Brunch with Santa Featuring Charles Dickens & Friends December 6, 2009

Danfords Hotel & Marina presents its Annual Dickens’ Brunch, a festive Sunday brunch buffet featuring Santa Claus during Port Jefferson’s Dickens Festival, on Sunday, December 6. Seatings will be at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. The celebration will include Christmas carols, story telling and a special visit from Santa Claus. Brunch includes: complimentary bellinis, mimosas, and Bloody Marys; international cheese display; and cascading chocolate fountain. The cost is $29.95 for adults, $14.95 for children ages 4-12, and free for children under age 4, plus tax and gratuity. The menu is as follows:

Assorted Muffins * Danish * Scones * Croissants * Bagels * Butter * Cream Cheese * Fruit Preserves

Victorian High Tea on Windsor
Display of Finger Sandwiches * Assorted Fruit Preserves * Victorian Sponge Cake * Assorted Herbal Teas * Tea Biscuits

English Orchard Harvest
Apples * Pears * Walnuts * Harvest Treats

Lord Nelson’s Locker
Scottish Smoked Salmon * Cocktail Shrimp * Smoked Whiting * Pickled Herring * Classic Accompaniments

Cratchitt’s Table
Caramel Rum French Toast * Bacon and Sausage * Yorkshire Steak Pie * Broiled Cardigan Bay Cod Fillet with Lobster Sauce * Chestnut Roasted Chicken with Lingonberry Sauce and Butternut Squash Barley Risotto * English Farmhouse Stew over Buttered Egg Noodles * Mashed Gold Potatoes * Vegetable Medley * Slow Roasted Tom Turkey with Pan Gravy * Spice Ham with Pineapple Bourbon Sauce

Santa’s Dessert Sleigh
Mousses * Rice Pudding * Apple Crisp * Petit Fours * Holiday Cookies * Profiteroles * Cakes * Pies

Chocolate Fountain

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