Kimberton Inn Ranked Among Country's 'Most Romantic' Restaurants

A new list says six Pennsylvania restaurants are among the nation’s 100 “most romantic” this year, including a Chester County favorite, just in time for Valentine’s Day.

The folks at OpenTable, a free online reservation tool, released its list of the 100 most romantic restaurants last week. The list, which includes restaurants in 33 states, was compiled based on more than 12 million verified diner reviews of more than 28,000 restaurants.

Kimberton Inn, a historic establishment dating to 1796 that once offered overnight accomodation but now specializes in fine dining, was named on the list.

"Kimberton Inn is an owner operated restaurant in a beautiful 200+ year old building," their OpenTable description reads. "We strive to provide excellent food with influences for all over the world. We have cozy bar with live jazz on Fridays and Saturdays, an excellent wine list and interesting unique cocktail and beer list. The building has 5 wood burning fireplaces operating all winter long."

Valentine’s Day is “the most popular day for dining out,” according to OpenTable, so you may consider making a reservation — if you still can.

Here are the restaurants from Pennsylvania, along with a brief blurb from the restaurant on what they offer:

• Altius – Pittsburgh

"Your first visit may be for the view, but you will return again and again to enjoy one of Pittsburgh’s best premiere fine dining experiences. With modern surroundings, higher hospitality and an organic and sustainable wine menu, every part of your experience has been thought of and designed with care."

• Belvedere Inn Restaurant and Bar – Lancaster

"The Belvedere Inn is an award-winning restaurant in Lancaster, PA, known for its delicious cuisine ranging from new age American to European styles created by Executive Chef Daniel LeBoon as well as it’s elegant dining atmosphere."

• Bolete Restaurant – Bethlehem

"Everything is handcrafted in house. Chef Chizmar changes both the dining room and tavern menus daily to bring you the best of what is available."

• Monterey Bay Fish Grotto – Mt. Washington – Pittsburgh

"Monterey Bay Fish Grotto's fish is fresh and flown in from a number of locations on the East Coast, West Coast and Hawaiian Islands. For this reason, we are the region's premier fresh fish restaurant offering 20 kinds of fresh fish in an array of original, delicious styles."

• The Victor Cafe – Philadelphia – Philadelphia

"The Victor Café is an Italian restaurant that cultivates old traditions and seamlessly blends them with new ones. With classic Italian dishes and unforgettable live music, we invite you to join us for many enjoyable evenings for years to come."

The full list includes luxury spots like Majorelle in New York City and local hangouts such as St. Martin’s Wine Bistro in Dallas. Ohio had the most restaurants on the list with nine, followed by Texas with eight and North Carolina and Virginia with seven each. Pennsylvania followed next with six.

Prime rib, seafood and exotic desserts permeate the restaurants on the list. And if you do end up dining at one of these spots, bring your checkbook — many meals range from pricey to downright heart-stopping.

The reviews were collected from Dec. 1 2017 through Nov. 30, 2018, so you can be sure they’re recent. In order to be considered the restaurants had to meet a minimum “overall” score and a certain threshold of qualifying reviews. The overall score was calculated using data such as diner rating, user clout total reviews and regional rating. Qualifying restaurants were then scored and sorted based on share of reviews where “romantic” was chosen as a special feature.

Click here to see the full list.

Patch national staffer Dan Hampton contributed to this report.

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