We serve the same "continental" breakfast every day and people say they look forward to it. I should probably explain that we are in the mountains two hours from shopping. When the last breakfast place closed, we decided that our guests would have something substantial even if nobody else did. We go to a coffee roaster once a week and grind it fresh every day. This makes a HUGE difference. People rave about our coffee. Then we serve bagels with cream cheese, wild smoked salmon with tomatoes, cucumbers, and red onions. We also have fruit, packaged Danish, and blueberry bread that we have to drive three hours for (yes, we have to freeze that, but thaw it out in the refrigerator the day before). We have a good quality hot chocolate and several varieties of tea. It works for us since we don't have a commercial kitchen..
Yummm...I could eat the bagels, cream cheese and salmon every day and not be unhappy!
I think the problem starts when everywhere you go they serve the same thing, no matter where you stay. Seems like a lot of b&bs in JB's area serve a lot of quiche and the guests get tired of eating quiche every day, etc.
Welcome upinntheriver! What region are you in?
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Breakfast Nemo said:
Yummm...I could eat the bagels, cream cheese and salmon every day and not be unhappy!
I think the problem starts when everywhere you go they serve the same thing, no matter where you stay. Seems like a lot of b&bs in JB's area serve a lot of quiche and the guests get tired of eating quiche every day, etc.
Welcome upinntheriver! What region are you in?
I think it is
stuffed french toast being the fad in this neck of the woods. When I have guests who do the whole B&B circuit I hear that, and too many BAKED items. I had a person NOT stay here ask what is for breakfast, and they said, and I quote "I hope it isn't french toast, we had that at just about every B&B!" (Yes, btw that is what I have served today...shh! with a twist, and not baked)
I also hear that many times the whole table or breakfast gets no meat, and they want breakfast meat, esp bacon or ham. (Of course we know why this happens for the most part).
If I went to the NE I would adore a fresh bagel! I am with ya on that one!
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