WELCOME TO PETER HERDIC HOUSE
Gourmet Dining
The Peter Herdic HouseThe Peter Herdic House is a fine-dining restaurant situated in an elegant Italianate mansion on Williamsport, Pennsylvania’s Millionaires Row. We specialize in serving sustainable, locally-grown produce and meats, in the picturesque environs of a beautifully restored Victorian mansion. The restaurant serves dinner Wednesday-Saturday beginning at 5 p.m., and opens for private events any day of the week. Lunch is served during December. For reservations: 570-322-0165.
The Peter Herdic Inn, our sister property, is an elegant bed and breakfast in Williamsport, adjacent to the restaurant, which hosts guests 7 days a week. Call 570-360-0411 or email info@herdichouse.com to make a booking.
Weekly UpdatesWednesday Blue Plate
A warm, homestyle recipe from Hungary for this week’s Blue Plate: Chicken Paprikash, made with drumsticks from Landis Farm and smoked paprika, served over Debbie’s handmade organic fettuccine and finished with roasted sweet peppers. It’s $15 at the House, folks, and $17 to go (but know that our number of to-go orders is usually very limited)… We’ll hope to see you out tonight!
Thursday $9 Craft Cocktail & Happy Hour Specials
Thursdays our Happy Hours continue! Join us from 5-7 pm on Thursday evenings at the bar for some cocktail specials:
—$2 off wines by the glass
—$1 off beers by the bottle
—$9 This week’s cocktail is a poached quince and pomegranate old fashioned, and this week’s burger will be no burger at all! For the month of December, we’ll be offering our Herdic tenderloin sandwich, served open-faced with melted gruyere, caramelized onion, horseradish-dill mayonnaise and housemade Purple Sun potato chips!
Saturday Features (Celebrating Henry Kissinger)This Saturday, we’ll be preparing a Kissinger-style menu again, to honor his passing—come join us to relish the past, or look to future, or just savor the present…
German cheese soup, with Good Essa cheddar, local carrots and S&S Farms ham
Crispy pork schnitzel (Kissinger preferred Weinerschnitzel, but there’s no veal to be found!), with an oyster mushroom cream, herbed spaetzle and red cabbage
Plum and chocolate cheesecake with a chocolate shortbread crust
Upcoming Events
It’s Christmas Champagne season… Herdic Lunches Begin Again on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from December 1-December 23
This year we’ll once again be offering lunch Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from December 1-December 23. Stop into our little oasis of Victoriana to bask in the glow of our holiday glamour and gorgeous mantelpieces (thank you, Diane Franklin). Enjoy a classic cocktail and warm your bones beside the fire in our newly-appointed Green Room or our comfortably appointed lounge.
Be forewarned: we’re booked to the rafters for our Victorian Tea on Saturday afternoon, and not accepting walk-ins, but we should have plenty of tables on Friday and Saturday evenings, when we’ll be featuring some classic Victorian holiday fare and cocktails.
Come out and kick your Christmas season off right, with a little wassail, maybe some rack of lamb, and the company of our merry band of pranksters, as we leap into that “most wonderful time of the year…”
The Weird Holiday Herdic Tradition We Never Expected: Christmas Pudding | Friday, December 15
It’s the weird holiday Herdic tradition that we never expected to have: once a year, we unveil a well-aged Christmas pudding, containing every British-type ingredient known to man, light the pastry on fire and parade it around the dining room, all while singing Christmas carols.
We owe it all to Liz’s brother Cutter, who, several years ago, extolled the virtues of a homemade Christmas pudding—and Liz’s competitive spirit kicked in. Now it’s a thing, and you’ll have to come taste for yourself whether it’s really such a delightful treat: after the parade, we’ll be handing out samples of pudding with hard sauce until we run out…or folks decide they’ve had enough Christmas pudding for one season…
New Year’s Eve – We’re Open! | Sunday, December 31
It will surprise no one that, no matter the day of the week, New Year’s Eve is a sacrosanct tradition around our House, and we’re always open! Join us for dinner on this most festive night of the year, with reservations available starting at 5:00….
