Home   |   The Site   |   Blog   |   Three-Seasons   |   Q & A   |   Register   |   Map / Contact Us
posted October 29th, 2011
Ted’s Range Road Diner a Meaford icon

For more than 20 years, Wednesday night in Meaford has been “jam night” – more specifically “Jam night at Ted’s”. Drive up the old Range Road, now known as Valour Road, toward Irish Mountain, and as you crest the first of the heights, you’ll see an interesting, somewhat surreal, sight on your left. An old steel Quonset hut, spruced up with white siding and a green awning, sits in the midst of an oft-overflowing parking lot. In a small stand of trees in the middle of the lot, a chainsaw sculpture by Fran Bouwman depicts a young girl staring at the fairies inhabiting an old dead spruce. And if it’s Wednesday night, the sound of rockin’ live music spills out from the packed space inside, as the house band plays and the open mike is taken up by anyone else who wants to play.

Inside Ted’s Range Road Diner, curved, shellacked Aspenite covers the walls, the rustic environment contrasting with the incredibly wide-ranging menu arrayed on colourful chalkboards – offering everything from traditional fare to such delicacies as catfish, bison strip loin, elk chops, wild game stir-fry (elk, emu, venison, bison, musk ox, ostrich), and even alligator.

This one-of-a-kind Meaford attraction and tradition has been featured in national media – and both Ted and his diner have even made it to the “big” screen in an independent horror flick called
Scarce.

Ted's Range Road Diner




  • Categories:

    • Boating
    • Events
    • Health
    • Historical Meaford
    • Meaford Businesses
    • Meaford Community Groups
    • Meaford's Great Outdoors
    • Miscellaneous
    • Music
    • Real Estate
    • Resources
  • Archives:

    • July 2016
    • March 2016
    • February 2016
    • January 2016
    • December 2015
    • November 2015
    • October 2015
    • September 2015
    • August 2015
    • July 2015
    • June 2015
    • May 2015
    • April 2015
    • March 2015
    • February 2015
    • January 2015
    • December 2014
    • November 2014
    • October 2014
    • September 2014
    • August 2014
    • July 2014
    • June 2014
    • May 2014
    • April 2014
    • March 2014
    • February 2014
    • January 2014
    • December 2013
    • November 2013
    • October 2013
    • September 2013
    • August 2013
    • July 2013
    • June 2013
    • May 2013
    • April 2013
    • March 2013
    • February 2013
    • January 2013
    • December 2012
    • November 2012
    • October 2012
    • September 2012
    • August 2012
    • July 2012
    • June 2012
    • May 2012
    • April 2012
    • March 2012
    • February 2012
    • January 2012
    • December 2011
    • November 2011
    • October 2011
    • September 2011
    • August 2011
    • July 2011
    • June 2011
    • May 2011
    • April 2011
  • Click here for fast access to info on these topics

    • agriculture
    • apples
    • architecture
    • art
    • beach
    • books
    • camping
    • cider
    • classical music
    • clubs
    • country farms
    • crafts
    • cycling
    • fall colours
    • festivals
    • film
    • finances
    • fishing
    • fitness
    • folk music
    • food and drink
    • gardening
    • golf
    • golf tournaments
    • healthcare
    • hiking trails
    • horses
    • live music
    • Meaford history
    • Memorial Park
    • real estate
    • retirement
    • sailing
    • scenic tours
    • shopping
    • skiing
    • successful aging
    • The Other Big Apple
    • theatre
    • volunteering
    • weather
    • wine
    • winter sports
  • Copyright © Meaford Haven e.&o.e.   Home | The Site | Blog | Three-Seasons | Q & A | Register | Map/Contact Us | Site Map