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Exceptional food and wine have always been memorable parts of the
best travel experiences. Dining at a Vermont Select Registry bed
and breakfast inn is as important to us as it is to our guests.
Our Maine inns and New Hampshire bed and breakfast inns offer a
delectable dining experience that you'll be sure to remember. Travelers
are increasingly looking for relaxation, pampering, massage therapy
and spa services when they getaway for vacation or while on business
trips. A growing number of Select Registry inns now offer spa services.
These services are in addition to pleasant culinary surprises, fine
dining and vintage wines…all of which await you at one of our fine
Select Registry properties.
INNS WITH EXCEPTIONAL DINING - MAINE
Well known for its dining,
The
Blue Hill Inn hosts three wine dinners each year. These multi-course
dinners offer presentations of 4-5 carefully selected wines. The
dinners feature fresh organically raised produce and herbs, locally
raised meats or fowl, or fresh Maine seafood provided by a network
of local farmers and fishermen.
Breakfast is a special
time at the Camden
Maine Stay Inn. Guests can choose to sit at a table for two
on the sun porch which overlooks our lovely two acre garden or join
a convivial group of travelers at the large harvest table in the
dining room.
Chef Rachel and her talented
staff prepare and serve family-style, three-course breakfasts in
the Captain
Lord Mansion's atmospheric country kitchen. Breakfast begins
with choices, including fresh fruit, creamy French-vanilla yogurt,
and a flavorful granola-type cereal. The second course consists
of either made-from-scratch muffins or sweet breads served piping
hot from the oven to the table. Chef Rachel's main course varies
from day to day so that you will experience variety during your
visit. Choices may include one of the following scrumptious dishes;
Belgian waffles, blueberry pancakes, cream cheese stuffed French
toast, vegetable quiche, asparagus soufflé or a delicious egg and
cheese frittata with salsa.
Perhaps the most extraordinary
feature of the Crocker
House inn is its cuisine. While breakfast is reserved for guests,
the dining room is open to the public for dinner. Selections from
an ala carte menu are prepared to order, including the garden fresh
vegetables. Breads and desserts are made daily in the kitchen.
The Dockside Restaurant at
Dockside
Guest Quarters is snugly set on the shores of Harris Island.
The inn is known to locals and return visitors as the place for
creatively prepared fresh Maine seafood in a yacht club atmosphere.
Chef Dennis La Plante¹s repertoire doesn¹t stop with Maine seafood.
He works to create a nicely balanced menu that has a variety of
entrée offerings.
Goose
Cove Lodge is among the rare coterie of retreats where the kitchen
is a culinary match for its spectacular setting. Menus reflect,
in the most healthful and creative ways, the purity and abundance
of local offerings: Maine raised lamb, chicken, and duck; organic
produce; the harvest of the inn's herb garden; fish and shellfish
freshly hauled from the sea by our friends, the local fishermen.
On Monday nights during high season children and adults gather together
for a lobster feast on the beach, adding an authentic Maine accent
to its delicious menu.
Dining at the Hartstone
Inn is a truly memorable experience. From a hearty New England
Breakfast to a five-course gourmet dinner, Chef Michael will pamper
you with delectable foods from his kitchen.
Wonderful aromas beckon guests
to enter Le
Domaine's restaurant. A newly renovated lobby and bar is wonderfully
inviting, the perfect place to enjoy an aperitif with friends before
dinner. The living room, with a cozy fire and garden views, is
enlivened
by colorful French Provençal fabrics, paintings and antiques, as
well as unusual gifts gathered by Nicole during her travels in
southern
France.
Come indulge your senses at
The
Newcastle Inn, where dinner is always an occasion to celebrate.
The inn's cuisine has received many accolades, for which the staff
is truly grateful. The inn continues the tradition of fine dining
in a country inn setting.
