The day started cloudy and chilly again with a temperature of 60ºF (15ºC).☁️ 🥶I guess we shouldn’t really complain, as we were expecting it to be a lot colder up here! But I think it’s a good thing we fly home on Sunday, as I hear the weather is rather fabulous at the moment! 🌞
So, last night’s dinner in the award-winning restaurant! It was more than delicious, it was just fantastic. We are booked again for this evening.
The evening started on the right note when they presented us with our very own personalised menus!!
Our personalised menus!
There were three choices to start with, a cold starter menu, a hot starter menu, main course and then at the end of the meal we would be presented with the dessert menu!
Our waitress told us we could order whatever we wanted in whatever order we liked. For instance, we could start with a main course and finish with a starter etc.
Our view in the dining room
For the first course, we shared a cold starter of the house-made Harmony Hills pork pâté, fresh horseradish mustard, dried fruits and baguette. Oh my goodness, what can I say? The fresh horseradish was divine.
A little late taking the photo of the Harmony Hills pork pâté
The Safron Risotto
For the second course, we both had the saffron risotto, cheese, panko, North Point Community Farm roasted garlic aïoli and Small Town Culture fermented red onion. Again, just fabulous.
For the third course, Si had Slow cooked beef cheeks, cheddar grits, sautéed mushrooms and roasted North Point Community Farm garlic glaze and I had the 6oz grilled centre-cut beef tenderloin fillet, potato purée, petite carrots and turnips, haricot vert, fine herbs butter with pinot noir glaze. Heaven!
The Beef Cheeks
The Beef Fillet
My petite veggies!
Of course by this point we were saying it was a mistake to have had the first course because we were struggling, but we still managed to find a little room for some dessert of course! Si had the vanilla crème brûlée described as custard, sugar crackle, almond tuile cookie and fresh berries and I managed one scoop of burnt banana ice-cream.
In my excitement for dessert I forgot to take a photo. Good enough excuse to have the same again this evening me thinks! 😂
After the meal!
So this morning we decided to visit Lake Saranac, just up the road from Lake Placid but upon arrival we decided perhaps it was not the best choice. It didn’t seem to have a lot to offer, although I’m sure the locals would disagree! So, we returned to Lake Placid and decided to do the Mirror Lake Loop again but this time in reverse. That meant the start of the walk was via the Main Street shops and that suited me fine. More goodies to purchase! 😁👍
Here are some photos taken on our walk and some of the Inn.
The Olympic Museum
The Inn from the lake
The Mirror Lake Inn Waterfall
Mirror Lake Inn Daffodils
Our very own outside temperature thermometer!
Once back at the Inn we composed our letter to Hertz detailing all the problems we’ve had, so that when we return the car tomorrow we have all of our ducks in a row, so to speak. 🦆🦆🦆
We don’t imagine them dealing with the problems there and then, if only, but we can make them aware of our intentions. I’ve now found an email of where to send our complaint higher up the chain to Executive level. So, we will see what their reaction is and take it from there.
I forgot to mention in yesterday’s blog that when we started our hike up Mount Jo, in the car park was a Tesla charger! That surprised us rather! 🤔
The Tesla charger!
Tomorrow we leave this wonderful place to travel to Boston, ready for our flight home on Sunday.
Hope you’ll join us there!
As always, thanks for reading!
Sounds just wonderful! We had a lovely salmon and prawn salad in The Phoenix Hartley Whintney! Terrific adventure guys! You’ll miss Eurovision!!
Thank you. I’m sure your meal was lovely. Yes, shame we are missing Eurovision ……. not! 😂xx
A very foody post this morning, all looks lovely, very twee little veggies 🤣. Hope tonight’s meal is equally impressive. The view is lovely, have you been to the Canadian Rocky’s? Lake Louis has a hotel on the shore overlooking it like your one. You missed some amazing Aurora Borealis last night over the skies around Fleet, look on Facebook. Si you would have had a field day with your camera. Some amazing colours. Don’t get too excited about the warm weather here as there are thunder storms expected on Sunday night and the temp drops from then on 🙄. Enjoy your last day in Lake Placid and a good drive to Boston X Ann
Thanks Ann. We didn’t make it to Canada due to Covid but who knows, one day maybe! Shame we missed the Aurora Borealis, all the photos we’ve seen have been wonderful. xx
Hi S&S
Always a pleasure to read and view your informative and interesting blogs generally about places where I’ve not visited. So thanks for sharing. Hopefully my newly acquired knowledge of USA history might come in handy for future cruise quizzes.😊
Hope you have a good flight home.
Best wishes
John ( ex spinner )
Hi John, it’s great to hear from you. Pleased you enjoyed the blog. Yes, you never know what questions will come up! Enjoy those cruises. Best wishes to you too. S&S x
Can’t believe how fast,the time has gone and you are already thinking about your return flight
You have certainly packed in lots of sightseeing and food of course.
Thanks for the informative blogs and wonderful pictures.
Have a safe journey home ready to plan your next adventure.
Love Pam &Trev xx
Thanks P&T. Pleased you enjoyed the blog. Yes, it’s gone quickly. We are now at Boston Airport ready for our flight tomorrow. Love to you both. xx
wow, the restaurant sounds so amazing! I think I’ll have to venture there with Terry and have a weekend! It looks beautiful! It looks so lovely and I’m so happy you both had such a wonderful time! I can’t believe your holiday is over tomorrow! ugh! The US will miss you both! Happy and safe travels!! xx
Thanks Nat. I think that’s a great idea. You would love it there. I know, back to normal! It all goes so quickly. xx
Hello Sandra and Simon
I have sooo loved reading you Blog of your latest ‘tour’. I have read it from the armchair when it was cold and wet, and from the garden when we had our ‘summer’ last week!
Your meal at The View looked amazing so I thought I would share with you an eatery near Stratford upon Avon, also called The View. I have downloaded some photos but can’t find a way of adding them (i have somewhat limited IT skills🙄)
BUT next time we meet we will take you there. It really does have a “view” but of the Warwickshire countryside, River Avon and narrowboats moored up for lunch.
Hope your journey home was uneventful and you have success with Hertz!
Hi Trish, thank you. Got home okay and we are talking to Hertz this afternoon. So pleased to hear you enjoyed the blog. Sometimes I wonder if it’s worth doing and then we get a comment and it makes it all worthwhile. You can send the pics of The View on WhatsApp if you like. Going there would be great, definitely put it on the itinerary for when we meet next. Hope all’s well with you both. 🥰xx