Description: The Omni Parker House is a lovely hotel in downtown Boston. We decided to go there after reading that it is the birthplace of Boston Cream Pie. How could we not visit the place that created something so yummy? So of course, we planned to order dessert.
When we found the restaurant, the outside had bright lights and big signs and it looked like it would be a fine place to take the kids. However, when we walked through the door, we realized it was a nice, upscale place, not the kind of place we usually head with 3 kids and wearing shorts and t-shirts. They did not mind our dress however and seated us no problem. After a couple of minutes they arrived with a high chair for the baby.
We go there for a late lunch. Because we wanted dessert, Mom and I decided to order sandwiches – figured they wouldn’t be too filling. We both selected the chicken and walnut salad sandwiches, I had fries, Mom had salad. The 8-year-old had a burger and the 4-year-old had a hot dog. Both kids meals came with a drink, fries and Boston Baked beans.
They brought out a basked of Parker Rolls, which were delicious and just a bit sweet. They were served with a plate full of pats of butter. There were about 10 small rolls in the basket and we sure ate them all.
The chicken walnut sandwiches were delicious. They cost about $12 (the salad was $1 extra). By far the best chicken salad I’ve ever eaten. Mom also loved hers. The salad had a nice mix of different greens and Mom enjoyed it also. They were very large sandwiches however and we only ate half of them. We saved the rest for dinner and they were still delicious then. The kids meals cost about $6 each. The 4-year-old started with her fries and beans and was full before she even started her hot dog. She had her hot dog for dinner, and it was the best hot dog Mom or I had ever tasted (it was a Fenway Park hot dog). The kids baked beans came in their own little bean pots. We all tasted them and they were delicious, but we were too full to eat them all.
The kids favourite part though were miniature ketchup and mustard bottles that they were served with their meals. They were actual Heinz bottles, in individual sizes, all factory sealed. We took them with us. The waitress also provided us with a mini maple syrup bottle.
After lunch we asked for directions to the restrooms, which were upstairs. The staff member who provided directions asked if the kids received packages when we arrived, so I explained we had just come for lunch, but she insisted on giving them each a package which included toys, cups, postcards and crayons.
The worst part was that we were too full to order the Boston Cream Pie!
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