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Within the Deer Park Inn B&B, the proprietor prepares an exceptional French menu with ingredients procured from local Amish farms. Duck confit is marinated overnight and served with savory braised red cabbage. Beef tenderloins are served with a tantalizing sun-dried cherry sauce. Desserts—such as a tart of local strawberries and rhubarb with whipped cream, or local organic blueberries with crème fraiche—are simple and elegant. During the area's off-season months, the inn and restaurant may be closed Monday–Wednesday, so call ahead.

Named after the nearby spring that was the original source of the bottled water brand, the inn is both a B&B and fine French restaurant. The three rooms are cozy and appointed with interesting but never with fussy antique furnishings. The restored Victorian mansion lies off Route 135 between Deep Creek Lake and Oakland. During the area's off-season months, the inn may be closed Monday–Wednesday, so call ahead.