![]() I was a little put off by the price for a breakfast. After checking the menu over… It was decided that a future dinner was probably in order.īreakfast for the family and grandmother was a healthy 40 bucks. ![]() We asked for a dinner menu, just to get an idea of what might be in store if we came by later. Summer was overloaded with 2 of the biggest pancakes she has ever seen in her life! They were served with a side of amazingly flavorful sausage. ![]() The interior is more modern, but had some classic touches to remind you that you are in an old building.īreakfast turned out great. It would have made 1910 Delavan as proud as the 2010 population. To my pleasant surprise… We were greeted by a beautifully restored exterior. We snuck in for breakfast a few weeks ago… Just to get an idea of what was going on. A downtown, that like many small rural towns is struggling to keep vital and alive. The Harvest Cafe is the latest addition to downtown Delavan. No slam on the town… But, I was really expecting to hear about awesome fried chicken or some deep fried appetizer! So, you can imagine my trepidation when I started hearing rumors of a great dining restaurant in Delavan. Communities this small usually pride themselves on whether they have a Casey’s General Store or not! Its one of the countless towns that dot the Central Illinois landscape with populations of under 2000 people. ![]() Then someone recommends this new restaurant in Delavan… The Harvest Cafe.ĭelavan is a small town tucked away off some country roads between Peoria and Springfield IL. If its not all you can eat walleye or fried chicken… What chance could it have?ĥ years ago… If you would have recommended a small Central Illinois town as a great place to have near gourmet food and craft beer… I would have laughed off this blog! I left the English countryside content that this type of establishment will never be reproduced in Central Illinois. Great local beers and awesome local meat and produce all worked together to provide some of the best meals of my life! At night… These same pubs would turn their menu into a fine dining experience. Every preconceived notion I had about England and food were shattered on that trip… We walked between villages during the day and stopped at local pubs to grab a great beer and a bite. A few years ago I had a brilliant trip abroad to the Eastern countryside of England… The Cotswolds. ![]()
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