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| - I had a pleasant breakfast at Luckenbooth Cafe, served by a pleasant waitress on a pleasant Sunday morning. The food was pleasant too. It really is the best way to describe this place. Just...pleasant. Nice might work too.
The interior has two sides. One side is labelled "Yvonne's Tearoom", which appeared to have nice tables and was decorated in a combination of English country and American country styles with natural colors. The other side (where I sat) has a soda fountain and is more traditional diner, with tables in the middle and vinyl upholstered booths on the edges. Both rooms are large and there is a good amount of space between the tables too.
The menu was not what you would expect, so look it over and try something new. There is the usual breakfast items you would find, but the menu was studded with some European items that aren't normally on a menu, like toad-in-the-hole. Also, they make two kinds of English sausages in the back. Either can be subbed in for your normal breakfast sausage at no additional charge.
I had Norwegian pancakes, and dressed them with butter, a little powdered sugar and a touch of lemon. They were delightful; tender, but chewy in a way normal and even Swedish pancakes are not. They came with a side of sausage and I chose one of the homemade sausages. It was a link and seasoned with cumin and black pepper among other spices. The portion was generous but I felt they were merely O.K. The links were a little greasy in my opinion and maybe a little under-spiced. I can't really judge as I've never had that kind of sausage before. For all I know, they're exactly what they're supposed to be!
Service was friendly and nice in a sincere way. The coffee was not bad, and the mugs they use are narrow and heavy, so it doesn't get cold so fast. Refills were quick and my food arrived hot. They did a great job.
Luckenbooth gets 3 stars from me. I will be back if I'm in the neighborhood, and I would say give it a shot if you happen to be in their neck of the woods.
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