Went to Park Bruges for brunch today with the family. Got there at 11am when they opened and there was already a crowd gathering to get in. The space is significantly more open than the claustrophobic cramped space of their sister restaurant Point Bruges.
Everyone loved their food. I had the tarte flambee with Parma ham, arugula, cheese, rosemary, and eggs served over a light, crisp flatbread. The ham and Gruyere croquet and steak and eggs also received raving reviews from the table. I had a bite of the kids' liege waffles with ginger blueberries on top and they were delicious. All of the portions are BIG. We didn't get the prix fixe (one dish, one side, and one alcoholic drink) and were still stuffed at the end.
Of course, we got an order of mussels to share which were delicious as always.
Service was excellent. Our servers were bright and friendly and our coffee was frequently refilled.
Overall, the opening of Park Bruges is a wonderful thing to happen to Highland Park. It gives you the chance to experience all of the excellent food and beer of Point Bruges without being uncomfortably crammed like sardines into a tiny space during the extraordinarily long wait for your table.
I would give Park Bruges 5 stars if it were not for the unsightly and quite frankly ghettotastic vacant lot next door. Park Bruges sits right next to an overgrown vacant lot that 2 buildings used to occupy (including the old Terry Villa who used to make the best Cheesesteaks in Pittsburgh). The grass and weeds are so overgrown they're almost above your head. I know that's not their property, but they should figure out who owns it and offer to cut the grass!