One bone to pick before I can move on – Buffalo stone specializes in bison meat in most of their meals and even sell it in various forms straight from their freezer. So, how come there were no bison options for breakfast? I would have LOVED some bison sausage, which would have bumped up their score a full point.
As it was, their sausages were pretty good on their own. They resembled the usual breakfast link that we don’t appreciate, but this time had a wonderful maple infusion. Delicious! Their coffee was good and strong, which is always a good thing, and we had a choice of white, brown, whole wheat and multigrain toast. You pay at the counter and serve yourself coffee. This was the most southern example of north-end coffee service we’ve ever encountered. Serve yourself everything, in fact. Cutlery and condiments too.
The breakfast itself was pretty good, although it arrived on comically small plates which made all of our toasts bail. It was a very good standard breakfast, but contained nothing exciting. As I said, bison would have been wonderful. The hashbrowns were nice big chunks with the skin on and slightly seasoned. Great toast too, but they were out of whole wheat when we were there. The eggs were eggs and the bacon was bacon, but the Saskatoon pancakes and French toast were great. Terry complained about the Saskatoons not being ripe or something, but we didn’t listen.
Despite the fact that you need a car to get there and you really need to plan a good chunk of your day to stay there, Fort Whyte has a great breakfast. Again, I lament the absent bison sausage option for breakfast, but you can buy some to take home if it bothers you.
