Breakfast in America

The Great Escape Restaurant

We’ve only been on the road about five days and each meal has cost us between $50 and $80. We’ve got another 10 days to go. Ouch! When you’re traveling on the road over a long period of time like we are, it’s nice to find a place that serves good food without taking too much of a chunk out of your pocketbook.

We found that place in Valemount, B.C. The Great Escape Restaurant offers a simple breakfast menu, great prices and fresh, hot food. This no-frill place may not get written up in Condé Nast, but it should be said that getting back to basics makes sense once in a while.

The most interesting thing on the menu is the names they’ve chosen for every-day breakfast fare. For example: a plate of pancakes is called The Hiker. All the Alpine words are used here, and I have to admit, it gave me a giggle.

The Mountaineer

I ordered The Mountaineer; this is a plate of two eggs, two hotcakes and a choice of meat. I chose bacon. It was good, the pancakes were very tasty and the eggs were eggs though on the bit overcooked side of things.

The best review of the morning came from the men who reported the hash browns to be crispy and delicious. Hash browns haven’t been great so far on this trip, so that was a very high praise, indeed.

Spendy Scale: $

Coffee Rating: 2 (Again, faced with another server who didn’t know what kind of coffee they served. But she did say they grind their own beans…haha… )

Other Offerings

• Lunch and Dinner

Contact Information

Hours

Pending

Local Attractions

• Starratt Marsh Loop
• Loads of outdoor adventures: Fishing, Hiking, Boat tours, ATV Tours, Rafting, Horseback Riding
• Valemount Pines Golf Club
• Jackman Flats Provincial Park
• George Hicks Salmon Viewing Park