Stonecroft Country Inn and Restaurant

Yesterday was my dad's 75th birthday and we celebrated it with a surprise dinner at this lovely establishment, Stonecroft Country Inn. Tucked away on Pumpkin Hill Road in Ledyard, Stonecroft is set on 6.5 acres of peaceful countryside.

Chef Shaheed Toppin helped me to create a customized menu for the birthday celebration. It was a 3-course meal and our guests could choose the following:

for soup,

• Butternut Squash Bisque or
• Lobster Bisque

for salad (served with toasted bread and an delicious garlic spread),

• Stonecroft House Salad (mixed greens, julienne vegetable, plum tomatoes, croutins, balsamic vinaigrette) or
• Caesar Salad with seasoned croutins or
• Natalie Salad (baby spinach, walnuts, soft goat cheese, dried cranberries, raspberry vinaigrette)

for entree,

• Oven Roasted Tilapia with Deviled Crab Gratin or
• Chicken Piccata with a White Wine , Lemon & Caper Butter Sauce or
• 8oz. Grilled Filet Mignon with Grilled Portabello Mushroom Demi-Glaze

For the kiddos, Chef also made available for their choosing, a gourmet platter of lightly fried chicken tenders and wedge-style fries.

For dessert and celebration, we ordered a 3-layered birthday cake from Mystic Market. It featured a delicately flavored mango mousse filling between the layers of vanilla cake. The icing was lightly sweetened whipped cream... a simply sweet ending to a wonderful meal.


Tea, coffee, wine, and other beverages were readily available. The staff (we had about 6 on hand for 40 people) was smooth and attentive, the food divine, the service impeccable, the ambience simply lovely. The inviting dining area featured a partial stone interior, exposed beam ceiling and a wood burning fireplace. Everything made for a wonderfully memorable evening. It's one of those places that you mention to everyone because you want more people to know and enjoy this place hidden on Pumpkin Hill Rd - you won't be disappointed!


Stonecroft Inn
515 Pumpkin Hill Rd
Ledyard CT 06339
800 772 0774