in a front of house position. Joel and Hannah met at a local restaurant and began Sumac & Salt within 6 months of dating. The rest is history!

Founder
To know Joel is to love Joel. He has truly found what he is meant to be doing. Born in Nova Scotia and relocated in Grey County in public school he has split his time between the maritimes & countryside ever since. His passion for cooking developed after years of cooking in kitchens are realizing the true secret is the connection between producers. His passions reach much further than the kitchen including gardening and open fire cooking.

FAQs

We offer a multi course seasonal tasting menu focusing on the abundance that is Grey County. During the warmer months we will gather outdoors and begin in the garden. Our menus will eb and flow with the seasons and we encourage you to enjoy the surprise. We expect guests to be on site for a minimum of 3 hours from start to finish.
We offer one set menu of 7+ courses at $175 per person. This price is for the food aspect of the evening and there will be ever changing beverage menus to accompany your meal at an additional cost. In order to provide our guests with a curated experience from start to finish, we do not offer a la carte menu options.
Unfortunately at this time due to our limited team size we are unable to accommodate a celiac, vegetarian, vegan or dairy free diet. We also are unable to take preferences (likes and dislikes) into account at this time due to our extensive prep and minimal staff. Please note dietary requirements at the time of booking or email us if you have severe or specific questions. We thank you for giving us as much notice as possible when it comes to dietary restrictions.
As we are a small restaurant offering a maximum of 20 seats per evening we are unable to offer a children's menu at this time. Additionally we encourage parents to bring their older children (10+) as these meals are very intimate and a lengthy experience (2.5 hours seated time)
Unfortunately there are not taxis in the area but there are some ride services for hire.
You can contact Driver’s Seat in Owen Sound for details. https://driverseatinc.com/locations/driverseat-owen-sound/
Dooley’s Meaford (519) 538-4411
Meaford Taxi (519) 538-3139
Ace Cabs Collingwood (705) 445-3300
We started our business Sumac & Salt in 2019. When we opened our farmhouse restaurant we wanted to adorn it a name. We called it Down Home which is in honour of Joel’s grandmothers house in Nova Scotia. Our full name is Down Home by Sumac & Salt.