The Hopkins Inn & Restaurant

Reliably wonderful German/Austrian fare in a beautiful hillside country setting overlooking Lake Wauramaug, adjacent to the Hopkins Vineyard. Desserts are great and service is excellent. Dining on the patio under a canopy of tall trees is an added delight.
5 7 years ago (04-05-2018)

Gorgeous view. Delicious food. And te staff is top notch!
5 7 years ago (24-04-2018)

Awesome view of an outstanding piece of Connecticut! The outside deck gives you a view of a piece of Connecticut that is tranquil w some of the most creative food offerings in our piece of America! Try it...
5 7 years ago (10-02-2018)

Our wedding was on April 21st, 2018 at The Hopkins Inn. If you want a dinner party wedding for 60 or under, at the most beautiful, elegant, cozy, classy place inside, and the most beautiful surroundings and view with Lake Waramaug outside, with the best food, and a place that takes care of all the details, including baking the wedding cake, flowers on the tables, and provides wine, beer and hors d'oeuvre to guests, as well as overnight rooms, if needed, then you have found the place. The staff is the best, especially Ryan, and most especially Anke, who is the wedding coordinator. I can't say enough about how nice she is, how experienced, professional, well-organized, thoughtful and caring about your wedding, and willing to work with you and your budget beyond what would ever be expected, including easy to contact and prompt at returning calls. Our guests were fully satisfied with all the hors d'oeuvre and food served. I can't imagine how they manage to get out all those dinners, hot, and timely for everyone , at the same time as serving guests in other dining rooms of the Inn. The wedding ceremony can be held on the porch, with picturesque Lake Waramaug in the background, or in a room that was perfectly set up with an "altar" and seating for up to the 60 guests. The bride has an "aisle" to walk down. You could probably get a small 1-3 piece live musician situation in, but we played a song with ipod/speaker, and were able to play a Pandora station during dinner. You won't hear it too well with people talking, but after dinner was coming to an end, we had some music that we danced to that everyone could then hear when they were more quiet. Thank you to The Hopkins Inn for the wedding, and one of the happiest days of my life - you were such a big part of that!
5 7 years ago (26-04-2018)

Never stayed here myself but I have seen the rooms. Quaint is a good description. Not ultra fancy. More of a romantic inn with a winery and restaurant attached. The decor is not my favorite. Kind of like grandma's fancy house. The food is in my opinion not the greatest. They used to serve bread with all meals and would deliver it unsliced with a full knife. Crumbs everywhere. They even carried table scrapers to clear crumbs from the table. The waitresses dress in either black shirt for the men or a olden Dutch outfit for the women. They do usually make good soups, some vegetarian options, multiple seafood choices which I'm told are good, steak which they have cooked well in my experience. I admit I get careful with my choices there however, something they cook with, I believe its an oil, maybe clarified butter, but the dishes they use it in irritate my stomach. Ok desert options. I had a chocolate mousse that was nice. Good alcohol selection and seasonal beers. Obviously a good wine selection it being a vineyard.
4 8 years ago (20-11-2017)