Breakfast
Served in our large open kitchen, breakfast is truly a food lover's delight, with dishes superbly cooked from fresh local and seasonal ingredients. Thoughtfully presented to tantalise your eyes and awaken your tastebuds and featuring both innovative and traditional cuisine from around the world, you're sure to see something different but delicious, on the menu each day of your stay.
Menu items might include Ginger Pancakes with Pear Sauce served with New England Maple sausages, traditional scones from England or Maine Blueberry muffins, or a Frittata of Prosciutto and Mushrooms alongside a warm winter fruit soup from Scandinavia. One of our guests' favorites is Derrek's special (and wonderful) baked pears, served with iced Maine blueberries, simply garnished with a sprig of mint from our own herb pots. Of course, there is always plenty of freshly brewed coffee, a choice of Twinings regular or herbal teas, hot chocolate, and one of our juices of the day.
Derrek does the cooking for breakfast. Huevos Rancheros is his speciality, but he may also create french toast stuffed with blueberries and cream cheese, asparagus crepes, or pancakes with fresh berries obtained on the property
- Inn Spots & Special Places
We offer a set meal daily which alternates sweet and savory. Here's a sample of what you might find for breakfast during your stay ...
Sweet:
- • Spiced Baked New England Pears with iced Maine Blueberries
- • Cheese Blintzes with a warm mixed berry sauce, Canadian Bacon
- • Fresh Banana Cranberry Bread with butter
Savory:
- • Chilled Blueberry Soup
- • Spanish Tortilla with Sofrito and Prosciutto
- • English style Maple Oat Scones with butter and Strawberry Jam
We pride ourselves on providing a great breakfast for all our guests, even those who are gluten intolerant, diabetic or have other food related allergies. So please let us know when you make your reservations if any of these affect you.
Afternoon Tea
Breakfast isn't all we serve here. Afternoon Tea is a traditional part of the British culture and in true British form, Hilary makes an excellent Tea! This is a great alternative to dinner for groups of friends or relatives and it can be served at any time of year with prior arrangement. Treat yourselves to mountains of homemade finger sandwiches, scones and lemon curd, cake and of course a variety of hot tea. Cold beverages are also available. Please call us for more information.
Reunions & Get-togethers
Having a small family reunion or other get-together? Then we're happy to prepare a lunch or dinner buffet for you and your guests. For informal events, items have included Chilled Chicken salad, fresh fruit, Irish Stew, and of course, the ever popular Chili, all served with vegetables, salads and a dessert. However, everything is made to your order, so pretty much anything goes. For something a little different why not consider a barbeque or cookout if you're meeting over the summer months.
There's no such thing in our kitchen as a 'secret' ingredient or recipe and we're more than happy to share! Here are a few of our most requested recipes with a link to Derrek's Blog at the end where he shares more culinary delights: