Chartwell Server having a pleasant conversation with the Senior couple at the dinning table / Le serveur de Chartwell a une conversation agréable avec le couple de personnes âgées à la table à manger

The Dining Experience at Chartwell Westhill in Waterloo

At Chartwell Westhill, we want your dining experience to be flavourful, nutritious, and savoured in the company of friends. In our elegant Empress Dining Room, savour chef-prepared meals made from fresh, wholesome ingredients and served with warm, attentive hospitality. Enjoy the freedom to dine on your schedule, choosing from daily features or à la carte selections designed to balance nutrition and flavour. Whether you’re sharing stories with friends over a comforting meal or trying something new from the menu, every dish is prepared to make you feel right at home.

3 Plates of food -one with a pie, one with fish and one with salad. 3 assiettes de nourriture - une avec une tarte, une avec du poisson et une avec de la salade.

For a more casual setting, stop by The Westhill Café or Pickwick’s Pub to relax with a coffee, light snack, or drink in good company. When hosting family and friends, the Rosecourt Dining Room offers the perfect private space to celebrate special moments together. Here, dining is all about the simple pleasure of great food shared with great company.

Brightly laughing senior couple on a coffee table / Couple âgé riant joyeusement autour d'une table basse

Service is just as important to us as the quality of our meals at Chartwell Westhill.

Take a tour of a dining room at our residence

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Personalized service means being welcomed by friendly dining room servers who take the time to get to know you and your preferences. You’ll also come to know our Food Service Manager, who will seek your input on the meals, menu, and service to make your dining experience the best it can be. In fact, our servers and Food Service Manager are eager to chat and welcome you for a meal with us!

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Get a taste for Chartwell’s dining experience

What makes dining in a retirement residence special? It’s a combination of service from friendly staff who come to know your name, the delicious food on your plate, and the social connection that comes from gathering around a table to share stories over a good meal. Don’t forget fun themed meals, the chance to celebrate cherished traditions with family, and the opportunity to enjoy homestyle menu favourites as well as something new you mightn’t have tried if you were on your own. Watch our series of dining experience videos to understand what you can expect in a Chartwell retirement residence!

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Explore our eye-catching seasonal menus

Did you know? Chartwell changes their menus to reflect all four seasons of the year! We have more than 750 tried-and-tested recipes that we reflect on our menus throughout the year, many of which incorporate seasonal ingredients that have you looking forward to your dining experience each day. Browse our sample seasonal menu to get a glimpse of what you can expect—including food photography of the meals you’ll see at our retirement residence!

VIEW OUR SEASONAL MENU

Front page of Chartwell's seasonal menus document

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Learn some fun facts about dining at Chartwell

There are so many assumptions out there about what retirement living food is—and most of the time, they couldn’t be more wrong! Explore our interesting infographic for true facts and figures about the dining experience at Chartwell—you may be surprised by what you learn.

READ OUR INFOGRAPHIC

Fact Image: We serve over 28, 000 cups of coffee per day - that's 10 million cups per year. We crack over 7, 500 eggs per day - that's 2.5 million eggs per year