Hopewell Valley Bistro & Inn

I liked this place.  We didn't go in on Thursday because no one was outside eating.  We almost skipped it today after a party, but hey, they serve beer.

It is not fine dining.  We were not looking for fine dining.  It is not superlative.  We were not looking for superlative.  It was sweet and dated.  We knew that stepping in, and did not expect more.

The service was prompt and pleasant.  I mentioned allergies, and those were noted.

There's Hungarian food on the menu--cool!

Prior to seeing the Hungarian offerings, we scanned the kid's menu and asked Monka what she wanted. A hamburger!  Ok.  

We ended up getting the Hungarian platter & a Schnitzel. With a burger.

My daughter told us the burger was good; it was. Not great, but good.

I'm used to breaded schnitzel, not battered, but it was okay.  My daughter and I liked the spatzle; my husband doesn't care for noodles.  The Kolbasz tasted like good breakfast sausage.  The stuffed cabbage reminded me of Chicago. The wine reminded me of college; the local beers were better.

I'd love to see a chef come in and revamp the menu, keeping the Hungarian treats, but updating everything else so it wasn't so dated.  I just remembered that the server forgot to mention the specials, like the watermelon-feta salad, we saw on the chalkboard outside.  Oops.  The pregnant couple oohed and aahed over the desserts, made by the owner. The place is dated, but we really enjoyed ourselves.  

$77 for lunch with the family

Great real Hungarian food served with a smile and in a fun atmosphere - thoroughly enjoyed our meal and our server/bartender Evie was Great! We will return!

I had been meaning to visit the Hopewell Valley Bistro & In for a long time.  My parents had visited in the past and had nice things to say about the place.  

My boyfriend and I visited tonight for dinner.  It was early Saturday evening and the place was almost full.  

We began the meal with the salad bar which was very good and had nice items like raw green peppers and broccoli,  tomatoes, potato salad, beets, bean salad and of course lettuce.  

My boyfriend had the Manhattan Clam Chowder, Chicken Paprika and I had the vegetable plate with Spinach, Spaetzel and mixed veggies (green beans and carrots).  The food was very good, I thought it was cheap that the chicken was only dark meat but my boyfriend didn't mind and enjoyed the food.  My vegetable plate was tasty and the spinach had a lot of nice garlic.  

It took a while to get our food but we didn't mind since we weren't in a hurry and had the salad bar and the soup did arrive quickly.  I would plan to visit again.