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| - Herringbone is a relatively new restaurant in Aria, brought to us from Brian Malarkey (Top Chef Season 3, a mentor on The Taste, and chef from Seersucker). Funny how the name Herringbone and Seersucker refer to types of clothing weaves!
We came here for morning brunch, and got seated outdoors under a nice umbrella (with a humidifier!) and surrounded by plants. It felt like eating at a resort since all the servers were in shorts and there was a huge pool behind us.
We went for the Coastal tasting menu for $55/pp. Overall pretty good - especially seafood and eggy items. Kitchen service was a bit slow, but our waiter Rodney was excellent. Highlights of our brunch:
First Courses:
* Appetizer of radishes with sea salt and honey butter - crispy and the flavor combo kinda works.
* Poke - wow pretty fresh yellowtail with shoyu, Maui onion, and mac nuts. They offered some flat bread that reminded me of green onion pancakes that was quite good and perfect for scooping up the poke.
* Shrimp Ceviche - more on the tart side from the Clamato and salsa, but lots of shrimp! They added some nice guac and used saltines for scooping up the ceviche.
Second Course:
* Crab Benny - Instead of something on an English muffin, this was two cakes of lumped crab meat with two perfectly cooked sous vide farm eggs. We liked this dish, especially that runny egg which is like having more sauce for the crab cakes.
* Bobby Sliders - Named after ex-poker legend Bobby Baldwin (and now Casino Exec at Aria), these were Kobe beef with some aged cheddar that added some sweetness to the sliders. Pretty good as well!
Dessert:
* Fresh fruit platter had a nice variety - mango, watermelon, strawberry, pineapple, and a rambutan! The whipped yogurt sauce underneath was nice and sweet.
Definitely recommend coming here for brunch, but only if you're not in a big hurry. Seafood dishes seem on point here.
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