summer camp out

 Summer is so sweet & so is spending some time in the great outdoors. A fabulous way to experience Salt Spring Island is by camping! Dust off the tents, sleeping bags & coolers and come check out what the island has to offer. The itinerary provided will guide you form the Long Harbour Ferry Terminal [...]

don’t forget your mother!

We here at the Rock Salt Restaurant & Cafe don’t want you to forget your Mother for Mother’s day!  We all love our Mother’s, and in fact, many of us are mother’s, so we consider ourselves professionals in this department! On Sunday May 13th we will be hosting an extra special Mother’s day brunch.  It [...]

shirley temple

Classic Shirley Temple Here is a fun recipe that I recently found on Chow which has quickly become one of my favorite websites for food.  This is a great “mocktail” to serve at a summer bbq or for your children’s birthday party. What you’ll need: 1 1/4 oz grenadine 1/2 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice [...]

scootin’ around

This itinerary was submitted by Candice Cole, Front Manager at Rock Salt Restaurant & Cafe who commutes to work in the south end of Salt Spring on her fancy little red scooter. My itinerary begins right in Fulford Harbour.   Although some might disagree, you don’t have to go all the way into Ganges to enjoy [...]

saturday market bike day trip

One Day Cycling Trip on Salt Spring Island to Saturday Market in the Park Bring a bathing suit, towel and change of clothes so you can swim in our beautiful local lakes along the way! It is approximately 15km from Ganges to Fulford and approximately 1 hour to travel by bike – without stops at [...]

best burger now has fries + more

The best burger ever now comes with fries. Well, it happened.  After all of these years of holding out on the installation of a deep fryer, the owners of the Rock Salt gave in & bought the dam thing!  This is going to be good.  Delicious in fact. Think of all of those freezing cold, [...]

killer margarita

We wanted to share this simple recipe for our “killer margarita”, of which we served up on New Year’s eve for the Mexican Festivities.  You haven’t missed your chance as we will continue to serve them up throughout the month on Saturday nights for Mexican Night when serve authentic Mexican cuisine! Ingredients for Killer Margaritas: [...]

customer comments

We love to hear from our customers & opening the comment box is a great source of fun & entertainment!   WE do take your comments into consideration.  I hope you enjoy reading over them! #1 It would be so fun for the kids of the picture on the back of the kids menu changed every once in awhile. I [...]

valentine’s options

I have heard so many men in the past week mention “hallmark holiday” when the topic of Valentine’s day comes up.   I did a little research and found out that these guys are rightly informed in their critisism.  I also know that hallmark or not, any reason is a good reason to celebrate, especially in the dreariness of February, [...]

music monday’s – who’s playing?

Monday February 6th Kyra Shaughnessy Kyra is a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter and slam poet based out of the Eastern Townships and Montreal area of Quebec. At 24 she has already produced two full albums of original music and is working on a third for 2012. Kyra has toured across Canada, the U.S. and the E.U. Inspired [...]

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