Justin J.
Yelp
Had see this restaurant somewhere, so added it to my just off places to try. The stars aligned, grabbed a reservation and we headed down for brunch.
Walking in, you enter and go down a staircase. There want anyone at the check in area, and no one in the restaurant, so I wasn't sure if it was really opened. Hit a call button and a lady came to seat us. Ambiance looks fun, like it might pop off in the evenings, efficient a party type vibe to the ambiance.
Water was brought right away and out drink order was taken. The Aperol Peach Spritz was tasty, decent peach flavor can't through. The Emerald is a combination of Making, Midori and pineapple juice. A very light cocktail. The Weekend Getaway really tasted very watermelon pucker forward, taking away from the other flavors in the drink, unfortunately.
For food, we tried multiple items to get a good idea how brunch is. The bone marrow came out first, and there was a decent amount of marrow present, which was nice. They also give you a side of greens to help cut the richness of the marrow. Good dish. We got French toast to share amongst everyone at the table. This dish was very sad in appearance. Just looked like three slices of unwanted bread on a plate with a lot of strawberries around it. Very underwhelming. The omelette with grilled avocado was what very disappointing. It is supposed to come with cherry tomatoes and house made stone fire bread, which were not there. The omelette, itself, was also overcooked, and under seasoned. Just tasted like an overcooked scrambled egg with avocado on top.
Two other entrees we tried were the hot chicken sandwich and the Philly cheese steak. The hot chicken sandwich that wasn't spicy. We kept hoping it would come through with each bite but never did. It what needed a little more cheese than was present. The cheese steak, on the other hand, was decent with the caramelized onions and a decent amount of steak. However, the melted provolone really didn't come through.
Overall, food was just not it for brunch. Some poor execution on some items, some items missing elements to the dish, others just not standing out or being memorable. Bone Marie was good though. But, for the price, overall, definitely not worth it. Maybe night time is better but, for brunch, I would go elsewhere for the money.