The Dutch Treat

The food was excellent. We got here pretty much by chance. I had the surf and turf plate and my husband had the haddock and potato chowder. Both were really delicious and looked beautiful. The service may have been a bit dlow but i didn't mind much and it was worth it, too.

We were driving back from Vermont, and stopped in here for brunch - and what a great find!nnThey were off to a slow start, with one server at opening - but she was so friendly. We went on St. Patrick’s Day, so of course we had to get their corned beef special. At the waitress’s recommendation, we also got the steak and cheese and French onion soup.

The one redeeming quality of this restaurant is the food, which was solid. We had the Cobb salad, mushroom cheddar burger, cheesesteak, and crab cakes. The service and wait to get our food was possibly the slowest I have ever experienced. It would have been comical if we weren’t so hungry! The place was about half full, and literally one table was eating at a time. Several groups left because they couldn’t wait any longer. And the waitstaff seemed to have no sense that this was a problem. The primary waitress had zero warmth and actually walked away from our table right before taking our order because she remembered something else she had to do. She figured out which table to deliver to by standing at the kitchen door and yelling, “who got the clam chowder?!” I’ll try and give the benefit of the doubt that it’s not this bad in the less busy (non-autumn) season.

Oct 2024nOur family came here for dinner during the busy fall-peeper season so we weren't surprised there was a wait for dinner. It didn't take long to be seated but they let us know it would be 45 minutes to get food (it only took 30). In the meantime we enjoyed delicious beverages and the servers (Diana was amazing!) were friendly and attentive even though super busy.nFranconia is a quieter local town than the more commercialized other local ski towns and we were thrilled to be visiting. It was cool to see people from all over the world and have a long chat with locals at the end of the night. Oh yeah, the food was delicious also! Big menu. I'm not sure I cared though because the ambiance made it the most special.

We stopped here for dinner on our travels. Diana was so nice and attentive. Everyone enjoyed what they ordered. The homemade potato chips were a family favorite. There is a kids menu.