Looking for restaurants in Loudonville, Ohio? There aren’t many of us out this way, and we’re one you won’t forget. We’re The Copper Mug Bar & Grille, the restaurant at Landoll’s Mohican Castle, open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. You do not need to be an overnight guest to dine with us. The dining room is full of old pieces from the Landoll family, so it looks like a place that got put together slowly over the years, which is exactly what happened.
Diners in Loudonville, Ohio can eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily at a castle restaurant with a full bar, no overnight stay required. Seasonal outdoor seating holds 100, heated private greenhouses are available in cold months, and reservations are recommended, including for Sunday brunch.
Dining at The Copper Mug Bar & Grille in Loudonville, Ohio
Three meals a day, seven days a week, on thirty acres of Mohican forest. If you’d rather skim the food first, every menu is on our Dine page. Otherwise, here’s the short version of what a visit looks like.
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, Every Day
Breakfast is served from 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM. Lunch goes until 3:00 PM, then happy hour for an hour, then dinner from 4:00 PM. We close at 8:00 PM most nights and 9:00 PM on Friday and Saturday. Mornings are where the family recipes turn up. Grandpa Bright’s Salmagundi is meat, peppers, onions and potatoes with cheese and two eggs on top, served with Nanny’s Blueberry Jam. People like that jam enough that we sell it by the jar in the gift shop. Dinner gets more serious. Prime Angus hand cut steaks, fresh seafood, and the short ribs we’ve been braising for years. Kids get their own menu.
Sunday Brunch and What’s Behind the Bar
Sundays change from May 3rd through November 1st. Instead of regular breakfast, we put out a brunch buffet, chef crafted, and the theme moves around week to week while the staples you’re hoping for stay put. Book ahead for that one, it fills up. The bar keeps a full list of wine, craft beer and cocktails, plus a seasonal drink menu that shifts through the year. If coffee is your thing, ask about The French Press Connection. It’s our own blend, Kenya and Papua New Guinea beans roasted locally, and you won’t find it anywhere else.
Outside in Summer, Greenhouses in Winter
Warm months, we seat up to 100 people outside, and the view does most of the work. It’s the easiest call for a big table. Cold months are the interesting part. We heat private greenhouses, and you can book one just for your table, so you get dinner outdoors in January without anyone shivering through it. That’s usually what guests bring up afterward, and it’s the reason people book again once the leaves turn. Worth knowing if you’re weighing places to eat in Loudonville, Ohio in the off season.
Bigger Groups and Making a Day of It
Got a crowd? We’ll build a private buffet or plated menu and serve it in one of our private event spaces instead of the middle of the dining room, so your group keeps its own room and its own pace. The Mary Frances Banquet Hall is right next door and holds 50 inside with room for 20 more outside. We can also set up a private guided tour of Heyd Cemetery and the old log cabin. Our Daily Castle Tour runs April to October at 1:30 and ends right here.
Conclusion
That’s most of it. Come hungry, and give yourself extra time to walk the grounds, because most people end up doing that anyway. A quiet Tuesday breakfast in Loudonville, Ohio, a steak on Saturday night, brunch with the whole family, it all works here. For what it’s worth, the Copper Mug showed up on a Gordon Ramsay show back in 2016, and we’ve taken the OpenTable Diner’s Choice award six years running. Grab a table with the Find a Table button on our Dine page, or just call 419.994.3427 extension 0.
FAQs
Do I have to be staying at the castle to eat here?
Nope. Anyone can come in. We serve breakfast, lunch and dinner every day, and the Crown & Cauldron Mercantile is open to visitors too.
Do you take reservations?
Yes. Use the Find a Table button on our Dine page, or call 419.994.3427 extension 0. They’re recommended rather than required, including for Sunday brunch.
Can you handle a group meal?
We can. We’ll put together a private buffet or plated menu and serve it in one of our private event spaces. The Mary Frances Banquet Hall, right next to us, seats 50 inside with room for 20 more outside.
Is there outdoor seating?
Yes, up to 100 seats when the weather’s good. Once it cools off, you can book one of our private heated greenhouses instead.