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| - We visited Or, The Whale for weekend brunch. The place is absolutely beautiful, with a two level dining room, amazing Moby Dick mural, and many small decorative whaling/literary touches. The staff was also extremely welcoming and professional--both the host and our waitress went out of their way to be pleasant and helpful during our visit. The menu was diverse and interesting and the ingredients of all of the dishes were clearly fresh and carefully sourced.
Unfortunately, the food didn't go down quite as whale as it could have. We found all of the food pretty underseasoned. I don't think the brunch steak had any salt on it at all, although it was perfectly cooked, so it was very bland. Most of our dishes were on the room temperature side and they didn't all arrive at the same time, so by the time I started eating my dish, the savory bubble waffle, it was barely warm. Aside from the temperature issues, it was generally a pretty good dish. I liked the slight sweetness of the corn waffle and the bubble texture of the waffle was great. The mix of hollandaise and maple syrup was a little weird over the top.
The bacon was really excellent, a bit chewy and slightly sweet, with all the fat rendered nicely. The monkey bread, which sounds great, was pretty much a disaster. The sweet glaze was grainy and just kinda slopped into the middle of the roll and the center of the bread was completely raw dough.
Generally, it was a totally fine meal, but there was nothing really spectacular about the food. If I were staying in the hotel, I'd go again, but we probably won't be back.
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