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| - Road Trip
Summer 2016
Hmmm...where to go for brunch with a two year old on our last day in Vegas?!! So many restaurants, so little time! #damnfirstworldproblems
Bouchon, it is!
Since I had an impressive brunch here four years ago, I was curious to see how it would be on a second visit...especially now, with a toddler. It was one of the few fine-dining restaurants that was kid-friendly. Or maybe not?!? According to Yelp, this place is not good for kids, but they gave my daughter crayons with activity pages that made me think it was.
Our food was delicious! The baked chicken was unexpected, I was hoping for fried chicken that usually came with waffles. Nonetheless, it was tender and seasoned well. I love how the waffles had bacon bits, so when the maple syrup was added, it was a perfect concoction of sweet and salty. I had my daughter choose between fruit or oatmeal and she chose oatmeal. She enjoyed the oatmeal with pomegranate and mangoes, I was surprised she didn't pick them out. I was apprehensive when they gave her a little ramekin with brown sugar, but she didn't dump it all in her little pot. In fact, she hardly touched the brown sugar. Wha....?!?!?!
Our waitress was helpful and friendly, the guy who served our food had a great smile, and the food didn't take too long, but it still didn't feel like a five-star experience. So I had to reflect, what the heck happened?!? Then it hit me:
How is it that my two-year old was well-behaved at Tableu, but she was
less tolerant of sitting still in Bouchon?!?! What can I do in the future so she can be an angel when I want to dine in an upscale restaurant? I don't want to have brunch at McDonald's just because it's where many people with children eat.
Then I realized how smart it was for the hostess at Tableu to seat us at a table for four. The tables at Bouchon were so small and close together. Just like Tableu, they had a lot of utensil on the table that my toddler considered "toys". Now that I'm thinking about it, I should've asked for a table where I could sit next to her, not across, so it was easier to manage what my daughter was doing. Because she wasn't sitting next to me, there were many nerve-wracking situations that could've been avoided. For example, she wanted me to hold her so she kept getting up and accidentally pulling our table cover and the table next to ours, which almost knocked the glasses and cups. If we we're sitting next to each other, I could've held her down and she wouldn't have needed hugs frequently. And, most importantly, I would have enjoyed my meal more. Oh well, lesson learned. I'm just relieved my toddler didn't have loud, crazy outbursts. Whew.
Oh... what happened to our leftovers?!?! How come I didn't get a doggie bag?!?!
Total: $53.18
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