I wanted to love the sterling brunch. I wanted to believe the other bad reviews were just divas or a rare exception. Sigh. Biggest waste of $250. It was not a holiday. It was not overly crowded or under staffed. There is no excuse. It just sucked and here's why:
1. We Had to wait 20 minutes with a reservation for two people. Just 2. No offer of refreshment while we waited.
2. Lobster was terrible. All of it was over cooked and rubbery. Even the drawn butter was bad. I had to ask for a spoon the times (never from our waiter... He wasn't too be found anywhere) only to discover the Lobster bisque was the worst ever... And it was also the sauce for the lobster ravioli... Which contained no lobster that we could find. The bisque or the ravioli.
3. After 15 minutes, my husband went and got our two bloody Mary's from the bar directly. Our waiter had forgotten we asked for them and never noticed we had gotten them ourselves. They sucked. All pepper and very little tomato juice or vodka.
4. Orange juice was not freshed squeezed. For $99 per person... Seriously. I'm pretty sure it's Tropicana. I was expected to mix my own Mimosas. Sigh.
5. The desserts were lackluster at best. How does one screw up chocolate cake? It wasn't sweet. At all.
6. Sarcastic waiter that only showed up on rare occasion. Lovely. Just lovely. The only time he showed up promptly was when he dropped the bill off at the table.
7. The champagne was good and flowed freely. But I could have bought a half case of it and a good meal for what we spent. And the self mixing of my Mimosas is annoying at best.
We will never go back.