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Review: Polly’s Pancake Parlor
Written on Tuesday, September 02, 2008 by That's Camping
Article Categories: Food • Restaurants
Polly’s Pancake Parlor in Sugar Hill, NH
Open daily 7am - 3pm
You might have to wait up to 45 minutes (or more) for a table, but it is certainly worth the wait for those pancakes!
Polly’s Pancake Parlor offers a variety of pancake (and waffle) batter and fillings. For approx $8, you can get a “sampler” of 3 different style of 6 (3 in) pancakes.
For around $11, you can order the “sampler” combo, which includes the pancake sampler plus an order of meat (bacon, sausage, or ham) w/ a drink.
We both opted for the combo; I chose cornmeal blueberry, plain chocolate chip, and plain coconut w/ bacon and hot tea. Mike chose plain blueberry and plain chocolate chip w/ bacon and coffee.
The cool thing about Polly’s is your server also makes your pancakes. I don’t know how they do it, but somehow they coordinate it so they can wait tables, plus head on over to the pancake grill, and whip up a batch of pancakes. It was great because they bring over 3 pancakes at a time, so the others don’t sit around getting cold, and then when you are ready the second 3 arrive.
By the time my 2nd three pancakes arrived, I was already pretty full, so I asked for a take out container right away. When I originally wrote this review (on my laptop), I was eating my left over 2 pancakes, and they were just as delicious warmed up in the microwave a day later!
My favorite was definitely the coconut filling. yum, I wish I got more coconut and skipped the blueberry. Not that the blueberry was not delicious (it actually tasted good w/ the cornmeal) the coconut was just so different. I also really liked the chocolate chip. Mike was happy w/ his blueberry and chocolate chip pancakes too.
Oh and the bacon…don’t let me forget about the bacon. This was probably the best bacon I have ever had…well definitely top 5. Tasted like it was right from the slab, not like the packaged stuff at the grocery. This was heavenly!
The only complaint I have is my tea arrived in a extremely hot-to-the-touch tea pot, but strangely the tea water inside wasn’t boiling hot, so my tea bag didn’t steep very well.
Some of the tables at Polly’s are “shared” so you might end up sitting close to another party. The tables are “pushed” together to make more room. The woman next to me ordered a fruit bowl, and it looked absolutely scrumptious. Loaded w/ strawberries, blueberries, and bananas.
This year (2008) Polly’s celebrates their 70th year. And the restaurant showcases various historical photos and items from the past. While you are waiting for a table, take a look at the glass case (behind the seating bench) and take a peek at the big paper chronicling their timeline. For example, Polly’s decided to go “non-smoking” in 1987 (if I remember correctly). You can also visit their gift shop located next door.
So, if you are driving through the Franconia, NH area, (before they close at 3pm) and are in the mood for delicious unique pancakes and waffles, then head over to Sugar Hill and Polly’s Pancake Parlor. You won’t regret it.
When we were leaving the Franconia area, and I tried to convince Mike to let me order a take out batch of pancakes so I can microwave them again the next morning! No such luck. But we will be back in the area in October, so hmm, we might have to make another trip to Polly’s.
http://www.pollyspancakeparlor.com/
Article Categories: Food • Restaurants
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another great thing about Polly’s is they offer gluten free pancakes, and even cook them on a gluten free griddle! and they taste great!
Posted by Jennifer on 12/10/08
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