Yes, I know a few places like that around here as well.
Cheers,
Nathan
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On Apr 12, 2013, at 4:48 PM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
> Hum. Nice owner! I know here in my home state of Maine, which relies heavily
> on tourism, eating out can be a very expensive proposition, even at modest
> restaurants. For us, the average check, including tip, for a nice dinner and
> a drink or two (sometimes I don't drink) usually runs around $60. A pricy
> dinner in a trendy tourist-centered restaurant can run upwards of $100. And
> if you stop at Red's Eats in Wiscasset (shack beside Route One) and have a
> lobster roll, prepare to shell out $20 per roll, fries extra. Oh, and also be
> prepared to stand in line for an hour or more, even in the middle of the
> afternoon. It's freaking crazy.
>
> The trick is to find the little out-of-the-way places tourists never go where
> good food can be found at "local" prices. I have one such place I go for
> breakfast two or three times a week. A couple of eggs, some link sausage,
> hash browns and raisin toast = $7.44, including restaurant tax, which is
> pretty steep in Maine. The owner makes the bread herself, and all varieties
> are beyond delicious. But you'd _never_ stop at the place if you were just
> driving through, unless you saw all the cars and pickups parked outside and
> were feeling fairly adventurous. The owner says she's going to upgrade the
> building's exterior, and I will rue the day because when she does, a lot of
> tourist inhibitions will be shed and I won't be able to get into the place.
>
>
> On Apr 12, 2013, at 9:53 AM, Tina Manley wrote:
>
>> We had rented the gatehouse of a castle and the
>> owner provided us with all of the wine we could drink for nothing. The
>> whole trip turned out to be cheaper than staying at home would have been,
>> but we ate very few meals in restaurants.
>
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