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Vintage Restaurant serves American cooking at 14079 Plantation Way in Orange, Virginia, and holds a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star rating for 2026.
The kitchen works with seasonal, regional ingredients, and meals come with whipped butter and a dot of local honey. Forbes recalls a morning visit that began with a basket of fresh-from-the-oven pastries. On Gourmet Tapas Wednesdays, smaller plates include pumpkin-seed-crusted fried oysters with remoulade and pan-seared halibut with a warm tomato, basil and cured olive compote.
White columns and boxwood gardens give the inn the look of a historic plantation, while the menu stays contemporary. Renovations to the centuries-old building created a half-dozen dining areas, so couples and larger groups, wedding parties included, each get a suitable space. Wine Spectator gave the restaurant its Award of Excellence in 2013.
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The inn’s imposing white columns and boxwood gardens provide the aura of a historic plantation while the menus speak to a contemporary era.On a recent visit, we were greeted with a basket of fresh-from-the-oven pastries and encouraged to take more than one. It’s just the way to start the morning.Vintage specializes in farm-to-table cuisine using seasonal, regional ingredients. Meals include a dollop of whipped butter with a dot of local honey.Recent renovations of the centuries-old building created a half-dozen different dining areas, meaning that dining can be an intimate or social experience, accommodating couples or larger groups, including wedding parties.Sample smaller helpings of Vintage’s dishes, like pumpkin-seed-crusted fried oysters with remoulade, and pan-seared halibut with warm tomato, basil and cured olive compote and herb-infused couscous during Gourmet Tapas Wednesdays.
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