Mama's 80th Birthday

We%26#39;d like to take Mama out to dinner (or possibly brunch) somewhere SPECIAL for her 80th birthday, Dec. 10. We%26#39;re in Revere, but anywhere in eastern Mass., lower NH, or upper RI is okay.

We have four adults and two children, ages 6 and 9. Pretty good kids (they%26#39;ll behave), but we don%26#39;t want to pay $40 each for them when all they really want is mac %26amp; cheese. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Mama's 80th Birthday

Hi Jet20,

If you want to try something different, it%26#39;s a Sunday Jazz Brunch and you can see the menu online at www.acornsrestaurant.com it would be a drive from Revere, but it%26#39;s well worth it, you won%26#39;t regret it. It%26#39;s the New England Center at 15 Stafford Ave., Durham, NH. Call 603 862-2815 for reservations. You won%26#39;t pay through the nose and the food and the way it%26#39;s presented is absolutely fabulous for the money. The dining room is incredible. It%26#39;s got a massive fieldstone fireplace and huge windows from the floor to the ceilings that look out at the woods. No matter what time of year you have dinner or lunch here? You will love the room this is held in.

It%26#39;s connected to the University of New Hampshire, you drive right through the campus to get to this New England Center. You walk downstairs to Acorns Restaurant in the Center and you%26#39;ll be very surprised it%26#39;s even there. The Sunday Jazz Brunch menu is online and it%26#39;s priced right. Adults $17.95 and children $9.00 (10 %26amp; under) Senior Citizens (65+) $16.95. It says that prices don%26#39;t include the tax or gratuity and are not valid for special event brunches. How can you go wrong with payting this type of money. You wouldn%26#39;t believe how good it is. The key is though, it gets really crowded when the students are on the campus. When they are on vacation, it%26#39;s wonderful there! We%26#39;ve gone a few times, once on there Spring break and another time in the summer, it was fantastic.

Another really really good place for Sunday Brunch, where you won%26#39;t pay through the nose;

it%26#39;s set up just like a cruise ship too, you%26#39;ll love this Brunch spread! Is the Old Salt in Hampton, NH. It%26#39;s wonderful there for Sunday Brunch. If you didn%26#39;t want to drive all the way up to Durham to the New England Center then right in the center of Hampton at the intersection in town is the Old Salt. www.oldsaltnh.com check out there site to see their menu, it%26#39;s located at 490 Lafayette Rd., Hampton, NH 603 926-0330.

My mother turned 80 this past March! We got the Frank Sinatra impersonator from Malden to come up to the party! He was GREAT, she had the best time! www.soundslikefrank.com then we got the Irish Step Dancers from the school in Salisbury, they were terrific, there was this little boy that danced like you wouldn%26#39;t believe with those girls, they were just wonderful.

In any case, enjoy your time with your mother! There%26#39;s always the Continental on Rte 1 not too far from you guys you know! We drive down a couple of times a year to that great restaurant, it%26#39;s a classic! It%26#39;s my mothers favorite place!