Mamie's

Posted By Michael Stern on November 19, 2009 12:47 PM

Stretched leisurely through the rolling fields and hills of northwest Connecticut, Roxbury is a wonderful place for a ride on a pleasant day. Actually, it is a nice place for a ride any day, but when the weather is nice, you can have breakfast or lunch on a picnic table on the broad lawn of Mamie's. I first came for lunch a couple of summers ago because I had arrived at nearby Clamp's hamburger stand at 2:10pm; and Clamp's, per strict company policy, stops serving precisely at 2. I have returned for many meals since then, and this place has become a favorite.

The small cafe, which started as a bakeshop and still offers a magnificent array of cakes, cookies, brownies, muffins, cupcakes and donuts, has a handful of tables indoors, but you cannot beat the al fresco dining facilities. It is perforce casual, but in no way downscale. Even at the rough-hewn picnic tables, you'll get a thick white napkin and solid silverware; and while the menu is not much more than sandwiches, salads, and breakfast, everything is several notches above ordinary. Mamie can cook!

Eggs are free-range, and taste it: bright, sunny, farm-fresh. The bacon to go with them is thick and full flavored. Buttermilk pancakes have a fetching tang and come with local maple syrup. House-made seven-grain bread, toasted and buttered to go with breakfast, is deeply satisfying. It also is available on good sandwiches of turkey, ham or roast beef. It behooves anyone who eats here to venture inside at some point during, or preferably after the meal to peruse the pastries, which are beautiful.

Note: Mamie's also serves dinner Friday and Saturday nights. BYOB.

BLT

7-Grain Toast

Root Vegetable Hash

Beignet

Blueberry Pancakes

Brownie

Chocolate Cake

Hot Dog

Black Forest Ham & Brie Sandwich

Bacon & Eggs

Fried Green Tomatoes

Granola

Posted By Sheri on June 24, 2011 10:59 AM

The service and food was the worst I have ever had and experienced. It looks nice and country-like so we stopped. We should have continued on driving. The prices are extremely high and the amount of food (if your order was served correctly) is not worth it.