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| - I returned here for brunch over the weekend with my fiance and my mom. I was hoping we would have a better experience this time, as it wasn't a holiday like last time, and we could order from the actual menu (vs. the Fathers Day Brunch menu).
We arrived at 11:15 to an empty restaurant, which I thought strange. I realized the Yelp hours are incorrect and it read "Closed" when in fact, it was open. Our waiter was extremely friendly and gave us a moment to peruse the menu.
First disappointment was their menu is different than the menu online. Super frustrating since we came here for a specific item that was listed online, but not available anymore. Our server explained that this was due to the menu changing daily, despite the fact that it was a) the same one they had when I was here in June, and b) dirty, wrinkled, and obviously NOT printed that day, like he said.
I ordered a Caesar to start, while Josh ordered an espresso and my mom had a mimosa. The Caesar was COMPLETELY watered down - you could hardly taste the clamato and it was heavily spiced to drown out the nonexistent flavors. I would have liked soup, as it was cold out, but they didn't have soup that day (despite it being on the menu). Our mains were excellent - I had the two eggs over sweet potato gnocchi, while my mom and Josh both had the smoked salmon & prawn eggs benny. My dish was probably one of the best I've ever had!! Large portions, but too many greens - my mom commented that she doesn't typically eat that much salad for breakfast.
The biggest disappointment to me is the price. I thought we were gouged last time due to it being Fathers Day and paying $36/each for brunch. But I realized that's the norm here - the breakfast dishes are $18-$24 each not including drinks, plus the additional eggs we ordered (and needed, otherwise we would have still been hungry). Although our food was tasty, I'm definitely not going to return here due to them not having anything I asked for, and having ridiculous prices. There are many more great breakfast joints in this city that don't cost an arm & a leg.
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