rev:text
| - Great brunch! I'm looking forward to going back for dinner at some point in the near future. We made a reservation for 11:45am because I'd read that the wait can be long. When we arrived, there were plenty of open tables and no one waiting. We were seated right away...and then waited for at least 5 minutes with servers constantly walking by before anyone stopped to take our drink order. Then, after the first server came by and explained the concept, four or five servers came over and tried to do the same. This was really the only misstep for us.
We ordered several items off the brunch tapas menu - egg benedict, steak & egg, waffle, pecan crusted trout, and the french toast. They were all good. Then we made our way to the buffet area. The highlights for me where the shrimp and grits, macaroni & cheese, cod, sushi, fruit/cheese, and mussels & clams. Not as great were the peel & eat shrimp (which were slightly hard, but that may have been from sitting on ice for awhile.) I wasn't wild about the cocktail sauce, which had a definite orange taste to it. Also, the salmon from the carving station was just okay.
I'm a Bloody Mary enthusiast and Upstream's was not my favorite. It was by no means undrinkable, but the mix lacked the seasoning and toppings/snacks that make a great Bloody Mary.
The dessert bar offered a great variety of dessert bites - my favorites were the marshmallow/smore on a stick, lemon square, and the pecan tart.
All in all we'll go again, skip the Bloody Mary and focus just on the highlights. I'm also excited to try their dinner and Happy Hour Bar Bites menu.
|