In the Bay Area we had our favorite breakfast spot, the Country Inn Cafe, in Santa Clara. It was a family run restaurant chain with delicious breakfast options. My favorite dish there was a hash benedict--corn beef hash on a toasted english muffin topped with perfectly cooked poached eggs and hollandaise sauce. Yum! The thought of it makes me drool every time.
In the Rogue Valley, I have been on a search for a perfect weekend morning breakfast spot. There are a few restaurants we tried--Spicers and the Parkside Cafe. They were decent with good simple food, reasonable prices and quick service. However, I found they missed the extra touch I crave in a weekend breakfast spot.
Unexpectedly, I was introduced to my new favorite weekend breakfast spot. Earlier this week, on a lunch with the girls, I was introduced to the Old Farm House Restaurant. This local chain has four restaurants all around Medford.
I arrived for lunch a bit skeptical. The downtown location had a full parking lot at 12:00 on a weekday; however, it was tucked between some shops and seemed to blend with the rest of the buildings. If I hadn't been looking for it, I would not have found it. Walking through the door, I was pleasantly surprised. The restaurant sports a bright interior with homey decor and paintings from local artists hanging for sale on the walls.
Breaking open the menu there was a plethora of breakfast options including a build-your-own skillet and several griddle options. I went with one of my favorites: country fried steak.
The country style gravy was tasty and coated a perfect golden country fried steak. On the side was a homemade biscuit larger than my fist. With a price of just under $9, this meal easily became two for me.
With my new discovery, I had to introduce my hubby to this find. After a slow Saturday morning, the hubby, the kid and I wandered out for
I took a gamble and took the family to a different location than my earlier experience. Amazingly, I have driven by this restaurant every day going to and from work and have never noticed it.
The hubby did a build-your-own skillet. The waitress was even nice and allowed him to substitute his two veggies for a meat instead. His plate was clean within 15 minutes of the food arriving... for my picky hubby, that is a sure sign he liked the food.
I loved the extra touch they did for the kid's menu. My son's menu was folded and inside were crayons and a wooden token that promised a free sundae or a $1.00 off their next meal. For the kid, we ordered the pig pen--bit size corn dogs and fries. His review of his food--he ate the breading off the corn dogs and fed mom his fries. Those are sure signs he liked it.
With a focus on breakfast and lunch, the Old Farm House Restaurant is only open till 4:00. Prices were reasonable with heaping plates of food which just hits the spot when you want to enjoy a breakfast meal any time of the day.
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