{7th August 2013}
Whilst enjoying this amazing Apple crumble with vanilla ice cream and maple syrup at Saltlik in Banff, we asked our Server to recommend a great breakfast place for the next morning. Trust us, we were stuffed after our meal at Saltlik and would not normally have been thinking about breakfast but we were on a short vacation so we had to plan ahead.Our lovely server recommended Melissa’s Restaurant & Bar so we checked it out the following morning.
Melissa’s is the only remaining portion of the original Homestead Hotel complex, which was built between 1913 & 1930; you can see a small section of the “newer” version of the Homestead Hotel in the first image.
The historical aspects & a nod to a few of the nationalities that visit the restaurant echo throughout the decor of the place. We love the atmosphere, high ceilings & huge windows. We discovered that Melissa’s has room to seat 150 people for private functions like parties & wedding receptions! Ahem, we’d love to cover weddings at Melissa’s Restaurant & Bar. You read it here first so tell everyone you know!
Adrian had a “Big Breakfast”, which is Two eggs, Two strips of Bacon, Two sausages, Two pancakes, shredded hash browns and toast. I had one of their house specials, a “Combo Omelette”, which is a deluxe mix of ham, cheddar, mushrooms, peppers, tomatoes and onions. So what was missing? The information that the plate that they serve the big breakfast on is less a plate, more of a platter! It was massive. My combo omelette was just as filling. Both meals were absolutely delicious and served with a smile, freshly whipped butter and maple syrup!
The view from Melissa’s is of the Banff Park Lodge as it’s immediately opposite and more magnificently, the mountains.
We had our breakfast at 9:30 am and simply couldn’t think about food again till about 4 pm that day. That’s how filling breakfast was. Breakfast for us cost less than $30 so effectively, breakfast AND lunch for us cost less than $30. If you are in the vicinity, you need to go and experience it for yourself.
Happy eating & exploring!
Funmi
We are Funmi and Adrian, Edmonton engagement and wedding photographers. Did you know? We’ll take photographs of you even if you aren’t getting married! We bring our style of not-too-posed photographing to your individual or family portrait. And we love events! We glide in to photograph the event set-up and design, or stick around to chronicle the action itself.
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