Heidi's Hideaway

5833 Camp Road, Hamburg, NY

The breakfast tour of Hamburg visited two spots in two days. While I'm certain there are other breakfast joints around the village, I went for two most frequently mentioned by others. First stop was Heidi's Hideaway, a place I pass daily on my way to work. The building placement is odd...diagonal to both Camp Road and the intersecting side street. My friend and I headed down for a late breakfast at about 11am, rather hungry after a late night at O'Daniels.

Inside the place is small and had a few other people in there at the time. Quickly greeted, the waitress brought menus and said coffee would be a few minutes as a new pot was brewing. Looking over the menu, it had the typical breakfast fare at good prices. I settled on what was probably the most expensive thing on the menu...the breakfast skillet with bacon, cheddar and sourdough toast (~$8).

A cup of coffee later and breakfast came out of the kitchen. It was a plate of a giant egg, potato, bacon, cheddar, onion, and pepper conglomerate, and was exactly what I was hoping for. The toast was buttered and crispy. My friend had a very similar breakfast, just substituting ham for bacon and rye for sourdough toast. Finishing breakfast, we contemplated ordering a slice or two of pie from the list of 8 or so options, but passed that up since we were full from breakfast.

Overall, Heidi's Hideaway is a good place to grab some breakfast at a reasonable price. Closing the tab out we were given a card stamped for 10% off our next visit, which will probably get used. My only negative was that at times it was awkwardly quiet, even with the radio on. It wasn't really a big deal, but we found ourselves holding conversation off at times, just because it seemed like we were the rowdy ones there. Maybe knocking the radio volume up a notch or two would help, but it doesn't make-or-break the place.

In the end, if you're in the area and looking for a decent, inexpensive breakfast, Heidi's Hideaway is a good spot to get just that.

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