Hotels

Mission: Try all the breakfasts in Betts at the Kimpton Schofield

January 24, 2023

One of the seven deadly sins is gluttony and as one who likes their food, I really have to be careful I don’t overindulge. When staying at the Kimpton Schofield in Cleveland recently, I decided I would eat breakfast daily at Betts, the restaurant attached to the hotel.

Rather than finding something I liked and sticking to it, I elected to try a new item each morning. Since I had seven mornings to play with, I managed to get through quite a lot of the menu.

Happily there are more than seven dishes available on the menu at Betts. That meant I would have a little bit of choice during my breakfast odyssey.

Service was always good apart from one morning where they must have forgotten me. My meal was comped that day at their behest, as I essentially waited 45 minutes after ordering my food to arrive. The rest of the time I was served very quickly, so that was an anomaly.

Seven Betts Breakfasts

My server for a few of the mornings was a lady who strongly reminded me of the actress Archie Panjabi, who played Kalinda Sharma on The Good Wife. She was also really lovely, efficient and friendly, so it was nice to have a familiar face each day. Now, to the breakfasts!

The Bodega Sammie, with scrambled eggs, bacon, boursin, scallion aioli, tomato and spinach. I’d had this on my previous stay and it’s very nice!

Day two and it was Carrot Cake Oatmeal for me. This comprised of steel cut oats (of course), almond milk, carrots, raisins, walnuts and cinnamon. Delicious!

A Scramble Bowl – hash, scrambled eggs, chopped bacon and sausage, shredded gouda and scallion aioli – took my fancy on the third day. Also rather good!

Avocado Toast on morning four, sprouted grain, burrata, chopped egg, tomato, pickled watermelon radish and salsa verde. Nom, nom, nom!

A healthy AM Power Bowl for day five. This has quinoa, roasted veggies, over easy eggs, avocado and pumpkin seed granola. Tasty as anything!

The only clanger of the week was the Belgian Waffle Plate accompanied by some sausage patties. This was the meal that was late and it was also the worst one I had. Wouldn’t do that again!

Finally, the final morning saw me hit Bubbie’s Board. This has Norwegian smoked salmon, heirloom tomato, red onion, chopped egg, capers, whipped boursin, and an everything bagel. This was exceptional, as it should be as the priciest item on the menu at $17. Could eat this all day!

Needless to say, having such a filling breakfast each morning at Betts meant I could really have a very light lunch. At home I usually have light meals until dinner when I go hog wild, so this just moved it around a bit.

Overall Thoughts

I enjoyed exploring the breakfast menu at Betts. They seemed to do fairly good business, as there were always many other tables filled, though it was never full.

I’m heading back to Cleveland again soon and I’ll be stopping in for a favourite or two, if I’m up early enough for breakfast. It’s always great to find somewhere that does decent food.

Do you have any go-to restaurants when you travel to a city on a regular basis? Thank you for reading and if you have any comments or questions, please leave them below.

Like planes? See my “Does anyone remember” series.
Flight reviews your thing? Mine are all indexed here.
Follow me on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

2 comments

ChuckMO says:

February 12, 2023 at 10:24 am

If you ever find yourself in Portland, Maine you can do the same thing for days at Becky’s Diner on the waterfront. Never did have lunch or dinner there but in two trips there I had breakfast at Becky’s at least four times. Pre-pandemic you could order breakfast, lunch or dinner any time of day!

Reply
1. The Flight Detective says:
  
  February 13, 2023 at 1:39 am
  
  Sounds like my kind of place! I’ll keep it in mind if I’m ever out that way! 🙂
  
  Reply