Hungry Bear - French River

In the same property as the French river trading post. A favourite stop on the trip to and from Tori to for a lot of people *cough* bathroom break *cough* but the food is ok too. Also they have 2 mascots the hungry bear and blueberry hound. My whole life as a child we stopped here a lot. Never saw them. One day last summer while driving by I SAW THE HUNGRY BEAR . My life is complete. I can die happy. Location: Right off i the highway, although now that the highway is being divided it's going to be soon accessible only by an off ramp Parking: Humongous lot, it's. Very popular stop in the summer. Very popular The inside: It's wooden outside and cute log cabin like woody in the inside. What you'd expect in North cottage country. Lots of seating. The goods: Fries and burgers and things you deep fry etc. What you'd expect to find. I do like the fries. You stand in line and order then wait for them to call your number. They go in order or how people orders so The staff: They are nice, they have to deal with a lot of people and they are still pretty pleasant. I don't know if I could be. I've stopped before and I'll stop again. I still haven't seen the blueberry hound!

Let 's be honest, you aren 't stopping here because you 're looking for a fine-dining destination. You 're stopping here because you 're on an endless highway 3 hours from your destination and there 's nothing to eat (or anywhere to use the washroom for 50 miles before and after. Like an Oasis in the desert this place shows up when your kids couldn 't possibly eat one more peanut butter cracker. It 's the only game in town, and Hungry Bear knows it. That said... The food here is not half bad. The bacon cheeseburger was decent with lots of toppings (I do so love a pickle in a burger! , my kid enjoyed his BLT, and the fries were actually pretty yummy. The hot dog was well-done, but luckily my daughter likes them a little cajun . The prices were high, but see above. Supply and demand is not in your favor here, friend. I strongly advise to skip the combos and just order a large fries for people to share, as the combos are all nearly double the price for a small amount of fries and a can of soda. Perhaps worth it if soda is a deal-breaker for you, but us water drinkers (from the car saved a good chunk of change by ordering single sandwiches and then an order of fries to share. We sat outside on one of many picnic tables, which was nice because we could let the dog out as well. The moral of my story? Stop here because you have to, but prepare to enjoy a fair-to-average meal that quite frankly could be a whole lot worse. Try the fries. Safe travels, road warriors! Sidenote: Do yourself a favor though and check out the gift shop. Again, high prices, but it was 100 times nicer than I thought it would be. Lots of art, clothes, and Canadian kitsch.

Convenient location right off of the highway. Nice outdoor seating. Food is nothing to write home about and is overpriced.

Over priced... ordered a club house with fries and a water was 19 something portion for the Poutine was very small and over all wasn't good tasting you can tell the fries were frozen... Won't go back.

Really good burgers and fries. Outdoor seating out front. Nice spot to stop at when heading north on highway 69 between Parry Sound and Sudbury. Theres a couple other business on either side and a French River Information Centre