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The Grazing Room
Dinner: Wednesday-Saturday 4:00-8:00 pm seatings. Sunday 4:00-7:00 pm.


Transforming local ingredients into scrumptious global cuisine.

The Grazing Room is driven by the availability from our own growing farm and roughly 35 farms in New Hampshire and features Chef Bruce Barnes' affinity and expertise in a wide range of global cuisine. We change our menu often to keep in touch with the local availability and the season.

The Grazing Room is a 56-seat restaurant with wonderful views of our gardens from the Garden Dining Room. The Henniker Dining Room features a wrap-around mural that depicts Henniker from an illustrated map that dates back to 1803. Artist Judy Dibble added some personal touches as our goats, dogs, and daughter for fun. The Henniker Dining Room can also be transformed into a private dining room for 10-26 guests. Adjacent to the restaurant, our two sitting parlors serve as a Wine Lounge where guests can simply enjoy a glass or flight of wine (or beverage of their choice) with appetizers (we recommend reservations also for the Wine Lounge in order to be adequately staffed). Seasonally, outdoor seating is an option on our patio (which we really hope to expand in the spring of 2025!).


CHEF'S MENU
Updated 5/13/2026
The restaurant will be closed Thursday (5/21) for a special event
Beverage List

GRAZE



House Country Biscuits with Maple-Sea Salt Butter – 4 for $8/6 for $12
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Farmers' Cheese & Charcuterie Plate - $34
Selection of regional cheeses, cured meats, house-made pickles, grilled bread,
artisanal crackers, accoutrements such jam, honey
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Cheddar & Chive Pierogi Platter – $18
Spiced apple sauce, caramelized onions, chive and dill sour cream
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Grilled Spanish Octopus – $28
Grilled artichokes, tzatziki, roasted tomatoes, preserved lemon vinaigrette
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Chicken Panang Curry Soup - $14
Vermicelli rice noodles, spring vegetables, lime
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Market Greens - $12
Chopped cucumber, shaved carrot, tarragon vinaigrette
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Truffled Asparagus Salad with Cured Hen Egg - $18
Asparagus, mizuna, sauteed morel and black trumpets, truffled citrus vinaigrette
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Dandelion Salad - $18
Dandelion, fiddleheads, gold beets, walnuts, bacon, Great Hill blue cheese, red onion
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MA Jade Shoal Oysters on the Half Shell – $20 ½ dozen/$34 dozen
Red wine mignonette, orange granita
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Maine Mussel Pot – $28
Local ale, linguiça, fennel, leek, orange
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Pork Mandu Dumplings (6) – $18
Ponzu sauce

FEAST


Grilled Greek Lamb Loin Chops - $56
Tzatziki, lemon potatoes, haricots verts and baby carrots

Suggested wine pairing: Pinot Noir. Heinrich Hartl III. Austria ($16/glass)
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Ricotta Gnocchi – $40
Morel mushrooms, fava beans, fiddleheads, ramp pesto, Romano cheese

Suggested wine pairing: "Lune Blanche" Bordeaux Blanc. Clos de Lunes. France ($16/glass)
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Pan-Roasted Halibut - $50
Mango, jicama & Thai basil salad, sour lime dipping sauce

Suggested wine pairing: Sauvignon Blanc. Stolpman Wines. Santa Barbara ($16/glass)
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Wood Smoked Citrus-Brined Chicken - $42
Spring vegetables, lemon potatoes, citrus au jus

Suggested wine pairing: Chardonnay – "Kith & Kin". Round Pond. Russian River - CA ($16/glass)
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Pan-Seared Berbere Spiced Duck Breast - $56.
Harissa asparagus and carrots, lemon potatoes

Suggested wine pairing: Nebbiolo D'Alba – "Uva e Mane". Buganza Wines. Italy ($17/glass)
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Korean Beef Short Ribs - $45
Daikon kimchi, sesame spinach salad, crispy sesame rice
Suggested wine pairing: Burgundy (Pinot Noir) – "Hautes Côtes de Beaune".
Frederic Esmonin. France ($22/glass)
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Bone in Ribeye (14 oz) - $68
Potato pave, asparagus, fiddleheads, tomato jam


