
...the traditional American
country restaurant on Blakeley Road in East Aurora that looks like a
Norman Rockwell drawing.
Nestled deep in the countryside with a sprawling
farmhouse appearance, the Old Orchard appeals to the nostalgia in many
of us. No wonder comfort food does so well.
...The fricassee history is long and honorable.
...The house cinnamon rolls and lemon angel pie, both dating
back to the bad old Depression days, are still available.
The deserve a story of their own.
Janice Okun The Buffalo News, First Sunday, 2
January 2005
When Buffalo Spree asked
noted Restaurateur Dan Garvey where his favorite place to eat out was,
he replied, "We love The Old Orchard. The setting is great and we
could go in and just have chicken fingers and a cabernet and be
thrilled."
Buffalo Spree, November 2004
The
Old Orchard Inn has received the Best Restaurants in Western New York
distinction in several categories. 700 Western New Yorkers chose
their favorite Dining Out spots in a variety of categories. The
original survey ran in the Gusto section of The Buffalo News in
June, 1998. The Old Orchard is among the top three choices in the
following:
Best Destination/Worth the
Drive
Best Special
Occasion Location
Most Romantic
Setting
From The Buffalo
News:
The Old Orchard Inn
... surely is one of the most beautiful and pleasing settings for dining
outdoors in Western New York, if not the Western Hemisphere.
Lois Baker, Gourmet in
The Buffalo News, Sunday, July 5, 1998
Bee Newspaper's Best of the
Best Restaurant 2002 Survey
Best Destination/Worth the
Drive

The Old
Orchard Website is the recipient of the Golden Globe Web Award
2002-2003