Smoked Salmon Benedict Smoked Salmon Benedict
The Grill Room

The Grill Room

1050 31st St. NWDC 20007, Washington, D.C., United States

Wine • Coffee • American • Breakfast


"I 'm so conflicted. My bf took me here for birthday dinner last year and it was one of the greatest steaks I 've ever had in my life. Today for brunch was overpriced, sub-par, and exceptionally rude service from our main server. My pastrami sandwich was fine, but the pastrami should have been the star and instead it was drowned out by the cheese, slaw, egg and dressing, and the egg was way overcooked. The fried pickles were good, but overkill with the potato salad that had a pickly taste to it already. And btw, the potato salad was good, but I 've had much better. For $24, I expected more from this dish. The duck egg burger was just alright, nothing special, including the fries, but the best dish by far was the shakshouka. The labneh really set it off. However, the egg was supposed to be poached, and for all three people who got this dish, the egg was overcooked and solid instead of runny. Again, I expect the quality to be a lot better at a place like this. For drinks, the green juice was delicious, but my mom, a ****** mary connoisseur, said it wasn 't that good at all, and that was a $16 ****** mary. Finally, when the check came, I noticed they charged us for water, and with three bottles at $9 each, I had to say something. For a drink that 's supposed to be free be $27, that definitely should have been communicated to us. I nicely told the server that and she replied with the rudest, nastiest, ok, what do you want me to do about it? attitude. She returned with the water taken off, but the attitude that came with it was completely uncalled for. It 's a shame that the brunch experience was nowhere near the quality of the dinner experience a couple years ago. For that, I 'm not sure that I can return without heavy convincing from trusted sources that it 's safe to go to again."

Cafe Blue Hill Country Galleria

Cafe Blue Hill Country Galleria

12800 Hill Country Blvd.Ste. G115, Bee Cave, United States

Cafés • Seafood • Vegetarian • Bar-Lounge


"Worth the Climb. Urban Spoon App landed on it...so the decision was dinner. Warning: At night be careful..the road is not lit and extremely windy. If you are using Sprint GPS and it says that restaurant is on your right and to turn..DO NOT turn until you see the sign with your eyes. The restaurant is there but if you turn at that moment you will drive off the road into pitch blackness and possibly death. Also..do not wear heels of any kind!!...You are walking in blackness as soon as you turn your car off you may as well be blind..From the steep decline of the driveway i had to walk sideways) where you most likely parked across the street )then down another very steep driveway to the top of the partially lit stairs where you begin your death defying descent into the blackness where Cafe Blue lurks. Trust me when I say you cannot even see a restaurant. at any point..not until you're at the last 10 steps.. The steps are stone and not smooth terrain.. there is a fear of snapping your ankle at any given moment. Once you're there you are grateful you have not perished and want a huge cocktail to numb you just in case you snap something on the way back up! I cant say anything about the view because other than the restaurant itself you cant see anything at night..sheer blackness. Its a horror movie waiting for the killer to be cast. I had a Blueberry Mojito.. fantastic and refreshing. The iceberg wedge salad with jerk chicken was great.. loaded with blue cheese so you better like Blue cheese a lot. The jerk chicken was perfectly spiced and not salty like you tend to get. Great music, very laid back, serene. Worth the climb down."