One of my favorite brunch (and any meal of the day, really) restaurants is Point Brugge Cafe, right off of 5th Ave. on Hastings Street. Not only does Point Brugge offer a great brunch pre-fixe menu, the entire menu as a whole is simply delectable.
Me and Eric thought we'd go to brunch at Point Brugges this Sunday- he's never been and so I thought he would enjoy it. Although we did have to wait 30 minutes for a table- the wait was well worth it.
We first ordered the moules bowl (picture below); one pound of mussels soaked in a white wine cream sauce. Eric is not a huge fan of mussels and in fact, didn't want to order it at first. But thanks to our 30 minute wait, we saw that virtually every single table had ordered the moules bowl and we knew it was something we could not miss out on. The mussels were meaty and tender and the sauce.. oh boy the sauce.. it was heaven. The mussels looked so good that we just attacked it and forgot to take a picture until 3/4 of the way through (aka 5 minutes in). They give you some bread to dip and soak up the sauce with- really the sauce was what made this dish so amazing. In fact, the frat boy in Eric came out and he made a comment about taking shots of the sauce- classy I know. The Moules bowl was by far the best thing i've had at Point Brugge.
Barely anything left
Moules Bowl, completely gone
For our meal, I got the Macaroni Gratin and Eric got the Eggs Benedict with Canadian Bacon and the Sweet Potato Strudel off the pre-fixe menu. The pre-fixe menu comes with a side and a drink and like a true Pike, Mimosas were the way to go (woot champagne!). I got a Bloody Mary so I didn't feel left out.
The Macaroni Gratin- really macaroni and cheese was the ultimate comfort food. It was soft and creamy and had the right amount of seasoning. My friend Ben got this last time and raved about how good it was- so I thought I'd try it and I'm glad I did.
Eggs Benedict with Canadian Bacon
Sweet Potato Strudel
Eric enjoyed his eggs benedict very much and especially liked his Sweet Potato Strudel. I didn't get a chance to taste the eggs benedict that day but I have had it with the crab cakes and it is delicious. The sweet potato strudel had shreds of sweet potato that made the dish unique and interestingly tasty.
All in all, we really enjoyed our meal at Point Brugges Cafe and will definitely be returning soon. Look how happy he is!
