Cafe at Sinclair's

Honestly, in French Lick/West Baden, you are trapped.  If you're staying at either of the resorts there, I suppose they don't even have to try to provide great restaurants because you have no choice but to eat what is available.  

We visited Cafe at Sinclair's on a Sunday morning before heading out of town and back home.  We were told the Cafe was serving brunch until 3:00 p.m.  The West Baden Springs Hotel is gorgeous, and we hadn't eaten at that hotel yet, so we thought we'd give it a shot.  Big mistake, big disappointment.  I sort of wondered how much you can mess up breakfast, but as it turns out, very badly!

I ordered the rolled omelette with my choice of filling.  The omelette was served cold, despite it not taking very long to get our food after we ordered and the fact that the dishes came out stacked and covered with those metal covers like you would see on room service.  Maybe it's just me, but that's tacky, right?  Anyway, cold eggs & cold cheese are just nasty.  I asked for hot sauce to try to improve on the eggs, but waited 10 minutes for it and finally gave up.  The best part of my meal was the potato casserole that was served with the omelette, it was very good.

My husband got biscuits and gravy and some sides of bacon and sausage (he's quite the pork fan).  I had a bite of biscuits and gravy and did not like them.  I've had gravy before with too much sage, but this was a flavor I couldn't quite put my finger on, and it wasn't good.  The gravy was pasty and cold.

My other 2 dining companions ordered the eggs benedict, and they said they had definitely had better.  The eggs were completely cooked through and the hollandaise looked watery.  

Overall, it was a poor dining experience, I wish we had waited to get out of town before trying to find breakfast/lunch.  After our poor dinner the night before at the steakhouse at French Lick, we should have known better than to expect a good meal, but I guess we wanted to give them another chance.  Never again!

We had breakfast from here twice while staying at West Baden. Both days were really yummy. The pancakes were delicious - light and fluffy. The bagel with lox was also really good with the perfect amount of onions and tomatoes. The highlight was the "continental" breakfast which had several really good items.

The only thing about this place is that it is very overpriced. Not that the food wasn't good, just that the price overwhelmed everything else.

We had a nice breakfast here during our visit, a bit on the pricey side (for us), but the atmosphere and view were worth it.  Both of us enjoyed our omelets, which were made to order, and we especially liked the crispy potato casserole served as a side.  The service was good and attentive, and we'd definitely come back to try their dinner selections.