We stumbled upon this gem while looking for a good restaurant and place to meet about halfway between Baltimore and Pittsburgh PA... For those of you familiar with this area, you know that that's a somewhat desolate stretch of highway (70 and 76).

Bedford is a cute little town with some antiquing and a very nice outfitters store called American Outfitters that clearly understands how to select their merchandise... We spent several hundred dollars in there :)

But the gem we found was the Golden Eagle Inn... It appears a beautiful place to stay (we didn't, but would if we weren't just two hours away), and has a GREAT restaurant - Get this - 4 people, brunch (and not just frozen waffles), $34!!!!! Where can you get a real brunch for less than $10 a person anymore, particularly in a beautiful old house with first rate service and old-world ambiance? I had a breakfast burrito, and my dining companions had pancakes (first rate - fluffy, buttery), and eggs hollandaise.

Honestly, we were blown away, and we have paid a lot more than that for less impressive food in a less impressive setting.