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Miners' Village Restaurant

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42 Birkley Street Glace Bay This month, a fair number of the UAG headed to the Miners' Village Restaurant in Glace Bay. This seasonal restaurant has been in business for many years, with a variety of owners and managers. None of us had been there in a few years, so needless to say, we were excited about our visit. The restaurant is located on the grounds of the museum, snuggled in amidst historical buildings. There is a large parking lot at the foot of this sidewalk where I stood to take this picture. And to the left of this image is the Atlantic ocean. We arrived on a lovely fall evening as you can see below. That's the Miners' Museum in the distance. The restaurant is in the green building. There is a plaque that you can stop to read as you enter the restaurant and there's not a word of lie on it: Home-style cooking? Yes!  Delicious? Yes! Varied? Yes! When we entered the restaurant, it was as if we had walked into a twentieth-century front room p