soup & sammies @ fabyans station.

when we first arrived at bretton woods, no one else had arrived and the townhouse was devoid of food except for some cheese and crackers. everyone else was driving in from boston or providence and bringing food for the weekend. but they all also would have already eaten dinner that night, so we were kind of left to fend for ourselves that evening.

we hadn't thought we could go to mount washington hotel for dinner (it said jackets required) so we tried going to the only other restaurant within a couple of miles, fabyans station. based on the menu, it's your typical american fare - soup, salads, sandwiches, burgers and a few pasta or protein entrees. however, everyone else in town had the same idea, and the wait for two would have been an hour. instead, we went to the gas station / trading post next door and got ourselves some new hampshire beer, crappy pizza and fried chicken, and soup. the chili and beef stew were actually pretty good, and the beer was welcome.. but the rest was crap. but that was our arriving dinner:

anyway, before we left for manchester to catch our returning flight, we decided to stop by fabyans station for lunch this time, and we arrived just before they opened so it was quiet.

we started with the tomato bisque and new england clam chowder. not the best chowder i'd ever had, but i liked the size and freshness of the clams themselves. james loved the bisque.

and the corned beef sandwich and a pastrami sandwich. the pastrami sandwich had blue cheese, grilled onions and beer mustard - and pretty much hit the spot. and the fries were fresh, crunchy on the outside, warm and soft on the inside.