brunchkill

Location: 366 Union Ave @ Grand St, Williamsburg

Menu: not online yet, but here’s their website http://santosanne.com/

Brunch Hours: Sat & Sun, 12p – 4p

My Rating: 

Long Story Short: An adorable fusion of French and Mexican.  I was super sad when Elote closed, but this place soothes the loss.  The fare is mostly spicy, but not un-doable (even for a wuss like me).  Overall, this place is awesome – friendly staff, great food – and I highly recommend you try it, especially in the warm weather as their backyard is outstanding.  And they give you a free tequila shot at the end of the meal.  Nice.

Long Story Long: 

Do not be fooled by the picture above.  That is NOT a bloody Mary.  That is her mexican cousin, a bloody Maria, containing housemade, rosemary infused tequila.  I’m not gonna lie – it was scary.  I could tell it would be spicy (that thick, seed-filled jalapeño slice is what tipped me off) and I could tell it would be strong (the whiff of tequila as the glass was placed on the table was my clue there); I was disappointed on neither count.  It was overall pretty delish except that as a direct result of a VERY drunken going away party the night before, I was almost unable to finish it.  Almost.

Indulge me as I backtrack a little here – Read the rest of this entry »

Location: 92 Calyer St, at Franklin, Greenpoint

Menu: http://www.calyerbrooklyn.com/brunch-2/

Brunch Hours: Sat & Sun, 11a-3p

My Rating: 

Long Story Short: Since this place is a sister restaurant to Anella, I would have to say run, don’t walk.  The food is creative and amazing.  Can get a little pricey if you let it, because you’ll want to literally try everything, but if you can control yourself… more power to you.  Oh and the bloody was amazing and garnished with cornichons. yum.

Long Story Long: 

I was super-psyched about this place for the one week in between an AMAZING dinner here with Monster and P-nasty et al and our scheduled brunch here last saturday.  Sadly, M & P had to bail, but luckily I had my long walk into Greenpoint (and some gaga) to help me deal with my lame passive-aggressiveness and change my attitude.  By the time I arrived at my destination, I was in a much more pleasant state of mind to meet my brunch companion – let’s call him Muse (mostly because the direct result of his urging/discipline/commitment to a monthly brunch date in 2012 is what served as my inspiration to start this blog up again…).

In any case, as a result of my dinner, I knew this to be a small-plates-sharing-type place.  And I am NOT good at sharing, especially during brunch.  Ask my siblings. Read the rest of this entry »

Location: 79 Berry St, between N. 9th & 10th, Williamsburg G

Menu: http://cafe-colette.com/images/brunchmenu.jpg

Brunch Hours: 10am – 4pm

My Rating: 

Long Story Short:  Incredible signature cocktails, passable bloody (the pickle spear is a nice touch).  The food is consistently awesome – and the portions are exactly right.  Expensive, but worth every penny.

Long Story Long:  I have to confess that if I had written this post after the first time I went to this place, I don’t know that I would have given it that 4th stalk.  But after many MANY MANY returns to this adorable (if not a teeny bit too hipster in decor and clientele for my taste, but it’s subtle enough to not be annoying) establishment, I have absolutely softened.

Anyway, in the months and months and months that I have been coming here and not writing about it, one visit in particular springs to mind.  It was the first time in known memory that I ordered a cocktail other than a bloody… yeah. I know.  It’s huge.  Here’s the sad part:

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Location: 222 Franklin Ave between Green & Huron, Greenpoint

Menu: http://www.anellabrooklyn.com/menu/anella-brunch.pdf

Brunch Hours: Sat & Sun, 11am – 3pm, Cash only

My Rating: 

Long Story Short: A little on the pricey side (because you definitely want to hit up some of those apps & sides, trust me), but worth every single penny.  So fresh and delicious, and I should mention that all the breads and pastries are baked on the premises by the (incredibly hot) chef.  Bloody was passable but nothing special though I sincerely couldn’t give a shit about that.  Try this place, it’s amazing – worth the price and the hike into Greenpoint.

Long Story Long:

In my long, winding, journeys around the hood with BFFF in search of new places to dine (aka, she’s goes running, thinks she may have seen a restaurant, we go seek it out and realize it was a plant store or pharmacy IF it even exists…) we often come up empty and return again and again to the same places.  This story is similar, with one major exception - this time, instead of being a product of runner’s high-induced hallucinations, she actually stumbled upon a truly hidden gem up in the far reaches of Greenpoint, namely Anella.  Monster, P-Nasty, BFFF and I hit this place up for dinner one night and we were truly blown away.  There was this one roasted broccoli side dish we had that was… well, more on that later.   Read the rest of this entry »

Location: 352 Bedford Ave @ S. 4th, Williamsburg

Menu: http://rabbitholerestaurant.com/index2.html

Brunch Hours: All week long (!), 8am – 5pm (!!)

