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| - I can't stop thinking about those blood orange glazed donut holes!!
Whitfield is in the Ace Hotel, right next to their lobby. I went for brunch on a Sunday and there was a 20 minute wait. They have the system where they text you after your seat is ready, so my friend and I window shopped in the surrounding area as we waited for our table. It was a surprisingly clear day, and the bright natural lighting coming through the windows made the space really aesthetically pleasing (insta-worthy, as a millenial like I would say). Lots of potted plants, nice chairs, the art on the walls... all befitting of a restaurant in a trendy hotel.
To start I ordered the Fairweather and my friend got a glass of orange juice. I would recommend the Fairweather if you love fruity tequila cocktails.
Anyways, the donut holes!! I'm not really a donut-lover, which made me even more skeptical of spending $5 them (and once the dish came out I found out it was only 3 donut holes). But once I bit into one, I was amazed. Best donut holes with the best glaze. So warm and fluffy with a tangy blood orange glaze that really tasted like blood orange. The glaze made it it not too sweet which I really appreciated. I do wish they gave us at least 4 though. It was so hard splitting that third donut hole in half when I felt like I could just keep eating these forever.
For my food, I ordered the Whitfield Breakfast which is Eggs Benedict (my favorite!) with a beet and potato rosti. The eggs benedict was a classic rendition of the dish. My only gripe was that it was just a little salty for me, but it was still a top tier eggs benedict in my book. The ham they used was of substantial thickness and tasted great! The rosti on the side was very crunchy on the outside and a little soft on the inside, giving a fun textural experience.
My friend got the roast beef sandwich which used really thick, crunchy/fluffy toast, and the portion of the the fried chicken salad I saw people getting looked humongous. I definitely need to come back to try more of their dishes (and to have more donut holes)! This place can be a little on the pricier side, but it would be a nice treat to go again.
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