Located in Wilmington, New York, a 20-minute drive from Au Sable Forks, Wilderness Inn II describes itself as a restaurant for those who enjoy "roughing it in style". It's positioned at the bottom of the Whiteface Mountain and is a popular stop-off point for climbers and cyclists in the area. Starters include shrimp cocktail, jalapeno poppers and soup of the day. Entrees feature broiled sea scallops, jumbo shrimp scampi and filet mignon. A separate children's menu is available.
The restaurant offers outside deck seating during the summer months and also has a full bar. Wilderness Inn II is open for evening meals every day of the week except Wednesday. The dress code is smart casual.
Cricket's Restaurant is in the town of Peru, a 20-minute drive from Au Sable Forks. With enough seating for 400 customers, the premises also has a banquet hall and full catering service. Cricket's Restaurant has served family-style American food since its opening in 1999. Appetizers include crab cakes, spinach artichoke dip and the house specialty pork rinds. Main courses include New York strip steak, shrimp and chicken carbonara and create-your-own surf and turf, with four seafood and four meat options to choose from and pair together. Cricket's also has a pizza bar and a wide variety of burgers.
Cricket's offers gift certificates and has wireless Internet throughout its complex. Opening hours are 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sundays. Cricket's closes on Mondays. The restaurant offers outdoor seating during the summer and recommends smart casual attire.
A small restaurant serving modern Italian-American cuisine, Turtle Island Café is in Willsboro, 15 miles east of Au Sable Forks. Turtle Island Café promotes the use of local ingredients from local farmers. Starters include squash and walnut risotto, fried calamari and roasted beets. Entrees include sweet potato pie with German sausage, vegetable polenta lasagne and bacon-wrapped filet mignon. There is a dessert menu offering chocolate lava cake, pumpkin crème brulee and the house speciality turtle sundae, which has caramel sauce, vanilla ice cream and pecans
Turtle Island Café offers a separate kids' menu. The restaurant opens from 5 p.m. until late Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 4 p.m. until late on Sundays. Turtle Island is closed on Tuesday and Wednesday. Recommended dress code is smart.
20 minutes from Au Sable Forks in nearby Keene, New York, Tip-a-Canoe Restaurant is a small eatery serving modern American cookery. Starters include crab cakes, seafood chowder and the house salad, which comes with a house special vinaigrette. Entrees include fish and chips, bourbon pork ribs and New Zealand lamb with peppercorn sauce. Tip-A-Canoe offers a prix-fixe menu on Fridays.
Tip-a-Canoe has a happy hour offering discounted beer and wine between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Thursday. Opening hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Sunday, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday. The restaurant is closed Tuesdays. The restaurant also offers outdoor seating during the summer and recommends casual dress.
