A lovely hotel in the vicinity of Glyndebourne. However, my overall prejudice against the English hotel breakfast was, broadly speaking, confirmed. No buffet (fair enough), although there was a small side-table with pastries, jams, juice and yogurts. Tea in bags only. A choice of three or four set breakfasts. The…
I find that American hotels are less and less likely to offer breakfast. However, this one does have a small buffet (albeit only for hotel guests). Nothing wrong with the offerings, but also nothing special. Standard selection of breads and bagels, a couple of warm dishes, juices, fruit. No cheeses…
Again, not a buffet; and bag tea. But, on the other hand, the breakfast was served in the restaurant where John Jay, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin celebrated the ratification of the Treaty of Paris in 1783. The scrambled eggs were good and the choice of tea bags was ample.…
During the day and in the evening, this hotel’s restaurant is Oriental (presumably Japanese). Even so, it was a surprise to receive breakfast served in a Bento box. Readers of this blog know that I am partial to buffet breakfast. None of that here. That being said, the breakfasts were…
After everything nice I’ve said about Scandinavian breakfasts, this was something of a disappointment. Not bad by objective standards (see below), but I had expected better. A reasonably nice spread in the usual buffet style, with very tasty breads in particular. Weak on the fruit (only a fruit salad), only…
This is my first cruise ship breakfast review. Let me first of all say that even if the breakfast was worthless, this cruise — Hurtigruten, the Norwegian coast from Kirkenes to Bergen — would still be worth it. Fortunately, the breakfast is far from worthless. After all, this is Scandinavia…
A small, yet surprisingly multi-varied breakfast buffet. Once again, Scandinavia shows its strength. Many different kinds of freshly baked and tasty bread and croissants. A full spread of both hot and cold dishes, including plenty of salmon and herring. Yes, the fried eggs were fried in advance, but the creamy…
Another nice, although by no means outstanding, Swedish hotel breakfast. What this means is a good selection of bread, and a nice spread of warm dishes as well as cold . However, they are weak on certain staples like cheese (two types only), fruit (apples, pears and a fruit salad…
Readers know that I am not partial to the English breakfast. It relies too much on warm inedible components. Occasionally, however, you run into an exception that overcomes this initial handicap. This is one of them. Yes, the black pudding and baked beans etc are of course there. But a…
A good example of why the Israeli hotel breakfast is one of the best. Excellent choice of bread, cheese and condiments. Also nice spread of juices, vegetables, fruit and cereal. Nor so much on cold cuts, but a few fish dishes. Everything fresh and tasty. In addition, you can order…