Chestnut Tavern - HAWLEY

Food is delicious. I love that they use local foods in season. Absolute favorite dessert is the sticky toffee pudding! Every staff member is always kind, considerate, and courteous. The ambiance is wonderful with comfortable seating areas outside of the dining, along with huge fireplaces and crackling fires. They also have a wonderful gift shop! The only down side for me is the dining room chairs are not very comfortable. But, that is me..and specifically because I have problems with circulation issues in my legs. I didn't notice anyone else having issues, but, unfortunately, it will prevent me from returning.

Excellent food and service, we ate here in 2022 and again in 2023. We highly recommend this restaurant.

Nice ambiance. The host was kind and accommodating with our reservation. Our waiter was so helpful and personable. The food was well prepared and delicious.

It 's difficult sentimentally to write such a negative review of this place when normally we enjoy Settler 's Inn as well as other Settler Hospitality properties. I dined at Settler 's Inn a few days ago with some friends. Two of us ordered the special...sautéed shrimp which was the only description offered by our hostess other than it 's very popular . The dish was beyond terrible and someone cooking their first meal ever likely would have done better. For starters, the shrimp was literally SMOTHERED in DRY hot red chili pepper flakes. To be clear, it wasn 't cooked into the sautée. It was dumped on the food before serving. It was horribly spicy, hard to eat and tasted terrible. Both of us who ordered it were disappointed and found it inedible. There was no warning whatsoever from our hostess that this was an unreasonable spicy entree. The other parts of the entree were also mismatched and made no sense. The shrimp were served on top of overcooked sliced sweet potatoes. It honestly felt like the kitchen was looking to get rid of surplus ingredients and disguise it in a dump of dry hot red chili pepper flakes. Buyer beware: very popular might be code for we want to get rid of it . No better on the appetizers. Complete mismatch even an amateur would not do. Ordered gravlox (smoked salmon). It was served on fried eggplant. Couldn 't taste the fish. Ordered burrata and tomatoes. The burrata was hard it was either old or just mozzarella. And the tomatoes were watery, past it 's prime, beefsteak slices. We were all highly disappointed by this experience. It is three days later and to be graphic the spice is STILL affecting me. Have you changed chefs? Sorry Settler 's Inn, there are many other options to consider these days.

I stayed at the Settlers and are breakfast and dinner there. It truly was a five star experience all around. From the friendly front desk employees, to the knowledgeable bartenders and wait staff, to the pristine and cozy rooms and grounds, the Settlers is a wonderful place to stay. Our room was a standard two queen on the third floor. It was definitely better than the photos showed and larger too!