Uniacke Pines

This review is based on the restaurant…
Service: fantastic! Very quick and polite.
Food: delicious! I had the chicken club with wedges and husband had seafood chowder. The sandwich had real chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and just the right amount of mayo (you can add cheese). The wedges are to die for! Crispy, spicy, perfectly cooked. Husband also enjoyed his chowder and mentioned that it had a bit of heat to it. I will get a cup of that next time!
Prices: great! $ 11 for a bowl of chowder with roll (big bowl) and $ 11 for the sandwich/​wedges.
We will definitely be back!

This course used to be called Witch’s Ridge until it was taken over by new ownership and subsequently renovated a few years back.
If you’re driving from Halifax and want to go through the Bedford Highway and take the scenic #1 route, then it’s about a 45-​minute drive to Mount Uniacke. The clubhouse also has the Pine Grove Grill, which is a popular spot for its variety of food items such as the jumbo wings and fish and chips.
Having played this course a few times, it is rather unspectacular, but the level of difficulty is quite high as accurate shots are rewarded and inconsistency is punished. The 1^st hole is a tricky par-​4 that has a dogleg to the right at about the 200-​yard mark; this is the first of several dogleg holes at Uniacke Pines.
The 5^th hole is a par-​4 that has a single pine tree standing out in the fairway on the left-​hand side. This tree is a good guide to how you tee up your shot and it can be the difference between a decent score and one that wrecks your round. The next hole is a short par-​3 but is touted as the signature hole as you have to clear a pit and then try to land your ball on a small landing area.
Dogleg holes follow on 7 and 8 and the final hole is a short 281-​yard par-​4 that, again, requires great accuracy or you’ll either end up in the thick rough on the left or the woods on the right. There is also a small water trap just before the green that will have you debating on what type of club to use to get your ball close to the pin.
The course is reasonably priced at $ 18.00, but there are some long walks between holes, especially between 6 and 7; in addition, to 8 and 9, so if you are not in the best of shape you may need a power-​cart. I also found some of the fairways a bit brown and dried out and there were no bunkers and very little water, which wasn’t surprising as the course is advertised as a Parkland-​style set-​up.
While I would recommend a visit to Uniacke Pines once or twice a year as a way to test your accuracy off the tee, I wouldn’t place it as one of my favourite courses in the province.