Harvest Moon Cafe Pittsford, VT.

We drove by this restaurant several times before deciding that we just had to go there for dinner. Dora and Fran had tried it for brunch but never for dinner. I decided to stop in one afternoon for a cappuccino and ended up getting some pastry as well. First, let me warn you, you need reservations for dinner, especially on the weekend. It is a small restaurant with a very loyal following.

I checked out their website and had a pretty good idea before I got there what I wanted to order. lol Of course, the seasonal specials always throw us off and we often don't end up ordering what we thought we would order.

On our latest visit when making our reservations we preordered the popovers. Trust me, if you like popovers, you do want to order one of these, available only Friday and Saturday and they must be preordered.

The menu has lots of choices, they make a slow-cooked sauce and serve it on a variety of pasta and protein options. Fran is a big fan of their chicken parm and he compares all their other dishes to that one which he considers perfection. When he is considering something else he will ask our French waiter is it better than the chicken parm and only if it is a definitive yes will he order something else. This time it was a porterhouse stuffed pork chop and he ordered it.

I love the chicken lemon basil which I have to say is divine. I have tried the fish but I come back to the chicken. It is a large portion that I know will feed me for at least one other meal and this last time, two meals. It chicken is lightly breaded and cooked crispy on the outside and juicy inside. It is served with a choice of starch, dauphinoise potatoes are what is on the plate and cold pickled yellow beets.

Al has become a fan of the steak and mushroom medley but this last time they had a special that was a filet done in the same style and he had that, it was cooked to rare perfection. The picture is the steak, not the filet.

I always start with their salad because it is delicious and the dressing is a real winner. By the time I eat my popover, I am lucky if I can handle even a couple bites of my meal let alone any of their out of this world desserts.

I can't imagine going to Vermont and not stopping at Harvest Moon Cafe, it has become our favorite restaurant in the area and maybe even our all-time favorite place to eat.