Start your morning off right with a delicious breakfast at Hot Springs, VA’s Vine Cottage Inn. Fresh-brewed 100% Colombian coffee is ready by 6:00 AM, and breakfast is served between 8:00 and 9:00 AM.
As you settle in, Tammy will bring juice, fresh fruit, and a sweet treat to your table, while Dave prepares your hot entrée. Our rotating menu may feature specialties like Praline French Toast, Pancakes, Waffles, or other tempting dishes, always accompanied by a breakfast meat and eggs. Even if you stay for a week or more, each morning’s menu will offer something new.
Need a cup of coffee earlier than 6:00 AM—or a late-night or afternoon pick-me-up? Help yourself to our Keurig, offering a variety of K-Cup coffee and hot tea options. Prefer something cold? Our guest fridge, stocked with complimentary sodas and bottled water, is available 24/7 in the refreshment room.
If you have special dietary needs, please let us know when you make your reservation. We’ll do our best to accommodate your requests and make your stay even more enjoyable.
Want to enjoy Vine Cottage Inn’s breakfasts at home? Here are just a couple of our favorite recipes.
French Toast with Praline Sauce (New Orleans Style)
If you have extra sauce, it is great over ice cream!
Ingredients
- 1 1lb. loaf of day-old French Bread
- 4 Eggs
- 3 tbsp. Vanilla Extract
- 3 tsp. Ground Cinnamon
- 3 cups milk
- ½ Cup Butter
- 1 ½ Cups Brown Sugar
- ¾ Cup Virginia Maple Syrup
- ¾ Cup Whipping Cream
- ¾ Cup Chopped Pecans
Instructions
- Mix eggs, vanilla and cinnamon in bowl and let stand for a few minutes.
- Add milk and mix.
- Cut bread on an angle in 1-inch wide slices. (10 to 12 slices)
- Dip bread slices into the milk egg mixture (do not saturate) and place on hot grill.
- Cook until brown and crisp and turn over and do the same. Turn only once.
- Melt butter in a medium saucepan over low heat.
- Add brown sugar and maple syrup.
- When sugar has dissolved, add whipping cream.
- Stir in chopped pecans. (Do not boil)
Dave’s Homestyle Potatoes
Yield: makes 6-8 servings
Ingredients
- 6-8 Redskin Potatoes
- ½ medium Yellow Onion
- Olive Oil
- Simply Organic All-purpose Seasoning
Instructions
- Cut potatoes into uniform ¼ inch cubes.
- Heat liberal amount of Olive Oil in a Sautee pan.
- Add potatoes to hot oil
- Sprinkle a generous amount of All-purpose Seasoning onto potatoes.
- Let sit in pan for 1 minute, then toss (or stir for those who can’t toss!)
- Meanwhile, mince onion – wipe away tears with kleenex.
- Cook, toss/stir potatoes until they become golden brown.
- Add a little more oil, and the onions. Toss/Stir.
- Turn off heat.
