Miradoro has perhaps the most miraculous view in all of the south Okanagan. They also have some of the most professional service that we encountered.

Both at lunch and dinner, the focus is on Italian, with offerings of pizzas and pastas.

We went for dinner and enjoyed the duck pate appetizer and their interesting take on savory donuts as appetizers.

For our main courses, we had the Cornish game hen, the venison pasta, and the flank steak. All of them were good, with the flank steak being the standout for me.

I always enjoy a place that has interesting gelato and sorbet flavors, and the blueberry cranberry sorbet was particularly unique.

We enjoyed the 2011 Tin Horn Creek Syrah, which was fully mature and reminded me in many ways of an older Burgundy.

There’s also a full bar program.

https://www.yelp.com/biz/miradoro-at-tinhorn-creek-oliver-2

Terrafina is a great choice for dinner near Oliver. We stayed at the Hester Creek Villas, so it was an easy decision for us, but it was good enough that in four days we decided to go there twice. The menu is mostly Italian, but with enough variety that there’s plenty to explore. Of course, being able to order Hester Creek wines from the library list is an added plus.

We started with the handcrafted crackers and assorted dips and the cheeses, which was a great way to savor a 2017 Hester Creek Garland Cabernet Sauvignon. The Rock Star cheddar cheese was perhaps the best cheddar I’ve had, and a Boursin-like cream cheese with garlic and herbs really brought out the flavors in the wine too.

The three of us shared a Caesar salad, which was also excellent and plenty for three people as a salad course.

For entrees, we had the strip loin steak, the cioppino, and the cannelloni. They were all excellent. I think the cioppino was among the best I’ve had.

Service was delightful, and the atmosphere is not too noisy, even when the restaurant is packed, as it was Saturday night. We were lucky to get a table with a last-minute reservation.

https://www.yelp.com/biz/terrafina-restaurant-at-hester-creek-oliver-2