The
Pilgrim's Inn is very proud and excited to have Jonathan Chase,
formally of "Jonathan's" in Blue Hill, as the Executive Chef. Jonathan
brings over 25 years of Downeast regional experience to the Inn
kitchen. Local and summer visitors have enjoyed and raved about
Jonathan's food. Jonathan is noted for his creative dishes, utilizing
the finest and freshest products almost entirely from local purveyors
and the Inn garden. Don't miss the opportunity for this culinary
experience in an intimate country inn setting. Dinner, as always,
is preceded by the well-known Pilgrim's Inn Hors d'ouvres, all prepared
by Jonathan and his staff
INNS WITH EXCEPTIONAL DINING - NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the evening, The
Notchland Inn's wonderful 5-course dinner is served in a single
seating at 7 p.m., at individual tables, in a romantic, fireplaced
dining room overlooking the gardens and the pond. Our Chef creates
a new menu each day. An elegant flair respects the traditional while
exploring the excitement of international cuisines. You'll be tempted
by the choices: 2 Soups, 2 Appetizers, 3 Entrees, Salad and 3 Desserts.
A selection of wines, beers, spirits and cordials complements our
menu.
Flavorful food, made with
only the freshest ingredients and artfully presented, is a major
focus at Adair.
The inn's intimate dining room with fireplace and wonderful views
of gardens front and back is filled with enticing aromas both morning
and night.
Chesterfield
Inn's parlor, dining rooms and terrace provide exceptional space
for relaxing, conversation and fine dining. We love fresh, imaginative,
delicious food with unique flavor combinations. We create a unique
contemporary cuisine based on the freshest regional ingredients.
Seafood is fresh from Boston, herbs from our garden and produce
from local farmers. Bon appetit! The Inn's grounds are full of perennial,
herb and vegetable gardens.
Dining is a highlight of your
stay at the Christmas
Farm Inn, from the hearty country breakfasts to candlelit dinners,
each masterfully prepared and beautifully presented in its charming
dining room. The inn uses the freshest ingredients to create a cuisine
that reflects its New England heritage but with an inventive twist.
Breads and desserts are freshly baked, soups and ice creams homemade.
Enjoy acclaimed dining at the
Colby
Hill Inn nightly. From the bountiful gourmet breakfasts with
hand made chocolate croissants, Baked Eggs a la Colby, Danish and
warm muffins to exquisite romantic dinners.
The Darby
Field Inn has been bringing culinary excellence to the valley
for many years. From the inn's made-to-order breakfasts featuring
homemade daily specials to candlelit dinners, the staff is always
striving to serve guests in the style and manner that only a true
country inn and gourmet restaurant could provide.
Dining at the Manor
on Golden Pond is always memorable. The setting is relaxed,
yet elegant, and the food outstanding. Each evening Chef Jeff Woolley
creates a unique menu featuring New American cuisine that is a feast
for the eyes as well as the palate.
The
Hancock Inn's restaurant has been named one of the top 25 in
the country by the American Association of Restaurant Scientists.
Chef Ben Cass and Sous Chef Julie Cordatos offer traditional New
England fare with a modern flair.
The
Inn at Thorn Hill prides itself on the exceptional dining
it offers, from the homemade baked goods at breakfast to the complete
three-course gourmet meals offered each evening. The inn is rated
one of the Top 10 Country Inns in America by a panel of guides and
travel writers and one of only five Dining Rooms in the state to
receive the four-diamond award by AAA from 1997 - 2002. Our wine
list is the only one in New Hampshire to have won the prestigious
"Best of the Award of Excellence" from Wine Spectator Magazine this
year.
INNS WITH EXCEPTIONAL DINING - VERMONT
Deerhill
Inn's full country breakfast is a feast. Muffins fresh from
the oven, stacks of blueberry pancakes with warmed Vermont maple
syrup, fabulous &, thick slices of French toast made with homemade
bread, fresh fruits and juices - just about anything you desire.
At dinner, the view is the same, except with a touch of romance·
fresh flowers, candlelight, and the moon overlooking the mountains.
