July 31, 2009

Ashland, Oregon: Winchester Inn; hotel review


The Winchester Inn, Restaurant and Wine Bar  

39 S. Second St., 2 blks. from festival, (800) 972-4991, 541-488-1113. Afternoon & evening snack; full breakfast.

Featuring excellent service and attention to detail, the Winchester Inn complex consists of the main Victorian house (which was originally a hospital on Main Street and then moved up the hill) and restaurant plus three other buildings. Manicured gardens surround.

The fine-dining restaurant (D daily, SunBr; $$$) uses mostly organic ingredients from local providers—think juniper berry-crusted filet mignon with a red wine reduction, horseradish, and bacon served with mashed potatoes and grilled broccolini, or grilled wild salmon with a blackberry-chipotle sauce, corn-and-blueberry salsa, herb-fried zucchini, and polenta cakes. A six-course Dickens’ Christmas Feast is scheduled annually at Christmas.

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