Roycroft Inn

if you haven't been there, the Roycroft Inn is a rustic, Frank Lloyd Wright-esque east aurora institution. i've been eager to try it out for some time.

with it's great wood and stone made building (you can easily imagine a roaring fire in a giant stone hearth on cold evenings) i anticpated a home-ccoked meal-type selection but was pleased to find some fine dining choices on the menu.

the group started with figs stuffed with gorgonzola and wrapped in proscuitto and served over a balsamic syrup drizzle, i enjoyed it but not as much as the excellent strawberries stuffed with goat cheese and served over aged balsamic. the french onion soup was good as well i was told. i also tried their baked brie. although it was served with a hot pepper jelly, i didn't get a taste of that but i do like brie so i appreciated that it was a selection. lastly the group finished the appetizers with their Inn madew hite truffle oil chips which were served with smoked gorgonzola. i'm not as much of huge fan of truffle oil as some of the others and found them to be o.k.
for entrees, two of us had the loster ravioli which was good but somewhat ordinary. i was told the sme of their osso bucco. i tried the beef tenderloin and was disappointed. i heard the lobster tail, served over some type of risotto was good as was there spanakopata and rack of pork.

the Roycroft is pleasant and comfortable as one would expect from East Aurora's best. however, i felt the food was hit or miss and certainly not extraordinary by any stretch so it gets ** out of four mannillos.