Best Lunch Restaurants in Franconia

Very good food. Not well promoted. Hidden gem. Nice crowd for a weekday.

Service was excellent. Everyone was very welcoming. Atmosphere was relaxing. However if you’re expecting a strong crab/shrimp taste from the crab/shrimp cakes, you may be disappointed. They were good, but the seasoning overrode the crab/shrimp taste. Would we go back again? Yes. Would we order the crab/ shrimp cakes? No.

Wonderful first visit; for brunch. I haven’t enjoyed my first visit to a vineyard venue so much in years. Simple Mediterranean/American dining menu overachieves. In addition to the brunch menu, the full menu is available during brunch with the exception of the “grill” menu. Service is authentic long-time local, warm & enthusiastic. We (party of 4) dined in the fermentation & aging area of the winery and the atmosphere was super enjoyable. We enjoyed 6 wines with brunch - the bubbly sampler plus a flight. Their Petite Syrah (“Bliss”) and their red Bordeaux blend (“Midnight”) are the highlights. We bought a bottle of their carbonated Noiret (“Fiesta”) upon departure, using the 5% discount received earlier that morning for subscribing to their email club - it will be a serviceable sparkling rosè to greet summer with in a few months. I don’t know where they source their brioche but it’s perfect, buttery & fluffy. Protein portions were generous. They definitely consider customer and quality before making “profitability” decisions, so that’s a big guest win and very appreciated. Dessert portions were generous without being too much (especially after the holidays). Recommend highly for brunch with family or friends. Unpretentious, comfortable, fun, delicious - deserving of its “hidden gem” moniker.

Had a wonderful experience at Ooka. Food was presented well and extremely tasty. Our server was excellent, made sure we always had everything we needed and was very pleasant. Atmosphere in the dining room was good and relaxed. Only complaints I had, and these were minor, was the frigid draft that hit us when the doors were open, and there was a pretty constant amount of noise from the hibachi side, but it wasn’t enough to even rate as annoying. Overall we will definitely return

We had a wonderful experience. We were seated as soon as we arrived. The hostess was very friendly and wished my husband a happy birthday. Our server, Justin greeted us shortly after we were seated and took our drink order. The drinks arrived quickly and were perfect. The food we ordered was delicious and arrived hot and in a short amount of time. Our server was very attentive and checked on us multiple times throughout the evening. We never felt rushed.