Suggested wine pairing: Sangiovese Cuvee "Keith Haring" Blend. Tenuta di Ceppaino. Tuscany ($24/glass)
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Iberico Pork Coppa Asado - $44
Salsa criolla, patatas bravas, braised kale

Suggested wine pairing: Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore. Taveggia. Verona - Italy ($20/glass)

INDULGE

Apple Crisp (gluten-free) - $14
house-made maple walnut gelato

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New York Style Cheesecake with Strawberry Sauce - $14

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Flourless Chocolate Cake- $14
whipped cream

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Apricot & Strawberry Sorbet Duo - served with almond tuille cookie - $12

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Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting - $14 
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Creme Brûlee & Chocolate 
Pôt de Creme Duo - $14 


Dine & Stay Package 


Any diner inquiring for an available guestroom after 9:00 a.m. the SAME day of your dinner reservation — if available, we'll make a room for you for just $129 (plus sales tax) or $199 for a suite, and that includes a full breakfast the next day!

Dine & Stay Package

Add $150 (not incl. tax and grat.) to your guestroom, at booking only, for a 3-course dinner and a "suggested pairing" glass of wine for two. (this savings deal must be booked when reserving your room). The package does not include entrees in excess of $55.


Wine Lounge Appetizers

If dinner is not on your agenda, join us in the Wine Lounge, by the fireplace or in its front parlor, for selections from our extensive wine list and delectable signature cocktails. The Wine Lounge also easily extends to the patio.

Wine Lounge Special Deal - $95 per couple (+ à la carte for additional guests)
  • A Flight of three exceptional wine pours (3 oz pours) - or 2 cocktails each
  • Shared Farmer's Cheese & Charcuterie Board (feeds up to 4)
  • Pick 1 additional appetizer, including soup and salad
  • Additional appetizers available á la carte


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HOURS of OPERATION

Seatings are available Wednesdays - Saturdays 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.
The bar closes at 9:30 p.m.

Sundays we offer seatings from 4:00 -7:00 p.m. 

We also offer BREAKFAST to the public with RSVP
$30 per person
Saturday  8:00-10:00 a.m.
Sundays  8:00-11:00 a.m.

We are closed for dinner on Mondays and Tuesdays except for private parties and some holidays.

History & Setting

Our chef brings a global flare to the freshest and finest foods sourced in New Hampshire and within no more than 150 miles from the Inn when possible. We are so fortunate that New Hampshire has such a diversity of outstanding farms, distilleries, vineyards, and fishermen.

We chose the name The Grazing Room because we want our guests to take time to appreciate the finest, freshest local ingredients brought to the table with our Chef's recognized culinary talents.  So, we hope you slowly enjoy every bite of our food and explore the menu by sharing across the table with your companions.  Our dining rooms have wide-planked flooring and provide an excellent view of our gardens and barns where you will surely see our four French Alpine goats grazing. The dining room tables were crafted locally by Gil Misiaszek from a 1740 barn (due by late April), to further connect diners to our environment. The Henniker Dining Room, decorated with a Rufus Porter-style mural by Judy Dibble, has removable panels that allow us to offer an ideal spot for your private wedding reception, meeting, retreat, or party. Both rooms showcase some of our original artwork of farm scenes.
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The Chef Proprietor

Meet our Chef Proprietor. Prior to leaving D.C. in 2015, Bruce R. Barnes was the senior executive Chef at the World Bank in Washington, D.C., a top account for his company Restaurant Associates where he oversaw daily food service for over 6,000 guests, including royalty and heads of state. Over 14 years, he earned top chef status at Restaurant Associates where he led accounts at renowned cultural institutions and top corporations in New York City and Washington, DC, and winning the "Chef of the Year" title in 2012. He has often been a guest chef at high-profile events, including D.C. Cultural Tourism's Embassy Chefs' Challenge; on "Good Morning America," he won the Polar Bear Chef's Challenge in 2003. In the 1990s, he owned the popular Harvest and Universal Grill restaurants in NYC's East Village. During Harvest's heyday, Velvet Underground leader and solo artist Lou Reed closed Harvest for private Thanksgiving dinners with his wife Laurie Anderson. Bruce gained his early culinary training from chefs in Provincetown, Mass., and NYC. He has regularly worked with food stylists and developed a cookbook for the Mitsitam Cafe at the National Museum of the American Indian.
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