The Lincoln Hill Inn was originally an 1804 farmhouse. Purchased by Bill & Cheryl Ward in 1983, the home has been restored and has become a wonderful dinner retreat for the area. We were given the "nickel tour" by Bill, who pointed out some of the original brick walls that remained and explained the restoration process and renovations they had made. What were once bedrooms are now cozy dining rooms....there's even a small private one just for two! The grounds are beautifully landscaped and the Inn is well known for the weddings that are catered on-site.

Our waitress, Kate, seated us on the patio surrounded by huge pine trees and overlooking the grounds. Mike started with the shrimp cocktail and I had the onion soup, along with a basket of fresh rolls and butter. Mike was still commenting on how good his shrimp was when our salads arrived. He chose the garden salad with honey-peppercorn dressing and I selected the walnut & mandarin orange salad with honey-peppercorn dressing.

For our entrees, we went with beef this night. Mike enjoyed a 14-oz. NY strip steak cooked to perfection and my 9-oz. filet mignon in butter sauce was so tender I could almost cut it with a fork!

We try to order different meals to get a better feel for a restaurant, but dessert tonight just couldn't be different.....not once Kate told us about the chocolate mousse with roasted bananas and amaretto. Fantastic!!!

In the menu for the Lincoln Hill Inn, the following is printed: