Farm-to-table restaurants celebrate fresh ingredients, and best of all, they support local farmers and producers. In Loudoun County, there are several establishments that use ingredients from local sources, whether it is vegetables from local farms or meat from Loudoun butchers. Make sure to try one or more of these farm-to-table restaurants the next time you want fresh, delicious food.
The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm
The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm is an award-winning establishment and one of the first farm eateries in the United States. The farm focuses on methods that will sustain the land and the environment, and the restaurant uses ingredients right from the farm. Guests enjoy a unique dining experience as they sit in a glass conservatory with beautiful views of Loudoun County. The menu changes daily and with each season, with the inspiration for each day’s menu coming from the harvest.
Market Table Bistro
Market Table Bistro in Lovettsville serves wonderful food made with fresh ingredients sourced from local growers and producers. The menu is continuously changing to reflect seasonal ingredients, and they even offer gluten-free and vegan menu options. Some of the dishes you might see depending on the season include a pawpaw spring roll or mushroom ravioli. There is also mac and cheese made with cheese from a local creamery, and a pork belly pastrami that comes with corn fritters, pickled cabbage, watermelon, and barbecue gastrique.
Head to Market Table Bistro for lunch, dinner, or brunch on the weekends. Brunch includes homemade glazed doughnuts, cinnamon French toast, tomato quiche and much more.
The Wine Kitchen
Situated in downtown Leesburg, The Wine Kitchen is a wine bar and restaurant featuring a seasonal menu with local organic ingredients. The owners work with local ranchers, cheese makers, wineries, and farmers, so you know everything is fresh, organic, and made right in Loudoun County or its neighbors. Diners can enjoy a wide variety of wine flights and small plates.
In the fall, you can get Coq Au Vin and pumpkin pannacotta, and in the spring, the chef prepares many different unique vegetable dishes made with fresh seasonal veggies. In the winter, you can count on rich, delicious meals with wonderful root vegetables.
Magnolias at the Mill
Head to Loudoun County’s wine country and stop in at Magnolia’s at the Mill for a delicious meal. This unique restaurant offers seasonal food made with ingredients from local farmers. There are always daily specials to go with the rotating seasonal menus for both lunch and dinner.
Dinner options include brick-oven pizzas and local hickory-grilled burgers, or you can get local smoked chicken Fettuccine made with house smoked bacon, local mushrooms, spinach, basil, roasted tomatoes, and shaved Gouda. The menu includes a list of the local farms and producers so you can see where your ingredients are coming from.
Enjoy fresh local foods at any of these Loudoun County restaurants. The farm-to-table concept is a great way to help your local farmers and producers and get delicious food.
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