Quintessential Vermont

"Quintessential Vermont" is what one patron told me yesterday as i added up her ticket. Yup, that is it in a nutshell. She had come down from Barton with her family who were visiting from the Midwest and they had spent the past hour with their kids running around the gardens while they ate their lunch. She had wanted her family to experience all things unique to Vermont, so it was great that she considered us perfect for that!

Set amongst a garden of herbs and flowers, with a large open air porch overlooking the mountains to the east, summer is a special time to eat here. In the winter, we will have lunch and dinner inside where it is cozy and warm. We use organic and local ingredients whenever possible and our coffee is always fair trade and organic. Reservations are strongly recommended, but we do have sandwiches and nibbles to go.

Beyond the Garden Cafe
586-9979

Beginning October 10th:
Lunch:
Thur-Saturday 11-2pm
Sunday Brunch 10-3pm
Dinner:
Friday and Saturday 5pm-9pm

On the Menu This Week:

Nibbles:
Carmelized Onion Dip served with root vegetable chips
Garden Nachos with blue and white corn tortilla strips, cheddar cheese, summer vegetables and topped with sour cream, homemade salsa and avocado
Sweet Potato Coconut Lime Soup

Main Courses:
Crusty Baguette w/marinated portabella mushrooms, roasted red peppers and garlic-basil mayonnaise
Flatbread topped with slow roasted tomato sauce, Maplebrook Mozzarella and sweet and purple basil
Frittata made with local, organic spinach, sauteed mushrooms and swiss cheese
Veggie Fritters with Roasted Garlic Parmesan Cream
Beyond the Garden Salad with summer vegetables, walnuts, dried cranberries, Bonnieview Farm's Mossend Blue cheese and maple balsamic vinaigrette

Sweet Treats:
Coconut Crusted Chocolate Truffle Pie
Warm Blueberry Crisp with Cinnamon Whipped Cream or Ben & Jerry's Vanilla Ice Cream
Frozen Peanut Butter Pie
Raspberry Almond Shortbread Bars with B & J's Vanilla Ice Cream and Homemade Fudge
Hot Fudge Sundae with Walnuts