The new restaurant, Vintage, opened on Main Street in New Market, MD, early September. I told you about it in July when they were still just a Farmer’s Market. It’s a local ingredient focused menu getting supplies from a number of area farms. Their theme is “elevated comfort food.”We ate there a few weeks after they opened, and overall did not feel the casual atmosphere warranted the prices so might not go back with the kids, although it’s nice for a special occasion. We did not order from the entrée section, which ran about $25-32; my son had a $12 burger and luckily my daughter wasn’t in tow. Tony ordered chicken waffles which was not what we picture as sort of the Pennsylvania traditional shredded chicken gravy over waffles; it was fried chicken beside waffles with syrup. Also, he’s not used to eating fried food and didn’t feel very well afterward. I had vegetable risotto which was the best I’ve ever had. It was very rich, flavorful, and cheesy. There was plenty for at least two meals, so at almost $20 they could easily cut it in half and charge half the price.
We ordered two desserts that were a bit over the top. For example, a vanilla mouse and cornbread disc with salty caramel topping, toasted coconut, and crushed caramel popcorn was an odd combination; the popcorn wasn’t crisp because of the sauce ($8). Get this for a fudge brownie accompaniment: milk crumbs, house fudge sauce, walnut crumb, banana marshmallow, vanilla ice cream, pretzel, rice crispy treat, and caramel sauce ($9). It was too much to distinguish what was what.
The menu changes quite often since it’s seasonal, so they have different specials by now. You can also sit at the bar in an adjoining room.
