Fall meet-up with friends #2 -- Pancake breakfast in the mountains

 

For our next meet-up with visiting friends, we went out for breakfast.  These friends from Nevada, plus their adult son from New York City, were visiting New England for the first time.  They had several times available for meeting up with us, but we suggested breakfast out on Monday morning.  We thought they would enjoy Polly's Pancake Parlor in Sugar Hill, which would give them a genuine taste of maple products and yummy pancakes, as well as authentic New Hampshire charm.

In addition, we knew that there's a great view from Polly's and that the mountains and foliage would be at, or close to, their best on the beautiful morning we visited.  Want to see the view for yourself?  Look here: Polly's View Camera to see the view in real time.

Our friends agreed to meet us at Polly's, although they had never heard of the place previously.  But over breakfast, they shared that since being in New Hampshire and researching various sights to see, they came across Polly's over and over again as being a "must visit" place.  So they were very happy with our choice, and agreed it was indeed a very special place.

(This is an older photo.  The wooden chargers above were used at Polly's some years ago.  They served as placeholders until your meal arrived, then they were taken away.  So beautiful!  The tray to the right contains an array of maple condiments.)

This place is busy on a morning in peak foliage season, and we had to wait about an hour for a table.  When we were leaving, we heard folks say they had been given an estimated wait time of 2.5 hours!  So we were truly blessed with our one-hour wait -- which, since we spent it visiting outside in the lovely autumn sunshine, passed very quickly.

The food was delicious and we enjoyed the options in pancake flavors and the maple toppings.  You can check out the menu here: Polly's menu.  Two of us chose the pancake sampler with a half stack (3 small pancakes, but they are hearty due to the freshly ground whole grains); one person chose the pancake sampler with a full stack (6 small pancakes).  The other two chose the Kathie's Combo, which includes eggs and toast.  We all got bacon, since our server informed us it is locally made. 

 The waitstaff is truly incredible -- so attentive and kind despite an outrageously busy morning and a dining room literally filled with people.  We never lacked for coffee refills, done accurately despite our varied coffee orders, thanks to a clever system utilizing the coffee mugs themselves.  The mugs in the photo above were used for regular coffee.  I got hazelnut coffee, the "flavor of the day", which came in a mug like the one in the photo below.  You can actually buy one here: Polly's mug.  And for my friend who ordered decaf, a mug like mine only yellow, with "decaf" emblazoned on the red leaf.   The person pouring coffee could see at a glance who had what. 

What a lovely time of catching up with old friends over a scrumptious meal amid the fall splendor of the White Mountains!  We are so grateful that our friends took some of their vacation time to meet up with us.

Hope you have enjoyed this look at our pancake breakfast in the mountains!  The fellowship, atmosphere, and food were most delightful.