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| - Coming here for a intensive workout hike, I expected my choice of French Toast to be well worth the calories. Years ago ( 2010 B.Y. "Before Yelp" ) I had eaten here for lunch and loved everything about it so I expected atleast 4 stars. After hiking Sunday morning my friends and I found a cellphone lying next to a car. We immediately asked the outside dinners if they were missing a cell. No claims. We went inside to ask the manager Thomas if there was a PA system to make an announcement and he was very cold about it. He wanted to just throw the phone in the LOST & FOUND, but knowing how sick anyone would be wondering where their cellphone is we decided to take matters into our own hands. Tables weren't quite full yet so we looked at the screen photo and tried to find the couple in the picture. Thomas kept walking around us, giving us dirty looks as if he was really annoyed by our persistance. He didn't take in consideration that we were not only hungry too, but hot, sweaty and just really wanted to sit down. Finally after no luck finding the couple, he gave us a seat on the windy cold patio. I immediately was not having that. I politely asked to be moved inside and he did so without hesitation. Our server Jason, although stoic, was rather cool and seemed to tunnel vision his way through his work hours in order to make it through. (Happy place....) It wasn't his fault but our food seemed to take a REALLY long time to come out of the kitchen. I realized it wasn't just me thinking that because 2 different servers came over to let us know that it was on the way.
Meanwhile as we waited, we watch the manager Thomas grimace and bark at the servers. He ripped some female server a new one and she seemed to look medicated on Xanax, because like Jason, her facial expression never changed either. She continued to go about her duties as Thomas was imaginary. (Happy place.....) Thomas was the only one who seemed---alive, with uneasy emotion.
Finally our food arrived and I new immediately my French Toast was warm (not pipping hot like I get at Blueberry Hill.) For $12 you get Rum french toast and I think a side of ham was $6 or $9). I didn't want caramel, I didn't want banana's, or whip cream. I hate EXTREMELY sweet breakfast. Yet, there was no option for JUST french toast. So for two pieces of bread dipped in batter it was $12! I picked all those sugary banana's off. Atleast at BH---I get 2 scrambled eggs!
My friend who I was with likes her food WELL DONE/EXTRA CRISPY. If she complains, then it MUST be OVERCOOKED! The ham was hard as beef jerky, the home potatoes were like corn nuts, and the french toast was so thick I almost asked for a steak knife! The bread wasn't even SOAKED in the batter fully. It was like they lightly brushed it with batter then set it on the grill for an hour that we waited. I had to saw at the thick dry bread--almost giving up and pulling it apart with my fingers, and then put syrup in between the layers of the bread!!!
Every thing SUCKED---but we were so tired, and so hungry we just ate around what could and never complained to anyone. We just wanted to go home.
Now, I don't totally dismiss this restaurant because every establishment has their weaknesses AND not everybody can handle a breakfast rush. Breakfast is tedius and you have to be organized and fully staffed. While Burgers, salads, sandwiches, and deep fry goodies may be their strong point, breakfast certainly is not--atleast not a busy weekend. Breakfast service is probably much better on a weekday.
In the end, 2 stars because of the managers attitude and lack of discretion, and crappy breakfast food. Best of all the couple finally realized they didn't have their phone and it was returned.
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