Boston area brunch thread

Ooh, good to know. I’ll add it to the list.

Oh, we haven’t been to La Brasa in quite a while and need to add it to the brunch list. Please, if you go, a report would be great!

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Went to Juliet for brunch today; the brunch service is on Sat and Sun 10 to 2pm (or 3?). The room was bright and airy even in this dreary weather but filled up quickly. I also like the fact that they pay a fair living wage to their works, so the prices already include tips.

Everything we got was excellent (the coffee could be better, but that’s a minor quibble). We got the omelet with gruyere and radish, and egg sandwich with duck liver mousse supplement. The french omelet was silky smooth and lemony and mustard-y in the best of ways, and the egg sandwich came with fined chopped braised greens that’s almost a pesto texture. The waitress informed me that it was beet tops with tons of garlic - might try this at home since it was delicious! (She also said it’s a no-waste kitchen so everything get put to use one way or the other.)

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Thanks for the Sulmona tip - sounds worth a visit.

This will sound strange - had some excellent breakfasty/brunch dishes at the Legal Seafoods in Terminal B before a recent morning flight. Do any of their “ground-based” locations serve brunch?

Cook (Newtonville) has an interesting take on shakshuka for Sat/Sun brunch - would love to find other Boston area shakshuka interpretations. My one pet peeve is the yolks should be runny - even in Israel it’s tough to find places that get that right.

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Charlestown and Harvard Square serve Sunday brunch…not sure about any other Legal locations.

We had a nice brunch at Oak and Rowan in the Fort Point area this Sunday morning. Shortly after being seated, a lovely pastry cart was wheeled over to the table. I must say, everything looked very inviting. We ended up splitting a very tasty stone fruit tart. I opted for my usual Eggs Benny with extra hollandaise, which was very good. The eggs were perfectly poached, the hollandaise had a nice level of citrus and salt (the side of hollandaise was slightly broken but the sauce on the eggs was nicely emulsified), and the english muffin had a lot of flavor. My husband had the breakfast torta on a very fresh telera roll with tender eggs, tasty bacon jam and mashed ripe avocado. I think I’ll opt for cheese and hot sauce if I order this in the future. The space is lovely (and large) and service was very good. It was pretty empty, though. I hope business picks up.

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were the potatoes on your husband’s plate as tasty as they look??

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Yes, they were really crunchy outside and tender inside. My hash browns were very good, too. Super crunchy and moist inside.

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Yum, this spot wasn’t even on my radar but it sure is now, thanks!

Be aware that street parking in Fort Point, with all of the development, is pretty tough these days. We gave up and parked in the VPNE garage (Congress St.?) and thought we’d have to pay an arm and a leg because they only advertise a special rate for Children’s Museum goers, but it ended up only costing $10 without any validation.

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Had Sunday Brunch at Island Creek Oyster Bar a few weeks ago - not the first place that would pop into my head when thinking brunch, but we enjoyed it immensely. The biscuit alone is destination-worthy. Oysters expertly shucked, of course, fresh and briny, still swimming in their liquor. Baked beans were excellent.

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Oh, I’ll put it on the list! Thanks for that.

I love eggs Benedict, especially with a good lemony hollandaise.

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We hadn’t been back to the Beacon Hill Bistro in several years. We both found the old brunch menu kind of blah. I checked them out this morning and was wowed by the diversity of the current menu, so we headed on over. Everything was really good. I got my usual Eggs Benedict with the accompanying home fries, greens with an excellent vinaigrette and extra hollandaise. It is served on a Stone and Skillet muffin. My husband got the cod cakes and house baked beans with hollandaise, brown bread and home fries. Everything was very good, including service. My only quibble would be that the hollandaise could be a little thicker. The space is lovely, prices are reasonable and we will definitely put this back into the regular weekend brunch rotation. Bonus, they start serving at 8.

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In my more carefree days, I loved killing time at Beacon Hill Bistro’s tiny but jewel-box-esque bar while waiting for B to get out of work at MGH. We walked down Charles a few weeks ago with spring onion in tow and I looked longingly at that space through the window. It still looked lovely and civilized.

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It is a really inviting space. I mentioned to my husband that we need to grab a drink there sometime. It’s particularly cozy right now with the holiday greenery everywhere.

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Is my memory fading, or did BHB used to be (decades ago) around the corner and up the hill on Beacon Street, with a little floating balcony?

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That may pre-date me. :thinking:

But that sounds positively wonderful!

The floating balcony was inside. I don’t think they had seating up there, just used it for storage. Ken’s (delicatessen) in Copley, on the other hand, had a floating balcony inside and they seated diners there. JFK would send the secret service over for sandwiches when he stayed at the Copley Plaza.

Now that’s an item of local food lore. How did you ever come across this tidbit? I love hearing stories like this.

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