NY Times Area's Best Restaurant

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We Are Taking Reservations for regular service.

Call us at 518-963-7417

We will be closed for Vacation

November 9th thru Nov 26th reopening for

Thanksgiving Day Buffet Dinner

Nov 27th 11am-3pm

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Gourmet Deli & Essex Wine Shops

Are closed for the season

Attention AOL users:  AOL has completely blocked our server from their e-mail list.  We can not respond to your e-mail requests if you are using an AOL account.  Please send your requests from another e-mail address.  We apologize for this inconvenience and suggest you complain to your account manager.

Turtle Island is a Native American Indian term referring to Mother Earth. They believed that the world was carried through the universe on the back of a great serpent, that being the turtle.   Here at Turtle Island Café we believe that everyone has a basic right to gastronomic pleasure and consequently the responsibility to protect the heritage of the food, tradition and culture that make this pleasure possible. Our thoughts are based upon the concept of eco-gastronomy – recognition of the strong connections between plate and planet.   Food should be good, clean and fair. The food that we eat should taste good; it should be produced in a clean way that does not harm the environment, animal welfare or our health; and food producers should receive fair compensation for their work.  We consider ourselves co-producers because by being informed about how and where our food is produced and actively supporting those who produce it, we become a part and a partner in the production process. Here at Turtle Island Café we make every effort to use local farmers that practice sustainable methods and with our same beliefs for their produce, cheeses, dairy and meats. Our fish and seafood purchased is only wild caught and of sustainable species.  Remember we will become what we eat. Turtle Island Café is owned and operated by the husband and wife team, Chef David Martin and Mimi Lane. Their goal is to provide fabulous food in a casual and friendly environment. David Martin as a high honours graduate from the Culinary Institute of America has over 20 years experience as a Chef in the restaurant business creating unique and flavourful dishes. For more information about Chef David Martin click on the Chef’s Corner or check out our offerings on the Menu page of this website. Conveniently located in the heart of Willsboro, Turtle Island Café is only minutes away from both Lake Champlain and the Essex Ferry Dock. Click on our About Us page for directions and hours of operations. Thinking about stopping by, check out our upcoming events and Daily Specials by clicking on our News & Events page

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