Dining

The Barbeque Exchange

BBQ fans travel from great distances to visit The Barbeque Exchange in downtown Gordonsville, VA. Featuring award winning hickory-smoked and slow-roasted pork shoulders and spareribs, Craig Hartman and the BBQ Exchange team lovingly cook an astonishing array of meats over live hickory coals. Local craft beers and ciders, as well as wine available.

Open Daily, 11 am - 8 pm
540.832.0227 (no resv)
www.bbqex.com

Early Mountain Vineyard
www.earlymountain.com

Forked on Main

Americana cuisine with a twist, located in the Historic Sparks building on Main Street, Orange Forked on Main is a casual bistro which serves delicious daily fare in an exceptional setting. Take a right and you enter a light-filled dining room that can seat couples, families or even private parties. Take a left, and you’re ensconced in a lounge, perfect for a casual mid-day coffee, a happy hour drink with co-workers or a night out on Main Street with friends.

Lunch Tuesday – Saturday; 11:00am – 3pm
Snacks Thursday – Saturday; 3pm – 9:00pm
Fridays & Saturdays until 10pm
Dinner: Thursday – Saturday; 5:30pm – 9:00pm
Fridays & Saturdays until 10pm

124 West Main Street Orange, VA 22960
540-308-7660
forked@forkedonmain.com

Krecek Kakes: Bakery & Coffee Shop

Serving delicious cakes, pastries, and breads baked on-site, with fresh-brewed Greenberry’s coffee, espresso, cappuccino, and lattes. Our unique bite-size Angel Konfections make great gifts or a tasty treat for yourself. Enjoy our cozy atmosphere or relax on the outdoor patio. Visit our website for a full listing of our selections – order your next cake online or call us to place your order.

105 S. Main Street
Gordonsville, VA 22942
540.832.6606
info@krecekkakes.com
www.krecekkakes.com

Hours:
7am-5pm Monday-Friday,
9am-5pm Saturday (closed Sunday)

The Inn at Willow Grove's Vintage Restaurant

Located at the garden level of our historic 18th century manor house, Vintage Restaurant serves lunch, dinner, gourmet pub fare and Sunday Brunch from menus that change with the seasons for the freshest, most authentic flavors. Executive Chef Jason Daniels’ creative regional American farm-to-table cuisine “with a twist” is sure to please. Weekly events such as “Gourmet Tapas Wednesday” and our “Three on Thursday” Chef’s Tastings make every day a special occasion worthy of celebration. Whether you choose to dine in our main Dining Room, the Pub, the Sun Room, the Chef’s Table, the Hall or al fresco with our unique frog fountains on the Vintage patios, your dining experience is sure to be memorable.

540.371.1206
www.innatwillowgrove.com

The Light Well & Willow Springs Brewery

Located in Historic downtown Orange, Virginia, The Light Well serves lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch in a casual atmosphere. The Light Well offers the finest selection of locally- roasted coffee from Orange Roasters, over 40 choices of beer, and a seasonally-updated wine list including the best local Virginia wines. The Light Well offers our very own, hand-crafted, brewed in-house beers by Willow Spring Brewery (the first in Orange County; located in the same building). Inspired by Willow Spring’s crystal clear water, bubbling from a hidden spring in Orange County which has provided refreshment to man and wildlife alike for hundreds of years, our beers are all brewed using local water sources nature has graciously provided to us. Happy Hour is every Wed. - Friday from 4 - 6 p.m.. Dinner and brunch reservations are not required but appreciated.

540.661.0004
www.thelightwell.com

Learn about Willow Spring Brewery on NBC News!

Hours of Operation:
Wednesday – Thursday: 11:00am – 10:00pm, Friday: 11:00am – 11:00pm,
Saturday: 11:00am – 10:00pm, Sunday: 11:00am – 3:00pm
Every Wednesday – Saturday from 3:00 – 5:00pm light fare is offered (chips and salsa, chips and dip, French fries, etc…) while our kitchen switches over to the dinner menu.

The Market at Grelen Casual Cafe

Set on a beautiful 600-acre tree farm in Somerset, VA, this special destination makes for a wonderful outing. The Casual Cafe offers fresh locally sourced fare. Herbs, fruit and vegetables often come straight from Grelen farm. The homemade ice cream is a local favorite and Grelen's own PYO apples, berries and peaches are popular too (in season). Enjoy lunch and a glass of Virginia beer, cider or wine on the expansive patio or in the greenhouse or shade garden. See the website for the menu and extensive VA beer, cider and wine list. Don't miss the 5 miles of walking trails which also connect to James Madison's Montpelier Trail System.

Shop Open Wed. - Sunday, 10 -4
Cafe Serves 11;30 - 3:30
540.672.7268
www.themarketatgrelen.com

Palladio Restaurant

Palladio Restaurant is in its 15th year of presenting destination dining at the center of Barboursville Vineyards, in the "menu degustazione" style of pairing each course of the meal with an ideal accompaniment in wine. Menus draw on the finest and freshest seasonal ingredients, almost all estate grown or very local, and are completely reinvented every 60 days. Serving lunch Wednesday through Sunday and dinner Friday and Saturday, reservations are necessary.

540.832.7848
www.barboursvillewine.com