Happy mid week brunch ($105)!
Wednesday phase-2 mid-week brunch splurge $105 — substantial sit-down restaurant brunch. The return-to-dine-in mid-week treat.
Wednesday mid-week brunch splurge with BB — $105 sit-down brunch at a phase-2-reopened restaurant. The kind of meal we’d been holding off on through circuit breaker and finally cashed in once dine-in restrictions eased enough.
We ordered (sit-down brunch spread):
- Two mains (protein-and-egg-style brunch plates)
- Sides (vegetables, potato, salad)
- Drinks (specialty coffee + fresh juice)
- A dessert to share
Total: $105 for the spread.
The $105 brunch is the kind of pricing that requires a justification on a weekday. Ours was: it had been four months of home cooking and delivery, the phase-2 reopening was the first chance to do a proper sit-down brunch since February, and we wanted to support the cafe scene that had taken a real hit during lockdown.
The mains were the central event. Both came as a thoughtful protein-and-egg combination — one had a slow-cooked confit chicken with poached egg over toast, the other had a perfectly cooked salmon fillet with scrambled eggs and side vegetables. Both arrived hot, well-plated, with the kind of execution that you can’t get from delivery (the egg textures don’t survive the trip).
Sides were the upgrade — a side of sautéed mushrooms with truffle oil, a small plate of crispy hash browns, a fresh green salad with a citrus dressing. The kind of detail-oriented sides that elevate brunch from “fast food with eggs” to “actual restaurant meal”.
Specialty coffee was the proper third-wave pour. Fresh juice was the cold-pressed orange variety, made-to-order.
Dessert was a small shared plate — a wedge of carrot cake or a brownie with ice cream.
$105 for the indulgence is fair for what we got and what the moment meant. Return-to-restaurant brunch tax was real but reasonable.
Phase 2 reopening brought back some pleasures that we’d genuinely missed.
Overall: 4.3 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Solid mid-week brunch splurge — would do again occasionally.
