I prefer leaving positive reviews, but servers that lie should be mentioned. Full review below:
The good: my son enjoyed his omelet, but he's easy to please. Eggs were perfectly poached for the Benedict.
The bad: grease stain inside my son's orange juice cup. Simple fix is to replace the cup, and i wasn't rude or difficult when addressing my concern. The sever (Frankie) replaced the cup of juice and LIED, saying the grease was between the cups plastic layers and not touching the juice. I had already rubbed the outside of the cup, no grease removed. I then used the straw to scrape the inside of cup, and the grease started coming off. Just make the situation right, do not lie about it. There's literally no point in lying and now there's a bad Google review ONLY because the server is a liar. Eggs Benedict hollandaise sauce needs big improvement. It was clumpy and way too thick. There was so much paprika sprinkled on top of the eggs, it was taking away the flavor of the sauce. No one wants to taste only paprika. This specific meal is offered with either fruit or a salad (a salad for breakfast...say what?). I substituted for potatoes. Potatoes were completely plain, no seasoning. Finally, the worst part was the price. I was not expecting an average (at best) restaurant in the white mountains to charge $40 for 2 breakfast meals. Menu items ordered: Build your own omelet with Orange juice Eggs Benedict with water
We took our leftovers: dogs enjoyed later.
Conclusion: we will not return, service and food for that cost was definitely not worth it.
Advice: go somewhere else. Head further up and accept a longer wait time for a far better experience somewhere like...
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