The Prince and the Pauper

Frommer's Review

It takes a bit of sleuthing to find this place, located down Dana Alley (next to the Woodstock Historical Society's Dana House), but it's worth the effort. This is one of Woodstock's more inviting restaurants, with an intimate but informal setting. (It's a bit more casual than the Jackson House.) Ease into the evening with a libation in the taproom (open 1 hr. before the restaurant), then move over to the rustic-but-elegant dining room. The menu changes daily, but you might start with a Cuban black bean soup, Vietnamese shrimp rolls in rice paper, a crab custard, house-cured salmon, or a cut of maple-cured rainbow trout, then move on to baked swordfish with a roasted pepper aioli, crisped duck, grilled New Zealand venison, or a boneless rack of lamb baked in puff pastry with spinach and mushroom duxelles. The fixed-price dinner menu offers good value; those on a tighter budget should linger in the lounge and order from the bistro menu, with selections such as crab cakes, meatloaf, pork chops, Texas chili, and tasty wood-fired pizzas.

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