Bretton Arms Dining Room

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  Excellent food, wonderful service, beautiful setting.
  
  We have stayed and dined at the Omni Mt. Washington resort in the past and have always been pleased.  Bretton Arms, their smaller B and B style inn did not disappoint.
  
  I had a lobster arancini appetizer that was basically a rice ball with some small pieces of lobster rolled in panko crumbs and flash fried.  Nice flavor but the garlic sauce was a bit strong for my pallet.  Wife had scallops that were broiled to perfection.  Couldn't have been better.  I had filet mignon. Perfect.  Juicy, flavorful with a great grilled flavor.  Sides, asparagus, sweet potato fries all delicious.  Presentation and service was wonderful.  Knowledgeable and accommodating. Desert; chocolate (flour less torte) cake had four adults almost in tears because it was so good.  
  Trio stapler was also delicious.  
  
  It is a small dining room but as all the Mt. Washington properties very well appointed and very comfortable with great views. Very cozy and intimate.

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  Posted on 05.21.13 Ed S.

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  My best friend and I stayed at the Bretton Arms Inn for the weekend and were delighted to find the Dining Room tucked in to one corner of the Inn!  Our first night, we made reservations for dinner and had such a great experience that we came back the next night!  Breakfasts were included with our rooms, so we ate two breakfasts as well.
  
  The first night, we split the lobster risotto appetizer.  Before it arrived, we were treated to an amouse bouche - I can't recall what it was but remember it being delicious - and to a selection of bread.  Three large lumps of lobster risotto arrived, sitting in a creamy sauce.  It was just the right amount of food for an appetizer!  After a lemon sorbet palate cleanser, we split the duck.  I've never had duck before but it was delicious!  It came on very fine large slices of rutabaga and beet, which I usually don't like but really enjoyed as a complement to the duck.  I would have loved more duck to eat, but since we split the meal I couldn't really complain.  For dessert, we ordered the off the kid's menu - we'd seen someone next to us tucking into an "ice-cream sandwich" with four toppings and it looked yummy!  It was very good but a little disappointing after the build-up (the toppings were bland sprinkles and white/chocolate chips...they didn't do much to enhance the actual ice-cream).  After all that food, they brought us some chewy coconut macaroons to finish off the meal.  Including a bottle of champagne and tip, the meal cost us about $130 (aka $65 each) and I was happy to pay!
  
  The next night we ventured down for another scrumptious meal!  We split the veal carpaccio - again, something new to me - and it was very good; nicely seasoned and just the right amount (though I certainly could have eaten more).  Second course: rack of lamb.  It was the most delicious lamb I've ever had - cooked perfectly, red in the middle and seasoned excellently!  We stripped the bones it was so good!  The lamb came with a side but I don't remember - nothing stands out except the lamb!  The dessert was a trio of chocolate custards...kind of disappointing but still high quality.  Again we received an amouse bouche, palate cleanser, and sweet bite at the end and again, after a bottle of champagne and tip, we paid about $130.
  
  Breakfast was so-so.  If it hadn't been included in the cost of our rooms, I probably wouldn't have gone there.  The prices were a little high and while the service was still great, the meal wasn't great for the price we would have paid.  Between the "Italian Bread" (French toast), omelet, eggs benedict, and waffles, nothing stands out as having been particularly delicious.
  
  DEFINITELY visit the Dining Room if you're in Bretton Woods - it's an experience not to be missed!

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  Posted on 02.20.13 Vicki A.

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