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| - Lawrence has been on my list of go-to's for a long, long time. When my parents came to town for a visit, I decided that it would be the perfect opportunity to try Sunday brunch at Lawrence. My initial excitement was dampened a little when we arrived and the hostess said we would have to wait for 45 minutes. We decided to tough it out and walk around the area until we got our table. In the end, we only had to wait 15 minutes.
As per former Yelp reviews, we started off with scones and donuts. The scones had blackcurrants with cream, jam and butter on the side. It was quite good but I do agree with another reviewer who said the scone should have been served warm. The donuts were quite tasty - Lemon, vanilla and chocolate.
To eat we ordered three different dishes:
1. Pig's trotter with soft boiled eggs, anchovy and root veggies (parsnips, carrots, potatoes) - Amazing flavours in this one. The pig's trotter was tender, fatty and flavourful with a good mix of root veggies. I can also really appreciate a properly cooked soft-boiled egg.
2. Scrapple with eggs and bacon - From the waitress' description, we expected the scrapple to have a little but more meat. It seemed more like a fried square of cornmeal and aside from the desirable crispiness, the inside wasn't that great. The sunnyside eggs were perfect and the bacon was well-cooked.
3. Kedgeree - The curry rice was mixed with flaked haddock and soft-boiled eggs. The dish was incredibly complex in flavour - Fragrant, a little spicy with an unexpected sour taste at the end.
All in all, the flavour combinations for brunch are very unique and worth a shot for sure. I'd recommend going right at 10 to avoid waiting for a table. Next time I'd probably go for the apple cinnamon french toast (looked unreal at the next table) and the deviled kidneys.
Enjoy!
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