The Pine is a contemporary Chinese tasting-menu restaurant in Creemore, Ontario. Founded by Jeremy and Cassie Austin, it draws on Jeremy’s years cooking in China and ingredients grown at Cassie’s family farm, Roy’l Acres Farms.
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Jeremy and Cassie Austin first met while working in a restaurant in Thornbury. After years abroad, they returned to Southern Georgian Bay, where The Pine began with dinners on Cassie’s family farm.
The Pine began in 2019 with outdoor dinners for 12 at Roy’l Acres Farms near Maxwell, Ontario. Guests gathered around a harvest table for multi-course dinners drawing on Jeremy’s experience abroad and ingredients grown close to home.
The surrounding landscape gave The Pine its name.
In August 2020, Jeremy and Cassie opened a 12-seat restaurant in a 700-square-foot space in downtown Collingwood, serving a contemporary Chinese tasting menu.
The Pine moved to a former gas station in Creemore in April 2024. The larger space allowed Jeremy and Cassie to expand the restaurant and team while remaining in Southern Georgian Bay.
Since opening in Creemore, The Pine has recorded more than 14,000 guest visits. Reservation data shows that nearly two-thirds of guests came from Toronto and 7% from outside Canada.
Source: The Pine, September 2026. The guest total counts visits since the April 2024 Creemore opening, not unique individuals. Visitor origins are based on January–July 2026 reservation data.
In 2026, Jeremy and Cassie opened LORE in Collingwood. Their two restaurants employ more than 30 people across Southern Georgian Bay.
Jeremy Austin’s contemporary Chinese cooking draws on his years working in Shanghai, Wuxi and Hong Kong, using ingredients grown in Southern Georgian Bay.
Roy’l Acres Farms, Cassie Austin’s family farm, supplies most of the restaurant’s produce. The kitchen and growers plan seasonal crops together, including heirloom varieties selected for the tasting menu.
Guests receive illustrated cards with abstract images and symbols in place of a written list of dishes.
Menu enquiriesFor the current tasting menu, contact info@thepinecreemore.ca.
General Manager & Wine Director Jeremiah Tomas leads The Pine’s beverage program. Three Octane pairings take their names from the building’s former use as a gas station.
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