Glenrosa, a popular farm-to-table restaurant operated out of a historic farmhouse in Metchosin, is closing.
The Hammond family said in a statement that the last Sunday brunch service is Sept. 13.
The restaurant is on a hill overlooking the Hammonds鈥� 10-acre working farm with sheep, chickens and horses and is a gathering place for Metchosin residents and visitors. It鈥檚 been a popular site for weddings and other celebrations because of its quaint setting and sweeping views of forests, farmland and the Juan de Fuca Strait.
The restaurant sourced almost all its food from local farmers.
Glenrosa Farm Restaurant had reopened in July after a four-month shutdown due to the pandemic, but announced this week it won鈥檛 continue operations.
鈥淲hile regular business operations as we currently know them will cease, we plan to take some time to figure out how Glenrosa may continue to play a role in being space for people to gather and build community,鈥� the family said on its website.
鈥淥ur sincerest gratitude goes out to our supporters and our staff.鈥�
Peter and Jane Hammaond purchased the farm in 1981 and rebuilt what had been the original farmhouse and later a tea room. Peter Hammond died in 2017.
The restaurant has been operating since 2015.
鈥淭he original vision for Glenrosa was a place where friends, families, and the community could gather while enjoying locally-sourced fare that supported our surrounding farms and producers,鈥� the statement said. 鈥淏ecause of all of you, we were able to achieve that vision and for that we are both proud and humbly grateful.鈥�
Glenrosa had been part of a 600-acre farm settled and cleared in 1858 by Edward and Mary Ann Vine, who are credited with planting the apple trees still harvested today. It was named Glenrosa by Scottish immigrant John Dunlop Reid, who acquired the farm in 1895.