DINING OUT at PETER PRATT'S INN

Let's dine out at the historic Peter Pratt's Inn in Yorktown!

ABOUT

PETER PRATT'S INN, a Revolutionary War-era colonial homestead, is located in the oldest section of Yorktown and is situated at the battle site of General George Washington's Northern Continental Command Post against the British Tories in 1781. Across the street is one of the oldest structures in Westchester, the Davenport House, which served as General Washington's command post, the only one to be held throughout the entire Revolutionary War.

The restaurant area was originally the foundation of a barn built in 1780. The dining room remains authentic in its colonial design and construction. Overhead, thick, petrified chestnut beams rest on granite boulders, the foundation for 75% of the building.

The Inn was a part of the Carpenter-Davenport homestead which encompassed 250 acres including the land of Loch Ledge Country Club (off Route 118). In 1823, the center section of the building was constructed in colonial design, with the wings added in the Victorian style years afterwards to make room for the new Daniel Griffen ownership. Finally, in 1861, Daniel Griffen completed the house as you see it today.
Between 1915 and 1924, the old farmhouse was used by the Bowery Mission to house men from New York City who worked at a nearby sawmill cutting wood.

At the turn of the century, the building was purchased by Halsey Wilson, a renown New York City publisher turned land developer. He sold lots to his literary friends and invited them to stay at the Inn while they built homes and created the first housing development in Yorktown. Today, the area is known as Croton Heights.

On July 3, 1926, the Wilsons officially opened the building for lodging, naming it the Croton Heights Inn, catering to local residents and their guests many of whom travelled from around the world to visit.

During the 1940's, a Russian Count by the name of Kotschoubey, purchased the Inn and was granted a liquor license and continued the quiet elegance of this secluded northern Westchester country hostel. The count catered to his wealthy friends such as the McCormicks, Vanderbilts, Gettys, Duncan Hines, all of whom have signed the guest register located in the Inn's center hallway.

During the 1950's Monsieur Charles Biles of New York City leased the Inn and opened the Beaujolais Restaurant on a seasonal basis from May through September. Mr. Biles was successful and wanted to remain open all year, however, the owners refused, so he returned to New York City. His head waiter took over the lease and proceeded to make the Croton Heights Inn northern Westchester's finest bordello.

In early 2022, the Pelinku Family became the seventh owners of Peter Pratt’s Inn, with the intention of carrying on the restaurant’s tradition of exceptional fine dining and warm hospitality. They have inherited the newly renovated interior (including two dining rooms and bars), an expanded deck and outdoor seating, and a gorgeous sitting area surrounding a wood burning fire-pit that make dining inside or out a joyful year-round experience.

DINING OUT WITH RIVERTOWN SOCIAL

WHAT TO KNOW

• CHECK, PLEASE. If you are new to dining out with Rivertown Social please note that the check approach is as follows: whatever you order, is totaled and then you add 30% to account for a) tax and b) tip.

• SEPARATE CHECKS. Will confirm in comments below once I’ve found out if this will be offered by the restaurant. If not, please bring cash.

• RSVP 'EXTRAVAGANZA'. As the group size is limited to 6 - as this enables the optimal experience for everyone - it is important to keep your RSVP status updated as expediently as possible.
• If you are on the RSVP "yes" list and your plans change please update your status as soon as possible.
• If you are on the waitlist be on the lookout for a notification if a spot opens up - many times this occurs in the lead up to the event.
• If you are on the waitlist and you know in advance, for example say 2 days out your schedule will not be free to join for dinner, please move your RSVP to "no". In this way the next person in line can have the opportunity to join.
• I have this set up as an automatic waitlist to mean as RSVPs change, and a space opens up, the next in sequence of RSVPing will be added into the event.
• I will post several reminders in the lead up to the event. Only these are all small businesses and a loss of a diner, is a loss in revenue so am mindful of this. Moreover, the restaurants I have chosen to date do not request a credit card guarantee so ever more the importance of keeping RSVPs updated. Thanks in advance for following the above!

• MENU. Please review the menu to know about their menu direction. Note this is their winter menu so anticipate it to change when we visit.

• PARKING. Plenty of parking on site.

Hope to see you there!