Kitchen card · Autumn service
Pine Notch
A small cabin kitchen at the top of the notch road. Cooking over the hearth from first light until the last table is quiet. This page is the card the counter code opens, so whatever changes in the kitchen changes here first.
Service hours
- MondayClosed
- Tuesday — Thursday7:00 — 15:00
- Friday7:00 — 20:00
- Saturday7:30 — 20:00
- Sunday7:30 — 14:00
Morning dishes stop at 11:00 on every service day. The hearth fires up from 11:00.
Dietary markers
- V Vegetarian
- VG Vegan
- GF No gluten ingredients
- N Contains nuts
- SP Spiced warm
One kitchen, one griddle: we cannot promise a fully allergen-free plate. Tell the counter what you need and we will talk you through what is safe today.
01 · 7:00 — 11:00
Morning Counter
Griddle and oven work. Biscuits come out of the oven at 7:00, 9:00 and 10:30.
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Buckwheat Griddle Cakes$11
Three cakes, maple butter, toasted hazelnut, a spoon of soured cream.
VN
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Smoked Trout Toast$14
Dark rye, dill cream, pickled shallot, cracked pepper.
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Notch Oats$9
Stone-cut oats cooked in oat milk, baked apple, cider syrup.
VG
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Two Eggs & Hash$12
Potato hash, charred scallion, soft herbs, eggs any way you like.
VGF
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Hearth Biscuit$6
Split hot, sage butter and a comb of honey. Add trout for $4.
V
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Bowl of Stewed Fruit$7
Whatever came off the back slope this week, cooked down with cinnamon bark.
VGGF
02 · 11:00 — close
Hearth & Griddle
Cooked over birch and apple wood. Plates come out as they are ready, not all at once.
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Cast-Iron Mushroom Melt$15
Field mushrooms, gruyère, thyme, pressed in sourdough.
V
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Birch Smoke Brisket$18
Pit-smoked overnight, mustard slaw, soft roll. Sold until it runs out.
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Cedar Plank Trout$21
Whole side, brown butter, lemon, flat parsley, boiled new potatoes.
GF
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Ember Squash Bowl$16
Coal-roasted squash, barley, kale, pumpkin seed dressing.
VGN
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Ridge Burger$17
Griddled double patty, aged cheddar, onion jam, sesame bun, fried potatoes.
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Hunter's Bean Pot$14
White beans baked with tomato, smoked paprika and rosemary, cornbread lid.
VGSP
03 · All day
Pots & Sides
Soups are ladled from two pots and change when the pot is empty.
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Forest Mushroom Broth$8
Clear broth, barley, thyme, a drop of walnut oil.
VGN
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Winter Root Chowder$9
Potato, leek, celery root, dill, cream.
VGF
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Skillet Cornbread$5
Baked to order in a small pan, whipped honey butter.
V
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Char-Grilled Greens$7
Whatever is standing in the garden, lemon, chili flake, sea salt.
VGGFSP
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Fried Potatoes$6
Twice-cooked in beef fat or oil — say which — rosemary salt.
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House Pickle Plate$6
Three jars from the cellar shelf, rye crisps alongside.
VG
04 · From 11:00
Sweet Things
Baked in the morning, finished to order. The buckle usually goes by late afternoon.
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Blackberry Buckle$8
Oat crumb, warm from the oven, cold cream poured over.
V
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Maple Pot de Crème$9
Dark maple custard, smoked salt, no crust.
VGF
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Spruce Tip Sorbet$6
Two scoops, spring tips steeped in syrup, lemon zest.
VGGF
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Walnut Shortbread$4
Two thick pieces, good with the drip coffee.
VN
05 · Open to close
Brew & Pour
Beans roasted down the valley and ground to order. Oat or whole milk, no charge either way.
Coffee
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Drip of the Day$4
One rotating single origin, written on the board each morning. Refill $1.
VG
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Notch Espresso$4
Double shot, dark and low-acid, served short.
VG
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Cortado or Flat White$5
Six ounces, steamed thin, no flavouring syrups.
V
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Cold Brew$5
Sixteen hours in the cellar, poured over ice.
VG
Steeped & Pressed
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Cedar Mountain Tea$4
Loose-leaf black, pot for one, timer on the tray.
VGGF
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Nettle & Mint$4
Caffeine-free, picked and dried on the property.
VGGF
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Cocoa & Burnt Honey$6
Steamed milk, bitter cocoa, a thread of scorched honey.
V
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Pressed Apple Cider$5
Hot with clove, or cold from the crock.
VGGF
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Birch Soda$5
House birch syrup, soda, long ice.
VGGF
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Still or Sparkling Water$3
Bottled for the trail. Tap water and refills are always free.
VGGF
Good to know
Six things the counter gets asked
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Ordering
Order and pay at the counter, take a numbered wooden tag, and we carry the plates out to you.
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Allergens
Markers on this card are a guide, not a guarantee. Ask before you order and the kitchen will tell you what it can adjust today.
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Bake times
Bread and biscuits leave the oven at 7:00, 9:00 and 10:30. Cornbread is baked to order and takes about twenty minutes.
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Smaller portions
Any morning dish or soup can be served as a half portion at roughly half price. Good for small walkers.
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Trail packs
Most things wrap for the trail. Ask for it packed when you order so it does not come out plated.
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Water and warmth
The water station by the stove is free to use, and the kettle corner is open to anyone filling a flask.