BACKROADS • JULY 2022
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Thisilldous Eatery presents
GREAT ALL AMERICAN DINER RUN OLD STONE HOUSE
21 HATHORN ROAD, WARWICK NY 10990 845-305-0303 • WWW.OLDSTONEHOUSEINN.COM A few years back, while riding through the Warwick and Pine Island part of New York’s Orange County, we took notice that some work was being done on the old Hathorn House that sits right off County Road 1, near Route 94.
The original home was built in 1773 by General John Hathorn and the gabled roof still bears the initials of he and his wife - “E., I & H, 1773.” We assumed this was an historic society or state project to bring back a part of the region’s deep history. But we were wrong, and very happily so. The previous night we had dined with riding friends at the Culinary Institute of America, along the Hudson in Hyde Park, and returning south and heading through Harriman State Park and up around Warwick, we were taken by surprise when we discovered that the Hathorn’s Historic home, which had been in such disrepair and neglect for decades, was looking more than a little bit stunning and was open for business.
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This discovery was made at the perfect moment, as the CIA was the night before and lunch was suddenly the key part of our riding plan. Some weekends it is all about the food; and then the riding. We rolled up the very nice bricked drive and parked the machines. We took a table outside on the wide porch and spoke a bit with Andrew, the general manager, who offered us both their brunch menu and a small plate menu.
We opted for a few of the small plates, which were not all that small and really the perfect size portions for two sharing. Our server Marissa came over with water and some exquisite coffee and a bright and energetic smile. Actually, all the staff seemed generally awesome and it was obvious that they took personal pride in The Old Stone House as much as the owners Sylvia Kubasiak and Arek Kwapinski must have. I asked another server about the renovation and she brought us a picture book with “before & after” images of different parts of the home.
