My mother loves to make me responsible for choosing restaurants for birthday celebrations. My parents also LOVE brunch buffets. There aren't too many in the city so, I figured why not give Archeo a try. We were able to make reservations which is always a bonus when it's brunch.
Our 11:30 reservations got us a choice of where we wanted to sit in the spacious and not super busy restaurant, so we wound up on the patio under the shady umbrella.
Just a heads up that the the tables are really small and we had to do a bit of juggling between glasses and plates to make room for everything.
Let's talk about the food for a second. The buffet table is in the center of the room. There are about 6 chafing trays filled with a variety of food including standard breakfast fare. Lots of selection, sadly most of it was cold or lukewarm.
They also had roast beef and peameal bacon sitting under a hot lamp which wasn't super appetizing. There was the requisite make your own omelet bar which I didn't try but it looked yummy from what I saw on my dining companion's plate.
I found the layout confusing having to circle back to get condiments for toast. Also, the dessert table was right in the sunlight and the pastries started looking sadder and sadder as the sun shone through and the plates got emptier.
Needless to say, the food was delicious, at $20 including coffee or tea per person it's quite the bargain. Our server was also fairly attentive bringing coffee and water refills constantly. At this price for this variety, I'm willing to let the few deltas slide for many repeat visits.