My Rating:

Long Story Short: Good lord this place is good… and they serve brunch every day.  Bloody was awesome and if that’s not your thing they have many signature cocktails to choose from.  And you can get them at 8am on a Monday if you wanted.  Yay America!

Long Story Long:

All this annoying snow has got me thinking…. (aka i’m stuck in my house, dvr is empty and there is NOTHING on tv at all…)

Didn’t I used to have a blog?

YES! a BRUNCH blog. This one, as a matter of fact. Duh.

I started this post a few months ago and never finished it which is a shame because this egg sandwich quest has carried on, even in my long absence from writing about it.  In the new year, I am going to do my best to kill brunch more regularly (now that I only have one job I can’t complain about having no time anymore), but until then, here’s the tale of how I began an epic journey (aaand I had to hold myself back from writing “egg-pic”… oops, guess not.)… Read the rest of this entry »

Location: 465 Court St @ Luquer, Carroll Gardens

Menu: http://www.frankspm.com/menumorning.html

Brunch Hours: Sat & Sun, 7am (wtf)– 3pm

My Rating:

Long Story Short: This place won me over almost instantly.  I love the vibe here, the bloody was excellent (but $11!!!)  and the food was wonderful – not as heavy or intense as the name may imply.  And though it was quite far from home, it was definitely worth the trip.  On the G.  That says something.  Food is not too pricey but cocktails… jeez.

Long Story Long:

What brought us here on this day – BFFF, Monster and I – was an article somewhere which claims this as one of the best sandwiches in the city.  After my experience at Good I was, needless to say, skeptical.  That fucking sandwich was AMAZING.

In any case, Monster loves this place and has wanted to take us here for ages.  This is odd considering he is a vegetarian but whatever.  The first thing I noted on the menu was “brunch punch”… intriguing.  Read the rest of this entry »

Location: 988 Manhattan Ave @ Kent, Greenpoint

Menu: http://www.thehabitatbrooklyn.com/menus

Brunch Hours: Sat & Sun, 11am – 4pm

My Rating:

Long Story Short: $15 prix fix includes entree, bloody or mimosa or sangria and coffee tea.  They have a make-your-own bloody bar if you happen to be into that… I am not.  Thankfully, they have their own mix on hand.

Long Story Long:

I am very vocal about my aversion to a dining experience where I have to do any work.  In other words, I don’t like fajitas (too much assembly required), can’t stand meat on the bone (especially chicken… annoying), and that fucking fondue nonsense where they bring a pot of scalding oil and a tray of raw meats to your table? Gross.  And dangerous.  I’m more than sure I would either burn myself or give myself food poisoning.

In any case, having barely recovered from the Virgin Mary incident, I put myself in the capable hands of BFFF, knowing how committed she is to me not giving up booze.  She took this opportunity to drag me into Greenpoint, mostly because she had this weird random craving for mac and cheese and as much as we all are in love with the Dumont mac & cheese, I wanted to try somewhere new.  My research led me to this place (they have a $5 mac and cheese mondays special).  It was a gorgeous day, so I figured, what the hell.

I underestimated just exactly how long it would take me to get there, so for once, she was waiting for me – and was very excited to inform me that they had a make-your-own-bloody bar.  I didn’t immediately recoil – I thoroughly enjoy the myobb at South 4th Bar.  I mean, you are given some decent mix to begin with and you can add as much fucking horseradish, pickles, olives, hot sauce, etc. as you want.  What’s so bad about that?

Umm yeah… not this place. Read the rest of this entry »

Location: 143 Roebling @ Metropolitan Ave (it’s actually on Metropolitan though. don’t ask…), Williamsburg

Menu: http://www.menupages.com/restaurants/roebling-tea-room/menu (but they do change it up on occasion)

Brunch Hours: Sat & Sun, 10am – 4:30pm

My Rating: 

Long Story Short: Yes, it will take a loooong time to get seated and then a long time to get served. But, dammnit those baked eggs and cheese grits are worth it.  Bloody is great too – they use olive juice, I think.  A dirty bloody… nice.

Long Story Long:

I’ve heard a lot of people complain about the wait.  Not only for the table but also for the waiter/tress… and the drinks… and the food… ugh.  Yes, I know.  It sucks.  But there’s a reason it takes time to get a table.   Read the rest of this entry »

Location: 499 Grand St, corner of Union, Williamsburg

Menu: http://cafeargentinony.com/menu.html

Brunch Hours: Sat & Sun, 9am-4pm

My Rating: 

Long Story Short: The food is really good and reasonably priced.  I liked the bloody (I had 2 even though they were $9).  The space is really great too.

Long Story Long:

Ah, a nice, warm, early spring day. About fucking time.  As I was walking to this place passsing Dumont & Elote, wistfully recalling their beautiful outdoor gardens, I thought – wow, this blog seriously needs a category for “outdoor space” so I can go somewhere outside…. So, yeah.  That’s what I did.  In a fortunate turn of events, Read the rest of this entry »