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The White Horse Country Pub

This New Preston favorite offers dining patios with a lovely view of a natural waterfall and an extensive English pub menu with something for everyone. Their sumptuous menu includes filet mignon benedict, creme brulee french toast, and other mouthwatering dishes. From their house signature burger and black diamond burger to their salmon burger and veggie burger, there is a burger here for everyone. 

White Horse Country Pub
258 New Milford Turnpike, New Preston
860-868-1496

Winvian

A remarkable experience unfolds each evening in the fire-lit dining rooms of Winvian Farm’s restaurant, where simplicity and indulgence artfully converge to create the ultimate fine dining experience. Chef Chris Eddy creates fresh and spontaneous farm-to-table menus with seasonal ingredients from nearby farms. Daily dinner service 5-10 pm except Tuesday.

Winvian
155 Alain White Rd.
860-567-9600

Bantam Pizza & Restaurant

Around the county there are lots of spots where you can find great old fashioned pizza at reasonable prices, but nothing quite like Bantam Pizza & Restaurant. At this local, homey and comfortable restaurant, one taste of their pizza and you’ll be sure to go back for more. Excellent service, polite staff, and a great central location.

Bantam Pizza
768 Bantam Rd., Bantam
860-567-3357

Executive Cuisine

Everything is made with fresh ingredients at Executive Cuisine, a corporate flight catering, wedding catering and a gourmet deli. This is a top notch venue that offers a wide selection of prepared sandwiches and salads as well as items from local purveyors, sophisticated entrees, sides and desserts. Specials are offered daily as well as custom menus that can be catered to your liking.

Executive Cuisine
12 Elm St.
860-350-4884

Sweeets

Yes, Sweeets is the correct spelling. Indulge in confections from this quaint little shop where candies and chocolates from all over the world abound. Moreover, the exquisite packaging makes these treats ideal gifts. For true nostalgic pleasure, try the old-fashioned penny candy or handmade marshmallows.

Sweeets
13 East Shore Rd., New Preston
860-868-3388

Anne Gallagher Catering

Dubbed “the Alice Waters of the Northwest Corner,” Anne Gallagher Catering has been creating culinary masterpieces for the region for years. An advocate of helping to bring fresh, locally grown foods to the area school’s lunch program, Anne is one of the founders of the Plow to Plate program, an initiative that combines hospital leadership and community-based programs to promote local foods and agriculture as a means to well-being and disease prevention. Using seasonal, local and organic foods, Anne will create original menus to suite each occasion, from cocktail parties, weddings, to dinner parties.

Anne Gallagher Catering
860-921-8304
[email protected]

The Venetian Restaurant

Nestle into a cozy booth and savor fresh, homemade pasta (made on the premises from old family recipes from Abruzzo) at the well established Italian Venetian Restaurant. Their ravioli, seafood risotto, and Caesar salad are particularly outstanding. The decor is formal and picturesque with large murals of Venice, upholstered booths, a tin ceiling, and stylish, old-fashioned light fixtures. A good place to linger over your meal with a glass of wine and good conversation. Nice salads. Prix fixe dinner is available. Reservations required on weekends.

The Venetian
52 East Main St
860-489-8592

Averill Farm

Apple-picking at its best! The Averills have been operating this family farm, Averill Farm, continuously since it was purchased in 1746 from the holdings of Chief Waramaug. The farm is a 260-acre property that is primarily a fruit orchard, but also produces hay and Christmas trees. Numerous varieties of apples and pears are grown in their 27-acre fruit orchard and are sold both as picked fruit and pick-your-own. Their farm stand sells homemade cider, apple cider doughnuts (legendary for their delicate, sweet, natural flavor), jams, jellies as well as locally sourced pies, pumpkins, maple syrup, honey, cheddar cheese, potatoes, garlic and sundry items.

Averill Farm
250 Calhoun St., Washington
860-868-2777

Marty’s Cafe

Marty’s serves breakfast, salads, sandwiches, soups and a nice variety of beverages, including smoothies, frappes, an impressive selection of unusual bottled sodas, and various coffees and tea. But that’s not all…. at Marty’s you can kick back, get comfortable, and utilize their free Wi-Fi internet.

Martys Cafe
4 Green Hill, Washington
860-868-1700

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