Treadwell does brunch well

Perfectly poached free-range eggs with Cumbrae pork belly, rosti potato and Hollandaise sauce is what Treadwell Restaurant calls eggs benny. We call it yummy. Click on any image in the blog for a larger view.

1400 Hours
Sunday September 12
Dalhousie Yacht Club

We decide to stay for a third night in Port Dalhousie. We plan to do some grocery shopping and maybe laundry, maybe not.

We brunch at the Treadwell Restaurant known for it’s farm-to-table cuisine. We are not disappointed.

For starters:

• roasted heirloom beet and cherry salad with Best Baa Dairy Feta and a dill and hazelnut vinaigrette
• tree and twig heirloom tomatoes with Monforte Dairy Toscano garlic croutons, with basil two ways, one of which was a sorbet.

The lobster club at Treadwell features lobster chunks on duck-fat fried bread with Best Baa Dairy sheep’s milk cheese, Vik’s watercress and lemon mayo.

For mains:

• lobster club on duck fat fried bread with Best Baa Dairy sheep’s milk cheese, Vik’s watercress and lemon mayo
• eggs benny: poached free range eggs with Cumbrae pork belly, rosti potato and Hollandaise sauce

A warm peach cobbler with local peaches and home-made vanilla ice cream puts a happy face on the Admiral.

Dessert is cobbler made with local peaches and home-made vanilla ice cream and a selection of artisan cheeses with home-made date bread and fruit preserves:

• Monforte creamy Little Prince
• a very nice Best Baa Ouda
• tangy 10-year-old Le Silo cheddar

It’s not a cheap brunch but if you want great food, great service and great view, Treadwell is the place.

After the big meal, the Captain takes a half-hour nap before he bikes to the local No Frills for fresh produce. Admiral is finally catching up with her newspapers from last weekend. When we’re cruising, you would think we’d have time to read. There’s always something to do or see. Books that we bring along always return home unread.

It’s such warm evening, we enjoy a light dinner of wild sockeye salmon with green salad in the cockpit.