点评:I grew up in Gardiner 60 years ago, live overseas now but spend a month or two here every yea. Bintliff's is a great addition to Gardiner's limited dining scene. It's open for breakfast, lunch, and brunch only. Fun atmosphere, limited seating inside, not good for large groups. In good weather, there's tons of pleasant seating outside overlooking the Kennebec River, with tables for couples and for large groups, too. No waiter service. You consult the menu, order at the cashier, pay, take one of those "buzzers" which "ring" when your meal is ready, and go sit and wait. And even at the busiest of times -- there are often lines -- service is rapid and efficient.
I went to Bintliff's three times within a month. The menu is creative. Many choices. Once I went for breakfast. The blueberry mascarpone French toast is divine, maybe the best French toast I've had in this lifetime. Another time I went for brunch, where I had eggs and hash, perfect eggs but the hash I didn't like at all. The third time I went for lunch and had some sort of Greek-style burger which was not good. They won't make a burger rare, which should have put me off already, but I went ahead and accepted medium, which arrived overcooked. That dish needs to be either eliminated or re-thought. There's lots of choices at Bintliff's and two of my three choices weren't the best. But I feel good about the place and I want to encourage them and urge readers of this review to give it a try. Bintliff's is focused on coffee, and people I trust love their coffee. I'm not a coffee drinker, so I can't say. There are all sorts of hot and cold drinks available.
翻译:60 年前我在加德纳长大,现在住在海外,但每年都会在这里待上一两个月。Bintliff's 是加德纳有限的餐饮场所的一大亮点。它只提供早餐、午餐和早午餐。氛围有趣,室内座位有限,不适合大团体。天气好的时候,有很多舒适的户外座位可以俯瞰肯纳贝克河,还有适合情侣和大团体的桌子。没有服务员服务。你查看菜单,在收银台点菜,付款,拿一个“蜂鸣器”,当你的饭菜准备好时它会“响”,然后坐下来等待。即使在最繁忙的时候——经常有排队——服务也很快、很高效。
我在一个月内去了 Bintliff's 三次。菜单很有创意。选择很多。有一次我去吃早餐。蓝莓马斯卡彭法式吐司棒极了,也许是我这辈子吃过的最好的法式吐司。还有一次我去吃早午餐,吃了鸡蛋和土豆泥,鸡蛋味道不错,但是土豆泥我一点都不喜欢。第三次我去吃午餐,吃了一种希腊式汉堡,味道不好。他们不会把汉堡做成三分熟,这应该已经让我很反感了,但我还是接受了五分熟,结果端上来的时候汉堡已经煮得太熟了。这道菜要么取消,要么重新考虑。Bintliff's 有很多选择,我选的三个中有两个不是最好的。但我对这个地方感觉很好,我想鼓励他们,并敦促这篇评论的读者去尝试一下。Bintliff's 专注于咖啡,我信任的人都喜欢他们的咖啡。我不喝咖啡,所以我不能说。有各种各样的冷热饮品可供选择。