Lake Hill Farm (Lake Toya, JAPAN) ★★★☆☆

We decided to make just one more stop before we drove down to The Lake View Toya Nonokaze Resort where we would be spending the next two nights.



It's a place that will give my little nugget a smile on his face. 



Opened in 1992, Lake Hill Farm (レークヒル・ファーム) is just around a 5-minute drive from Windsor Hotel Toya.



At Forum A, they have a small farm-to-table dessert café offering their famous choux pastry, milk pudding and cheesecake.



Their milk pudding is freshly made with the milk harvested at their farm right next door.



Same goes for their cheesecake.



Before we started our afternoon tea session, my little one and I spent some time checking out different animals on the farm. It's not a petting zoo but many of the visitors here did bring their kids out to get a closer look at these animals which I was sure they knew quite well from their story books (but not so much in real life).



It's always nice to meet some new friends. Say hi to Yuki, my little one's newest friend!



After getting to know the different animals on the farm, we headed back inside the café for some sweet treats.



We first started from Forum A by checking their cheesecake and milk pudding off the list.



Cheesecake (390 yen) - Very light and airy. The base was a layer of crunchy crumbs providing the cheesecake some extra bite. Not bad. 



Milk Pudding (280 yen) - Really rich flavored with a hint of vanilla.



There's a bit of caramel sauce on the bottom there, making this a lot like a creme brulee. But a pretty soft and delicious one.



Of course, we didn't miss their highly regarded gelato in Forum B. After all, it's why we drove down the hilly road from Windsor Hotel to here in the first place.



Here they have a great view of the courtyard.



Obviously, they were no one-trick pony. I thought they were only going to offer their patented Hokkaido milk and cream gelato here but turned out there were 21 other flavors to choose from!



As much as I would like to check out some local flavors (such as Lake Toya blue salt, kidney beans etc.), I ended up going with their Hokkaido milk and cream and sweet corn instead (420 yen).



It had really rich milk flavor but the texture was a little bit powdery.



It was nice to squeeze in some farm activities for our little nugget. Now we better drive a lot faster to catch some daylight before sunset.

Note: Please note the following opening hours of Lake Hill Farm
            Winter 9AM - 5PM (October ~ Late April)
            Summer 9AM - 7PM (Late April - September)






Food Rating: 5.5/10
Price: ￥￥
Address: 127 Hanawa, Toyako-cho, Abuta-gun, Hokkaido, 049-5724, Japan
Tel: +81 142-83-3376
Website: www.lake-hill.com