Brickhouse Grill
Orwigsburg
With meats and veggies from local farms, the Brickhouse Grill prepares a variety of innovative, homemade, farm-fresh, seasonal dishes. Their menu includes a variety of chicken, steak, burgers and fish selections, as well as vegetarian options. Top off your meal with one of their decadent desserts, such as their white chocolate chip cranberry-orange skillet cookie served with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce.
Bonus: They craft a variety of highly creative libations, such as their Jalapeño Margarita made with roasted jalapeño infused Altos Tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, sour mix, and a cayenne-salt smudge!
The Horse Inn
Lancaster
You might be surprised to find that a restaurant whose signature dish (Tenderloin Tips and Toast) dates back to its founding almost a century ago is also a wonderful farm-to-table restaurant. Set in a historic 20th century feed and tack shop, The Horse Inn’s menu is filled with salads, entrees, and appetizers crafted with fresh ingredients from local farms and changes often according to what’s in season. You can learn more about this historic Pennsylvania restaurant and other unique dining destinations with our blog post.
Bonus: Their drinks menu includes a variety of fun and creative cocktails, such as the Fulton Street Sour that’s crafted with Old Forester Bourbon, Amaretto, Demerara syrup, lemon, and Bitterman’s Tiki Bitters.
Bolete
Bethlehem
Previously recognized by the James Beard Foundation, integrity of ingredients is at the heart of every menu and meal prepared at Bolete. All their stocks, sauces, pasta, and even ramen noodles are crafted at the restaurant, and they even butcher and smoke their own fish and meats. No shortcuts allowed! Located in an old stagecoach inn, this rustic-chic destination serves a seasonal farm-to-table menu of American cuisine with the menu created new each day. Looking for similar, award-winning dining experiences near you? Read more about fine dining in Pennsylvania.
Bonus: Handcrafted cocktails and sips grace their drinks menu, joining their list of carefully chosen wines.
Glasbern Inn
Fogelsville
Once a working farm dating back to 1797, the Glasbern Inn returns to its roots with a variety of delectable farm-to-table breakfast and dinner offerings. Served in their exquisite 19th century barn, the menu is filled with fare crafted from fresh ingredients grown in the on-site greenhouses and from local farms. For ingredients not available locally, they source from trusted, sustainable partners. Sea scallops, shrimp, and sea bass simply do not thrive in PA’s inland ponds!
Bonus: Their delicious desserts are all made from scratch in house, including a variety of seasonal ice cream!
Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar
Collegeville, Glenn Mills, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Moosic, Newtown, and North Wales
Every season of the year is cause for celebration at Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar where delicious, locally sourced ingredients at the peak of their flavor take center stage. “Know your farmer, know your food” is the mantra behind every dish they create, each one prepared with the freshest and highest quality ingredients. Thus, as the seasons change, so does their farm-to-table menu.
Bonus: Their beverage menu is filled with seasonally inspired cocktails and mocktails, also updated throughout the year, and joining their extensive list of fine wines and craft beers.
Slow Hand
West Chester
Named after the owner’s youthful idol, Conway Twitty and his 1980’s rendition of “Slow Hand,” the Slow Hand restaurant has an “industrial vintage” vibe and an eclectic, farm-to-table menu. Choose between “large plates,” where selections include their porchetta and stuffed zucchini, or from their “small plates” menu.
Bonus: An oversize portrait of Conway Twitty overlooks the bar where fun and whimsically named seasonal, classic, dessert, and signature cocktails, such as Pink Pony Crush, Angry Bird, and Southern Sunset are artfully crafted.
Vedge
Philadelphia
Not only has Vedge been ranked as one of “The 33 Best Vegetarian and Vegan Restaurants” in the nation by Thrillist, Food and Wine named it one of the“40 most important restaurants of the last 40 years,” proving that not only are vegetables good for you, they can taste fantastic. For more than a decade, Vedge has been offering a modern plant-based dining experience with a menu that changes seasonally and based on fresh, locally sourced vegetables.
Bonus: Their beverage menu features natural wines from about 70 different producers, craft beers, and a creative cocktail list to pair with a selection of their creative and delicious “medium plates.”
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