Recent Reviews:

By A Yahoo! Contributor, 06/08/10
After eating at The Lyndon Freighthouse my first time, I must say that I will definitely be going back. I loved the rustic decor and the food was very good. Very good service also. It’s wonderful to live so close to a restaurant that believes in serving mostly organic foods from the local area.

The Lyndon Freighthouse, in Lyndonville, VT, (1000 Broad St., Tel. 802-626-1400) is a full-service restaurant (excellent organic breakfast, lunch and dinner selections), gift shop, railroad museum, coffee shop, ice cream parlor and information center, all set within a historic, former freight house! http://newenglandtravelnews.blogspot.com/2009/03/unusual-offbeat-looking-restaurants-in.html

Eric H. wrote:
In Lyndonville, I recommend the Lyndon Freighthouse. A former freigthouse, this charming long, red building with a front porch now houses a restaurant that features locally sourced natural and organic dishes. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the food is wholesome and delicious, and the atmosphere is purely rustic Vermont. Also on the premises is a gift shop, ice cream parlor, coffee shop, tourist information center and railroad museum! Wow! (Posted on 12/5/08)
jf wrote: Agree that freighthouse is a great casual spot. (Posted on 9/2/09)

There is a busy dairy bar in the old railroad station in Lyndonville called Carmen’s that serves up a lot of good gooey goodies.  Injun Joe Jul 11, 2006

Links to media coverage of The Freighthouse:

Lyndon Freighthouse on Track as a First-Rate Restaurant and Gift Shop

Save room for Carmen’s ice cream after a wonderful dinner at
The Lyndon Freighthouse. They were named by the “Sundae Hall of Fame” as one of America’s top 500 sundae places. http://www.travelthekingdom.com/pages/dining/

 We stayed at a friend’s cabin near Lyndonville, VT, and discovered some great local restaurants. We wandered into the Freighthouse Cafe after seeing their “Lattes” sign, and discovered that it was owned by a local farm and that they s…erved primarily local and organic foods, many raised on their own farm.  http://www.facebook.com/scramblingrockfarm?v=app_2309869772

…As Carmen’s boasts over 60 flavors, the truth of the matter was I had a very hard time deciding on what I would have once I got within reading distance. The time finally came that I was standing at the window and I had to decide…I wanted something local and summery, so I decided on Maine Blueberry, which, though summery, was not quite local. Oh well. Local or not, it was creamy, sweet and a prefect summertime treat, and my mouth still waters to talk about it. The preteen girls I was with were more daring. Segolene and Katia decided on cotton candy, which I still regret not getting, because I have always wanted to try it. Tess had a cone of peanut butter caramel cookie dough. Like me, Leslie (not a preteen) was a little more mellow and opted for a strawberry shortcake sundae, which she described as “unbelievably fabulous.”
This seems like a new favorite Vermont destination to me — I’d say Lyndonville has at least two claims to fame, if not more: Bag Balm (yep, they make it here) and Carmen’s. http://scoopalicious.blogspot.com/2008/07/lyndonville-vermont-carmens-ice-cream.html