FOR YOUR DINING PLEASURE
Herdic House Menus & Hours
HOURS: Peter Herdic House Restaurant, a fine dining establishment in Williamsport, PA, currently serves dinner Wednesday-Saturday beginning at 5 p.m, and is available any day of the week for private events. Lunch is served only during the month of December, Wednesday-Friday, from 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
CHEF’S NOTE: We update our full dining menu at the Herdic House with the changing seasons and produce, about once per month. We do our best to update our menu online as well, but it’s always best to call to confirm if a specific dish is being offered on the evening you’ll be dining with us.
WINE CELLAR: The Miele family has a lively personal interest in wine, and we have traveled extensively in France and Italy—tasting all along the way, of course. Our 100+ bottle wine list offers a wide range of American wines, as well as wines from France, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Chile and Argentina. View our wine list here.
Dining Menu
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Roasted Medjool dates
three pieces stuffed with chevre, wrapped in bacon and drizzled with port-ginger syrup . . . . 12
Charbroiled oysters
Northeastern oysters Rockefeller-style, with spinach-fennel butter, bacon and grated parmesan, roasted . . . . 15
Shad Herdic
shad, locally smoked at Helmrich’s Seafood, served with cucumbers, red onion, capers, housemade pumpernickel and horseradish dill mayonnaise. . . . 12
Chicken liver paté
chicken livers from Landis Farm, simmered with bacon, apple and onion and blended, served chilled with toast points, housemade pickles and manchego . . . . 13
Crispy falafel
crispy middle eastern chickpea paté, served with yogurt-herb and harissa sauces and slivered cucumber . . . 13
Peruvian shrimp
grilled jumbo shrimp, in a chile-garlic marinade, served with a rocoto chili cream . . . . 15
Escargot
back by popular demand! Achatina snails roasted with garlic-herb butter and served with housemade pumpernickel toast . . . . 13
French onion soup
classic soup of beef stock, onions, wine and brandy, finished with croutons and gruyere cheese. . . . 8
Cameo apple
Eck’s Orchard apples tossed with baby greens, honeyed walnuts, dried cranberries and toasted sesame seeds in a local ginger vinaigrette . . . . 10
the Jackson
romaine lettuce tossed with hearts of palm, artichoke hearts, gorgonzola and Misty Mountain bacon in a dijon vinaigrette. . . 10
Pear, walnut
baby greens, sliced pear, toasted walnuts and crumbled gorgonzola tossed with cranberry poppyseed dressing . . . . 10
Caesar
romaine lettuce tossed in our housemade Caesar dressing, topped with warm garlic croutons and grated parmigiano . . . . 10
make it a larger salad and add grilled tenderloin tips for an entrée . . . . 29
Chicken Champagne
it wouldn’t be the holiday season without this classic: sautéed antibiotic-free chicken breast served in a champagne cream sauce with mushrooms, grapes and toasted almonds, over long grain and wild rice . . . . 27
Tenderloin Bolognese
a classic preparation of simmered beef and pork ragu tossed with organic fettuccine from Pasta by Deb, dressed up with seared beef tenderloin tips, housemade ricotta and toasted herbed breadcrumbs . . . . 37
Filet mignon
8 oz. antibiotic-free filet mignon (larger and smaller cuts available) from Tony’s Meats, served with mashed potatoes and simple buttered vegetables . . . . 57
add your choice of brandied peppercorn cream or horseradish cream . . . . 3
Grilled Duck
plump duck breast from Country Homestead, tamarind glazed and grilled, served over plum-dressed roasted brussles with a candied squash and pomegranate salad. . . . 41
Seared scallops
pan-seared sea scallops served over housemade creamy crab ravioli, with wilted spinach, roasted carrot purée and sage brown butter. . . . 39
Wild alaskan salmon
wild-caught sockeye salmon from Wild for Salmon, seared and served over a French lentil and lion’s mane mushroom ragout, finished with a beet and fennel carpaccio. . . . 35
Butternut gnocchi
housemade dumplings of sweet butternut squash and parmigiano, served in a toasted and kale winter pesto, with roasted beets and sautéed oyster mushrooms. . . . 26 add a confit duck leg . . . . 16
* Please note that we add a 20% gratuity to tables of 8 guests or more.
