Looking for Nice Restaurant recommendation in Winchester VA

ToolAA · Oct 17, 2021

My wife and I are planning a little getaway next weekend Skyline Drive day trip then dinner in the Winchester area. I’m looking nearby, for an upscale farm to table type of place with a decent wine selection.

Any recommendations would be welcomed.

mtlcafan79 · Oct 17, 2021

The Inn at Little Washington is about as upscale as it gets and somewhat close. 14,000 bottles of wine to choose from.

ToolAA · Oct 17, 2021

mtlcafan79 said:
The Inn at Little Washington is about as upscale as it gets and somewhat close. 14,000 bottles of wine to choose from.

I’m familiar with the Inn. It’s $540 per person with wine and they are booked until May 2022.

I just did a large project for the owners of the Inn. They opened a new restaurant called Patty O’s. Actually we are starting our trip in Washington that morning. I want to stop in and see the finished job and maybe have lunch there if we can get a seat. Then heading north along skyline drive from Sperryville to Front Royal.

Huckleberry · Oct 17, 2021

The Inn at Vacluse Spring in Stephen’s City. Not your dinner option but gives you a great place to stay while you tour the Valley

https://vauclusespring.com/

They’re a B&B that does farm/garden to table breakfasts.

Treedoc1 · Oct 17, 2021

Stay in Front Royal

Element on Main Street.

Crab cakes for lunch? Talk of the Mountain.

308Scout · Oct 17, 2021

The Butcher Station in Winchester has been on my radar to try the next time we make it there as a very solid farm to table option. Obviously, haven't tried it yet, so can't recommend it personally. We live just up the Great Valley from Winchester, but haven't been by in a few years other than a pass though last year on the way to a Skyline Drive/Blue Ridge Pkwy trip heading south.

https://www.thebutcherstation.com/

This one is also on the "to try" list, as good Italian restaurants are sorely lacking around us here in WashCo.

https://violinoristorante.com/

epps1919 · Oct 17, 2021

You might want to stop by and see a N-SSA shoot just outside of Winchester
off Rt 522. I will be there all weekend

https://static1.squarespace.com/sta...2a74bd99d8109/1633441473774/Halloween2021.pdf

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John from MD · Oct 17, 2021

If you shoot Black Powder, you can call Back Creek Gun Shop and arrange for a pickup of powder and caps.

BACK CREEK GUN SHOP, INC
863 Chestnut Grove Road * Winchester, VA 22603
PHONE: (540) 888 3349 -
E-MAIL: bcgsi@hughes.net

epps1919 · Oct 17, 2021

John from MD said:
If you shoot Black Powder, you can call Back Creek Gun Shop and arrange for a pickup of powder and caps.

BACK CREEK GUN SHOP, INC
863 Chestnut Grove Road * Winchester, VA 22603
PHONE: (540) 888 3349 -
E-MAIL: bcgsi@hughes.net

They might not have to much left after the panic buys at the last Nationals sense Goex is shutting down.

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John from MD · Oct 17, 2021

epps1919 said:
They might not have to much left after the panic buys at the last Nationals sense Goex is shutting down.

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It can't hurt to ask.

Brickman301 · Oct 17, 2021

Back creek gun shop, as of a few days ago was completely sold out of Goex 2f, 3f, and all types of Swiss powder.

They still had German powder and caps

Occam · Oct 17, 2021

ToolAA said:
My wife and I are planning a little getaway next weekend Skyline Drive day trip then dinner in the Winchester area. I’m looking nearby, for an upscale farm to table type of place with a decent wine selection.

Any recommendations would be welcomed.

Or, drive another thirty minutes or so closer to back to home and hit L'Auberge Chez Francois in Great Falls.

Mrs. Occam and I have been celebrating each other at that restaurant for thirty years. They're probably getting close to the end of food that's coming fresh straight from their large gardens, but they always delight. Not inexpensive, but nothing like the Inn At Little Washington. I've always been happy with any of their $50-80 Bordeaux, but lots more to choose from. It's very well executed provincial French/Alsatian fare - have an appetite. People and service are great, everything is nuanced but not snooty. The wait staff knows EVERYTHING about every sauce, cut, and ingredient.

Even if it's not a good fit with your route on this trip, put it on your to-do list. It's tricky to make reservations on one week's notice.

ToolAA · Oct 21, 2021

308Scout said:
This one is also on the "to try" list, as good Italian restaurants are sorely lacking around us here in WashCo.

https://violinoristorante.com/

I'm mostly Italian so it's usually not my first choice when dining out, but Violino looks like it's really nice so we made reservations. I'll let you know how it went.

Norton · Oct 21, 2021

I swear Winchester is one of the few places in Virginia outside of NoVA that just don't get. I see nothing there that makes me say, "wow isn't this great?"

Occam · Oct 21, 2021

Norton said:
I swear Winchester is one of the few places in Virginia outside of NoVA that just don't get. I see nothing there that makes me say, "wow isn't this great?"

Winchester is where we stop for groceries and gas on our way to where we say, “wow isn’t this great?” just a bit more to the west.

ToolAA · Oct 21, 2021

Norton said:
I swear Winchester is one of the few places in Virginia outside of NoVA that just don't get. I see nothing there that makes me say, "wow isn't this great?"

It sure wasn't out first choice for a weekend getaway but we couldn't find any place to stay closer to Front Royal. But hey... you make due with what you can.

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