What a cute place this is. Charming atmosphere, spacious rooms, delightful patio if the weather cooperates, and some very fine dining. And very pleasant hosts as well. Alexa and Charles are a perfect pair – she runs the front of the house and he’s the professional chef who will prepare dinner for guests (by prior arrangement) and does lots of catering on the side too. And likely the recipes for breakfast are his, although they have an assistant who does the actual cooking each morning.
The inn has several guest rooms, a spacious dining room, a beautiful kitchen, and tucked in the back is a professional catering kitchen where Charles does most of the catering/cooking for events and dinners. One of the nights we stayed they were entertaining two different groups for dinner. So there was no room for us to have dinner with them. But if breakfast is any indication, the dinners are likely to be special. Just reserve it in advance.![]()
The B&B breakfast was very nice – a quiche, some fresh biscuits and scones, fresh fruit, and an apple bread pudding (which they make from the leftover scones and was the standout of the breakfast offering, in my book). Copious amounts of coffee, of course, and friendly conversation with the other B&B guests.
Dave is thinking we need to make this an annual event – visiting the wineries in Oregon and Washington. Each time we come there are more new wineries to try. This area is just getting into high gear with high-tech tasting rooms, although some are still a kind of barn-like affair too. Something like Napa Valley used to be about 30 years ago.
During the daytime we visited just two wineries, both in downtown. Dave had a copious list, and specific wines he wanted to try. No way could we go tasting in 6 wineries and sample everything they had to offer. He sampled one or two in each place, with little more than an ounce. We can’t buy much wine because we would not want to leave it in the hot car anywhere. So we’re buying just enough to enjoy next week.
The Fat Duck Inn, 527 Catherine St., Walla Walla, WA, Phone: 888.526.8718




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