* Unfortunately, we cannot split checks for parties larger than 8 people.
* Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
Christmas Champagne . . . . 12
Housemade cranberry puree, Pama liquor, sparkling cava
Peter’s Hot Toddy . . . . 13
Bulleit bourbon, lemon juice, ginger and spice simple syrup, hot water, orange peel
Santa’s Little Helper . . . . 14
Courvoisier V.S. cognac, housemade chianti simple syrup, Grand Marnier, lemon juice, sweet and sour sprinkle
Cranberry Cosmo. . . . 13
Tito’s vodka, housemade cranberry puree, lime juice
Sort of Classic CocktailsHannah’s Old-Fashioned . . . . 12
Clyde Mays bourbon, amaretto cherry and seasonal fruit, bitters
Pink Peppercorn Paloma . . . . 11
Absolut vodka, pink peppercorn, lemon, grapefruit juice, orange hibiscus bitters
Liz’s Dry Manhattan . . . . 13
Bulleit rye, Lillet, smoked blood orange bitters, lemon peel
Nail in the Coffin . . . . 12
Drambuie, Mount Gay Eclipse rum, flamed orange peel
Temperance Temptation . . . . 5
Ask your server for the current, seasonal non-alcoholic options
Whites
Josh Chardonnay 13
Villa Sorono Pinot Grigio 8
Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc 12
Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling 11
Vigna Sasso Moscato 7
Hoya de Cadenas Cava 9
Reds
111 Rioja Reserva (93 pts WE) 10
Bela Roble Duero (92 pts JS) 11
Lornano Chianti 11
La Consulta Malbec (94 pts JS) 13.5
Clay Shannon Cabernet 12
Yuengling Lager 4.5
Miller Lite 4.5
Miller High Life 4.5
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale 5.5
Guinness 5.5
Stella Artois 5.5
Evil Genius Porter 5.5
New Trail Trail Ale 5.5
New Trail Crisp Lager 5.5
New Trail Broken Heels 8
Our special December lunches began again on Friday, December 1 (2023).
SALADS
Herdic Chicken Salad
Cubes of antibiotic-free chicken breast with grapes and toasted almonds in a creamy dijon dressing, served with honeyed coleslaw….16
Cameo Apple Salad
Eck’s Orchard apples tossed with baby greens, honeyed walnuts, sesame seeds and dried cranberries in a ginger vinaigrette….11
Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce tossed in housemade Caesar dressing, topped with warm garlic croutons and grated Parmigiano….11
Add grilled tenderloin tips from Tony’s Meats….15
Jackson Salad
Romaine lettuce, artichoke hearts, hearts of palm, gorgonzola and bacon, tossed with Dijon vinaigrette….11
Add grilled shrimp ….11
Pear and Walnut
Baby greens, sliced pear, toasted walnuts and gorgonzola tossed with cranberry poppyseed dressing….11
Add grilled Landis Farm chicken breast ….9
SOUPS
Featured Soup of the Day ….MP
French Onion Soup
Classic soup of thinly sliced onions simmered with beef stock, brandy and white wine ….8
SPECIALTIES
Ham and Brie Panino
Roasted ham from S&S Farm layered with brie and cranberry jam on Italian bread and toasted, served with baby greens….17
Tomato Pesto Panino
Fresh mozzarella, kale walnut pesto, roasted saladette tomatoes and cannellini beans on sourdough bread, toasted and served with baby greens….17
Grilled Tenderloin Sandwich
