I'm sad because I wanted to like Melrose more. They do such a great job of supporting many group events my friends and industry are involved in and I've always heard rave reviews.
Somehow in my almost 6 years of living here I have never been to Melrose. I've come close a few times but last minute issues have gotten in the way. Today though I headed there with a couple of friends for brunch (Saturday).
I do have to say the service was awesome. Our server was the perfect mix of attentive but laid back. We didn't feel rushed at any point and she was quick to offer refills on our drinks.
The food, while plentiful and plated in a fun way, was very "meh". I had the chicken flatbread club and it was a little too simple and there was far too much mayo on it...to the point I couldn't eat a lot of the sandwich and I'm not picky. Fries were okay but not overly hot -great presentation though.
I'm going to hope maybe it was just me and I made a bad menu choice. I'm totally willing to try them again because so many people I know love it there. But if that weren't the case, based on today's food alone, I'd be indifferent about going back.