It isn’t all about hiking and biking in Acadia National Park. It’s also about…popovers. Fortunately for us, our friends Jean and Scott, and their adorable six-year-old daughter, Violet, were on Mount Desert Island the same week we were there. They’ve taken an annual trip to the area for the past 11 years. When they recommended Jordan Pond House for lunch—specifically the popovers—we knew to listen up.

Jordan Pond House has been serving park-goers its popovers, soufflé-like rolls, since the late 1800s. Dining on the lawn has a fun, festive feel and a great view of Jordan Pond and the North and South Bubble Mountains.

The crab cakes with green onion sauce were mouth-watering and the outdoor setting spectacular, but the star of the show was indeed the popovers, served as an appetizer with butter and strawberry jam. And stuffed though we were, we saved room for dessert: another round of popovers.