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    Atrium Cafe

    3.0 (22 reviews)
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    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Lorraine A.

    Ok I want to say that I did not request this place off hand, my partner's friends did. I read the reviews before hand and had a feeling of what to expect. First off parking, because it is a Sunday and the place is not busy you can park anywhere but if you did not know then you would be confused with the signs saying "hotel guests only, register your vehicle in front desk". I drove around looking for the restaurant parking but there is none. We walked in and yes it is a beautiful atrium (thus the name (the atrium restaurant). I asked for a table of 7 and the host asked if we had reservations, I said no because I did not know we needed one (the place was pretty much empty...?). He sat us down at the very edge of the place where I would call "no man's land". To me I thought we looked pretty ok for a brunch buffet at a hotel (Sundays best clothing, no jeans..). Maybe it's because we looked young which would be a very nice compliment. While waiting for the rest of our party we ordered a bottle of red wine and coffee. Our server was okay, she had our drink orders fast and correct but forgot about us during our meal. Our plates started to pile up and we only had about a couple of plates each through out the meal. Ok first I went to the salad bar and was turned off by how the wilted leaves look. The tomato salad looked very very old so I wouldn't even touch the pasta salad. The fish looked unwell. .. I went to the cooked side and had the veggies, cabbage rolls and bass fish. Then at the corner of my eye I saw coleslaw so I nab that fast (I need some raw veggies). I sat and started on the cabbage roll. Hmm mm. ... It tastes like nothing with dull warm tomato sauce. The basa fish was over cooked and tasted like nothing as well. I think they may have tried to season it because they had seasoning and pieces of mandarins on top but still I found no pronounce taste. Coleslaw was ok, it tastes like coleslaw but not overly mayo ed up. I needed to feel like this place has to have something I like so I went back (not like my partner who only had bacon and a bit of hashbrowns). I saw the seafood with crab legs, mussels, clams, and shrimp so I tried one of everything. I saw they had an omelette station and an eggs benedict so I definitely had one of those for sure. Went back to try it all and was strangely disappointed, I wanted to like something but the seafood tasted old and seemed like it was defrosted yesterday except for the shrimp that was still half frozen. The eggs benedict was hard and over cooked and the hollandaise sauce was just not good. I went back for dessert and tried the apple pie in a cup, a velvet cup cake, and a caramel tart bar. I took a bite of everything and no just no. I don't understand why I just did not like anything. I'm so sorry but I had Sunday brunch before at another place and I was so happy at the freshness of the food and this place was just not there. I read the reviews and I guess it may be a hit or miss place but I tried it and I'm not coming back. For the price you pay you can have a good meal else where. I'm giving 3 stars because I felt the server was nice and she tried to accommodate us as best she could. She came when our beverages where empty and filled our coffee. I'm sorry I am not coming back because the only part of my meal I enjoyed was the wine and the coleslaw. That you can get anywhere else and would probably be better (and not over priced). Just my honest opinion.

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    Awesome brunch. The food was great! Service also great. Seiw was our server, very nice lady. Loved the crab legs.

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