Grilled beef tenderloin tips with caramelized onions and melted Gruyere cheese, served open-faced with horseradish mayonnaise….23
Add an over-easy farm egg….2.5
Duck Confit
Crisp leg of duck confit from Country Homestead, served over roasted root vegetables with a tart orange-cranberry compote….24
Fettuccine Bolognese
Organic fettuccine tossed with creamy bolognese sauce of Misty Mountain Farm beef and pork, topped with housemade ricotta and toasted breadcrumbs….20
Wild-Caught Salmon
Seared sockeye salmon from Wild for Salmon with a beet-fennel carpaccio and a local mushroom and lentil ragout….21
Filet Mignon
Grilled 4 oz. antibiotic-free filet mignon from Open Prairie, served with mashed potatoes, buttered vegetables and a brandied peppercorn cream sauce….35
HERDIC COCKTAILS
Christmas Champagne . . . . 12
Housemade cranberry puree, Pama liquor, sparkling cava
Peter’s Hot Toddy . . . . 13
Bulleit bourbon, lemon juice, ginger and spice simple syrup, hot water, orange peel
Cranberry Cosmo. . . . 13
Tito’s vodka, housemade cranberry puree, lime juice
SORT OF CLASSIC COCKTAILS
Hannah’s Old-Fashioned . . . . 12
Clyde Mays bourbon, amaretto cherry and seasonal fruit, bitters
Pink Peppercorn Paloma . . . . 11
Absolut vodka, pink peppercorn, lemon, grapefruit juice, orange hibiscus bitters
Liz’s Dry Manhattan . . . . 13
Bulleit rye, Lillet, smoked blood orange bitters, lemon peel
Nail in the Coffin . . . . 12
Drambuie, Mount Gay Eclipse rum, flamed orange peel
HERIDC MOCKTAILS
Temperance Temptation . . . . 5
Ask your server for the current, seasonal non-alcoholic options
WINES BY THE GLASS
*6 ounce pours
Whites
Josh Chardonnay 13
Villa Sorono Pinot Grigio 8
Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc 12
Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling 11
Vigna Sasso Moscato 7
Hoya de Cadenas Cava 9
Reds
111 Rioja Reserva (93 pts WE) 10
Bela Roble Duero (92 pts JS) 11
Lornano Chianti 11
La Consulta Malbec (94 pts JS) 13.5
Clay Shannon Cabernet 12
BOTTLED BEERS
Yuengling Lager 4.5
Miller Lite 4.5
Miller High Life 4.5
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale 5.5
Guinness 5.5
Stella Artois 5.5
Evil Genius Porter 5.5
New Trail Trail Ale 5.5
New Trail Crisp Lager 5.5
New Trail Broken Heels 8
Desserts Menu
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Ganache Torte
Dark chocolate cream in a pecan crust, served in a pool of caramel sauce…..10
Raspberry Cassis
Raspberry sorbet flavored with Crème de Cassis, served in a chocolate shell with whipped cream and Chambord…..10
Creme Brulée
Classic vanilla custard with a burnt sugar crust, finished with berries…..9
Chocolate Mousse Cake
Light chocolate cake with a rich chocolate mousse center, topped with whipped cream and chocolate curls…..9
Vanilla Ice Cream
Made in house and served with chocolate or caramel sauce and whipped cream…..9
Or enjoy a single scoop affogato-style with espresso…..10
Housemade Ice Creams and Sorbets
All made here at the Herdic House with fresh cream, local eggs and other fresh ingredients….10
“Herdic House Blend” Coffee…..3
A blend of fair trade coffee beans from our local Alabaster Coffee Roasterie.
