Roland and Kathleen had an idea. They wanted to own their own restaurant and they wanted to own a high quality restaurant. Kathleen was born and raised in Nova Scotia while Roland was from Switzerland and raised in a family that owned and ran an excellent restaurant. Roland and Kathleen met at the Banff School of Fine Arts. Opening a fine restaurant is expensive so options were limited.
They chose Shelburne, Nova Scotia and bought a small house, on Charlotte Lane. The second floor they made into their living quarters and turned the first floor into their restaurant. The front room became a small gift store, with the back room the eight tables. Roland is the chef. The food and service are excellent so their restaurant has become a destination. Charlotte Land has been named the best restaurant in Nova Scotia and Roland cooks at a festival in June of The Taste of Nova Scotia in Toronto. Roland is an excellent cook while Kathleen runs everything else, which includes hiring and training their excellent staff. There is nothing slipshod about Charlotte Lane.
I am not sure what I like best when dining at Charlotte Lane; the food or the idea. I love the concept that these two people have done exactly what they set out to do. They run a high quality small restaurant for seven months of the year. The rest of the year they either travel or visit Roland's family in Switzerland. And the food is divine. The drive from Liverpool is well worth the journey.
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