by Linda C » Sun Mar 01, 2015 3:31 pm
I took my 86 year old Mom for her birthday to brunch today, along with hubby and daughter first, there is no better place in Louisville for walkers, wheelchairs, etc. the aisles are spacious in every part of restaurant and the tables are well spaced apart...which is rare! I thought the place was beautiful, and it looked like a sound engineer designed the ceilings, keeping noise down.
We shared a huge yogurt and fruit parfait...delicious! My Mom have eggs Benedict with crab cakes and fruit. She loved it and ate every bite! Quite a feat. Husband a daughter had smoked salmon tar tine. They both liked it, be sure to ask for a steak knife. Pretty impossible to pick up and eat, the crisp bread is hard to cut with a regular knife. Salmon was moist and delicious. I had the Bucatini All' Amatriciana . It had bits of tasty pancetta and fluffy ricotta in a delicious sauce, and I am very picky!! You can order it with chicken or shrimp for extra. Some of the meno items seemed a bit odd to me, such as Biscuits and Lamb Gravy. I really can't eat lamb, don't know how that will go over. They have Monkey Bread on the shared appetizer menu. A taste of childhood..it looked delicious! They served an interesting Bloody Mary with a spear of shrimp, gherkin, cheese, marinated squash and SA.lami. That was GREAT, however the drink itself didn't have enough "tomato" taste for me, and it was not spicy at all. It also seemed weak, cause my Mom can really feel a strong one, and she didn't get the giggles. Service was excellent, people are working hard in there! Getting there at 11 was great, because it was really filling up when we finished. Yes, I agree that it's on the pricy side, but not outrageous. I did find the menu pretty vegetarian unfriendly, but maybe they could adjust some dishes. I think the place will do well, and is especially nice for business lunches/dinners. I'm sure the large, comfy bar will be hopping and they should kill it when the patio opens.