“out of the way” restaurants
Oct 4, 2003 | 8:09 am
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“out of the way” restaurants
Not the biggest fan of MSN.com, but they put an e-article up stating these restaurants were worth the drive. Any feedback?
Napa Rose at Grand Californian: Anaheim, Calif
Manka's Inverness Lodge and Restaurant: Inverness, Calif.
The Herbfarm Restaurant: Woodinville, Wash.
Nick's Italian Cafe: McMinnville, Ore
Story: http://local.msn.com/special/archive...ants_drive.asp
Napa Rose at Grand Californian: Anaheim, Calif
Manka's Inverness Lodge and Restaurant: Inverness, Calif.
The Herbfarm Restaurant: Woodinville, Wash.
Nick's Italian Cafe: McMinnville, Ore
Story: http://local.msn.com/special/archive...ants_drive.asp
Oct 4, 2003 | 1:23 pm
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http://www.elderberryhouse.com/eldersplash.htm
45 miles north of Fresno in the Sierra foothills. Ultra high end, Mobil five star rating.
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45 miles north of Fresno in the Sierra foothills. Ultra high end, Mobil five star rating.
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Oct 4, 2003 | 3:57 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Craig6z:
http://www.elderberryhouse.com/eldersplash.htm
45 miles north of Fresno in the Sierra foothills. Ultra high end, Mobil five star rating.</font>
http://www.elderberryhouse.com/eldersplash.htm
45 miles north of Fresno in the Sierra foothills. Ultra high end, Mobil five star rating.</font>
One of the times, I called ahead and got a private room off to the side when I took my parents and wife to Yosemite. Great service.
Oct 15, 2003 | 6:22 pm
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Herbfarm is supposedly exceptional.
Never been. Not in the budget lately.
Others may say more, but iirc, it's like 4 hour 9-course meal with wines, runs a few hundo per person and is 'exceptional'. They grow their own herbs obviously, and they have their own book.
It books out a while in advance too. I'd love to try but can't seem to justify the time and expense. But it is s'posed to be top-notch.
Never been. Not in the budget lately.
Others may say more, but iirc, it's like 4 hour 9-course meal with wines, runs a few hundo per person and is 'exceptional'. They grow their own herbs obviously, and they have their own book.
It books out a while in advance too. I'd love to try but can't seem to justify the time and expense. But it is s'posed to be top-notch.
Oct 15, 2003 | 9:43 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Sweet Willie:
[B]Any feedback?
Napa Rose at Grand Californian: Anaheim, Calif
Manka's Inverness Lodge and Restaurant: Inverness, Calif.
The Herbfarm Restaurant: Woodinville, Wash.
Nick's Italian Cafe: McMinnville, Ore
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[B]Any feedback?
Napa Rose at Grand Californian: Anaheim, Calif
Manka's Inverness Lodge and Restaurant: Inverness, Calif.
The Herbfarm Restaurant: Woodinville, Wash.
Nick's Italian Cafe: McMinnville, Ore
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I've also heard a lot of good things about The Herbfarm. If I'm not mistaken, they won a Beard award in the last two or three years for best restaraunt in the Pacific Northwest.