Theme Dinners in the Barn Loft Grill
White table cloth events with menus to match the Broadway musical they celebrate.
On several Friday nights, preceding each musical in the Round Barn Theatre, savvy patrons are savoring the theme buffets that Amish Acres concocts that set the atmosphere for the evening of stage magic to come. Menus are carefully designed to reflect the life and times of the musical that evening. The spirit and locale of each musical is celebrated with its own menu. This dining experience is designed to provide a romantic interlude between your day and the magic of live musical theatre. Joseph Stein, author of Plain and Fancy and Fiddler on the Roof said, "Yours is my favorite of all the regional theatres with which I have worked."
The musical may be called Plain and Fancy, but these dinners will have "Plenty of..." everything, from Asparagus to Unions, including watermelon pickles, Swiss steak with mushrooms with juniper and roasted acorn squash with cinnamon in heaping portions to fill your plate.
The theatre inspired dinners have been designed by Amish Acres to complement and celebrate the musical theatre festival that has grown from the beginning of Plain and Fancy in 1986 to the present seven show, nine month, repertory season that has made the Round Barn Theatre one of the most important regional theatres in the country.
Menus are conceived by Richard Pletcher and created by chef Ruth Miller. Show references and double entendres, no matter how obscure or ridiculous, are often highlighted in bold letters. Recipes are prepared by Ruth whose sense of humor is stirred into the pot and skillet. All menu items are subject to change by the whim of the chef. The responsibility for such frovility rests soley with Richard Pletcher.
The Barn Loft Wine Tasting Room offers free tastings and special bottle pricing during each of the Theme Dinners.
Reservations are required for these theme dinners which are open to ticket holders for the Friday evening performance. Call the Box Office at (800) 800-4942.
Theme Dinner Menus
Hank Williams: Lost Highway, Sisters of Swing, Driving Miss Daisy, and Miracle on 34th Street Theme Dinners Menus are listed here.
Church Basement Ladies, Plain and Fancy and State Fair Theme Dinner menus are listed on Page one.
Hank Williams: Lost Highway |
Sisters of Swing |
Driving Miss Daisy |
Miracle on 34th Street |
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Run Dates July 17 - August 26 |
Run Dates September 4 - October 14 |
Run Dates October 17 - November 4 |
Run Dates November 14 - December 31 |
Theme Dinners August 17 - 24 |
Theme Dinners September 21 -October 5 |
Theme Dinners October 26 |
Theme Dinners November 30 - December 14 |
Diner's Delight |
Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree |
Tea for Two |
Believe! |
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Soup |
Soup |
Soup |
Soup |
Cold, ColdStrawberry Soup |
Mess Hall |
Ham and Bean Soup |
Chestnut soup with Crisp Prosciutto |
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Appetizers |
Appetizers |
Appetizers |
Appetizers |
Coconut Chicke Wings |
Apricot Baked Brie |
Stuffed Mushrooms with Pecans |
Spinach Cheese Ball and Crackers |
Black Bean Salsa and Chips |
Popcorn Shrimp Dip |
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Smoky Salmon Spread |
Cheesy Stars |
Beer Cheese |
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Salad |
Salad |
Salad |
Salad |
Patriotic Potato Salad |
Iceberg Lettuce and Blue Cheese Dressing |
Fruit Salad |
Waldorf Salad |
Ceasar Salad |
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Green Salad with Avocado Dressing |
Green Salad with Tomato Dressing |
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Breads |
Breads |
Bread |
Breads |
Dinner Rolls |
Wholesome Bread |
Sweet Potato Bread |
Christmas Cranberry Bread |
Rye Bread |
Butter Horn Rolls |
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Whipped Honey |
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Entrees |
Entrees |
Entrees |
Entrees |
Jambalaya |
Baked Crusted Chicken |
Pork Loin with Spinach Stuffing |
Roasted Chicken with Cranberry Chutney |
Salisbury Steak |
Beef Burgundy & Noodles |
Southern-Style Honey Barbeque Chicken |
Delmonico Steak |
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Pasta |
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Pasta |
Pasta |
Pasta with Sausage |
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Cheese Ravioli with Spicy Tomato Sauce |
Penne with Red and Green Peppers |
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Vegetables |
Vegetables |
Vegetables |
Vegetables |
Diner Style Hash Browns |
Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes |
Corn Pudding |
Scalloped Potatoes |
Blue Plate Special Onions |
Sweet Corn Casserole |
Spanish Rice |
Asparagus Spears Roasted |
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Desserts |
Desserts |
Desserts |
Desserts |
Mississippi Mud Pie |
Chocolate Pie |
Pecan Pie |
Red Velvet Cake |
Old Fashioned Cream Pie |
Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Icing |
Banana Split Cake |
Christmas Cookies |
Cherry Cobbler |
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Tea Room Treats |
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Ruth's Famous Crème Brule' |
Ruth's Famous Crème Brule' |
Ruth's Famous Crème Brule' |
Ruth's Famous Crème Brule' |
Beverages |
Beverages |
Beverages |
Beverages |
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Planters Punch |
Holiday Egg Nog and Grog |
Iced Tea |
Iced Tea |
Iced Tea |
Iced Tea |
Lemonade |
Lemonade |
Lemonade |
Lemonade |
Coffees |
Coffees |
Coffees |
Coffees |
Beer (extra charge) |
Beer (extra charge) |
Beer (extra charge) |
Beer (extra charge) |
Wine (extra charge) |
Wine (extra charge) |
Wine (extra charge) |
Wine (extra charge) |
