Our last day with the Eldest and she wanted to take us out to brunch. She heard of the Iron Bridge Inn in Mercer, PA.
A carousel rocking horse. Not quite a rocking horse, Elizabeth, but it made me think of you.
Ceej, you gonna get the waffles?
I want prime rib
The brunch spread was amazing. Lots of people so I couldn't take pictures of the serving stations. The usual breakfast fare and prime rib, salads, and other lunch/dinner type stuff.
Too early in the morning (10:30 AM) for my first meal to be prime rib so I opted for the breakfast end of brunch. Scrambled eggs, bacon, Belgian waffles and strawberries, a a cinnamon cream cheese spread with a nice cuppa.
Soft drinks were served in Mason jar glasses.
Desserts galore, the fun part of brunch.
Fruit and quick breads.
To make room for a second trip around the brunch stations
Robin Hood pointed the way for the gents.
And an Alphonse Mucha ad for the ladies.
The Eldest had wanted another trip to Pittsburgh to visit the natural history museum. I didn't want to spend another 4 hours there and back again. Himself and I had a long road trip on Friday from South Carolina to Ohio. And we still had the long trip home.
We decided to try something closer to her home after brunch. Next week, a trip to Volan Mills.
Drop by hosts, Bleubeard and Elizabeth's blog to find out what the rest of the T Stands For gang is up to. If you want to play, include in your Tuesday post a beverage or container for a beverage. Don't forget to link your blog to Bleubeard and Elizabeth's page.
Man it is already hot. Nioe, full day of school. MY end of the building has AC but not the other side. I feel bad for them. A half dy sounds good to me. And your brunch looks like it was quite the meal. Lots of yummy food. My husband likes prime rib and eggs for breakfast on an occasion. Making me hungry. My breakfast shake isn't looking so good now, Stay cool. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteToo bad about the other side of the building. Hope they get to take a field trip to the AC. Stay cool. I'm sorry I spoiled your breakfast shake. :-D Stay cool today
DeleteWhat a gorgeous place you visited for brunch, so much to see and good food. Happy T Day, hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteThe Iron Bridge Inn had a cozy atmosphere and the food was excellent.
DeleteGood food is always the most important thing at a restaurant!
DeleteIn our younger years we just loved a good brunch like this. Now days we don't eat as much food at one sitting any more-but this brought back good memories. we loved going to Port Edwards in Algonquin Illinois.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a great place too-loved the horse.
Happy T
We don't eat like this often, but it was a wonderful treat. Being on the go during the day meant we were good until dinner time.
DeleteLooks like a great place to visit and enjoy a filling and decadent brunch. Sounds like you sure do spend a significant amount of time road tripping. Enjoy, and happy T day!
ReplyDeleteThis was from the trip last month when we went to visit the Eldest in Pennsylvania.
DeleteWow, your brunch looks amazing! I think I would have enjoyed a plate or two of that yummy food ...lol 😉. Glad you had such a lovely time visiting your Eldest! Happy T Day! J 😊 x
ReplyDeleteIt was hard to keep my eyes smaller than my stomach
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OMG that place looks FAB!! The food makes me so hungry just looking at it!!! Yummy!!!! The statues are really cool, too!!!! ;)
ReplyDeleteThere was lots of other animals and stuff around the room, just too crowded to take pictures
DeleteThis looked like a fabulous brunch, even for us vegetarians. The food looked great and the desserts and bread, too. What a fun place this must be as a great treat while on vacation. I'm headed out of town myself today to eat a buffet, too. Thanks for sharing this experience with us for T this Tuesday and THANKS for the photo of the carousel horse, which I also collect!
ReplyDeleteIt was a lovely place. The restaurant seemed to have choices for every palate. And nice that the 4 of us could be together. Now that the girlies are grown those opportunities are few and far between. The carousel horse was a beautiful specimen. I just had to take a picture. Glad you like it.
DeleteThat place looks great CJ... Reminds me its been far too long since i've had breakfast out...bacon! YES! Look forward to your pictures from your trip. Happy T day Hugs! deb
ReplyDeleteMaybe time to treat yourself to a bacon breakfast.
DeleteThat restaurant looks like my kinda place! The food looks delicious, and the decor is different than anything I ever see. What a treat! Your eldest made a fun choice :) Happy T Tuesday
ReplyDeleteShe picked out some great places on the trip
DeleteWhat a fun restaurant. Lots to look as well as many yummy food choices. I too instantly though of Elizabeth when I saw the horse.
ReplyDeleteHappy T-day, CJ! Hugs, Eileen
I didn't realize Elizabeth collected carousel horses, too. Just thought it would be the closest thing to a rocking horse.
DeleteThe brunch looks yummy! So many wonderful foods to choose from and I love the wall art!
ReplyDeleteHubby and I are off to Pittsburgh this weekend for a holiday without the children. The Museum of Natural History is on my list of possible places to visit. We are also planning on visiting FallingWater as it is on the way. If there is enough to do, we may have to make another trip.
Looking forward to seeing the rest of your trip next week.
Happy Tea Day,
Kate
Enjoy your trip to the big city! I'll have to remember Falling Water the next time we get out to Pennsylvania.
DeleteYour brunch looked delicious and cakes to follow yummy. It was an interesting restaurant to visit as well, the photos looked great.
ReplyDeleteBelated Happy T day wishes.
Yvonne xx
Meals out are always wonderful. No cooking, no cleaning.
DeleteI love Brunch but they only seem to do Brunches on weekends, although a lot of places do all day breakfasts all week! The place you went looks great! Happy T Day! Chrisx
ReplyDeleteI love the all day breakfasts, not as good as a weekend brunch, but still breakfast heaven.
DeleteYUM, brunch! Now I'm hungry.... ;)
ReplyDeleteIf only you lived closer, we could go out to breakfast.
DeleteThat looks like a really nice place. And the food looks like I want to eat now! I don't think I'd have prime ribs either for brunch, but your plate looks inviting asnd so do all those cakes and desserts. I love those toilet doors. Very original. But I'm not too shure about the stuffed animals...
ReplyDeleteBelated Happy T-Day,
Lisca
The stuffed animals were above eye level and were very well behaved so while eating, you didn't notice them
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Oh Wow! What a fun, cool, looking place!
ReplyDeleteThe food looks so good too! My mouth is watering! I think I would have tried a little of everything! LOL!