Combining the Dutch love of paperwork and reducing labor costs, The Brunchroom eliminates waiters…read moreand makes *you* the waiter. When you come in you get a clipboard with an order form and the menu. You have to fill out the form with what you want and give it to the cook. When your drinks are ready they call your name to pick them up. Luckily when the food is ready they just bring it to your table rather than make you balance a tray full of food in a crowded restaurant.
I was irritated by this change of standard restaurant procedure, but the quality and flavor of the food made up for the inconvenience. I was also annoyed that they have the option of vegan or regular waffles but when I ordered regular ones they said they were out of batter so they'd make vegan ones instead. They were open for 3 more hours, I don't know why they wouldn't just make more batter. Why give the option if it's not really an option? It's like that saying, "we have both kinds of music, country and western". Only this time it's vegan food.
But they were right, the vegan waffles were good. I was disappointed by the lack of syrup, but we asked and got a shot glass full of syrup! Real maple syrup! Not that boiled sugar crap they have in most places. This grudgingly won me over.
My husband's eggs were also weird, served in a bacon shell, but good. And the bread was tasty and toasted to a nice hard crunch. My fresh squeezed orange/pineapple/something else drink was a tasty mix of citrus flavors. My husband liked his cappuccino. There was nothing bad here. Even though the limited menu doesn't represent my idea of "brunch", I think we'll come back again.
