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| - After stumbling upon the Café @ The Gladstone Hotel online, and drooling at the Brunch menu a bit (as soon as I saw BANANA BREAD FRENCH TOAST nothing else on the menu mattered), I decided to check it out a few weeks later with a group of fellow brunch-loving foodies.
Note: Do not confuse the Café @ The Gladstone Hotel with GLADSTONE CAFÉ, that happens to be right across the street (half of our party made this mistake, lol.)
Walking into The Gladstone, the décor is gorgeous. There's some beautiful art sprawled about the different areas of the hotel, so make sure to take a peek if you pop by.
The service was okay. While we had made reservations online a few weeks in advance, the staff did not seem to be aware of any reservation. Luckily, it wasn't too busy, so our table was quickly prepared and we were seated shortly thereafter.
No ingredients left to make Maple Lattes. Sadface. They don't make mochas. Super sadface. They literally JUST changed the menu and among a few other delicious sounding items, the banana bread French toast is no longer on the menu. Super DUPER sadface + a side of heartbreak. No matter, I decided to order the Egg Mike Muffin, which is their spin on an Egg McMuffin: Egg White Custard, Home Made Sausage Patty, "Sizzler Sauce" (which reminded me a bit of chimmichurri) and aged cheddar. This was actually quite tasty! The potatoes served with it, however, were bland and added nothing to the dish. I left 95% of them.
Overall the brunch was good, but not good enough to bring me back compared to some of the fantastic brunch gems in the city. I will definitely be back at some point to try the dinner, even if just for an excuse to check out the gorgeous art again.
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