Need help for Sunday brunch ideas

I believe Limestone is $13 with no drink included. Awesome deal for some outstanding food.

I figured I might as well post this here. We tried the Ramsi's brunch buffet for the first time on Sunday. At $13 per person, which includes apple cider and orange juice, the price is pretty good. The brunch selection was impressive, ranging from typical brunch items (eggs benedict, bacon, sausage) to vegan pancakes to tortellini and lima beans.

I tried a bit of everything. The eggs benedict were good, but it just isn't a dish that lends itself well to sitting in a buffet line. I think it would have been very good had it been "just-made," but the Hollendaise was losing its emulsion a bit and starting to come apart, and the english muffin was getting a bit soggy. The beef brisquit with carrots (hint of cinnamon) was good, and would have been better if the beef was a bit more tender. The bisquits and gravy were fantastic, and the lima beans were among the best I've ever had (I really like lima beans, especially the big fat ones). My wife had some of the same plus the vegan pancakes, which she said were a bit tough, though good. The apple cider was VERY good and tasted very fresh.

Service was acceptable for a buffet. Our waitress was very cheerful, but she seemed a bit overburdened, and it took awhile to get the check (they were booming and I think only two servers were handling the main dining room). All in all, I would definitely go back, especially when we don't have time for a full sit-down brunch.

EDIT: Brisquit = brisket. Whoops. Brisquit makes me think of maybe brisket on a bisquit?

[Robin Garr]

I figured I might as well post this here. We tried the Ramsi's brunch buffet for the first time on Sunday.

Sounds pretty good, especially for the price, Brad. Based on your excellent description, though, I wonder if you're being a little too generous about the Eggs Benedict. Sounds to me as if it was a very bad idea to put it on a buffet.

I figured I might as well post this here. We tried the Ramsi's brunch buffet for the first time on Sunday.

Sounds pretty good, especially for the price, Brad. Based on your excellent description, though, I wonder if you're being a little too generous about the Eggs Benedict. Sounds to me as if it was a very bad idea to put it on a buffet.

I did some soul-searching on the issue of the EB. Taste: the taste was truly very good. Despite the sauce breaking down a bit, it still tasted as good Hollendaise should and was hot. The egg was poached perfectly (solid, with just a slight run to the yolk), and also still hot. The country ham (I'm pretty sure it was country ham, my memory is failing there) was good quality. Tastewise, the only complaint was the slightly-soggy muffin on the bottom. Another 10 minutes or so and the muffin may have been inedible, but at the point I removed said EB from the buffet, it was still acceptable. Appearance: this was the real issue. De-emulsifying Hollendaise just isn't pretty.

Overall, I thought that the taste deserved high-enough marks to at least counter some of the appearance.

Tried Ramsi's Brunch Buffet this week. Thumbs up to vegan sausage on the buffet and the french toast. I think I had 5 plates of food. Will definitely be back.

Deb The price for brunch at Limestone is $12.95 for adults. $11.95 for seniors 65 and older. 8.95 for kids 6-12 and kids under 6 are free. It's a great brunch you should try it sometime.

I was able to get to Ramsi's for brunch buffet with friends yesterday for the first time.

All in all, I thought it was an outstanding value for $13. Unlimited bacon, sausage and vegetarian (or maybe vegan?) sausage. Pancakes. French toast. Scrambled eggs (these were a little underdone for my taste, but I imagine that's a nod to chafing-dish-cooking-continuation expectations). Biscuits and sausage gravy. Eggs benedict with spinach and canadian bacon on an english muffin was surprisingly good (not soggy at all - but not crisp either). The sauce wasn't broken and the yolk was still perfectly runny! Like some others, I wouldn't dream of putting eggs benedict on a buffet, but if you're going to do it, Ramsi's does a good job. There was oatmeal and chocolate cake and carrot cake and little yogurt and fruit parfaits, and little chocolate hazelnut pots de creme. There were roasted potatoes. The whole thing was very nicely kept up and constantly replenished, and there was good, attentive service for drinks at the table and bussing used plates and utensils. Very positive experience.

In addition to what's listed above, there are several savory items that I couldn't quite get to because I was so full of breakfast food. One outgoing young man of about 8 (obviously a member of the owners' family) was very briefly left alone behind the chafing dish line as I was passing by, so I asked him if he knew what was in a certain pan that had just been changed out. "Yes," he said with confidence. "That is...(at this point he furrowed his brow in concentration) 'Chicken in Gorgon sauce'."

So, I put some on my plate and managed to hold my giggles until I got back around the corner into the dining room. And I didn't turn to stone!

LOL!
I second both Ramsi's and Limestone- two ends of the spectrum but both equally good in their own way.
Be warned though: Limestone does not offer Gorgon Sauce.

Also, remember: Jarfi's Bistro on Bardstown Rd in the old Lentini's space is now offering a brunch buffet on Sundays, as well. Anybody been?

I have been to Jarfi's for brunch and consider it to be one of the best in town. Prices are extremely reasonable at approximately $12/adults and $8/children. Brunch is buffet style and on the day I visited featured pasta salad, artichoke salad, caprese salad, ceasar and field green salads, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage and shrimp cooked together with peppers and onions, hot brown and fried basa. They also have a large pastry/muffin selection and several desserts. I strongly encourage folks to give it a try - Jeff does an amazing job!

For what it's worth since I so new:

We enjoyed the Oak Room brunch very much. Although it was both the September day of the infamous wind storm before the Ryder Cup and the exact moment when Donna signed her contract with the University, so I might be jaundiced.

We went to the Bristol on Bardstown for brunch two weeks ago and were not wowed. Both of us felt it was reasonably priced but very pedestrian.

Not that I am the best writer in the world, but check out my thoughts on Selena's...

There is no buffet but, the Grape Leaf is open for Sunday brunch. They have an eclectic menu selection and there is hardly ever a wait for a table. My favorites are the spinach frittata and the pinto bean thing.

I went to Jarfis brunch a couple of weeks ago.. it was really excellent. There were several different salads (pasta, shrimp and crab, ceasar etc.) as well as scrambled eggs, hotbrowns, sausage and peppers, chicken tandoori and a carving station with a delicious roast. There was also a huge table with muffins and sweets, fresh fruit salads and big pieces of dark chocolate. Topped off with a few mimosas, it was a great way to start the day... and inexpensive at that: I believe the price was $12.oo a piece. (could be wrong, but it was definitly below 14.00. For two buffets and 2 mimosas a piece our bill was like 35.00)