About

From Classroom to Cuisine

100+ Years of History

At Old School Eatery, we wanted to create a restaurant with old-school food and a new-school feel. We figured there’s no better place to do it than in a classroom at Revelstoke’s former and historic Mountain View School.

A Short History Lesson

Mountain View School

Mountain View School opened its doors on February 6, 1914, and was deemed “the finest high school in B.C.” in Revelstoke’s the Mail-Herald issued that same year. However, it wasn’t the first school on Third Street on the bank of the Columbia River. It joined Central School that stood since 1903 at the opposite end of the field farthest from the river.

Unfortunately, Central School burned down in 1959, leaving Mountain View on its own. Rumor has it that if you look hard enough, you might be able to find a brick or two in the field as evidence of where the school once was.

Chris van der Linden

Old School Eatery

Mountain View continued to run as a school until 2012 and sat vacant for a few years before it started to fill with local businesses. Jones Distilling was the first to come in, and we joined shortly after just across the hall. Owner and Chris van der Linden began transforming the classroom into the fresh and refined space that you see today.

Drawing inspiration from Asian and Mediterranean dishes, Chris then started the construction of a delicately hand-crafted menu. After months of hard work, Old School Eatery opened in December of 2018 and has been serving up delicious food and cocktails since.

Come take a seat with us and enjoy the history for yourself. Our dining room provides views of four different mountains, creating the perfect backdrop for your meal. In the summer down on our patio, you can admire the historic brick school-front on one side and the iconic Mount Begbie and the Columbia River on the other.

Chris Van Der Linden

Old School Eatery

Mountain View continued to run as a school until 2012 and sat vacant for a few years before it started to fill with local businesses. Jones Distilling was the first to come in, and we joined shortly after just across the hall. Owner and Chef Chris van der Linden began transforming the classroom into the fresh and refined space that you see today.