Hitchinpost Cafe

Excellent for breakfast. Great omelets, pancakes and French Toast. Good coffee, served quickly. Friendly and efficient waitstaff.

Four stars for the Hitchinpost Café in Lebanon, NY! This cute little restaurant is located in the back country area close to the NY /​MA border. Here, you’ll get your home-​cooked meals wiith superb and friendly customer service.
We walked into the restaurant and were energetically greeted by the lovely waitress, Libby. We were promply seated and our orders were taken when we were comfortable and ready.
We ordered a bowl of cold child gazpacho. It was made quite differently than your traditional gaspacho. This version was a bit chunky, as the vegies were sliced very thinly and the soup had a lot of texture. It had a wonderful flavor, and was perfect for a day where the temps were 95+. Grade: B
For my main dish, I ordered the Fish and Chips with a side of Onion Rings. The dish normally is served with french fries, but the cook replaced my fries with Onion Rings. (Good for me, my heart, and my waist — but I actually wanted both). This fish was served a bit differently as well. It was a 1.5″ x 1.5″ x 12″ slice of white fish, breaded, deep fried, and served on a piece of white bread that looked like a hotdog bun. Served with tartar sauce and ketchup, with a nice side of coleslaw. Grade: B.
When we were done with our meal, server Libby came by the table to let us know that there was only 1 piece of the apple pie left. She said it was one of the #1 selling item in the restaurant. I yelled «SOLD!». Glad I did. We were given one generous slice of a home-​made apple pie. Apples were fresh and thinly sliced. Crust was home-​made and super flaky! Instand smiles! Grade: B.
Our best experience at this restaurant is that everyone in the restaurant — servers, busgals, neighborhood patrons, visitors, were all super nice and friendly. Good service, friendly table neighbors, clean restaurant, and home-​made food. What else can you ask for??!
Food Grade: B
Service Grade: A–
Worth the Price: A+
Oveall Impression: B+

We stopped by the Hitching Post for breakfast while on a long drive and were pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food.
I ordered the special Frittata which was made with artichoke hearts, tomatoes, and Parmesan cheese. It was nicely done. Artichokes and tomatoes can easily make any omelet or Frittata watery, but this was nicely firm and not runny in the least. Very tasty.
My wife ordered the berry, walnut, oatmeal pancakes, also on special. They were delicious without being too sweet.
Coffee was good as was the service and portions were more than fair considering the inexpensive prices. Our breakfast cost $ 15 which we felt was a deal considering how good the food was.