Alabaster Espresso (double shot)…..5
Espresso Martini
Alabaster espresso, Tito’s vodka, housemade chocolate liqueur, Bailey’s and Frangelico…..13
Espresso con Mosca
Sambuca flamed at your table, and served with a shot of espresso…..11
Friar Bailey’s
Bailey’s Irish Creme and Frangelico served on the rocks…..12
Café Herdic
Coffee, Creme de Menthe, and Bailey’s blended with whipped cream and cane sugar…..12
Chocolate Raspberry Coffee
Chambord and housemade chocolate liqueur with coffee and whipped cream…..12
Grand Marnier Coffee
Grand Marnier and coffee served in a glass rimmed with caramelized sugar and orange rind…..14
To Share
Crispy scallops
wrapped in Misty Mountain Farm bacon, drizzled with port syrup . . . . 14
Shad Herdic
Smoked shad served with capers, red onion, housemade pumpernickel and horseradish dill mayonnaise . . . . 10
Chicken Liver Pate
from Landis and Cow a Hen Farm served with brie, housemade jam, house pickles and toasted sourdough . . . . 12
Salads
Herdic Chicken Salad
Chunks of chicken breast with grapes and toasted almonds in a mayonnaise dressing, served with creamy coleslaw….14
Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce tossed in housemade Caesar dressing, topped with warm garlic croutons and grated Parmigiano….9
Add grilled antibiotic-free tenderloin tips….15
Jackson Salad
Romaine lettuce, artichoke hearts,
hearts of palm, gorgonzola and bacon,
tossed with Dijon vinaigrette….10
Add seared sockeye salmon ….9
Pear and Walnut
Baby greens, pear slices, toasted walnuts and gorgonzola tossed with cranberry poppyseed dressing….9
Add grilled antibiotic-free chicken breast ….6
Specialties
Ham and Brie Panino
Roasted ham from Leona Meats, layered with brie, cranberry chutney on Italian bread and toasted, served with baby greens….15
Grilled Tenderloin Sandwich
Grilled beef tenderloin with sautéed onions and Gruyere cheese, served open-faced with horseradish mayonnaise….23
Roasted Vegetable Panino
Roasted sweet peppers, shiitake mushrooms and tomatoes with sharp cheddar cheese,
pan-toasted and served with baby greens….15
Parmesan Crusted Shrimp
Jumbo Gulf shrimp coated in parmesan breadcrumbs and served over garlicky organic fettuccine and broccoli….15
Wild-Caught Salmon
Seared sockeye salmon from Wild for Salmon in a maple-bourbon glaze served with roasted sweet potatoes and apple slaw….18
Lunch Menu
—December 2021
—December 2021
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AT PETER HERDIC HOUSE & INN
Upcoming Events
Wednesday Blue Plate
A warm, homestyle recipe from Hungary for this week’s Blue Plate: Chicken Paprikash, made with drumsticks from Landis Farm and smoked paprika, served over Debbie’s handmade organic fettuccine and finished with roasted sweet peppers. It’s $15 at the House, folks, and $17 to go (but know that our number of to-go orders is usually very limited)… We’ll hope to see you out tonight!
Thursday $9 Craft Cocktail & Happy Hour Specials
Thursdays our Happy Hours continue! Join us from 5-7 pm on Thursday evenings at the bar for some cocktail specials:
—$2 off wines by the glass
—$1 off beers by the bottle
—$9 This week’s cocktail: TBD
This week’s craft cocktail will be a poached quince and pomegranate old fashioned, and this week’s burger will be no burger at all! For the month of December, we’ll be offering our Herdic tenderloin sandwich, served open-faced with melted gruyere, caramelized onion, horseradish-dill mayonnaise and housemade Purple Sun potato chips!
Saturday Specials (Celebrating Henry Kissinger)
This Saturday, we’ll be preparing a Kissinger-style menu again, to honor his passing—come join us to relish the past, or look to future, or just savor the present…
German cheese soup, with Good Essa cheddar, local carrots and S&S Farms ham
Crispy pork schnitzel (Kissinger preferred Weinerschnitzel, but there’s no veal to be found!), with an oyster mushroom cream, herbed spaetzle and red cabbage
Plum and chocolate cheesecake with a chocolate shortbread crust
Upcoming Events
It’s Christmas Champagne season… Herdic Lunches Begin Again on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from December 1-December 23This year we’ll once again be offering lunch Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from December 1-December 23. Stop into our little oasis of Victoriana to bask in the glow of our holiday glamour and gorgeous mantelpieces (thank you, Diane Franklin). Enjoy a classic cocktail and warm your bones beside the fire in our newly-appointed Green Room or our comfortably appointed lounge.
Be forewarned: we’re booked to the rafters for our Victorian Tea on Saturday afternoon, and not accepting walk-ins, but we should have plenty of tables on Friday and Saturday evenings, when we’ll be featuring some classic Victorian holiday fare and cocktails.
