Brian Berenty
Google
This review is more for the owners than it is for the customers, but if the owners respond and adjust the customers will benefit. Situated on a quiet corner in Villa Crespo, Cafe Crespin was quite full this Sunday morning. By 10:30 all the outdoor tables were full and everyone arriving afterwards had to wait a few minutes until the next table became available. Cafe Crespin is quite expensive. Our brunch for 2 was 2500 pesos (and we spent 2800 pesos the night before, having had dinner at Sarkis with a bottle of wine). The brunch estrellado for two was 2100 pesos which included cafe latte. The attempt at eggs benedict was a failure. It was 12 degrees outside and the plate was cold, as were the slices of ham underneath the eggs. Within a minute everything on the plate was cold. Suggestion: at least warm the plates, and ensure the ham hasn't just come out of the refrigerator. The cafe latte was barely warm. The hash browns were perfect. After this course a pancake was served and it was the driest pancake I've ever had in my life. Service was very pleasant, but incredibly, incredibly slow. It took an hour and a half for us to be served the eggs and then the pancake course. Nice if you want to have a leisure breakfast, but it was 12 degrees outside and the tables and chairs are not conducive to comfortable dining. So, owners, give some attention, please to more efficient service, better attention to the preparation and delivery of food, and perhaps, perhaps, it may justify spending 2500 pesos for brunch for two people.