Tuesday, September 13, 2005

The Fiddler's Hearth

One of Emily and my favorite places would definitely be the Fiddler's Hearth Public House in South Bend, IN. Last night, while watching the film "Waking Ned Devine," I was reminded of this wonderful place. The Fiddler's Hearth is pretty much a Celtic, family-friendly pub.

Emily and I wandered in one day while walking around downtown South Bend. They had some Celtic music piping out into the streets that drew us in. As soon as we walked in the door, we fell in love with the place. It quickly became my second favorite place to consume a pint of Guinness (the Heorot being the first, of course). The have an incredible menu of wonderful Celtic inspired foods. We usually started off with the Ploughmans Plate...an appetizer of cheeses, bread, fruit, and this amazing relish. Some of our favorite main dishes were the Fish n' Chips (served wrapped up in newspaper), Steak n' Guinness Pie, Shepherds Pie, the Boxty, and Bangers n' Mash.

One of our favorite things to do while we were still living in Elkhart was to drive over to the Fiddler's Hearth for dinner, then we'd walk around downtown for a while, and we'd eventually end up at the South Bend Chocolate Cafe for a wonderful retreat!

If you're ever in the South Bend area and you're looking for a great place to eat, try out the Fiddler's Hearth. It's easy to find as you travel down Main Street!

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