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Chantecleer Frommer's Exceptional

Cuisine Continental
Hours Wed-Sun 6-9pm
Location Rte. 7A (3 1/2 miles north of Manchester Center), Manchester
Reservations Reservations recommended
Phone 802/362-1616
Prices Main courses $26-$35
Credit Cards AE, MC, V
Season Closed Nov and mid-Apr to mid-May

Frommer's Review

If you like superbly prepared Continental fare, but are put off by the stuffiness of highbrow Euro-wannabe restaurants, this is the place for you. Rustic elegance is the best description for this century-old dairy barn. The oddly tidy exterior, which looks as if it could house a chain restaurant, doesn't offer a clue to how pleasantly romantic the interior is. The chef changes his menu every 3 weeks; specializing in game, he might feature veal with a roasted garlic, sage, and balsamic demiglace one night; Swiss air-dried beef, veal chops, Wiener schnitzel, or slow-roasted duck with sesame seeds and hoisin sauce on others. Especially good is the Dover sole, which is filleted right at your table. Finish with a delicious "Matterhorn" sundae of vanilla ice cream shingled with toasted hazelnut nougatine, and topped (for good measure) with a mix of Swiss and French hot fudges.

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