Photos contributed by The Ieremias family.
By Courtney Parker and Hannah Messer
For nearly 45 years, the Fair Haven Inn has been providing luscious Greek cuisine to the surrounding area. Coming here from Connecticut, current owner Demetrios “Jimmy” Ieremias has been here since the restaurant’s original opening.
“We wanted to mix a Greek flare with American food,” Ieremias said. “Vermont is beautiful.”
Ieremias said at the time the restaurant was introduced, there were no Greek or Mediterranean food venues around and even through up and down economies, he said business has always remained steady.
“We even have celebrities coming here from time to time,” Ieremias said.
Celebrity visitors include Sandra Bullock, who spent Easter at the Inn in 2010 following her gruesome divorce. She fled to the quiet state of Vermont to avoid all of the negative publicity about her divorce.
Other celebrity visitors include Dom DeLuise and James Coburn.
“It’s nice getting big people in our little restaurant,” Ieremias said.
Besides the famous, many locals flock to Inn on a regular basis.
Sudbury locals Priscilla and Roger Berube are frequent visitors who share a meal at the venue at least once a week.
The now retired couple admires not only the Fair Haven Inn’s fine dining options, but also the calm atmosphere the restaurant provides.
“It’s very homey,” said Priscilla, adding that she enjoys the dimmed lighting and running waterfalls featured throughout the building.
The two love sitting near the cozy fireplace located in the dining room and have even become known on a first name basis by the staff.
“The food is wonderful and the staff is great,” she said.
Though the ambiance and service are an added bonus for Roger, it is the mouthwatering food dishes that keep him coming back every week.
Greek scallops and the Sunday special of petite filet mignon are just a few of his favorites, each followed by his must-have dessert.
“Their crème brulee,” said Roger, already counting down the days till his next taste, “There’s nothing like it.”
The Inn attracts a younger crowd as well. Andrea Cohen, a 22-year-old Rutland native, has been going to the Inn for as long as she can remember with her family.
“I have spent every birthday there since at least middle school,” Cohen said. “My family celebrates all of our birthdays, anniversaries, and a lot of holidays there.”
Cohen expressed her love for the Inn’s “scrumptious French onion soup.”
The Cohens are among many regular and loyal customers who call the inn one of their favorites in the area and plan to continue coming to the restaurant for years to come.
“My parents have brought me and my sister there for years,” Cohen said, “I’ll be sure to make my children regulars here too.”
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