Oakland House Cottages by the Side of the Sea

Dear iLoveInns Staff, Mr. Todd send a slightly negative comment amid other very flattering ones. I appreciate his remarks and regret his experience with breakfast. We appreciate that he took the time to comment. This season has been one of changes. For 8 years our daughter and her husband were "in training" to take over the inn. However, last season they decided not to follow in our footsteps. Our daughter was food and beverage director. To take her place we hired a new Food and Beverage Director and hired a well known local Executive Chef who has designed our menus to utilize only the freshest locally harvested and caught ingredients. His experience and qualifications far surpass those of any chefs we've had in the past. He is truly a foodie. He thinks food, breathes food and lives for the marvelous tastes food has to offer. The personalities have changed the mix and also added many new skills. Guests who have been coming for years found changes they did not anticipate and some grumbles did fly about. During the breakfast period we did not have a "manned" omelet station in the dining room as we have in several past years. Sometimes our morning staff did not make clear for instance that guests could order a freshly prepared omelet to their specifications from the kitchen. We regret that we ran out of OJ. I do hope a substitute was made. Mr. Todd was here in July and we were fully up and running so hopefully it was not a staffing issue. All in all guest satisfaction has been high. Our pastry chef is exceptional as is our entire culinary team. Perhaps we will see Mr. Todd again and show that we do pay attention to the details. Kindly look at our web page for our Rusticator Restaurant: http://www.oaklandhouse.com/deer_isle_blue_hill_lobster_dining.html Mr. Todd would have met my son who helped at the lobster picnic on Thursday evening. This was his first season doing so. Respectfully, Sally Littlefield Oakland House Seaside Resort