Come out and kick your Christmas season off right, with a little wassail, maybe some rack of lamb, and the company of our merry band of pranksters, as we leap into that “most wonderful time of the year…”
The Weird Holiday Herdic Tradition We Never Expected: Christmas Pudding | Friday, December 15Once a year, we unveil a well-aged Christmas pudding, containing every British-type ingredient known to man, light the pastry on fire and parade it around the dining room, all while singing Christmas carols. We owe it all to Liz’s brother Cutter, who, several years ago, extolled the virtues of a homemade Christmas pudding—and Liz’s competitive spirit kicked in. Now it’s a thing, and you’ll have to come taste for yourself whether it’s really such a delightful treat: after the parade, we’ll be handing out samples of pudding with hard sauce until we run out…or folks decide they’ve had enough Christmas pudding for one season… New Year’s Eve – We’re Open! | Sunday, December 31
It will surprise no one that, no matter the day of the week, New Year’s Eve is a sacrosanct tradition around our House, and we’re always open! Join us for dinner on this most festive night of the year, with reservations available starting at 5:00….
“Thanks for voting us the Best Fine Dining and Most Romantic Restaurant in Williamsport.”
WVIA’s “Chefs of the Great Northeast”
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Meetings, Conferences and Retreats
at the Peter Herdic House
From meetings to retreats to conferences, Herdic House offers the modern conveniences your group needs in an unforgettable Victorian sanctuary of luxury and comfort. Audio visual equipment is available for your convenience, as well as Wi-Fi Internet access. Working in a stressful environment means you rarely have quality time with your associates or co-workers. Consider meeting in a serene atmosphere where you can get to know each other, discuss ground-breaking ideas and develop team-building strategies. We can cater to your corporate meeting, retreat or executive planning session.
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Weddings & Showers
Experience the romance of an intimate wedding outdoors in our beautiful wisteria-covered patio or select an indoor setting in our historic Victorian mansion. Choose decorations to add your personal touch. Peter Herdic Inn can be the home of your destination wedding with family and friends, accommodate your wedding party, cater your reception and provide a perfect honeymoon retreat. Or, if you prefer, we can help you with a single component of your event, from bridal showers to rehearsal dinners to your honeymoon.
Dreams Take Flight
Bridal Showers
Traditional Victorian elegance is the perfect backdrop for bridal showers. Gather your friends to enjoy the evening with delectable food, drink, and elegant surroundings. Whatever your pleasure Herdic House can help you plan the shower of a lifetime. Enjoy lively conversation by the fireplace while sampling hors d’oeuvres. Stay the evening in any of the elegant rooms, pamper your friends with elegant surroundings and just chat the night away.
DREAMS COME TRUE
Weddings
Experience the romance of an intimate wedding outdoors in our beautiful wisteria-covered patio or select an indoor setting in our historic Victorian mansion. Choose decorations to add your personal touch. Peter Herdic Inn can be the home of your destination wedding with family and friends, accommodate your wedding party, cater your reception and provide a perfect honeymoon retreat. It would be our pleasure to assist you with such a special occasion.
“Looking for a place to have your wedding reception in Williamsport? Look no further. Once we stepped into the Herdic House, we knew our search was over. Planning the reception was made very easy with food and drink recommendations, guidance for dance floor and photographers, seating layout, making the cake and other aspects of wedding planning.
Keith L
VICTORIAN LODGING
Herdic House Inn
Peter Herdic Inn is a beautifully restored Victorian mansion situated on Williamsport, Pennsylvania’s Millionaires Row. Comfort and relaxation may be enjoyed on the shaded porches or guests may take pleasure in the hustle and bustle of downtown Williamsport which is within walking distance of the Inn.
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Amazing Service and Atmosphere
“We had family Christmas gathering and we were able to have the whole house to ourselves. The food was so good, the service was great, and the decorations/ambiance was perfect for Christmas. It’s a beautiful old Victorian house and it was decorated so beautifully. We will definitely be going back here again. Every detail was attended to.”
DPSLING,TRIPADVISOR
A Gem!
“Williamsport lacks “big city” fine dining establishments. The Peter Herdic House however, tries to make up for this deficiency, and succeeds on every level. A great chef who uses the “farm to table” philosophy to his advantage, a very good bar and an excellent wine list. Pricey by local standards, but well worth it!”
CLIFF M, TRIPADVISOR