West Chester is the Best Chester for Mother’s Day (in Behind the Food)

This year, instead of buying your mom flowers that will soon wilt and a card that she’ll feel guilty about throwing away in five years, why don’t you do something else? Stick with a traditional fun meal out, and do something you haven’t done before!

WC Dish’s Mother’s Day Recommendations are as follows…

Brunch

Try Avalon Restaurant’s Mother’s Day Brunch from 10 am to 2 pm . Enjoy
the buffet of salads, oysters, muffins and pastries, along with a
specially prepared breakfast entree (choose from three kinds of eggs
benedict, brioche french toast, frittata, pan-seared salmon,
pescatore, etc) and yummy desserts. . Grab a drink from the Create
Your Own Bloody Mary bar - for mothers with grown children, this can
make the rest of the day much more fun! This three course menu is $29
per person, and reservations are suggested.

Read More About Avalon Here

Avalon Restaurant
312 S. High Street
West Chester, PA
610-436-4100

For Reservations Click Here

Or, step out of the town’s immediate boundaries and check out
Brandywine Prime Seafood and Chops at the Chadd’s Ford Inn. Now
serving Sunday Brunch, they offer breakfast breads, soups, omelettes,
and crab cakes. Their tastiest sounding dishes? The carmelized banana
pancakes and the black magic cake! They also serve cheese and
charcuterie (cut meat) trays of herbed goat cheese, manchego,
reggiano, bresaola, proscuitto, and sopresata. End breakfast with a
Pomegranate Bellini or a Mimosa with fresh squeezed OJ - delicious!

Brandywine Prime at Chadd’s Ford Inn
Routes 1 &100
Chadds Ford, PA
610-388-8088

Something New!

The West Chester Railroad is featuring the Mother’s Day Express this Sunday, May 13. Get an early brunch, and hop on the train at the Market Street Station in West Chester at noon or 2 pm (near Rubenstein’s) and enjoy a scenic spring ride to Glenn Mills and back
on train cars built in the 1930s. Special rates for Mom - $5 a ride, and for adults and children it’s $10 and $8 respectively. Bring your checkbook or cash, though - the Railroad doesn’t accept credit cards!

West Chester Railroad
610-430-2233

Longwood Gardens is keeping their gardens open until 8 pm on May 13, and are featuring a few concerts and events for the whole family to enjoy. Their breakfast buffet has already sold out, but you can still check out the following treats:

Love Pops - kids create a treat for mom between 1 pm - 3pm
Two classical concerts at noon and 1 pm
Carillion Concert at 3 pm
Meet the Carillonneur and Chimes Tower Tour at 3:45 pm

Listen to some music and stroll the gardens - a great way to enjoyboth the arts and the outdoors together!

Longwood Gardens
1001 Longwood Road
Kennett Square, PA
610-388-1000
Longwood Gardens Website

The Brandywine River Museum’s 26th Annual Wildflower, Native Plant and Seed Sale occurs Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13. Admission is free (bonus!) and all the proceeds from sales go towards the Conservancy’s Wildflower and Native Plants gardens. Browse the aisles
with Mom and let her pick out something for herself - making sure your quality time is well-spent! Hours on both days are from 9:30 am - 4:30 pm, and again, admission is free, free, free!

Brandywine River Museum
Route 1
Chadds Ford, PA
610-388-2700
Brandywine River Museum Info

The Final Dish: Also, don’t forget about our grower’s market where on May 12, 2007 you can get free potted flowers for the kids to give Mom for Mother’s Day! Grower’s Market Info

About the Author

Sarah's dream job is to own a small cafe and bookstore and if that doesn’t work out she wants to be homeless in Europe. In the mean time she's exploring and reporting on the wide and wonderful world of WC Restaurants.

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