Food was really good overall, a few things better than others. Omelet was awesome and my girlfriend liked her benedict. It seemed like a lot of people were working there but the service didn't reflect it. We had someone come by for a drink order, then another person came by for out meal order. Had what was called "the incredible omelet" and it was... pretty darn incredible. Ordered the hash browns and they brought me fruit. They offered to bring out hash browns as an extra side, which is so much better than places that pull the dish back and correct it. After getting the whole order, the fruit would have been a better choice, but hash browns are... well hash browns no matter where you go. The fruit was a skewer of pineapple and berries, which was really unique compared to a bowl of fruit. I ordered a bloody mary, girlfriend ordered a strawberry mimosa which was recommended by the waiter. When the bloody mary came out, I had to take a moment to say "wow". Saying it was garnished would be an understatement, as there were the usual celery and lemon, but an added skewer of olives and two kinds of bell pepper (did I mention they must own a skewer business?) across it. I saw in other reviews that there was chocolate dipped bacon with this drink, and there was indeed... chocolate on bacon. It was an interesting add-on, but not one that really worked for me. Some may like that, but I was kind of "ehh". The bloody mary was more of a jalapeño taste that horseradish, not really anything unique. Girlfriend's mimosa was good, not great. The "strawberry reduction" was more like strawberry syrup, and it was not exactly a big glass to start with. Decent pour on champagne, OJ tasted fresh squeezed. The funny thing is the brunch type drinks aren't anywhere on the menu, so you kind of have this "well what do you have for adult drinks" moment with the waiter. Even more shocking is the price when the bill comes. Would not order them again for the $8 and $10 each. Other places offer a better drink for the same or less. I don't mind a $45 breakfast for two, but it usually means more drinks at that price.
The place is bright and open, the atmosphere was really inviting. As mentioned in the other reviews, there were a few flies, but nothing that made me wince (we sat inside but the doors were rolled up and the patio was 20 feet away).
The real disappointment was the service. Our waiter was working several tables, and it didn't seem like he had a busser as a backup for him. Ice tea glasses sat empty for long periods, plates that were empty sat for a while too. There had to be nearly as many people working as there were customers, but it didn't look like people were doing much. I am not sure if there was a 'manager' working, there were a few people who looked like they could have been something other than waitstaff, but we never had anyone ask if things were ok with a table-touch, which would have been nice. Our waiter looked like he was really busy, so cannot fault him, but since we had encountered 4 people from the time we walked in (host, drink gal, waiter, guy who brought plates out, same waiter again for check) a busser would have really been called for and it seemed they had them to spare.
I would have gone to 4 stars had the service been there, but don't see me going back. Someone asked me later "have you been to any new breakfast places lately that you recommend" and my answer unfortunately was "not really". Good food, 'meh' drinks, kinda poor service means no repeat. read more