The Red Maple Inn is a quaint bed and breakfast in Burton, Ohio, which is about 45-60 minutes from downtown Cleveland. It features cozy rooms and a breathtaking view of the valley.
The inn offers an Amish style dinner every 1st and 3rd Friday of each month at 7:00pm. I took a small group th
ere recently, and we enjoyed a lovely meal together. There were lots of different sized tables, ranging from dinner for one to a large family gathering that took up two whole tables, which seat 6-7 each.
Jo Ann Kauffman and her family are local Mennonites who prepare and serve this feast. The menu includes foods that are typically served at an Amish wedding, including a 
salad and fresh baked rolls, breaded chicken, roast beef, mashed potatoes with gravy, stuffing, seasonal vegetables (we enjoyed corn), and dessert (which can be anything Jo Ann chooses, but this night we had the date & nut pudding). The dinner includes coffee and iced tea. No alcoholic beverages were served, but honestly we didn’t miss them.
The food is served family style, which means the food is served in bowls at the table which you then pass around the table. The meal was absolutely delicious. The baked chicken was moist, the roast beef was tender, the rolls were soft and fresh, and the mashed potatoes were smooth, creamy and delicious. But the big hit at our table was the stuffing. Fresh stuffing studded with chunks of celery, so you could tell it was homemade. We couldn’t get enough of it!
After dinner we were served coffee (both decaf and regular) and the aforementioned date & nut pudding. As you can see, the pudding was the consistency of a British pudding rather than the creamy pudding we usually associate with the word ‘pudding.’ The vanilla sauce was almost too sweet and I found myself working around it and just eating the pudding and the whipped cream. But it was delicious, just like everything we were served that night. Simple, yet delicious.
The price of dinner was quite reasonable considering all the food we were served. Guests of the inn pay $40.00 for two dinners, and public guests pay $24.00 per person plus tax and gratuity. The service was a little slow, but they were overwhelmed by having to serve so many tables. They told us they typically serve about twelve to twenty people a night. Our table alone accounted for 7 and there were at least 7 other tables if memory serves me correctly. Advanced reservations are required and you have to give them your credit card number to reserve your spot, but they had no problems ringing us each up individually at the inn’s check-in desk and my credit card was not charged.
We said goodbye and drove into the night sated and happy – and kept an eye peeled for horse and buggies in case one was out on the road after dark. I can’t wait to go back soon, perhaps sometime this winter and enjoy a roaring fire as the snow falls outside the window.
Contact info:
14707 S Cheshire Street
Burton, OH 44021
440-834-8334
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