No Fergus nightlife?

Dear Editor:

It was suddenly brought to our attention a couple of weekends ago that the opening times of restaurants in Fergus are not conducive to “having a night out locally”.

My husband and I and a couple of friends were attending the organ concert at Melville Church at 7pm on a Saturday night. We agreed to meet at a restaurant at one end of the main street at 5:30pm. When we told the server where we were going she very kindly said that as they had only one chef that night, and a large party of 40, we likely couldn’t be out in time. We thanked her for letting us know and left to seek out another restaurant.

We were disappointed to find that nearly all eating places on the main street were either closed, takeout only, or not ready for customers. At 6pm on a Saturday night! We did end up at an establishment at the other end of the main street and enjoyed our meal even though by then we had to almost eat and run.

Our friends are from Elora where the main street is always buzzing with people and roughly a dozen restaurants are open to  serve at all hours.

What happened to Fergus tourists? Locals like to have a meal out without having to use the car too.

Melanie Reed, Fergus