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| - I got the pleasure of dining at 300 East last Sunday for brunch with some fabulous company, which always makes the meal taste better, right?
We had SUCH a fun experience. Okay, I say this with hesitation....don't want too many people knowing this but... bellinis, mimosas, and bloody maries are all $3.50 on Sundays -- I'm going out on a limb here and saying -- lowest price brunch cocktail in the city. YUM.
The place was clearly slammed so service was a little slower than one would like, however our waitress, who was clearly busy, was always friendly and attentive to details like refilling waters and clearing old champagne flutes from the bellinis we gleefully guzzled.
When our food eventually came I was hungry and definitely ready to chow down. We all got the same thing -- crab cake benedict. YUM. Arriving upon our plates and smelling fantastic was a huge crab cake, a large potato-chive cake, and bright asparagus (so tender and skinny with perfect light seasoning of salt and pepper.) As if this wasn't glorious enough it was topped with two perfectly cooked sunny side up eggs, and drizzled with citrus hollandaise. The extra "citrus" in the hollandaise gave it such a bright fresh appeal, so it doesn't feel so heavy.
I wanted to focus on the food, but cannot finish this review without speaking briefly on how quaint and charming the little Dilworth gem is on East Blvd. It is in an old house, and the booths feel extremely cozy and I could see how it would be romantic for a date night in the evening. Just make sure you go early, as this place will fill up for brunch pretty quickly. Enjoy!
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