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| - This is the third review of Cafe Hollander I've written - after my last "not so great" experience I had brunch with a big group of people, and I'm happy to report that the food (blueberry crepes?! YUM!) and the service were much better. I was thinking perhaps I could bump my review back up to four stars, but after another lackluster experience again this weekend, I feel like Cafe Hollander is just destined to be a three star restaurant.
Some of the food was good - my daughter got the Cinnamon Streusel French Toast, and it was incredible. I tried the Maker's Mark Bourbon Butter Waffle, and it was pretty tasty, as well. However, my "over hard" egg on the side was crazy runny, so much so that I couldn't bring myself to eat it and left the entire thing on my plate. My husband's eggs were cold and his potatoes, while flavorful, tasted like, in his words, "they had been sitting under a warming light for a long time." He says, overall, his food tasted good, but none of it was the correct temperature.
The service was just okay. When our server brought the drinks she had forgotten what my husband wanted. Later in the meal, we ordered a second round of chocolate milk for our kids (parents of the year!!), and it took so long to bring them that by the time we had completely finished our meals. We (two parents and three kids who were rapidly losing patience) were all sitting at the table with our coats on ready to go before our server brought the check. I want to emphasize - I'm totally understand how busy they are on the weekend, but there is no reason we should have to sit for 10-15 minutes after our table has already been cleared for a check. I want to love Cafe Hollander so much. All the menu items sound mouth-watering. The decor is so fun. They have a great beer selection. I keep going back hoping for greatness, and it just hasn't happened...and I'm losing faith that it ever will.
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