Everything possible is made in-house including our fresh Artisan
breads, pastas, pates, and ice creams
The acclaimed Barrows
House restaurant serves houseguests, area visitors and local
residents. With its cozy tavern, bright greenhouse room and large
main dining room, groups of many sizes can be accommodated. The
eclectic regional cuisine features fresh local ingredients presented
with flair. Vegetarian and special dietary needs are met in imaginative
ways.
The restaurant at the Four
Columns Inn is considered by many to be the finest in New England.
Dignitaries and celebrities including Henry Kissinger, John Kenneth
Galbraith, Mick Jagger, Tom Cruise, Michael Douglas, Paul Newman,
Nicole Kidman, Ron Howard, John Irving and Will Ackerman have journeyed
to the Inn to experience Chef Parks's exceptional cuisine.
Breakfast is another important part
of your stay at Fox
Creek Inn. The day begins with freshly brewed coffee, tea or
decaf, along with a selection of juices, fruits, yogurts, cereals,
and homemade sweet breads. All of this is just a warm-up. Next comes
a hot entrée such as fluffy Blueberry Pancakes, Maple Belgian Waffles,
or our special Cinnamon Swirl French Toast served with Vermont sausage
or crisp bacon. You would be challenged to be able to eat again
until it is time for dinner. Each night you will be offered a menu
with a choice of appetizers, salad, main entrees and desserts.
Enjoy award-winning gourmet dining,
featuring dishes such as paillards of veal in shiitake mushroom
cabernet sauce or pepper-crusted beef tenderloin at The
Governor's Inn. Finish the evening with Grand Marnier chocolate
mousse, frozen strawberry soufflé or bread pudding in bourbon sauce.
Each exquisite dish is prepared by a professionally trained chef.
The
Inn at Ormsby Hill's reputation for excellent food is nationally
acclaimed and your dining experience will be truly one of the highlights
of your visit.
No visit to Inn
on the Common is complete without tasting the innovative and
original country cuisine of Chef Stuart Waugh. Hearty meals, prepared
to taste and presented beautifully, feature a mix of traditional
New England ingredients including quality meats, delicately flavored
herbs and farm-fresh vegetables.
The menu at Juniper
Hill Inn changes daily in order to provide the finest and freshest
of locally available ingredients. Each evening dinner begins with
a starter, followed with fresh garden greens and then offers at
least three entrée selections. The inn is particularly proud of
its daily prepared desserts.
The Highlands Restaurant
at The
Mountain Top Inn & Resort offers sumptuous New American cuisine
in the refined ambiance of an old Mountain Lodge. Executive Chef,
Jason Evans, and his culinary team excel at innovative cuisine using
fresh local ingredients.
Dining at Rabbit
Hill Inn is a tapestry of adventurous epicurean delights and
elegant, romantic ambiance. Your day begins with a full candlelit
breakfast. A bountiful buffet tempts you with fresh baked treats,
our famous homemade granola, fruits, yogurts and juices. And yet
there's more... your choice of two hot entrees such as Spinach,
Smoked Gouda, Bacon & Egg Souffle served with herb-roasted home
fries and a warm fruit compote; or Lemon Poppy Seed Waffles served
with raspberry maple syrup & Grand Marnier butter. Sweet temptations
and tea are served each afternoon. During the warmer months, you'll
also find pitchers of lemonade on the front porch. In the evening,
a memorable five course gourmet dinner awaits you.
Guests are invited to enjoy an
elegant candlelight dinner at the Red
Clover Inn. Menu offerings change seasonally to take advantage
of the freshest available ingredients. The inn offers a full bar
and an award-winning wine list to complement your meal.
From appetizer to coffee and dessert,
guests of the Shire
Inn are treated to six courses. Karen Keller, selected a Country
Inn Chef of 1994 by the James Beard Foundation, and her husband,
Jay, share the cooking and serving. In an atmosphere that is casual
and friendly, you'll enjoy candlelight dining reserved exclusively
for inn guests. You'll select from a choice of three entrees, all
of which change daily.
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