Pocahontas Pancakes
Coffee
Buttermilk Biscuits
Three Layer French Toast – Original Recipe French Toast, Strawberries, Pecans, Bananas, Syrup, Cinnamon, Powdered Sugar, Whipped Cream
Monte Cristo – Original Recipe French Toast, Turkey Breast, Smoked Virginia Ham, Melted Swiss, Jam with Hash Browns
Pecan Buttermilk Pancakes
Decidedly touristy with a theme of questionably good taste and a location on Atlantic Avenue just feet from the shore of Virginia Beach, it was on the way out of the State of Virginia en route to North Carolina that a stop at Pocahontas Pancakes was planned, and finding the restaurant only 1/8 full on a particularly chilly February day with snow in the forecast it was mere moments after entry that we were seated at a large four-top, the visage of Native Americans looking forth from the walls, tapestries, wooden figures, and even tables throughout the space.
Themed to a fault, with a teepee serving as a waiting area and restrooms designated “Braves” and “Princesses” it was almost a surprise that waitresses were not decorated in feathers and face-paint but with branded cups filled frequently with piping hot coffee of surprisingly good quality one couldn’t help but smile at a menu featuring several personal favorites – the offering of ‘real’ butter and ‘100% Maple’ syrup at a surcharge an added bonus and something in which we gladly partook along with two blackboard specials as well as Pocahontas’ signature dish.
Having already noted the uncharacteristically empty environs, and as such treated to an expedited order that arrived no more than fifteen minutes after sitting down, it was with a duo of biscuits that the meal began and with ‘buttery spread’ cast aside in favor of honey the toasty buttermilk discs were admirable if not memorable, our attention quickly turning to the Monte Cristo sandwich with both ham and turkey sandwiched between French Toast, the use of Swiss an interesting change of pace that paired surprisingly well with Strawberry Jam provided by Smucker’s – another area I’d have gladly upgraded if given a chance.
Moving next to sweeter specialties and signatures it was with a triple stack of Texas Toast style French toast that our tasting progressed and with each thick slice of bread griddled golden beneath a mountain of fruit and whipped cream the aforementioned syrup was largely unnecessary, the sidecar instead saved for a stack of buttermilk pecans topped and studded with chopped pecans, the light sours of the batter proving a perfect backdrop to the toasty nuts while sweet Virginia Maple Syrup was every bit worth the upgrade and something one wishes every breakfast place would offer considering the long shelf-life and substantial improvement in taste.
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