Operated by Aramark, the Big Meadows Dining Room is located within Big Meadows Lodge. The dining serves breakfast, lunch and dinner and has a similar menu to the Skyland Dining Room. Breakfast includes cereals, pastry, pancakes and eggs. Lunch and dinner entrees emphasize local fare and American cuisine. Among the sandwiches at lunch are turkey or chicken. You can also have turkey potpie ($9) and Roosevelt fried chicken ($10).
Dinner entrees include Roosevelt fried chicken ($14) to grilled 12-ounce T-Bone steak ($25). Leave room for the blackberry pie with blackberry ice cream. Children's menus available. The dining room will pack a picnic lunch for you. Request ahead of time.
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Big Meadows Lodge Dining Room Mile 51.2 Skyline Drive•Shenandoah National Park, VA •888-896-3833 |
Bodo's Bagel Bakery 1609 University Avenue•Charlottesville, VA •434-293-6021 Locals and UVA college students line up at this inexpensive eatery for the good bagels and bagel sandwiches. This is a good stop not only for breakfast to get sandwiches to go for a picnic in Shenandoah National Park. Inexpensive. |
Main Street Mill 500 East Main Street•Front Royal, VA •540-636-3123 This remodeled 1800s feed mill, conveniently located near the Front Royal Visitors Center, has a warm ambiance because of its chestnut beams and hand-painted murals. The moderately priced place serves pastas, steak and seafood. Children's menus are available. |
Skyland Resort Dining Room Mile 41.7 Skyline Drive•Shenandoah National Park, VA •888-896-3833 Operated by Aramark, the Skyland Resort Dining Room, is located within Skyland Resort. The dining room offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast includes cereals, pastry, pancakes and eggs. Lunch and dinner entrees emphasize local fare and American cuisine. Among the sandwiches at lunch are turkey or chicken. You can also have beef stew or Virginia macaroni and cheese ($9 to $11). Dinner entrees include chicken Riesling ($14) to beef tenderloin ($22). Leave room for the blackberry pie with blackberry ice cream. Children's menus available. The dining room will pack a picnic lunch for you. Request ahead of time. |
South Street Grill 424 South Street•Front Royal, VA •540-636-6654 Don't be put off by simple brick exterior. Inside, the ambiance is retro fifties diner and so is the food. Images of Sandra Dee and Elvis adorn the walls. Kids will like the malts, ice cream sundaes as well as the diner fare -- what we now call "comfort food." Choose from fried chicken, burgers, meat loaf and more. |
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