Station House Cafe, Point Reyes
Station House Cafe is another one of our favorite eating places. Normally we stop here for lunch. Today
though, at 10.45, it will be brunch so, technically, I can include it as a breakfast blog. As it is Labor Day the cafe opened at 8 a.m. and served breakfast until 3.30 p.m.
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We asked for a table outside in the shade and that is just what we got. Almost touching the table were the branches of a large shrub with sharp thorns. The hostess promptly went to find a pair of pruners and cut back the branches. How’s that for service?
What a glorious day to sit outside. There are 15 two seater wrought iron tables and chairs and five marble topped tables for 4 with wrought iron chairs. In the middle is a large shady arbor covered with vegetation. Umbrellas shade the rest of the tables. There is a small fountain and pool but there are no fish in the water, just coins. Around the outside of the patio are many flowering shrubs and rose bushes. It is a very popular restaurant and there are very few empty tables.
Hey, they do oatmeal so, of course, I ordered that. I chose a bowl with nuts and raisins for $4.75. I could have ordered a cup for less. Tom ordered corn beef hash ($9.95). All the fish served here is local and wild caught and the beef is from Niman Ranch.
My writing was brought to a conclusion by the timely arrival of our food. My oatmeal came in a small, deep bowl on a large plate. There was a mountain of oatmeal, rising at least half and inch above the top of the bowl; hence it was far from runny. Also on the plate were three small stainless steel bowls; one with brown sugar, one with golden raisins and one with walnuts. The milk came in a mid size glass and was warm and frothy. The only drawback though was in trying to pour it over the oatmeal. I tried dribbling it slowly but it made a mess. Tom was all for tipping it up quickly. The problem with that method was the lack of space in the bowl due to the generous amount of oatmeal and he made a mess as well. A jug would have caused no problems at all. It was good oatmeal though.
Tom thoroughly enjoyed his corn beef hash and sourdough toast. His eggs were done to perfection. He asked for over medium and they came with crispy white edges and runny yolks. For the rest of the day he waxed lyrical about them. The hash was also extremely tasty with large pieces of corn beef, cubed potatoes, onions and peppers. Tom normally orders English muffin but today he had he had his favorite toast – sourdough. I guess that is because he was brought up with it. I don’t like the taste and particularly dislike the crusty outside which scrapes the roof of my mouth.
Note from Tom – Margaret, you are now a US citizen and especially a Northern California citizen. You must learn to like sourdough. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.
Almost forgot my visit to the restroom but it was really boring. Not one touch of decoration inside at all. The water eventually ran hot but I almost gave up. Right next to the restroom is a small, separate area, obviously used for private parties. I took a look around while waiting to use the restroom and admired the black and white photos of Point Reyes on the walls. The photographer was Marty Knapp, who is a well known resident of Point Reyes. He has a showroom further down the street from the cafe on the opposite side.
Our verdict – great food, wonderful surroundings and at $15.84 quite reasonable as well. We can heartily recommend the Station House Cafe.
September 01 2008 | Breakfast Log | No Comments »
