Zaftig's in Coolidge Corner (Harvard Ave)--best bacon in Boston area. Cantata Cafe in JP (Centre Street)--really good frittata (one-sided omelets) and attention to freshness Club Cafe (Back Bay)--best brunch on Sundays --a fellow breakfast lover Mary M. wrote: > Once again, I'm on my perennial quest for a place in the Boston area that > does a GOOD breakfast or brunch. "GOOD", of course, means the kind > that I like ;-) What would that be? Well...first off, let's skip the > tea-smoked duck with papaya vinaigrette in a fresh spelt tortilla on a bed > of arugula. It may be tasty and all that, but weird eclectic food is not > what I want for brunch. I want the usual stuff -- waffles, french toast, > pancakes, toast, bacon, sausage, omelets. There are a lot of places that > have this kind of stuff, but very few that make them well, with top-quality > ingredients and a lot of attention to detail. Real maple syrup. Hash > browns that are the real thing, crispy and brown and tasting like potatoes. > Fried stuff that is crispy and tasty, not a grease sponge. Muffins with > real fruit in them. Real orange juice. Biscuits with honey. Scones. > > I'd also love it if I could find all this stuff at a place that isn't a > complete mob scene every weekend, with a two-hour wait for a tiny table > where you'll jostle elbows. Waitstaff attentive, non-attitudinal, and > mostly not in my face. Et cetera. > > Now, I know I'm asking for a lot...but I'll settle for just some. Frankly, > there doesn't seem to be a single place in Boston serving breakfast that > can deliver on _any_ of those things. The food is poorly made from low- > quality ingredients and indifferently served in a noisy, crowded > environment. Exceptions? Well, maybe the brunch at Turner Fisheries, but > for what they charge it damn well oughta be. In other cities, you can > get a knock-down drag-out breakfast for under $10. I get tired of people > whining about how Boston just isn't a world-class city (whatever that would > mean), but daggummit, we ought to be able to produce a decent breakfast. > > Any thoughts, anyone? > > -- > :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > Mary Malmros Very Small Being [email removed] > "I would not exchange the sorrows of my heart > for the joys of the multitude"
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