A Menu Made for Mornings
The first walkers are usually on the Lake Junaluska trail by 7 a.m. The lake is still. The light is soft. Just across from the water, Crepe & Custard opens for breakfast, and the smell of cooking crepes reaches the path before the sign does.
The breakfast menu keeps things direct. Each crepe is cooked thin on a flat griddle, then folded around warm fillings and served while it still has heat in it. The lineup:
- Bacon, Egg & Cheese: diced bacon, two eggs over medium, your choice of cheese.
- Sausage, Egg & Cheese: heartier, with a little spice.
- Ham, Egg & Cheese: straightforward and filling.
- BELT: bacon, eggs, lettuce, and tomato. The BLT, reconsidered.
- Crepe Benedict: ham, two eggs, hollandaise, chives. The most composed option on the menu.
Every crepe can be made gluten free for a small upcharge. A vegetarian version with Morning Star crumbles is also available.
The Setting
Eating outside here is the right call in almost any weather. The covered porch keeps rain off, and the tables face the lake, so you are watching morning light move across the water while you eat. Joggers pass on the trail. Families wander toward the shore. The pace is unhurried by default.
For a lot of regulars, this has become routine: walk the lake, stop for a crepe and a coffee, then continue with the day. The food is filling enough to carry you through a morning outdoors but not so heavy that you feel weighed down for the rest of the loop.
Whether you choose the standard bacon and egg or go for the hollandaise on the Benedict, breakfast here settles into the rhythm of the lake. It is quiet, it is good, and it works best in the open air.pass along the path, and the air carries a mix of mountain breeze and warm aromas from the kitchen.
A Local Tradition
For many visitors and locals, stopping at Crepe & Custard before a walk around Lake Junaluska has become a small tradition. The crepes are hearty enough to fuel a morning outdoors yet light enough to leave you ready for the day ahead.
Whether you choose something familiar or the hollandaise topped Benedict, breakfast here fits neatly into the rhythm of the lake. It is quiet, satisfying, and best enjoyed in the open air.
