One of the city's best restaurants just became better.

The Lodge at Wilderness Ridge introduced a weekend breakfast menu last month. On it, diners will find fluffy omelets, homemade gooey cinnamon rolls and much, much more.

The breakfast menu runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Gone is the Sunday brunch buffet.

Restaurant general manager Marvin Dinsmore said Wilderness Ridge scrapped the buffet because it wasn't drawing as well as it used to do. He believed the $15.95 price was keeping customers away.

"Now you can get a meal for half that," he said.

Executive chef Lane Rosenberry and his staff crafted the new menu, which contains entrees ranging from $5 to $13.

It features a mix of breakfast dishes - pancakes, omelets and French toast - and some "ready for lunch" items, such as the Lodge Burger and crab cake nicoise salad.

The omelets, Dinsmore said, have been real hit. I know why. I ordered the Oscar omelet, which featured crabmeat, asparagus, Boursin cheese and hollandaise sauce.

Made with three eggs and whipped up like a Village Inn omelet, the entree is filling (and, in this case, extremely rich). I would have preferred more sauce, but there was enough on it to complement the crab and asparagus.

Omelets are served with roasted red potatoes, but I opted for hash browns instead.

The Oscar is pricey at $11, but there are more reasonable ones that are $2 to $3 cheaper.

My companion enjoyed the Pacific Northwest Benedict, also $11. The dish featured smoked salmon, two poached eggs, asparagus atop an English muffin and topped with hollandaise sauce. It was served with hash browns. She found her entree to be rich and filling as well.

Other menu favorites include custard-dipped French toast ($9), Lodge Benedict (with ham instead of smoked salmon, $9), the saucer-sized cinnamon roll ($3.50) and doughnut holes served with chocolate sauce and strawberry preserves ($4).

My companion and I shared one of the warm cinnamon rolls as an appetizer to our entrees. They are big enough to eat as a meal.

Part of The Lodge's appeal for breakfast is its outdoor seating, which overlooks the golf course. It's particularly beautiful on sunny days.

The restaurant also trains its servers well. I've yet to have a bad experience at the restaurant.

With its mix of great food, good service and cabinlike atmosphere, The Lodge continues to set the bar for Lincoln dining. The breakfast menu just raises that bar a bit higher.

Reach Jeff Korbelik at 473-7213 or jkorbelik@journalstar.com.