Mountain View Grand Resort and Spa

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We decided to take this beautiful afternoon off after working hard, and drove up 93N through Franconia Notch, took exit 35 and wound up at the Mountain View Resort in Whitefield. This resort has been beautifully restored and overlooks some breathtaking mountain views. We sat on the expansive open porch, then ventured into a beautiful formal dining room. We were early and so had the place to ourselves for a while. Both of us were seated so that we could take in the early evening beauty of the scenery and the room. The menu offered lots of selections, priced from $22 to $36. We chose the filet and crab cake combination ($30), served with bearnaise, asparagas, and fancy fluted mashed potatoes. They started us off with a melba round with boursin and lobster (no extra charge), hot rolls with butter balls, then a lemon-ginger sorbet to "cleanse the palate", followed by one of the most delicious and elegant dinners we have ever had! If you want to spend a wonderful day about 1.5 hours from the Lakes Region, it's a beautiful ride this time of year and the dinner itself was well worth the ride! Leave the sneakers and jeans at home...also the baseball cap turned backwards.....you want to be casually but nicely dressed. There were people of all ages there, even some small children, but all were well behaved. Do yourselves a favor....this place is great! Just our opinions, of course.